Thread: Manny Pacquaio vs. Willie Pep at featherweight

How does this fight go down?

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing_fo...c,52817.0.html

if sandy sadler could beat Pep then who knows , depends on how Pep decides to fight i guess
if Pep's at his elusive best then you can hit him with a bag of gravel
but to be fair i rate PACMAN as one of the best and i think he also could beat anyone on his day.

Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

if sandy sadler could beat Pep then who knows , depends on how Pep decides to fight i guess
if Pep's at his elusive best then you can hit him with a bag of gravel
but to be fair i rate PACMAN as one of the best and i think he also could beat anyone on his day.

Your forgetting something mate.


But he was severely injured in a plane crash Jan 8 of that year. Many thought he had lost something as a fighter especially after unexpectedly struggling in fights against Archie Wilmer (Pep won a majority decision) and Pedro Biesca (Pep was floored in the fourth round).

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

if sandy sadler could beat Pep then who knows , depends on how Pep decides to fight i guess
if Pep's at his elusive best then you can hit him with a bag of gravel
but to be fair i rate PACMAN as one of the best and i think he also could beat anyone on his day.

Your forgetting something mate.


But he was severely injured in a plane crash Jan 8 of that year. Many thought he had lost something as a fighter especially after unexpectedly struggling in fights against Archie Wilmer (Pep won a majority decision) and Pedro Biesca (Pep was floored in the fourth round).

Not so much forgetting ICE , the point im making is,its all guess work, nobody is unbeatable , and Pac certainly in the best of 3 has a chance with anyone in history

Willie Pep would have made Manny look silly

Originally Posted by Lyle

Willie Pep would have made Manny look silly

Pep would win I have no doubt about that. Dunno if he would make Manny look silly as Manny would be a nightmare for any fighter past or present.
Just my view

Pep imo definitely wins by being such a great defensive counter puncher, but Pacquaio is one of the most unique offensive fighters to ever fight. I think his speed has never been encountered by Pep and probably matches up pretty evenly which nobody even came close to doing back in the 40's. They both have great angles, reflexes, footwork, stamina, and determination. Also I believe that Pep would take awhile to ajust in the sense that he wouldn't be able to keep his hands as low as he did back in the day or Pacquaio would be able to reach him with that speed and combinations.

I'd favor Pac for POWER, SPEED, STAMINA, HEART, and AGGRESSIVENESS.

But Pepp is smarter fighter and has the edge on OVERALL BOXING SKILLS.

Most of the time boxer prevails against brawler.

Pep would win pretty easy IMO.

I don't know its a good match up, and Pacquaio IMO is better than anyone Pep fought. Sadler might have been tougher, and a harder fighter to beat because he was so rough, but Pacquaio is better than Sadler in many, many ways.

Saddler was no bum he could beat Pacman i would not rule it out i mean he was a 2 time Featherweight champion and jr lightwieght champion and was ranked Ring magizne 5th on the top 100 greatest puchers of all time and his record is won 144 (KO 103) + lost 16 (KO 1) + drawn 2 that to me would be a great fight and would be alot more exciting probably then a Pep vs Pac to tell you the truth

Sadler was definitely a great brawler, but Idont' think he was top 5 at all in punching power... Give Pacquaio those gloves and I say he hits as hard as Sadler did, but he's faster. If these two fought it would be exciting, but Sadler would win because he has the better chin. I like the Pep fight more because its opposite styles going at it.

Pep on points

Dont forget Pep also beat Saddler. In Pep's prime not too many guys could beat him or match his skill. I think he would box Pac to a unanimous decision. Pacs style would be made for Pep.