Manny Pacquiao has been cherrypicking

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  1. Marquez

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    He's most likely a fan of the Greatest cherrypicker of all time.. we all know who that is.
     
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  2. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Miguel Cotto would be a fool to go down to 140lb again, in my opinion. He was killing himself at that weight, and this was reflected in how poor his punch resistance proved to be against fighters like Torres and Corley. As absurd as it sounds, even Paulie might have buzzed Cotto when those two fought a few years ago.

    Cotto should campaign for this fight at 147lb. Manny made the jump to fight Oscar, and as many people have already said, he looked tremendous as a Welterweight.
     
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  3. make_the_weight

    make_the_weight Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Someone is being racist here. How sad.
     
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  4. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    why ... they have basically done the same ****..

    one is loved
    one is hated
     
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  5. Nestea

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    If Pacquiao wants to fight Cotto or Mosley, He can't give a catchweight terms they must fight on an official weight. Why?
    Pacquiao getting a belt in welterweight is more of an accomplishment than the risk of it.
     
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  6. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Manny Pacquiao can give catch weight terms if he likes. He has earned that right, but I don't see why Miguel Cotto would ever want to kill himself to get down to anything below 147lb again. I also don't see why Manny Pacquiao wouldn't take the fight at 147lb, considering how good he looked during his brief stint at the weight.
     
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  7. Nestea

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    Agree. Pac can dictate the money terms, but if he wants the belt they have to fight on the official scales.
     
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  8. Marquez

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    nope!! they haven't! Manny has fought Top (in prime) opponenents.. Win or lose he has fought them all. Floyd never took the same kinds of risks. Pacman is already planning on fighting Miguel Cotto and was even calling out Margarito AND has gone on record to say he also wants Mosley.... Floyd on the other hand..................... know what I mean homie??:hi:
     
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  9. Nestea

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    You have a bit of a point there but, Anyone can call anyone so let's not assume Pac calling them out means someting. But of corz the difference is Pac still tries to make it done.
     
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  10. Blue_Ray

    Blue_Ray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You're so hard to please even though the evidence stares at your face. What do you want us to do? Measure the speed w/ a gadget?
     
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  11. Marquez

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    Pac still tries and never says **** like "X fighter is not on my level" as an excuse to duck them later and never fight them.
     
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  12. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    :rofl Believe me, Manny Pacquioao earned my respect and more with his performance on May 2nd.

    I don't think he has hand speed on the level of a prime Camacho, Roy Jones, or Meldrick Taylor. There's a fine line, perhaps I'm being picky, but that is my definition of "extra-ordinary hand speed".
     
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  13. Chert

    Chert Ringside Potato Full Member

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    yep. pac is cherrypicking the biggest fights and the biggest challenges out there. he's considering fighting guys like mosley and cotto as well as the winner of floyd-jmm. what more can you ask from him?
     
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  14. Nestea

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    He should stop beating his opponents 1 sided and try to look he has having hard time even if its fake.
     
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  15. lONGCOUNTED

    lONGCOUNTED I Killed MMA Full Member

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    I agree. I dont think he would be able to beat Mosely for similar reasons. Mosely still has good handspeed, amazing stamina and I just dont think Pac could hurt him. I would put him at better than 50/50 against Cotto though and I'm a big Cotto fan.
     
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