Who is more exciting to watch: pac or calzaghe?

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  1. hellblazer

    hellblazer All-Time Greatâ„¢ Full Member

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    i can answer this one, even if i'm blindfolded
    the answer is Manny Pacquiao.
     
  2. heidegger

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    I'm gonna say Pac..they are both pressure fighters but I think Pac's power keeps the KO in play. Calzaghe just wails away with feather fists.
     
  3. JoeAverage

    JoeAverage Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In relative terms Pac is exciting - I guess. The problem is that in order to really get excited we do not think about relativity. It would be like saying "wow, that VW Beetle is small" only to think ... "oh, no if I was 3 weeks old it would be huuuge!!". Or like someone saying "The Luxembourg army is strong", I will say - "well, out American army don't find the Lux army strong". The other guy then says "well, maybe not but I bet the luxembourg army would beat armies twice their size". Well... perhaps, but to me it still doesnt seem strong at all. We don't think like that.

    Things are intimidating or exciting because of what they are in real terms.

    Pac would have to jump to bite me in the knee. Anyone think Vitaly finds Pac intimidating? To really small people (and children) I guess Pac can be intimidating and exciting.
     
  4. hellblazer

    hellblazer All-Time Greatâ„¢ Full Member

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    lolz, true that :good
     
  5. dhenzrae

    dhenzrae A Proud Noypi Full Member

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    pac, and its not even close
     
  6. skier47

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    Yeah, good response there. Muhammed Ali kissed the canvas against a 186lb. Henry Cooper but yeah boy he got up and the rest is history. Pacman can never, in his or your wildest dreams, match the athletic mastery and boxing talent of Joe Calzaghe. It's almost comical to argue the point. Joe's mastery of distance, fluidity of movement, non-stop punching, awesome and accurate southpaw jab and overall ring generalship trumps anything talented but quite limited boxer-punchers like Pacman bring to the field of battle. Get over your prejudices. I know Joe is a bit arrogant and yeah, horror of horrors, European but he is on a whole other level talentwise than the rest of the field. Just ask Mr. Jones.
     
  7. Toopretty

    Toopretty Custom made Full Member

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    Pac is more fun to watch then most any other current fighter. He puts on a show.
     
  8. sinosleep

    sinosleep GIRL=nicole whittaker Full Member

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    I like brutal knock outs and savage beatings, Pac has shown to be more adept at delivering both.
     
  9. owell

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    How come he's never been no#1 php...?
     
  10. Monticello

    Monticello Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pacman. The guy is known for being in tons of wars. And plus the power. Calzaghe throws a a million punches a round, but with not as much pop on them as other fighters. I'm not saying he's throwing pillow shots, but all he does is basically throw them in flurries, like slaps. I hate to say it, but it's true.
     
  11. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    Pac's stylistically is the greatest boxing entertainer. His vulnerability adds to the excitement of watching his fights. But it's his speed and power that makes him must see tv for me.
     
  12. skier47

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    His "slaps" cut up Roy who had never been cut, backed up Hopkins to the point where he was desperately faking lowblows to get a rest break, and reduced previously unbeaten Jeff Lacy to a glorified punching bag. We won't even discuss Joe's domination of Kessler or his ten year rule over the supermiiddleweight division. Look, if you want to compare Pacman with Joe. It is a sad little world when boxing fans would prefer to see the pedestrian boxing-punching skills of a Pacman over the once in a generation boxing brilliance and adaptabilty of a Joe Calzaghe. Is it really that important to see a man knocked unconscious? Does that in some way suggest to you dominance and ringcraft? Pacman against Joe Cal? Laughable. Joe would figure the one-dimensional boxer-puncher out within two rounds and proceed to humiliate him from then on. Hell, even Marquez managed that. Joe would beat that boy like he caught him stealing chickens.
     
  13. heidegger

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    When God was giving out brains you asked for Joe's used panties instead.
     
  14. Alo2006

    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    Is this really a question :? Pac hands down!
     
  15. Monstar

    Monstar The Future.. Full Member

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    :rofl