Pacquiao Smoked Ledwaba On 2 Weeks Notice; Name Some Other Dudes Who Slayed Monsters On Call?

Nate Diaz wrecked Conor McGregor on two weeks notice

 

Who's this bum Pacoo ... pakweeoo ... something that they got to fight Ledwaba? Couldn't they do bett ... oh.

 

Ledwaba, who?

 

I know it's not an MMA forum but I think McGregor places much higher on any monster list than Ledwaba. I had to look up who Ledwaba was.

 

Ledwaba was a fairly highly touted prospect that got ruined by Pacquiao and was never the same after that fight.

 

He was a champion not a prospect.

 

Lol....I remember exactly where I was when I saw this fight and listening to Larry and Jim struggling with Manny’s last name.

 

this was on the quest under card..

 

He was considered a top guy in Boxing at that time but wasn’t a superstar or well known outside of the Boxing community.

Larry Merchant and Jim Lampley were just hoping Manny could fight. Manny had held a title at flyweight, but he was fighting three divisions higher.

Ledwaba (33-1-1 coming in) was such a big favorite that Vegas didn't even have odds on the fight.

 

Conor definitely was seen in MMA as a monster especially after starching Aldo in the opening round after the first exchange. His rep grew to the level of a Mike Tyson after that but Ledwaba was a definitely well know in the Boxing community...just not to the general public. The division he was in just didn’t have any real superstars until PAC entered the picture

 

ledwaba's a monster?

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I thought Freddie Welsh picked up a strap as a last minute replacement fighter, but it might have been Kid Berg, or Jim Driscoll?

 

Nichols-Wilder comes to mind!