I had the fight even at the half way mark, but Manny did diddly squat in the second half. Even early he showed little fire, his combo's were ragged, his footwork was poor. Manny seemed to be asleep in the first round and all that grinning. Where was the anger, the fury, the will? That was a poor imitation of Manny Pac, but it wasn't just physical. The grinning and complicity in fighting a Mayweather type of fight suggested that mentally Manny wasn't up for the job. Just maybe this is a man who is too rich, too comfortable, too in love with his life, and it maybe wasn't just a physical injury. I don't know. Maybe he was resigned because of the injury, but to take that money knowing that? I couldn't rest easy knowing I had duped so many. Manny certainly hasn't been looking to seek and destroy for a long time now and that was one of the lamest assaults on Mayweather ever seen. Manny needs to look in the mirror, stop smiling and ask A LOT of questions. He is nearly 37. If he doesn't have it then walk away, but if he has then lay it on the line and show the world and do it for enough money to cover his team and just know he gave it his best shot. It's time for some post Clubber Laing evaluation. Jinkee needs to do an Adrien, look him in the eye and say 'Manny, what do you want?'.
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