Mannys at his peak, said Fernandez who grew up with Pacquiao in General Santos City. Hes not showing any signs of slowing down. I dont think hes retiring soon. The way I see it, Manny will keep on fighting even when he becomes a senator. Fernandez said Pacquiao, a southpaw, has already figured out with chief trainer Freddie Roach how to break down the right-handed Tijuana Tornado. Margarito likes to throw the left jab then an uppercut to the body and finally, a straight thats his usual combination, said Fernandez. Manny will fight him like Oscar de la Hoya and a bit like how he fought Miguel Cotto and Hatton. His main weapon will be the left hand. When Margarito throws the jab, Manny will slide to his right and counter with a left to the body or to the head. Margarito has a tendency to bring down his hands after throwing a jab. Hell be wide open for Mannys left just like Hatton was. Fernandez said Margaritos 4 1/2-inch height advantage wont make a difference. Manny finds it easier to hit a taller opponent like a De la Hoya, said Fernandez. He finds it harder to connect on a fighter whos either his size or a little shorter. Juan Manuel Marquez knew that. You remember when he fought Manny, he bent his head down so he would be as tall as Manny and harder to hit. Manny has a little difficulty with quick counter-punchers. But Margarito is neither quick nor a counter-puncher. Theres a limit to his body growth, said Fernandez. I think hell stop at superwelterweight (154 pounds). But after Margarito, there are many more competitive fights out there for Manny. Andre Berto, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Paul Williams are tough opponents. Of course, theres Floyd Mayweather, too. Manny will beat them all. This is his time. the difference between dela hoya and margarito, the tijuana tornado aint gonna quit.
it amazes me to see how they are considering Chavez Jr while Jr is at Wild Card with Roach... basicly Roach gets to get an up close look at Jrs holes and take an easy fight for Pac.... not good for boxing at all..
he dosent ko Margarito the way he did i see a ud for Pacquaio or a late tko stoppage due to accumulation of punishment
Margaritio's downfall is his style which is tailor made for Pacquiao, he will come out throwing bombs at Manny, and will get hit with a counter punch which will hurt him. I see a knockdown in the 1st or 2nd round and then Manny finishes it with a devastating flurry for the stoppage. The easiest opponents for Pacquiao are the come forward constantly throwing fighters. He beats them with his incredible speed and the punches that come from odd angles that they don't see coming.(The punch that usually hurts you the most) Easy win for Pacquiao, take it to the bank. D
Yeah I see a late KO from an accumulation like you said. Nobody at that weight, definitely not Pac, is gonna KO Margo with one punch. The dude's chin is iron. It took 8 rounds of Shane (a harder puncher than Pac) landing flush on Margo before he was finally able to KO him.
I don't really get the point? Hatton knew what to do he just clearly couldn't do it. It is not like he had absolutely no idea what was going on, at least until the end of the second round.
Its just funny thats all. Not much to get. Hatton couldnt really do anything about it. He was outclassed all round.
goes to show how different it is on the couch vs the ring! only a hand full in boxing can actually read whats happening while actually boxing....kind of like read and react type shyt.