Pacquiao admits he lost his killer instinct whenever his opponent...and More

Those of you who say he didn't punish Margarito do you guys not understand what punishment is? To punish somebody is to put them through hell as long as possible. Ali would straight up punish people with his jab, his speed, his letting them tire themselves out before he goes for the kill. Wlad like to punish people, jab there heads off for 3 rounds, start to the throw big right hands in the 4th, and hopefully start to lay the smack down in the 7th or 8th (even if people think he's boring).
Mike Tyson did not "punish" people. He walked in, knocked them out ASAP, they wake up, and there life goes on. I'd much rather have Tyson knock me out in 5 seconds with 1 punch, than to fight Ali for 10 minutes and catch 200 punches to my brain. Then I get so tired I can barely stand, but yet he lets me stay on my feet just so he can hit me 50 more times before finally taking me out.

 

emmanuel should study more press con tape and learn how to sell fights.

 

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Agreed and is why Mosley ko'ing Margarito was not as bad as a rd by rd beatdown for 9-10 rounds from Pacquiao. If anything, Margarito is lucky Pacquiao didn't press the gas more after the 10th as that could've been the end of his career if it's not already. And what's with this "killer instinct"? They're fighters not "killers" so it should be "urge to go for the ko" or something like that.

 

promoting the fights, we know your ppvs would do in the ball park of 100,000

 

Pacquiao needs to stop cherrypicking and test himself then. Clottey, Margarito, and Mosley were hard fights to get up for which is why he should've fought someone else like Bradley instead. These older vets who still have something in the tank should give the younger ones more opportunities to shine. If he doesn't splatter Marquez eary-mid rounds then he should retire.

 

Promoting "killers"? I know what you mean but the term is off.

 

I think it's an excuse from Pacquiao. Anyways, there's nothing wrong with not knocking out every opponent you face.


I don't think Pacman wants to admit it, but Truth is I think it's more of a sign Pacquiao's mentally has a foot out of the door from the boxing life. I don't blame him, he's only human. Focusing on so many other things he can't bring the drive to the sport he once did.

 

IMO,the fact that Ali didn't really step into his punches had more to do with his particular style of fighting,than a desire to inflict as much damage to his opponents.Also,I remember Tyson,instead of going for a quick KO, seemed to prolong the agony with Tyrell Biggs in '87.

Besides,I'm not sure the resemblance of Ali with Manny is a good one.Stylistically,among heavyweights maybe Dempsey or Patterson would be better.

 

Hes messed him up pretty bad, if you ask me:

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Broke his orbital bone in the process. So other than actually killing him, what more could you have asked from Manny? If it was any other corner, they would have had the balls to stop the fight when it should have been. Fortunately for them and their fighter, Manny stepped off the gas and carried him in the final rounds. The damage could have been far worse if he continued pounding him in the face.

 

Why would he do that? Manny claims he didn't have the killer instinct in that fight because Margo was too nice to him. That doesn't make sense.

 

I see your point. There would be no gas to step off or ease on since he supposedly didn't even have the killer instinct.