Manny Pacquiao Struggles With Counter-Punchers

Throughout Pacquiao's career, I have noticed that he struggles with defensive/offensive counter-punchers. Here is the list of counter-punchers he struggled with:

Agapito Sanchez - In this fight (although Sanchez was dirty & excessively holding) he failed to make adjustments needed to win & had to settle for a draw.

Juan Manuel Marquez - In 4 fights, Pacquiao was never fully able to figure out how to penetrate Marquez's style. He had a lot of successful moments, but he never could sustain it due to Marquez style just being hard for him. The fight that he came closest to finally solving the Marquez riddle, was the fight in which he got KTFO.

Joshua Clottey - While Pacquiao won wide, he was struggling to land clean punches throughout the fight. In fact, it was Clottey who landed the more effective punches, but they were so few that he barely won a round - as he was simply outworked & outhustled by Pacquiao. Despite that, Clottey's face was clean after the fight, whereas Pacquiao had a moderate-sized mouse under his right eye, along with some bruising.

Floyd Mayweather - While we can speculate on how this fight would have gone if it happened 5 years earlier, & who ducked who - on fight night, Floyd had minor problems with Pacquiao & won comfortably. Pacquiao once again failed to make adjustments & was fighting Mayweather's fight.

Adrien Broner - Like Clottey, he won this fight clearly, but once again didn't look spectacular in doing so. For the first half of the fight, Pacquiao had a hard time landing cleanly on Broner due to his tight defense. In the 2nd half he adjusted & did what he needed to do win, but Broner wasn't dominated & had some decent success in the early rounds - landing sharp counters while making Pacquiao miss. I had him winning 4 rounds.

Yordenis Ugas - The most recent example is of course last night with Ugas - in a fight that wouldn't have taken place if Spence wasn't injured (allegedly). Even though his age & inactivity did play a role in his defeat, his track record shows that he would still have problems with Ugas even in his prime.

In conclusion, this isn't a hate thread on Pacquiao, but merely an observation that historically he has struggled with counterpunchers. If this is his last fight, then I want to thank him for all the legendary fights & moments he gave us & wish him a happy & healthy retirement.