The man Manny Pac should have fought

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    This vid claims Manny should have fought Loma and vice versa because of what it would have meant to either fighters legacy, mainly Loma`s, I don`t know if I agree, is the guy on this vid correct?
     
  2. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    I disagree
    Loma wants no part of pac.
     
  3. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Loma didn't want it, that's why he tried to drain Pacquiao down to 135. Pac fights at welterweight, and has for years. Loma should move up, or ask Pac to meet him at 140 which is reasonable. If he was confident, he would have taken it. He's not confident he can beat Pac, unless Pac is super drained though. I don't think it's a hard fight for Pac either. The Pac from last Saturday would outpoint Loma with work rate at the least.
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    That`s unfair on Loma and could hurt his legacy, being stopped by a 40 year old welter would ruin his boxing image totally, Loma hasn`t got the punch to compete with a hard punching welter, he`s better than Manny in every other department an d better than him P4P now, this could effect his P4P status.
     
  5. BoyBato

    BoyBato Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pac doesn't need loma but if loma dares to be great he will go up and maybe ask for a catchweight and even then i got pac by tko.
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No I feel without the weight Manny may be in trouble, Loma is far better than Pac now the only difference is power, Loma is beter than any welter in te world except maybe Crawford he just isn`t a welter and doesn`t have the power, Manny is nowhere the P4P top 10 now this would be a step backwards for Loma, maybe he could beat Broner though.
     
  7. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Don't think it's a fight either needs really. They've both got plenty to do in their current weight classes (and plenty below, in Loma's case)
     
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  8. tealt

    tealt Well-Known Member Full Member

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    So Loma wants to fight Tank Davis and Mikey Garcia but he's afraid to lose to Manny?
     
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  9. BoyBato

    BoyBato Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You are really underestimating Pac. This is PACQUAIO not linares,pedraza or martinez. For all of loma's gifts as you said i never seen him beat bigger men than he is the likes pac did with dlhy,cotto,hatton and margarito. Pac is an atg THAT'S a great name to put on anyone's resume. Broner is a good win for loma but Pac is great win even a 40 yr old pac
     
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  10. titanic

    titanic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True that.
    Loma said it many times.
     
  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Would you still rate Manny in the P4P top 10 though?
     
  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Linares has faster hand speed than Manny now though.
     
  13. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    To me Loma might already be a weight division above what I think he is best suited for. Stylistically and name recognition wise this is the biggest fight to be made apart from Pac vs Mayweather II...it just does not compute. Manny should not be dropping a weight class and I don’t think Loma is ready to jump another division. I guess it sounds like a good idea in print or on video, but in reality I don’t think this fight makes sense for either guy
     
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  14. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think 140lb fight should happen. Look at the difference in resume. Pac wants it. Loma doesn't. Need two to tango
     
  15. Paranoid Android

    Paranoid Android Manny Pacquiao — The Thurmanator banned Full Member

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    Lomachenko is an EASY FIGHT for Pacquiao. And I do mean EASY. Pacquiao knocks him out and it is a forgone conclusion (even at 135).

    When you look like you survived the trainwreck in Unbreakable fighting Pedraza, you're not surviving Pacquiao.