1 - Let's suppose for starters that Manny gets off first. What is Tim about to do when Manny Pacquiao lets both hands fly? Will he back straight up as fast, close himself and take everything to punch back or risk tryin to punch in between those lightning speed flurries? Or will he break the action by tyin him up under the risk of gettin caught in the process? 2 - Manny obviously is going to move to his right like it can be see in the vid. Keep his right foot outside Tim's left leading foot and either unleash straight left hands inside or jabs/right hooks on the outside - Tim's left side of his head. Main question, is Tim gonna be fast enough to keep Manny inside his feet and still pressure him back? 3 - Let's suppose and opposite to point number one, that Tim gets off first with a left jab, his chin well behind his left shoulder. Will he be able to go to the body or upstairs with a strong right hand before Manny lets his left hand fly at the same time Tim leads in? Very simple questions folks... Please, simple answers, no hype jobs or else no answers, no other scenarios other than the answers asked by the three questions put above please?... And take a look at both fighters working recently with their trainers and at this point, month of May before answering... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJhYPBB26cM[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGxZsK3FmLk[/ame]
Nothing. I agree with roach. Once they are both in the ring and shots have been landed they will forget their training lol and they will revert to how they always fight Manny's power will be the difference Timmy's head might help him try to even out that difference
The only way to successfully fight Manny is to use an anticipatory strategy. Pacquaio's main weakness is his fooywork,so Bradley must move and NEVER stand front on. Manny doesn't like being knocked off balance,so Timmy has to feign and/or jab his way in to control the distance and prevent Manny from planting.You absolutely MUST disrupt the pace of the fight and slow it down. Everyone knows the counterpunch is Manny's kryptonite and he hates having to punch when his opponent decides he can punch,so Bradley needs to get a frequent jab going,and if he can get short hooks in during exchanges,those are the punches that really sicken Manny.Timmy might just be small enough to get to Manny's mid-section,and I'm pretty sure Manny struggled with bodyshots early in his career,so I'm surprised it isn't targeted more. Footwork,patience and anticipation are the must-have requirements here.
Well, definitely Tim gat to be first like I mentioned in the third point, let's suppose so with his jab and footwork. But suppose he misses with the jab, then he will have to go straight in with his second weapon leading in and that's his head! However if he is succesful with his jab even having to stay inside Manny's legs (thus losing leverage) like Erik Morales who won 4 out of the first five rounds in the rematch against Pac, he gat to be very effective with that one, two, very fast, not necessarily power in there, one-two str8 and right there and Pac will have to move backwards to the ropes. I disagree that Manny's weakeness is his footwork, actually his footwork, stepping in and out were the key factors to win against the bigger guys but I agree that Tim has to move towards Manny and not side to side, circling him. Keeping him outa balance could be a solution but he has improved a whole lot in that department too, keeping his balance even jumping from one side to the other. However, I never have seen Timmy feint and disrupting the pace with his lead hand or his looping right hand but that means that he is not gonna disrupt Pac's pace but set up his own pace and control the tempo of the fight. It can happen... Finally, yeah, I agree - counterpunch is Manny's kryptonite and JMM definitely got his number like Manny admitted lately - however, Timmy is no JMM but if he can anticipate or time Manny in his way in, jab and short hook, specially get in and go to the mid-section and take away his legs like Manny took Morales legs in the second fight from round five onwards, then with the patience and cold-blood required, he can actually do it. Good answer :good And Thank You 4 replyin.
