Pacquiao almost KO'd for the 3RD time against a fighter two divisions smaller!

*******s are full of hatred. All they can do is attack my threads with trollling, false accusations, or personal insults. They are beneath me in all intellectual levels. I appreciate your compliment on my analysis. :good

My points are all valid. The straight fight hand is how to beat any southpaw. Mayweather beat Judah using a high guard and a straight right hand. Clottey was quoted giving full credit to Mayweather for laying down the blueprint to defeat Judah. You'll notice against Cotto, Clottey rarely uses his straight right hand, instead choosing to use his left hand. This is because Cotto has a hole in his defense which is easily exploited by a left hand. Against Judah, Clottey is throwing that right hand like it's going out of style.

Morales laid down the blueprint to defeat Pacquiao. Simply walk to your left with your right hand up, and shoot straight right hands. Morales had no legs, was already shop worn, but stuck to the basics and used the necessary tools to stylistically defeat Pacquiao.

Roach saw how Pacquiao has no defense against the straight right hand, which is why every elite fighter he's faced so far has been left hand dominant, with the exceptions of Morales and JM Marquez and he is 1 loss, 1 draw, and a highly controversial SD win.

Here's a list of left hand dominate fighters Pacquiao has faced lately.

D.Diaz
Hatton
DLH
Cotto

Stylistically, Pacquiao had/has the advantage in all of those fights. Add on top of it that D.Diaz was not elite, Hatton had no defense and was already ruined, DLH was weight-drained and weak. Cotto is not exactly showing signs of being as good as he used to, his reflexes have looked deteriorated and defense is poor.

Roach will not match him against anyone with an elite right hand, because that is the weapon which Pacquiao is exposed against. A lot of people claim Pacquiao is so highly improved, but we will never know because stylistically he's had the upper hand in all of his last 4 fights.

Mayweather not only has the stylistic advantage over Pacquiao, but also the reach advantage, IQ advantage, reflex advantage, and overall the far superior boxing skills. Mosley would knockout Pacquiao, and Mayweather would sweep every round against him.

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Everything you said is true!

 

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*******s think all analysis that don't end with "Pac by KO" are insults.

 

1. He switches southpaw only after his opponent is immobilized. He switched southpaw against Corley and Quintana because they are southpaws and his usual bag of tricks were not working against them. He was forced to switch southpaw in order to shoot straight right hands. That will not work against Pacquiao. Pacquiao will be using his legs much better and Cotto will be out of his element if he switches southpaw to try and match Pacquiao.

2. Cotto is left hand dominant. Everyone knows this. The punch he knocked down Clottey with was a left hand jab.

3. Wrong again. His power is in his left hand. He's a converted southpaw similar to DLH. His main weapon is the left hook to the body.

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Thanks! :good

So right you are! Styles do make fights.