Prime EM vs. Prime PBF at 130.

ey, peeps,

enough of cotto and pac talk.

i am a huge EM fan and just happy and sad at the same time seeing my favorite el terrible retired.

i know he did his best work at the lower weights, 122/126.

but assuming he fought his best at 130 at the same time that pbf was fighting at that weight, how do you think this fight would pan out.

As much as a EM fan as i am, i can see this 50/50. if PBF stood his ground, i think EM can scrape out a SD or a close UD.

if PBF chooses to fight in his usual manner, counter, hit hit, then move backwards, i can see him winning by a UD.

EM had more snap and power in his younger days of course but his propensity to wage war outside of a tactical plan cost him battles. PBF has the speed advantage here but EM had that huge overhead right of his which has knocked out many opponents.

please vote in my poll and provide reasons.

 

true. but EM was a beast too at 122 and 126.

both have 72 inch reach. PBF is 5'8 3/4. EM is around 1 inch shorter.

practically the same in terms of physical attributes. I think EM would have been very competitive at 130 and 135 if he made the jump sooner instead of punishing his body by losing weight. with his frame and height, he could have fought comfortably at 135 in my opinion. but he had too many battles and was torn by the time he reached 135.

 

i am not too sure about the KO bro.

remember, EM was never KO prior to his loss to pac.

i remember a similar thread to this before. both EM and PBF have almost identical KO ratios. about 73%-75%.

and below 130, PBF did not have a 100% KO ratio which makes it illogical really for me to think that PBF will ko EM. that is why it was not part of the poll.

 

my mistake. pbf only has a 64.1 KO % percentage. I just don't see PBF KO EM since PBF will stay the hell away from that EM right all night.