The logical reason Pac "increased speed", power, and durability..

He has not gotten faster. That's a myth. He's just fighter slower, bigger guys. Most fighters at the lower weight classes have good handspeed to some degree. Everything else you said is correct.

 

Great post, I agree with you as well. Too bad the Floyd nuthuggers will continue to bash Manny no matter what.

 

Could very well be. If this is the case, Roach doesnt need to sap the hell out of opponents to make what he calls a more even playing field for his fighter. If Pac is a welterweight or a junior middle, let him fight at the limit.
I agree, his technique has improved as well as his footwork, so he is faster at the higher weight. I dont think he had to cut as much weight as some people seem to be claiming now. Remember he was having a tough time maintaining 144 in training. He has to actually eat more to maintain his weight. Fighters cut 5-6 pounds in a training session, so he had to eat a lot to maintain his weight and once training finished up he rehydrated up a few pounds.
Margarito on the other hand had to keep sweating and starving up until the weigh in, just to make 150.

 

Roach says hes faster now, overall hes a better fighter too.

 

Pacquiao opponents are not as good as a MARQUEZ or Morales.Counter punchers are what gives Pac fits.Counter and push him back with combinations.Rito and all these lww and welters gets hit in the face at will.

 

I never thought he was on anything

 

THis is correct, a counterpuncher is going to give him the most fits and Marquez and Morales werent even great ones, so thats why people think hes still pretty vulnerable.

 

Logical reasoning is not prevalent here, sad to say.:smoke

 

When he was fighting at 130, he was coming in at fight time at 144-148 pounds. When he went up to welterweights, he was coming in at 142-144 and fighting at 148.

Go figure.

It is not easy to counterpunch Pac anymore because he added one very important element in his arsenal - a potent right hand. For the past 3 fights, that right hand caused a knockdown or near KD (in case of Margarito). It was easy to counterpunch a left-handed fighter, but a two-fisted fighter is entirely different.

 

Logic and facts are a side effect of a-side meth.......would you be willing to take random testing if you're going to post here on esb :think

 

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The only guy who gave Pac any real trouble, stylistically, was Cotto, becaust Cotto can in fact counterpunch a bit.

Additionally, guys at these lower weights like Morales and JMM have great chins AND are fast enough to handle Pac's speed. Additionally, they know how to take a damn step back and let Pac overextend himself.

When you let Pac dictate his way around the ring, Pac's footwork looks BRILLIANT. When you take Pac out of his footwork, he can look almost amateurish at times. :good

 

Exactly right.

Margarito basically get's hit in the face at will same with Cotto who is a robot.

 

The reason he's fast is excellent biomechanics.