Originally Posted by
miles
Originally Posted by
zhubin
How to beat Manny?! IMO...Marquez beat him twice. You can also beat him by not being 1) one dimensional 2) past your prime 3) weight drained from trying to make a catch weight. You definitely don't want to be all three. haha!
This.
Marquez has already shown how to outbox Manny Pac twice.
Pac has looked great as he has climbed up the weight classes, but he has been selecting the opponents very carefully and that should not be overlooked. The last time Pac was in with an accurate, razor sharp counter puncher still in his prime he got outboxed.
If there was a Marquez who could carry himself at WW I would expect him to produce a similar result, but I just don't think Marquez at 37 can carry that kind of weight and be as effective.
Ah hindsight is 20/20 isn't it? If I'm not mistaken, a lot of people on this board picked Pac to lose to these so called "handpicked" opponents. The Hatton threads and the Cotto threads are prime examples. And after those victories it's "handpicked" opponents as the excuse along with a myriad of others such as weight drain, damage, aged, mediocre, too small, etc.
It would have been great if they said this before the results took place. But all of a sudden people want to act like they're Nostradamus after the fact when they completely said a different thing prior to the fight.
This isn't just with Pacquiao but any boxer. I'm sorry to say this, but hindsight boxing fans are the worst of the lot.
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