Pacquiao lost his hunger after the Cotto fight

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  1. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't think this is abnormal for any fighter really though. Once you reach the mountain top and fight all the great fighters or have been training or fighting for that long, it's hard to keep it up mentally. To go in there and train everyday and be willing to put it all on the line in the ring.

    He used to be right on top of people after knocking them down even if they were within an inch of their life. I knew everything was different after he was imploring the ref to stop the fight with Margarito.

    Reminds me of the Duran after he beat Leonard at his own best weight at 147, then he got fat and complacent.

    Money, great wins, success and all those luxuries destroy a fighters hunger.
     
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  2. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Margarito took a lot out of Pacquiao.
     
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  3. hussleman

    hussleman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nope he just lost his peds contact number. After being called on it after the cotto fight.
     
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  4. thejudochop

    thejudochop Active Member Full Member

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    My thoughts are that around the time negotiations fell through around 2010 with Mayweather, Pac was like "well, what's the point then?"
     
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  5. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Exactly. Once Mayweather fell through there was nothing left for Pac.

    He just fought for a check he no longer needed.
     
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  6. Steve_Fox

    Steve_Fox Well-Known Member Full Member

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    so this is also mayweathers fault
     
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  7. InHumanForm

    InHumanForm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yes...his "hunger"
     
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  8. dan4579

    dan4579 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yep, sure is.
     
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  9. Giggidy

    Giggidy Member Full Member

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    Yes it's his hunger and nothing to do with his advancing years?

    He's shot, move on.
     
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  10. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'm not blaming Floyd for the fight falling through l. It didn't happen and that's that.

    What I saying was this. Pacquiao had no motivation to fight after Cotto except to collect a check he didn't need.

    Why would he, given what he had accomplished throughout the decade?
     
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  11. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    Pac looked plenty motivated in the JMM IV fight.
     
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  12. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    Were you just sitting around subconsciously thinking about how to soften the loss?
     
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  13. Chango

    Chango Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Not to be mean, but he needed the checks.
     
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  14. klimting

    klimting ???? Full Member

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    In some ways he lost motivation, but only when he had to fight Arum's ****py in-house fights.....He looked up for it in the Marquez fights....

    And he most definitely needed those cheques mate.
     
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  15. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Not really man. Pacquiao has 6 career losses. I'm a fan, but losses aren't that big a deal for me as fan when the fighter I like has 6 of them.
     
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