Just as the thread title asks: 1995 SweetPea v 2009 Pacman ? Not sure if this has been done already ? How would this go ? See poll.
Pac SD in a controversial decision. Sweet Pea makes him look bad a few times, but simply can't match his work rate.
same could be said of pacquiao, i can't see how pea would knock him out, IMO pac will not be an easy target for pea
Pac feasts on guys he has right in front of him. Did he ever fight someone who wouldn´t do so? When he fought someone who was a good counterpuncher, gave him some angles and wasn´t just standing in front of him, he struggled. Hell, when Cotto tried to box you could see a change in the fight and Cotto isn´t that skilled. Pea would give him angles, Pea would stick his jab in his face all nciht long, Pea would match his workrate, Pea would negate most of his speed advantage. I expect this to be a clear win for Pernell. As good as Pac is, Pea is all wrong for him. Btw. even so I like Manny much more, I still think Floyd beats him, Clottey, Margarito aren´t really a good comparison for a fight with Floyd. JMM is a better one, even so also not really fitting, and he struggled quite a bit with him.
I would almost certainly rule out a KO in this bout. But if someone were going to take a ten count, it would probably be Pea.
This is Sweet Pea,the 1995 model. The one who looked like **** against Gary Jacobs and had a hard night against the bigger but also crude Julio Cesar Vasquez.This is far from a prime Pernell. He isn't whitewashing Manny and frankly I don't think he could beat him either.Manny's amazing speed,power,determination,workrate and amazing ability to find openings would see him narrowly out score Whitaker in a hard fought tactical bout.
If Whitaker comes into the fight in Gary Jacobs shape, Pac would win. If Pernell is in anything resembling prime form though he'll do with Pac as he likes.
2 years ago i would have picked whitaker hands down. but today i don´t know.I start thinking that pacman is really great, not just good. i watched the fight against margarito.... what a fight
What if a random Blood-Test proofed he a Junkie who been ABUSING HGH like a Fiend for teh last 2 yrs??? Then you still say he a ATG?? :huh:?:think Foreman Hooooook!:hat
well, i am talking on my own opinion on pacman. i think that he did show his real courage against margarito. antonio is naturally much stronger and they did exchange blows, pacman took BOMBS!!!. this "little" great man deserves great credit