Race to 147: The smaller man still has the advantage

[XaduBoxer]

Does PAC has a chance against Hoya? Of course yes, I give him 1% chance of beating Hoya.

Does Margarito has a chance against Hoya? Yes, bigger chance maybe 60%.

This will be Hoya's last fight. Who do you consider more deserving to have that one last huge payday with Hoya? PAC who gave us so many exciting and entertaining fights over the years or Margarito?

I have nothing against Margarito but I think PAC deserves more in having this last shot against the Golden Boy of boxing. PAC will not be here for long, he will be retiring next year since he will be running for a political office in the Philippines May 2010 elections.

It's time for boxing to return the favor to PAC. He always try to give his best and to please the fans in his every fight. This is evident when PAC reached the pinnacle of being a boxer, claiming the no. 1 P4P best boxer in the world.

PAC also wants to seek bigger risks and bigger challenges. Let's support what he wanted to further achieve in his last year in boxing.

[Pavlik]

It's (almost) official: Golden Boy will take on Pac-Man - Chris Mannix - SI.com

Winning is out of the question for me, I just pray that PAC does not end up getting a TBI(Traumatic Brain Injury) or any other life threatening conditions after this fight.

This sounds like a traumatic year for me, first Cotto lost to Margarito, then Pavlik takes his chance against Hopkins, and PAC faces Goliath in ODLH

[XaduBoxer]

It's (almost) official: Golden Boy�will take on Pac-Man - Chris Mannix - SI.com

Winning is out of the question for me, I just pray that PAC does not end up getting a TBI(Traumatic Brain Injury) or any other life threatening conditions after this fight.

This sounds like a traumatic year for me, first Cotto lost to Margarito, then Pavlik takes his chance against Hopkins, and PAC faces Goliath in ODLH

I'm not that high on Cotto... I believe Pavlik can handle the tough B-Hop and PAC can survive the giant Hoya... Hope I'm right...

[Taeth]

Pacquaio has good enough defense. He is also very, very fast. Maybe not quite Mayweather fast, but he is faster then Whitaker and he hits harder than either. I think if he can maintain his movement that he will be able to throw Oscar off. The biggest question is can Pacquaio take Oscar's punch? Pacquaio will have a better chin at 147 because he will weight lift, his neck will get thicker as will his back, and he will spar with bigger guys. Oscar does have a good right hand, but its not as good as Marquez's which found Pacquaio plenty in that fight. That being said Roach has recently trained both Pacquaio and Oscar, and he has a reason to believe that Manny can win this.

As for the Margarito thing. I can't see MArgarito beating Oscar. He doesn't hit hard enough, he isn't a good enough boxer, and Oscar doesn't crumble unless its against Bernard Hopkins who is far better than Tony.

[Panadzzz]

Pac has the speed as his advantage. He also is more younger and has a trainer who trained both hoya and pac, so he knows both strengths and weaknesses of both fighters. However i still don't know if pac can take the punch of a light middleweight guy in hoya. That said, pac's only ace for me is to take hoya from the outside imo. I think hoya is very dangerous in the inside... i'm rooting of course for pac to win this one.