Manny has excellent punch resistance, sorry. He is also very quick to recover, attributed no doubt to his conditioning and stamina.
It's true that the body was Pac's main weakness early in his career. I think he really made a conscious effort to strengthen his abs to compensate for that using the thai stick method and doing thousands of crunches every day. In the third and fourth rounds of the Cotto fight, he actually laid back on the ropes to allow Cotto to whale at his mid-section but there was no discernible effect. This actually served to destroy Cotto's self-confidence. This is not to say that Pac wasn't hurt by the body shots. But it shows that he has learned to assert his mind over any pain that he experiences. The Margarito fight showed that.
Pac is extremely well at taking punishment without showing the damage done. Key is to not get discouraged and continue the attack.. and that's with the head and body although I do believe he's more vulnerable to a body attack than head. Can't go in with the game plan to stop him because his will to show no pain will frustrate/discourage you.... But then again no recent opponents of his really had any chance other than stopping him... He's got a big ****ing head, you'd have to cut him to really effect him there I believe.
I think Pac can take a body punch but he wont be able to take alot of them. He really hasnt fought a figther that will put pressure on that body all night. Marquez doesnt throw to much to the body against Pacquiao, maybe because hes a south paw. I think If Pacman fights Mayweather, Mayweather would do some serious body work and might KO Pacquiao from body shots, we'll shall see
Margarito landed a body punch at Pac that would've KO'd ANYBODY that got hit with that same punch. Pac felt it and shrugged it off.
I dont think manny will last that long against Floyd. Floyd has mastered the art of body punching, that right lead to the body. Manny will fold with that kind of shot by the 6th round. It's gonna be a brutal knockout. Lead right to the body followed by left hook to the liver and right upper cut to the jaw and it's over. Manny sprawling to the canvas barely breathing :deal
The trick is, stabilizing him for long enough to land consistently, or hard. Margo eventually walked him to the ropes cause has a great chin, Cotto had to eat leather to get into position, which Floyd might be reluctant to do, that said, I guess there is something there, as you pointed out.
Cintron only been KO'd by one man, by the same exact punch that Pac took twice. This content is protected [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u-QFwFpi48[/ame] :hi:
If Cotto, a body puncher, can't stop a guy that can't take body shots even though he landed them.............silly ain't it?