Am I The Only One That Thought Pacquiao Looked Like **** (?)

He's evolved into a different fighter. A much more defensively sound, patient, technical boxer who sets traps and counters you with quick 1-2, 1-2-3 combinations rather than overwhelming you with punches in punches all night long.

Is it worse? Is it better? Neither, it's just different. Like Roach said, Pacquiao definitely still has the capability to fight like the Pacquiao of old, he just has a different mindset now. And that's okay.

 

His new mindset and style of fighting are what cost him his fight with Floyd. If he could have stolen only a couple of more rounds he could have drawn with Floyd and gotten a very lucrative rematch.

 

He looked awful to me. People are going crazy over the knockdowns but beyond that, I think he's slipped even further.

 

:nod

 

Honest question. IF he looked like ****. How did he win?

I didn't watch yet. But want to know. Bradley is a P4P level fighter....

 

In boxing, there's levels. It's weird that people forget this.
If Pacquiao fought him in 2008-2009 at welterweight (a weight where Pac is not prime, and doesn't belong in), Pac would have beaten him even more convincingly.

Pac has gone from the same sphere of ability as a Julio Cesar Chavez to the level where he can just beat Bradley who will end up as the lowest tier of HOF.

 

He still would've lost being more aggressive. And actually, it would've been an easier fight for Floyd. Whenever Pac got too aggressive and predictable, he got punched in the face and had to reset. Or he got tied up and had to reset. The fact that Pac set traps is what allowed him to catch Floyd a couple of times with good shots that he didn't see. But, Floyd is near impossible to outbox. So, that success didn't last very long.

 

Take my ****ysis with a grain of salt because my streams are always laggy. I thought he looked terrible the first four rounds. He looked lazy and uninterested. It wasn't until later, that he brought out a bit of the fire. Looked a lot better after.

Still, the Pacquiao from the Marquez, Margarito, and Cotto fights is dead.

 

And now you know why fraud waited so long. Same thing he did with Mosley and Cotto.

 

I haven't seen the fight, but I have it from a good source I respect that Pacquiao l looked more or less similar to what he looked like the other two fights with Bradley.
Was told the rounds were competitive and close and if it had not been for the two flash knockdowns where Bradley was not hurt, some people might even be crying robbery this morning.

 

He's a 37 year old boxer. My word you guys are unbelievable. In boxing terms, Manny might as well be using a walker as he goes to the ring. Seriously.

Just the fact he's able to compete at a high level still, is a testament to his ability. Cut Manny a break for crying out loud.

 

Yeah, that's a bit much. You can't give Tim more than 6 rounds, and the 2nd knockdown was not at all a flash knockdown.

 

Was Bradley wobbled?

Did he get up on unsteady legs?

 

Those who saw it, did Bradley fight a more disciplined fight than the previous two, or was he over aggressive in spurts that it played to Pacquiao's game?