[VIDEO] Analysis of Pac's Recent Performance

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  1. this_and_that

    this_and_that Boxing Addict Full Member

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    http://www.thesweetscience.com/news...-video-analysis-of-pacquiaos-win-over-bradley

    Not a fan of the music and the little nuthugging in the end, but this well-made video pretty much summarizes what I wanted to say about Pac's most recent performance against Bradley.
    How anyone can say that all he has is "footspeed" but he has "crappy footwork" clearly do not understand the masterful performance that Pac showcases.
    This is Bradley we are talking about it, a very nimble boxer in his prime, yet over and again Pac would turn him, create angles going in and create angles going out. Yes even before Bradley tried to one-shot KO Pac (notice the round number on the lower right hand corner of the clips)
    Anybody who knows their boxing would understand how fluid Pac is in doing all this, and that nobody else in the sport right now can even come close to his in-and-out movement.

    Often under-appreciated, Pac's wise use of his parries were also mentioned, plus those range-finder jabs.
    His bobbing-and-weaving kinda deteriorated a bit, but it's still there.

    Also, people didn't see that he improved in cutting off the ring as well by laterally moving instead of chasing, and then throwing those right hooks whenever Bradley tries to circle away.

    Overall, Pac is still a shadow of his old relentless self, a rather disciplined and patient version really, but one must understand that "boxing" is not all about defense, shoulder-rolling or textbook pot-shotting.
    Pac is pretty good with his boxing skills, especially while on the offense. He has such crafty footwork and the way he baits his opponents by feinting shots and faking forward and backward motion is a sight to behold.
    Sure there are still much to be desired in his game, but to say that he as poor boxing skills (which is the general idea in these boards) is blatant stupidity.
     
  2. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1 to 10

    I give Manny a 7.5 for his performance .
     
  3. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  4. this_and_that

    this_and_that Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That is a fair assessment. :good
    Not a popular opinion in these boards though.
     
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  6. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yet he hit bradley more than Bradley hit him and landed the better punches .

    Bradleys swelling said it all .
     
  7. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bradleys face looked like a swollen basketball.
     
  8. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I know .

    Not just 1 side but Both sides of his face swelled up .

    Pac made it his business to really make Bradley feel his power this time around .
     
  9. victor879

    victor879 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I thought Pacquiao fought very well against Bradley. He still got caught with that same right hand that got him knocked out against Marquez though. Good thing Bradley doesn't have that kind of power. Pacquiao is still susceptible to running into that right hand because of the way he attacks. One of his greatest strengths is his greatest vulnerability in a sense.

    But overall, he boxed well and wore Tim down, who was clearly gassed down the stretch. Those big looping haymakers were just idiotic in my opinion. I have no idea what the hell he was thinking trying to get into a fire fight like that with Manny. Pacquiao will eat you alive trying to get into flurried exchanges with him.

    I said the man who could control space would win that fight, and Manny found himself in punching range on many occasions. Tim had his moments, but he wasn't able to do it consistently over the 12 rounds.
     
  10. ryan_c

    ryan_c Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brilliant Video.
     
  11. 6'4south

    6'4south Well-Known Member Full Member

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    PAC boxed well, but a lot of his success in this fight was due to how Bradley fought. Bradley fought to win by KO, which is not in his nature especially against a fighter of Pac's calibre. Bradley went in with the belief that he had to stop Pacquiao to get the victory, and he fought accordingly, which had more to do with him running out of gas, than PAC actually wearing him down, in other words Bradley was his own worst enemy in that fight. In a sense Bradley was somewhat Pshycologically defeated before the fight started.
     
  12. Ezzard Charles

    Ezzard Charles Well-Known Member Full Member

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    technically a horrible fight to watch, both fighters looked god awful
     
  13. Lady Girl

    Lady Girl Kneel Before Zod! Full Member

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    go watch floyd versus an overmatched opponent :D
     
  14. jase29

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    Thanks for the info. Great find and really good analysis in that video esp with the slow mo explains lots of things pac is doing that are easy to miss when watching live.
     
  15. tennis

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    Bradley is the 3rd best guy after Floyd and manny

    Also Bradley knew only a huge performance would win him the fight

    I honestly think Bradley could trouble Floyd,

    Bradley's chin is adamantium, he's got amazing skills
    Great hand speed, and a real agressive mentality
    The skills to back up a solid agressive attack against an older and slower Floyd mayweather

    I want to see how Floyd would cope with a conservative Bradley
    Floyd could easily get upset

    Pacquiao, is, and always has been a boxing grand master

    At his peak he was as good as anyone who ever laced them up

    The mayweather's always saw that in manny, that's why they shat themselves

    Floyd hates lefties
    Hates speed
    Hates power
    Hates angles
    Hates high work rate
    Hates sustained intelligent aggression

    Floyd loves slow plodding counter punchers
    Floyd loves fighters who do what he does, but slightly worse
    Floyd loves shot fighters and no hopers

    Floyd May not lose to manny
    But manny represents the greatest risk
    Manny was Floyd's Duran
    Ray Leonard was a coke head, but at least he had the balls to lace the up and Duran on

    Mayweather ran like a coward
    Pulled every excuse in the book
    Dodged Paul Williams, Martinez and younger Moseley and de la Hoya

    Floyd desperately wanted someone else to retire manny and then claim he wanted the fight

    Floyd will never be a grand master
    Just a skilled Padawan who lacked testicular fortitude