My Thoughts Now Everything Has Calmed Down.

[CGM]

Manny Pacquiao was superb his handspeed didn't change one bit, despite moving up two weightclasses. I also liked the way he picked his shots and countered, he never got too wild and let his warrior instinct take over.

But the thing that impressed me the most was his defense. Its improved so much the way he was making ODLH miss with his upper body movement, and the way he was catching ODLH's jab's with his glove's was just masterful to watch.

But i have to say ODLH looked flat as a pancake, and you may not believe this. But i said to my friend as soon as i heard Manny Pacquiao weighed more than ODLH. when they rehydrated.

I changed my pick and went with Manny Pacquiao. I knew as soon as that comment was made ODLH would be badly weight drained, and he was he also didn't look right to me when he was warming up or when he was in the ring.

He looked really tense and nervous where as Manny Pacquiao, didn't look like he had a care in the world. Especially since Manny Pacquiao is carrying his whole country on his shoulders, i think he deals with the pressure brilliantly.

As for Manny Pacquiao's future opponents, i think he beats Ricky Hatton no question. Manny Pacquiao is a Southpaw, and Ricky Hatton has struggled against Southpaw's since he was an Amateur. Plus Manny Pacquiao has great speed another attribute. Ricky Hatton struggles against badly against.

I think Manny Pacquiao could easily box on the outside, and pick apart Ricky Hatton on the outside. I do think Ricky Hatton would make it much more competitive than ODLH did, because Ricky Hatton is better at cutting off the ring.

And getting close to his opponents because he has very quick feet, whether or not he will be able to do anything once he gets on the inside i have no idea. But i think the smart bet here would be Manny Pacquiao UD.

As for Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Jr, no doubt i'll still go with my boy Floyd Mayweather Jr. He is all wrong for Manny Pacquiao IMO, he is a counter puncher/he is constantly on the backfoot/Manny Pacquiao likes opponents to come to him/he has an excellent straight right hand lead/And he is amazingly hard to hit./

I think Floyd Mayweather Jr would outpoint Manny Pacquiao. In a competitive exciting but i think it should happen, and as i said before if Manny Pacquiao beat ODLH it should happen, it would be a fight between the two beat P4P fighters which hasn't happened since. Pernell Whitaker vs Julio Cesar Chavez.

It would be a great event so why not ? i just hope there isn't any excuses. If Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao, like weight excuses and ETC. Manny Pacquiao is very comfortable at Welterweight and all of his attributes he had at Lightweight he has carried up to Welterweight.

People don't realize is that there size difference isn't that much at all. When Manny Pacquiao was fighting at Flyweight, he was 16/17. Now how much did you guys weigh when you was that age ? and how much do you weigh now ? when i was 16 i was just about 140, now at 19 im 164. And i still have more growing to do because im not a fully grown man yet.

Manny Pacquiao is now at his peak weight wise. He has fully grown into his body now. And him putting on 20+ since he was 16/17 is perfectly normal for most men, Floyd Mayweather when he rehydrated against ODLH was 149 pounds and that was his limit, and Manny Pacquiao was 148 and a half pounds.

So really and truthfully if Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao, he deserves all the credit in the world. Lasty i would just like to say, i lost a few bets regarding this fight. But i said if i lost i wouldn't be disappointed because i was rooting for Manny Pacquiao, he was amazing and im glad i lost the bets now. Manny Pacquiao winning was better for the sport, and i wish him good luck in the future. He's the modern day Henry Armstrong incredible.

Alright! A voice of reason on the whole "moving up in weight" thing. reps for that.

Pac was Awesome last night but 1 thing i will say is its easy to look good against a guy who is not throwing punches

I agree with the bitch (TysonBruno?) here.

[C-Lo]

ICE, GREAT POST!

I always like to wait til the forums calm down before posting something again after a big fight. I think a fight with Hatton is almost a sure thing. If Manny wins that fight, then a fight with Mayweather would just be too easy to sell.

The one thing I would be most curious to know is if Floyd's antics can get to Manny being that he never takes anything personal.

I at first thought a fight with Floyd would be a mismatch physically. After seeing the fight last night, it would be on even ground completely. A Manny win is GREAT for the sport of boxing. Upcoming fights with Hatton and Mayweather would be HUGE EVENTS! Even bigger than "The Dream Match"

[Chino]

If Floyd came out of retirement for a big payday against Pac, I would give the edge to Floyd just for how he has pretty much shown NO FLAWS in the ring. Then again, I could get another surprise with a Pac win. It would make an interesting fight. I want to see Pac loose not because I dislike Pac but because I want to see how his fans react. But I rather see Floyd loose and see how he takes it. Same thing with ODLH when I wanted to see him loose not so much because I didn't like ODLH but because I wanted to see HBO's reaction .

If Pac can go up and down in weight like Armstrong did, then lots of exciting fights await us as well as big paychecks for him, he deserves them.

[josef4334]

If Floyd came out of retirement for a big payday against Pac, I would give the edge to Floyd just for how he has pretty much shown NO FLAWS in the ring. Then again, I could get another surprise with a Pac win. It would make an interesting fight. I want to see Pac loose not because I dislike Pac but because I want to see how his fans react. But I rather see Floyd loose and see how he takes it. Same thing with ODLH when I wanted to see him loose not so much because I didn't like ODLH but because I wanted to see HBO's reaction .

If Pac can go up and down in weight like Armstrong did, then lots of exciting fights await us as well as big paychecks for him, he deserves them.

pac lost to morales before. im sure you were already on this site when that happend. life went on and pac got his revenge.. twice! thats just how it is man.. you win some you lose some. father time will catch up with pac as it did to other fighters and the torch will be passed on once again. dont worry, we will be hurt when he loses but life has to go on and you know he will be back.

[ICB]

If Floyd came out of retirement for a big payday against Pac, I would give the edge to Floyd just for how he has pretty much shown NO FLAWS in the ring. Then again, I could get another surprise with a Pac win. It would make an interesting fight. I want to see Pac loose not because I dislike Pac but because I want to see how his fans react. But I rather see Floyd loose and see how he takes it. Same thing with ODLH when I wanted to see him loose not so much because I didn't like ODLH but because I wanted to see HBO's reaction .

If Pac can go up and down in weight like Armstrong did, then lots of exciting fights await us as well as big paychecks for him, he deserves them.

pac lost to morales before. im sure you were already on this site when that happend. life went on and pac got his revenge.. twice! thats just how it is man.. you win some you lose some. father time will catch up with pac as it did to other fighters and the torch will be passed on once again. dont worry, we will be hurt when he loses but life has to go on and you know he will be back.

Class post.

[Bomp]

ICE, GREAT POST!

I always like to wait til the forums calm down before posting something again after a big fight. I think a fight with Hatton is almost a sure thing. If Manny wins that fight, then a fight with Mayweather would just be too easy to sell.

The one thing I would be most curious to know is if Floyd's antics can get to Manny being that he never takes anything personal.

I at first thought a fight with Floyd would be a mismatch physically. After seeing the fight last night, it would be on even ground completely. A Manny win is GREAT for the sport of boxing. Upcoming fights with Hatton and Mayweather would be HUGE EVENTS! Even bigger than "The Dream Match"

I think it'll go down the same way, they'll cash in on hatton BEFORE getting to Floyd. If Pac can do a number on Hatton then Floyd will find it hard to refuse.

In an ideal world Floyd would come back a little earlier and take on one of the bonafide welters (Williams/Marg), if he could beat one of those AND Pac, then his legacy could never be doubted.