By the way Manny is only half an inch shorter than Ricky and he also has a two inch reach advantage, and what weight was Manny on the night of the De La Hoya fight around the 149 mark please correct me (short term memorie loss lol ) if I am wrong and Rickys best fighting weight on fight night is the same so tbh thier ain't a lot of differance maybe Ricks stronger physically but theres not much in it. So if Ricky looses it wont be a shock to me, its going to be a very tough fight, edge of your seat stuff if you are fan like me, both guys have good chance of victory. Got to go with Ricky on this one as he has the form at the weight and is used to getting clumped by bigger guys, I reallly think when Manny feels genuine power @ the weight he is going to be shocked and fight back like the warrior he is and that will be his downfall he will trade, he loves it, be it a body shot or just a general wearing down Ricky will be on him if wants a war.
On the other hand Manny has faster feet and could just box all night in and out landing 1-2s and moving off but I cant see that, Manny lets his heart rule his head and thats why we love him so much. If Manny pulls it off in style he should get total respect from all on here, as somone said no amature career, thats got be amazing in the modern game at this level.