The fix is in

**Salty** · 12-07-2008 08:48 AM

He looked like he let Pacman in most of the time, I was shouting at the bloody screen, I don't know it just seemed off to me compared to his other fights. I mean he quit on his stool in 8 rounds, sure he was taking a beating but he didn't try anything different, it was frustrating to watch.

**Dizaster** · 12-07-2008 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Salty

He looked like he let Pacman in most of the time, I was shouting at the bloody screen, I don't know it just seemed off to me compared to his other fights. I mean he quit on his stool in 8 rounds, sure he was taking a beating but he didn't try anything different, it was frustrating to watch.

I felt that sort of frustration when he was fighting Floyd, and at some stages he was executing a winning game plan, and then without much pressure from Floyd, he would just drop the game plan and not execute anything... Tonight I mean, he did absolutely nothing at all. He didn't have the arsenal to knock over a dead cow... You would think he would at least throw a bit more..
I felt the same with with Jones in his later fights.. If he threw some punches he could have turned the fights, as well as take something off the offense of their opponent.. But an opponent who isn't fighting back isn't hard to beat... A good defense really does need to be a good offense.. Or at least, ANY offense.. And the fact he offered little if ANY offense tonight pretty much secured his fate regardless of what Manny did...

It's frustrating as hell watching a fighter not fight back.. But obviously mentally he was done...