
Originally Posted by
Pacstraightleft
He fought PBF didn't he?
Its a different kind of speed, PBF is countering you, he generally throws at one speed, Pacquiao throws at different speeds and he throws combinations of straight punches which is rare, and he has great timing coming forward, and I definitely think Pacquiao's footspeed will play a huge role if he can use it properly, but he obviously isn't a defensive fighter, and Oscar is pretty quick himself, but I think Oscar will be wide open for Pacquiao's shots.
The one thing I do notice is that Oscar doesn't counter too often anymore, when PBF was throwing punches Oscar was too focused on blocking them, same with against Forbes. If Pacquiao can't get a high work rate going (albeit very hard against the size, skill, and speed of Oscar) I really wonder if Oscar will be able to respond.
One thing I worry about Pacquiao is that Roach is set on Oscar showing up with no right cross, but Oscar used one effectively against Pernell Whitaker, and landed it as much as anything against him. Oscar has a much better right hand than he used, and if the Pacquiao corner is banking on Oscar being a one handed fighter then they are fighting a lost cause.
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