Thread: What did you think of Pacquiao's performance.

I want to know what you guys thought of Pacman's performance against Chololo. I thought he looked powerful,and his defence was pretty good too but he still looks sloppy at times,when he throws straight lefts and rights,his balance is all over the place! However,that would be nit picking! His stamina was impressive too,most of us thought the longer it went,the more it would be in Larios favour. In fact,the longer it went,the more of a beating Oscar took!! All in all,a very good performance from Pacman.

Havent yet seen the fight but from what i heard and read Pacman destroyed him over 12 rounds!?

Havent seen the fight yet neither - According to the other thread it is on Sky Sports on Saturday. So I will give you my opinion then. Looking forward to it as I always anjoy watching Pacquiao who is a tremendous boxer and this sounds like it was a good fight.

I think he was a bit tense and little cautious before his home crowd, where almost all the local celebrities and VIP's were present, and opted to box more and to evade more than usual (he was almost unscathed after the fight). Remember, he carries the weight of his whole country on his shoulders! Probably the memories of unexpected knockdowns he suffered during 2 previous fights before his home crowd may have haunted him. Another reason might be that he didn't want to take much chances before yet another big fight against Morales.

But, on the hindsight, it wasn't entirely a bad idea. He showed that he can box and still hurt his opponent, and was also able to evade most shots, all for the entire 12 rounds. He outlasted a man known for his stamina! It was a totally lopsided fight as you can see from the scores, and also, you might want to see wackooooos account of the fight, which I almost totally agree with, where he gave only a round or two for Larios. Pacman did almost everything while Larios just survived on his heart, stamina and right hand. But only strange thing that Pacman did (or maybe not do, in this case) was he didn't try to finish off his opponent when he got him; he even touched gloves after Larios came up from a knockdown! Why!!! Just can't understand it; it was so unlikely of him. But nevertheless, it was a nice fight, albeit a bit lopsided. It showed the other aspect of Pacman we seldom see. But still, I'll give a big A+ to Larios for his heart.

I think it was a good performance. I don't see how you can criticize it. Larrios is a good fighter. It's unreasonable to think Pac is going to walk over every fighter. Pac did what he had to do. And he got to do it in front of his home crowd. I give Pac a good solid B for his effort.

The only thing I noticed on a second watch was that he was open to the straight right and someone with more power could do damage and also,he did not use the right hand as much as I would have thought. I was slightly dissappointed in Larios,he showed heart to survive but he did not let his hands go and did not work the body or pump the jab often either.
I tell you 1 thing thoughj,even though I'm more of an EM fan,you can't help but like Pacman,I mean the way he carries himself and as you put it Pacfan,he ahs the weight of an entire nation yet he seems nice and humble,respectful to his opponent too.Great guy,awesome fighter,I just hope EM beats him

Originally Posted by The Game

The only thing I noticed on a second watch was that he was open to the straight right and someone with more power could do damage and also,he did not use the right hand as much as I would have thought. I was slightly dissappointed in Larios,he showed heart to survive but he did not let his hands go and did not work the body or pump the jab often either.
I tell you 1 thing thoughj,even though I'm more of an EM fan,you can't help but like Pacman,I mean the way he carries himself and as you put it Pacfan,he ahs the weight of an entire nation yet he seems nice and humble,respectful to his opponent too.Great guy,awesome fighter,I just hope EM beats him

Pac was able to evade or block most of the rights that came his way (of course you can't evade all of them all the time), and he also turned sometimes after making a shot so he won't be open for a counter. As for the body, nobody attacks the body of Pacman because that will leave his head wide open. As for Pac's right, Larios was not much of an attacker so Pac had to lunge at him and that will be more difficult to do with your weaker hand, unlike Velazquez and Morales who come forward, making them easier target for the right. But I agree Larios should have jabbed more, or maybe he should've jabbed his way out throughout.

well mr game,
according to the hill billies in the sports bar they were all overly impressed with PAC mans performance. they saw alot of power and stamina. the brothers in the sports bar too like his new moves where he switched angles on Larios hitting him from the complete 180 degree angle so Larios couldnt throw nothing back cuz Pac wasnt there. I personally thought yes he still has his flaws, he aint alot of jams and rights but his defense has gotten alot better. he never really moved like he did tonight i was amazed. i was more amazed how he keep coming after Larios even after Larios lands 1 or 2 jabs it like turn on the torque inside of Pac to counter or even eat a jab or two and bum rush Larios. That shows either Pac has extreme confidence now or he really refuse to get hurt in front of his hometown crowd or Larios wasnt that powerful? Maybe a lil of all three. Im sorry i have to disagree with u bro. Pac is now the hottest in the sport of boxing because of the way he brings it in each fight and ducks no one and still carries himself in the utmost respectful manner. EM is already a legend and already on the downslide of his career. If Pac fights with these new moves of defense and with the confidence he had last night then i think EM is screwed. all i know is ill be there ringside for FREE ahahaha. How many hot pinays can Bob Arum fit in the Thomas Mack center?

pac is becoming more and more of a complete boxer...he just keeps getting better...he was amazingly fast...the str8 left wasn't the same 1-2 str8 left with power it was a shot of speed that confuses larios and was way to slow to stop it or do anything after pac shoots it...pac seemed to hold back his power...he might of wanted to go 12 rounds for his hometown...after eachtime larios was knockdown pac just stayed calm and relax and just box larios...didn't seem he wanted to finish larios...he even gave larios chance to hit him while he was in the ropes...it was kind of brutal pac seem to play with larios during the 12 rounds...it was pacs pace the whole fight he controlled it with so much ease...

pac box counter went to the body all night and wasn't as aggressive but made it easy for himself to get the win...its what manny stewart has been saying pac can make it so easy for himself if he box with his speed he'll outbox anybody...and he can counter...pac is amazing can't deny it...he should unify the featherweight division...

we're witnessing one of the greatest fighter p4p manny pacquiao amazing lets all enjoy his era...

Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P

well mr game,
according to the hill billies in the sports bar they were all overly impressed with PAC mans performance. they saw alot of power and stamina. the brothers in the sports bar too like his new moves where he switched angles on Larios hitting him from the complete 180 degree angle so Larios couldnt throw nothing back cuz Pac wasnt there. I personally thought yes he still has his flaws, he aint alot of jams and rights but his defense has gotten alot better. he never really moved like he did tonight i was amazed. i was more amazed how he keep coming after Larios even after Larios lands 1 or 2 jabs it like turn on the torque inside of Pac to counter or even eat a jab or two and bum rush Larios. That shows either Pac has extreme confidence now or he really refuse to get hurt in front of his hometown crowd or Larios wasnt that powerful? Maybe a lil of all three. Im sorry i have to disagree with u bro. Pac is now the hottest in the sport of boxing because of the way he brings it in each fight and ducks no one and still carries himself in the utmost respectful manner. EM is already a legend and already on the downslide of his career. If Pac fights with these new moves of defense and with the confidence he had last night then i think EM is screwed. all i know is ill be there ringside for FREE ahahaha. How many hot pinays can Bob Arum fit in the Thomas Mack center?

P4Pbro,you are the maaaaan if you go to Pac EM3,what a combo:Latinas and Pinays!!?!?!?!?! Oh yeah,and a great fight too and bro,that's what I was trying to say,I love the way Pac carries himself and look at his resume over the last 3 years:UNTOUCHABLE!! Even his bloody tune ups are tougher fights than most in the P4P lists!! I too and sadly agree,unless EM takes some tune ups and fights at a catch weight,he is screwed. I can't believe Pac's movement! Really surprised me!
What's the date for PAC-EM3? November 18 right?

yeah bro u said it best "pinays + latinas" packing in the thomas mack center what more can a heterosexual man ask for? dude u better go man! nov 18 it is. i need a wing man for 20,000 pinays and latinas packed in there hahahaa. plus its gonna be right after thanksgiving i believe so we can cop that bellagio buffet turkey baby!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P

yeah bro u said it best "pinays + latinas" packing in the thomas mack center what more can a heterosexual man ask for? dude u better go man! nov 18 it is. i need a wing man for 20,000 pinays and latinas packed in there hahahaa. plus its gonna be right after thanksgiving i believe so we can cop that bellagio buffet turkey baby!!!!!!!

You are 1 lucky chico!! ALL that ass,and I'll be sitting in some room listening to some boring ass lecture whilst your with allllll those girls!! The only thing I feel for you is that Oscar-Floyd is not happening this year because if it was,you'd have latinas,pinoys,black girls,milfs,you would have the whole load in there man!

Originally Posted by The Game

Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P

yeah bro u said it best "pinays + latinas" packing in the thomas mack center what more can a heterosexual man ask for? dude u better go man! nov 18 it is. i need a wing man for 20,000 pinays and latinas packed in there hahahaa. plus its gonna be right after thanksgiving i believe so we can cop that bellagio buffet turkey baby!!!!!!!

You are 1 lucky chico!! ALL that a**,and I'll be sitting in some room listening to some boring a** lecture whilst your with allllll those girls!! The only thing I feel for you is that Oscar-Floyd is not happening this year because if it was,you'd have latinas,pinoys,black girls,milfs,you would have the whole load in there man!

hahaha exactly but ure gonna have to wait 24hrs for me to CC u again. hey whats this BS about u having a lecture on sat night right after thanksgiving

I think pac did a good job of outboxing larios, and that's something we rarely see in pac's fights, yes he was calm and relax, one thing though! he didn't follow roach's instructions, but he has his own reasons in doing so, but a win is a win and it was a good fight, BTW i like the way larios fought, he was impressive in the way he took all the punishment and still held on to last the whole 12 rounds...

Didn't see it. Read he dropped the guy twice.