Steroids or technique? Closing the talent gap with Manny Pacquiao and Paulie Malignaggi

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Study showing the gap between Manny and Paulie, how many of Pac`s opponents could Paulie have beaten?
     
  2. Pakkuman

    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    Paulie doesn't beat Vargas, Bradley, Marquez, Horn, Rios, Algieri, Matthysse, Mosley, Thurman, Clottey, Margarito, or Clottey.
     
  3. Finchley

    Finchley Member Full Member

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    Don't forget our Ricky! Hatton comfortably beat Paulie but Pac starched him with pure technique and timing
     
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  4. SquaredCircle

    SquaredCircle Active Member Full Member

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    Plenty of Pacquiao's opponents beat Malignaggi. The vast majority of guys Manny faced from 140 to 147 would beat him.
     
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  5. Pakkuman

    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    I didn't mention Malignaggi and Broner because both beat him already.

    :lol:
     
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  6. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    God I like paulie but he might end up with a losing record here ........or around 50/50
     
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  7. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Paulie's lack of strength and power (purely genetic here) meant he could not keep opponents off him.

    No joke, my 10 year old daughter probably hits harder than Paulie.
     
  8. Bustajay

    Bustajay Feel the Steel/Balls Deep Full Member

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    The juice does not give you skills or techniques just the ability to be stronger and recover quickly
     
  9. Finchley

    Finchley Member Full Member

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    Paulie has got lot of stick over the years because of his power but he was a tough sob and will always get plenty of respect from me for that.
     
  10. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    the cotto fight for sure
     
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  11. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    True, but those are huge advantages.
     
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  12. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Paulie "Hands of Stone" would have beaten about 2% of them. That's 1 out of 50.
     
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  13. Fat_asian

    Fat_asian Member Full Member

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    Paulie was never a gun, he was never a pound for pounder. I don't know why he vehemently hates Pacquiao for some reason personal he butt hurt, but usually he calls it like it is. Why doesn't he go for full bloodtesting and fight Manny for charity at 140?

    You know he s given it a good run, an ESPN star, the magic man, known as little Mac in the SNES game, the poster boy for Everlast gloves, causing headlines when he cut his hair during a fight

    But honestly he's not on the same caliber as pac. It reminds me of Mayweather against Arturo gatti, Lord rest his soul, calling him a b+ fighter not an a+.

    Matter of fact why doesn't somebody just ask him straight up why he hates pac so much???
     
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  14. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    As much as I enjoy his punditry, he has extreme bias towards pure boxers, and seems to ignore/dislike the work of anyone who doesn’t box in a similar fashion to himself.
     
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  15. Pakkuman

    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    You mean Paulie "Hands of Foam" Malignaggi.

    :deal: