Pac will always look vulnerable fighting against the likes of JMM. Fighting many rounds together can also makes things tougher on each other because you know your opponent better and what to expect. Put Pac in with someone with more limited skills and he'll light him up. He needs to listen to Ariza and Teri Tom. Especially now given he is in this 30's. If he doesn't, he is more likely to grow stale and decline. It's the only way to slow down Father-Time. Some athletes don't change things up and get expert advice on how to keep their body fresh and young and they go on the decline.
good point. It was so fast I missed it! In the third AND the eleventh rounds. If only the ref had the benefit of that slow mo, he would have stopped the fight twice!
No he did NOT look good. Part of the reason PBF/Pac lost some intrigue. And forget all that "styles" crap, JMM is simply the better fighter.:deal
Well. he didn't look good. But, he won the fight on my cards. 7-5, 6-6 and 5-7 would be reasonable score cards. 8-4 and 4-8 is stretching it.
I think, in-ring aspects aside, Manny was expecting to counter an aggressive Marquez, and became hesitant to overcommit knowing what awaited him when Marquez started turning him. I'm really looking forward to the Bradley fight to see how dynamic he is, and I expect Timothy to be competitive.
This. People need to realize that Marquez changed his approach towards that fight and nobody expected that. Main reason why a lot of people were disappointed.
Care to state any more obviouses? He's looked good for a long time, but he didn't win one of those three JMM fights.
Pacquiao won, lets move on. We cant change the outcome of the fight. Looks like pacquiao vs marquez in late november.