Manny stated at the post fight press conference that he's "very comfortable" at 147. How does he fare against some of the best threats out there at 147 and below?
He needs to not push his luck, I mean he beat a bigger man in Oscar, but going against Margarito or Paul Williams would just be dumb. Too much risk , no reward. I mean both of those guys come into the ring around 160 on fight night. I think He should stick to picking and choosing all the big fights from 135-140 ... you got PBF out there, Hatton , JMM , and then he can call it a day, and retire a top 15 ATG
Do you really believe he would beat guys like Mosley and Cotto? I'm not saying he wouldn't, but despite tonight's efforts, I'm still not totally sold that Pac would beat those two.
mosley needs to get out, Margo lacks skill and is slow so he might be able to pull off a victory but he is to old for Pac and even Berto. As for Cotto he gets hurt in every fight and aside from barely beating a wornout 36 yr old what has he done? I think Pac's toughest fights come from PW and PBF.
Anyone who cant land clean flush shots won't be able to beat him, he is really fast. But he shouldn't push his luck.
Although Manny was very impressive against Oscar and deserves all the credit and respect he will undoubtedly receive, Oscar can no longer be considered an elite welter. Because of Oscar's lackluster performance, the jury is still out on whether or not Pac can have any continued success fighting as a welter and for that reason I have only voted for the 140lbers on your poll. BTW I have a similar poll in circulation for who would 100% guaranteed beat Pac. Check it out if you haven't already.
can you imagine Williams vs. Pacman? No way could Pacman win right? I am not too sure. I am not sure I will doubt him again. I do know that Oscar's legacy is not that solid. I know people will argue with me about that, but he fought everyone but didn't beat everyone.
I made a mistake because I don't think that Pac has a chance to beat any of those full fledge weltweights ... Margarito, Mayweather, Williams, Mosley ... all beat him within an inch of his life. All guys are heavily skilled and all can still pull the trigger. I think he can beat the one handed Cotto ... and anyone at 140 ... there's no comp at 140 ... and he's not strong enough to compete fully at 147 ... those guys are on another level than Oscar ... physically.
