Manny of yesteryear would not have just stopped punching like he did. It would have been a hundred punches in the round and not a breather. Manny was clearly a different fighter to the one we are used to seeing and it was either age or injury. Manny has a lot of questions to answer if he wants to continue his career. If he could beat up someone like Thurman it would say a lot. If he gets beaten up by Thurman then it would say a lot too. Manny has to be in a meaningful fight and a Rios type comeback simply wouldn't cut it now. Manny has to prove he deserves a rematch and that means showing the eye of the tiger.
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