Kid has some great pop in his punches, damn. Pac was just playing around, just kept doing that clownish double punch, haha. Still, I don't think it's wise for him to be so relaxed and just stand there with a guard up taking shots...can't be healthy. At least Ali was getting hammered to the body in sparring...Pac was getting clocked to the head multiple times, which is never a good idea. It's cool if he doesn't want to get serious on the kid, but he should at least practise evading the shots with his old bobbing and weaving, rather than standing there and letting people unleash on him.
What I noticed was the uppercut landing on Pac. Seems like he has trouble guarding against it regardless of whether he's in sparring or in a real fight.
I completely agree. Those are great times for Pac to work on his defence, he got clocked a few times pretty good there even though he was messing about.... and ive seen the other sparring ones where he takes some mean punches. Those type of things add up, I think it gets overlooked just how much punishment Pac has taken... im actually suprised it hasnt taken its toll on him yet as far as wear or tear.
great video. yeah I agree, I Don't like Pac standing there and taking those punches. Obviously he has no problem taking them but still... I wish he would use his feet to get out of there or tie up. I think he was just messing with the kid though. Hopefully Roach gets on Manny's back for doing that. With the kind of speed and great footwork that Pacquiao has, there's no reason he should have to stand there like that.
Thats what was thinking. I hate getting tagged in sparring, yet alone eating hard fast combinations like that. Just shows you how tough pro boxers are...take it like nothing...
Damn Pacquiao is a beast. It was clear manny was really taking it east on Benavidez but then again they guy is only 17. Imagine Amir Khan from he olympics jumping in with the p4p1.