Larios does what neither Cotto or Hatton could not

Pac that fought Hatton and Cotto is different animal from the Pac that fought Larios!

 

Pac that fought Larios was the beginning of the new Pac. Larios wobbled Pac in that round but apart from those 20 seconds where Pac was hurt, he got taken to school from start to end. You could make a solid case that Pac actually won that round too.

 

He didnt prepare as hard as he normally did for that fight, I think.

And he tried to be cute and showboat a bit that night, for the hometown fans.

It didnt suit him at all.

After he got buzzed by Chololo, he tried to fight less cute and fight seriously.

But it still wasnt his signature buzzsaw style, that night. It was more conservative.

People were half joking that he fought that way because he had a share of the profits from the numerous ads in between rounds, and the longer the fight, the more he earns.

Also, I think it's also because Larios has long arms, and his looping, outside punches are sometimes harder to see and will catch you by surprise. He does have good power.

 

Good post.

Shows you how Manny has always been durable. Larios is no slouch.
At time 56 (36) - 4 - 1. That is pretty darn good.

Also shows how training can make a better fighter.

 

only marquez gave him trouble? im pretty sure morales did alot to him until his legs gave up

 

did you guys watch the other 11 rounds of that fight

 

What's interesting is how Larios managed to match size and strength with Pac that night despite jumping up two weight divisions.

 

Larios was a pretty big 122 pounder, though.

5'8, I think. Probably taller. Wiry strong, and good skills/fighting heart.

He's no "stupid noob".

Plus, MP and Larios were at 122 lbs simultaneously, at one point in their careers, and people were talking about a possible round robin match up of Guzman, Larios and Pac.

 

I remember this! damn, I was barely watching the fight at home, I just had the tv on while I was reading the paper or something. Thought Pac would blast through the guy, suddenly when I checked the tv, there was pac on the ropes being hammered to the head by Larios. That's when I started thinking that Pac had a very underrated chin...

 

i think pac bet a huge amount on larios finishing the whole 12 rounds.

honestly, never in a million years would i have thought that larios wasnt getting knocked out by pac.


anyway, yeah, after that pac was only clearly wobbled/bothered by one of jmm's body shots and mab's foul punch on the break.

 

Larios trained the hardest for this fight, was very thankful he was given a chance. Pac on the other hand, tried to make it fun for the crowd, and got in trouble. Good recovery though. I haven't seen Pac get as careless after this.

 

This was one of those fights that made Manny the fighter he is today.
The skills Manny has learned in the gym over the years have been seasoned by having to deal with the adversities created by Morales , Barrera, and guys like Larios.

 

Terrible thread. Manny that fought Larios didn't train hard for that fight while Manny train very hard for the Hatton and Cotto fight.