I know I am in a self imposed exile and that shall be duly continued once I have got this off of my chest.
Watching the fight live, I just thought Manny was shot. What is shot? It is being unable to get your punches off, suddenly losing your step etc. With all that has now come out, it seems Manny isn't shot, but was clearly injured. There is no other reason why the most active fighter Floyd has faced would throw the least and land some of the least. It wasn't Floyd at 38 suddenly becoming a master again. That is poppycock.
I also believe Floyd did know about the injury and in the early rounds every time there in close, Floyd made a grab at the arm and gave it a tug. At one point I shouted at the TV, 'is he trying to break an arm Tyson style?' It was so obvious and when it came out about the arm after the fight, it all clicked into place. Floyd clearly knew what he was doing.
Manny is a fool for going along with it all for the money as Floyd is not Morales or Marquez, he isn't in it for the glory and the boxing. It's opportunism and that alone. He will have to give up a lot to fight Floyd and he should. However, he deserves a rematch and if there is money then it would make sense. Fuck a Cotto rematch at 160. I couldn't give a damn about that. Manny can beat Floyd and I still believe that.
Rematch before the end of the year. Give up the singing and playing and heal and get back to work. You have a job to do Manny Pacquiao. Also quit the smiling and posing, that has also left a sour taste after that showing. Get serious and prove you want to be in there or else you don't deserve a rematch. Let Floyd have the money, but you get serious or your legacy is dumped on. A final chance. That is all. I am back to my Manny imposed exile on main street.
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