It's over for Manny, at least he got exposed by a C level club fighter, any better level and he'd have got ko'ed
i got too many years invested in the history of the sport, otherwise i would have said "**** these crooks" a long time ago.
Outhustling isn't in itself a key to victory unless it leads to higher connect percentage. In Horn's case it led to higher headbutt rates leading to more cuts on Pac, which obviously meant it didn't lead to higher connect rates. Oh hey what was the compubox? The numbers can be off, but hey its a landslide in this case. lol smh Seriously, look at Horn's ****ing face! Tell me he didn't get his more worked and was Pac's face bleeding or re-arranged from Horn's hustle? Hello, what ****ing fight did you watch?
Pac not only landed the most punches, he also landed the cleaner and most effective punches, almost knocking Horn out, but the judges gave Horn points for headbutting as they did SOB Ward...............
Difference is Pacquiao has a image/brand to sell. He has to wear a mask of humility 24/7. Even though he is swelled up with anger inside, he can't afford to show it otherwise his fans hearts will break as their faith slowly dwindles away from believing he is a saint to that of a human being. You need to understand he is a God in many people's eyes. Kovalev on the other hand doesn't care about pleasing fanboys and pretending to be a saint. He wears his heart on his sleeve and that is what real people respect.
Kovalev was robbed two times......................Let's see a rematch in Moscow, with Russian judges, referee and boxing commission, then see who wins..................
Great pick, and when you get them right, yes, you are brilliant. Congratulations on ending your three month pick losing streak
EXACTLY! It looked like Horn was hitting him on the arms for 12 rounds. Pacq just fights at such a slow pace nowadays the judges don't give him rounds. I give Horn credit he fought hard, took punches and won a hometown decision, but come one, after Bradley I this is ridiculous.
I think it's a question of disipline! Pac is far more disiplined than Kovalev and it shows in his career. Kov let's his emotions dictate his actions. We're all human and get upset. Some people can focus and stay in control when pissed. Then there are those that go crazy. Kov needs to meditate more. Damn good fighter and would be ever better if he controlled his emotions!
Let's face it, Pac just phoned that in. He's not a fighter anymore. Could not even be bothered with graciously disputing the outcome.
Nah, Ward whooped him fair and square. I will admit that Weeks should have given Kov a count instead of stopping it. But in Weeks defense, Ward threw somethimg like 20+ unanswered punches.
Not really... I wish everyone would understand that just because you disagree with the judges, doesn't mean it was a robbery. I had Pac winning a really close fight but Horn definitely out hustled him. The punch stats were bogus, btw.