"At 147, Pacquiao will be able to move the same way he did at Lightweight"

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  1. soxfan57

    soxfan57 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pacquiao is only a 2-1 dog. People who are saying this fight is a joke are nutcasses.
     
  2. PaoloP4P

    PaoloP4P Member Full Member

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    I believe this staement. Pac will be comin in at the same weight he came in against David Diaz. If Pac can avoid flush powershots from Oscar,then he has more then a legit chance of pulling this one out.
     
  3. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Trainers ALWAYS say **** like this.

    If I had a nickel for every time a trainer made a claim like this and his fighter then looked slow, weak, and got pounded on/knocked out...
     
  4. psychopath

    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    Well that might be right . . . "he may be able to move the way he did at lightweight" problem is . . . that doesn't automatically translate to victory.

    The fact is . . . he'll be fighting bigger opponents . . . in height. . . in reach and he can't bully a 147 pounder the way he did . . . a 130 or a 135 pounder.

    In a real world . . . it's logical to believe that Pacquaio will be hurt more than him hurting a 147 pounder even if that 147 pounder is way off his prime like DLH.
     
  5. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    I just dont see the speed in Pac that others do......

    Pac is fast, but he's nowhere in Mayweather's league in that dept, and DLH was very competitive vs Mayweather.

    Imo Steve Forbes is also noticeably faster than Pac.
    Forbes speedwise, was right there with Berto in the first half of the fight.

    I look at Pac's fight with JMM, and I'm seeing that JMM is a little faster than he is when punching in combination, and I dont consider JMM to be in the top tier of the speed demons in boxing.

    I'm just not seeing the speed that alot of you are.....
    Pac just does'nt have the speed imo, to make a difference against a much bigger fighter multiple weight classes up from where he should be fighting.
     
  6. Sting

    Sting Akagami no Shanks Full Member

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    Watch out for that left hook to land and... BAM! James Toney would be all over Pac saying "Lights Out my man"!! "LIGHTS OUT"!! :D
     
  7. Sweet Pea Pacquiao

    Sweet Pea Pacquiao Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If DLH comes in at 150, DLH KO3.
    If DLH comes in weight-drained at 147, Pacquiao has a chance, but still a very small one.

    Pacquiao at 147 will be slower. If his punch will carry from 135 that's one thing...but has he taken flush punches on the chin from a junior middleweight in a real fight?

    I still can't believe there is an ounce of wonder. This is a pure mismatch.
     
  8. pound4pound

    pound4pound Goatest of All Time Full Member

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    i'd say his straight left is the punch that is lightning quick. this is what made his opponents go down because they just couldn't see it coming...
     
  9. watsinango

    watsinango Active Member Full Member

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    Tyson has been able to knocked bigger opposition in his prime. I say no reason that this thing is a mismatch. Father Roach knows best for his son.

    The TKO punch will perfectly deliver in 10th round. bookmark this:oops:
     
  10. Silvermags

    Silvermags Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    DLH already know how it feels HOW to be puched by a 160LBS boxer while Pac's exposure is up to 135lbs boxer only...


    A) 25lbs difference in experience
    B)Height advantage
    C)Reach advantage
    D) Pac ONLY fought 135lbs ONCE then he will JUMP to additional
    12lbs...

    You HONESTLY feel pac is only 2-1 UNDERDOG?!

    I'm a pac fan but saying PAc is only 2-1 underdog is a HYPE job for PAC!
     
  11. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Here is one of Pac's sparring partner Rashad Holloway sparring undefeated prospect Alfredo Angulo. Holloway in blue.

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    IMO Holloway looks pretty fast and slick, and huge.

    IMO if Pac is handlng hot prospects like that, he really isnt that big an underdog. Still DLH is old but look at Hopkins almost a decade older...DLH is not shot, past prime but not shot. You dont take the p4p #1 to a SD if you're shot.