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I think @ 168 manfredo is more comfortable and as far as KO power... I think his punches are as hard if not a little harder then Calzaghes, though calzaghe would whoop them. A Lacy fight would be good and a battle but dangerous... Peters never been Knocked down as a pro and has a great chin as we saw against frankie randall years ago... I wish the contender people would let the poor kid fight and stop reigning him in so as not to spoil the contender ora with a loss
I agree with you, I think this would be a good time for him to take a fight with Lacy. With Lacy's first bout back he will still be working on implementing a new style (if he decides to try to box more). I think that would be an opportune time to take him. Manfredo doesnt have the power to do what Joe did, but I think he could outbox him. He would have to watch out for Lacy's power, Manfredo is not as slick as Joe and it would be a matter of when he gets hit how well he takes it. I dont know if it is the Contender people holding him back or if it is the competition that is not sure of him. AS some people like to call him "the game show fighter" is he for real or not is what I think most people are trying to gauge at this point. I think most people agree that Pemberton is shot, but what if it was just that Manfredo had improved that much?
He's got FREDDIE ROACH in that corner now......I think he is only getting better in both skills and power....he's getting more settled in his natural weight class.....