Pac vs. JMM II - Who will win? VOTE HERE!!!

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Originally Posted by Enthusiast

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Originally Posted by KananKrus

Marquez had Pacquiao in trouble in the 8th, when he opened up Pac with a viscious right to Pac's right eye and with well over two minutes remaining. He never surged forward to finish and claim a knockout or inflict more damage, instead, he was just content on his "gameplan" of just relying on counter punching, and ducking to avoid that powerful lunging left straight.

That's not what I saw. JMM was surging for a kill and took advantage of the bloodied eye. he was able to hit the Pac many times but unfortunately, he failed to score a KO. Very good fight, though. Much better than the PAC vs Barrera II.

You are right, I am partially in agreement. JMM indeed attacked quite a few times with wicked right upper cut- left hook to the body combos, with great success. Pac actually looked like a wounded tiger waiting to be fiinished or caged. However, after getting a questionable breather, on two occasions wherein when hit and obviously rocked, Pac invited more action. Bravado and heart, on display which favorably is not lost in the minds of fans, and certainly the judges. The gesture was also a lure, a come-on, for JMM to slug it out,which he did a bit of, but NOT ENOUGH and cursory at best, definitely agression below grade, to finish off Pacquiao... a now wounded and mildly meek beast. In my eyes, Pacquiao was toast if JMM RISKED a few more INITIATING attacks, followed by the successful bombs, crosses, uppercuts, beautiful combinations all that JMM seemingly employ at ease. However with over a full minute still left, tired of waiting for the JMM's all out barrage, and realising the come on failed miserably, Pac sensed its his turn to attack, and paying dearly each time, for the counters from JMM were even made more accurate with the decreased visibilty from Pac due to blood. After, surprisingly, JMM stopped holding ground, as he was giving a beat down holding his ground. He was again back on the counterpunch mode. One time he engaged, received a bloodied nose 7 seconds before the bell. Maybe, this is why. I am uncertain. With Pacquiao reduced to the defensive and momentarily blind, JMM clearly did not display a fighting level here, evident that his intentions were not just to "do enough" to win. Ominous, for in the next round, JMM received a huge geyser of a gash on the right eye from a Pac's power left hook the same little gash earlier on received from an unintentional headbutt. Pac was the agressor. Altough it could have easily gone to a draw had the fight lacked a KD. The KD is the thing that JMM did not realize he needed to erase or negate from the judges card. And the KD that Pacquiao earned dilligently regardless if it came with fistburgers in the process. JMM was the champion, but he certainly was the one fighting with a chip on his shoulders, with omething to prove, carrying weight up his shoulder and all.