Manny Pacquiao: The Modern Day version of Aaron Pryor?

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  1. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Anyone thinks he's the modern version of pryor?

    Manny has almost the identical aggressive, pressure style that pryor had, pryor threw punches alot, just like manny.

    Your thoughts?
     
  2. sthomas

    sthomas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good comparison. I think Manny's a lot faster, and he seems to be getting better and better in all facets, but damn Pryor's workrate was amazing and he was tough mother.
     
  3. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    bob arum was the first person to notice this in an article i read around 2 years ago.
     
  4. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yea, Pryor had a little more power, that's why he wasn't that much fast.

    both of these athletes were like dempsey (their style) :yep.
     
  5. Andre

    Andre BAD INTENTIONS!!!!!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Who do you guys reckon would win in a match between Pryor and Pac??
     
  6. Killer Instinct

    Killer Instinct Be formless, shapeless... Full Member

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    This is strange, i was saying exactly the same thing to my friend the other day., I definately noticed a similar style.
     
  7. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    @ 140, pryor probably had the best offense of any fighter in that weight. he would try knocking you down from the first to the last round. he took some mammoth shots from alexis arguello in both fights and never went down. i have arguello and tszyu dead even and were almost mirror images of each other. manny would of been a very tough challenge for aaron, but he would of probably laughed while getting clocked by manny's punches and lured manny into a war and i could see the hawk getting stunned acouple of times, but just like jmm would connect with 123 combos and stun manny pretty bad, aaron would finish the job and probably force a stoppage. manny an awkward fighter, but aaron one of the few that would match him punch for punch and might overpower manny. aaron was also a giant killer himself, so these little giants were cut from the same thread. pacman actually reminds me of both pryor and duran
     
  8. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    not many people know this, but "The Hawk" is actually blackanese, half japanese and half black. i always wondered if he'd be considered one of the best asian fighters as well, he is part asian, but probably not:huh
     
  9. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's because arguello's power never went up to 140, his real power is at 126/130.

    He might have asian in him (his *****ed eyes and his small height :rofl :yep).
     
  10. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pryor..

    a better chin than pac, and better power.
     
  11. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    other than throwing a lot of punches and having great stamina theyre nothing alike.
     
  12. HyperBone

    HyperBone Silverback Gorilla Full Member

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    hey illiterate git dont post here if you dont have anything sensible to say.

    you don't even know aaron pryor
     
  13. SAS2

    SAS2 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Does Manny have a black bottle also!!!! :shock::
     
  14. SAS2

    SAS2 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    blackanese! u r joking...:blood
     
  15. HyperBone

    HyperBone Silverback Gorilla Full Member

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    must have been the main reason why he has the 'harakiri' attitude whenever he fights, kind of like fighting harada and any other great japanese boxing champs

    btw do you have a source?