Looking at Pacquiao’s Next Bout
May 25th, 2009
By Manuel Perez: Although nothing has yet to be said about who Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent will be, you can bet that it won’t be dangerous fighters like Miguel Cotto or Shane Mosley. There’s no way that Bob Arum is going to let Pacquiao be out in with such risky fighters like these when there’s a potential huge money fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. just down the road.
It doesn’t matter if Cotto or Mosley was forced to melt down to 142 or whatever insane catch weight that Pacquiao’s team asks for, it would still likely wind up with Pacquiao taking a severe beating from these guys after they re-hydrate up to near 160.
Freddie Roach has to know this to, which is why Pacquiao probably won’t be fighting Cotto or Mosley anytime soon. Below, I’ve listed the fighters that will most likely be selected as Pacquiao’s next victim.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. – Of all the potential opponents for Pacquiao, I see Chavez Jr. as being the most likely one picked to be the sacrificial lamb for Manny to slaughter and look good against. Chavez, 23, has a grossly inflated record of 39-0, consisting of mainly C-class opponents and a couple B level fighters.
Chavez has his father’s (Julio Cesar Chavez, the great fighter from the 80s and 90s) name going for him and is a huge draw in the Mexican communities due to his father’s popularity. The only problem that would get in the way of this fight is that Chavez Jr. fights at light middleweight, meaning that he would have to take off a lot of weight just to get down to 147.
I doubt that he would be asked to come in at a weight lower than this like Cotto and Mosley are being asked to do. It wouldn’t be much of an issue for Pacquiao, because in theory he could easily win this fight even if he came into it weighing only 130 pounds. Chavez has struggled badly in his last three fights and had to work hard to beat Matt Vanda and Luciano Cuello, two B class fighters.
Edwin Valero – This is a fighter along the same lines as Chavez Jr. Valero has an unbeaten record against almost entirely soft opposition with only a couple decent fighters among the wins. And while Valero has a perfect record of 25-0 with 25 knockouts, the opponents that he has built up this record against have been average fighters to say the least.
Recently, there was a push to put Valero with the unbeaten Colombian knockout artist Breidis Prescott, but Valero quickly backed away from this fight, I can’t say I was surprised that Valero did this, because many boxing fans felt that Prescott would have knocked Valero out had they fought.
By Valero not fighting Prescott, it kind of reinforced my opinion about Valero wanting to keep his unbeaten record intact at the expense of soft opponents. Valero does have good power, albeit not at as good as Prescott from what I’ve seen of him, but Valero’s hand speed is poor and he fights like a crude slugger.
Valero is the perfect opponent for Pacquiao to beat without getting his hands dirty, and best of all, Valero has the built up unbeaten record still going for him. It would be easy to sell the fight to casual boxing public who would be ignorant that Valero has few wins over top level opponents.
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Now that PACMAN overshadowed COTTO.. is is a luck or a driven force of nature..that there is real a man on his time that submerged well-known boxer of time.. it is not the race war but its a fact that there is a man who is determined to win and a God gifted fist who can tremble an opponents legs… MAnny is one of a kind.. but he is not BOASTFUL.. He humbles his winning and accepts his fate..Hope mexican El TOrero will have the same heart as Manny Did…..
You don’t have to be Pac’s biggest fan, but if you HATE him, then you should buy Ms. Manuela Perez a beer, and get to know each other a little better. And when I say get to know each other, I mean take turns rubbing each other’s crotch while thinking about JMM. What’s there to hate about Pac anyway? Is it because all his fights are exciting? Maybe because he’s so damn polite? Maybe it’s how he’s so respectful of his opponents? You don’t have to be his biggest fan, but at least admit he’s a damn good fighter.
Manny is God’s greatest gift to the World of boxing. Hate him? Try rugby or cricket.
to Quetzalcoatl: What do you know about Navarrete?(not Navaretti you Moron!) did you know that Navarrete KOed lots of Mexicans? Get a life Quetzalcoatl! or should I say Manuel Perez? lol… Mexicans are like punching bags to Filipinos. accept that azzhole!
Manny fights all the great boxer specially in featherweight but they beat them all the great in that weight..he lost to morales bcoz of an hour b4 the fight they get a blood sample of him almost 50ml..that’s what u call mafia..bcoz u know mexican dont want to give the fight to the asian fighter that’s y they all do anythning to win…
on marquez pacquaio beat him twice no doubt of it!!!
in 1st match pacquiao KD JMM thrice..w/c means the score is 10-6 for rounds automatic for pacquiao..but the judges core it a draw..bcoz the featherweight belt is w/ the mexican..they dont want the belt to be w/ the pilipino foe..bt its obviously won by pacquaio a 1point win..
2nd match split decision yes..but in 3rd round pacman KD again marquez..obviously the winner of that fight is pacman..bcoz u cna see it in the solid punch..
yeah JMM is a good fighter bt u see..accept that pacquaio beats u..u didnt KD pacquiao..then why did u say ur the winner??and even u MR perez..i know bcoz ur a mexican too….
Pacquiao fights all the good fighter bigger than him..
Dela hoya is not drain on that fight..if ur a legend,u will not fight if u think ur not in ur good shape!!!!that’s all think of it Mr perez and other pacmans detractors…
He is better now than mayweather…….
thanks… pls resign in ur job..and dont write now bad things…ur a lier MR perez!!!!
I really hope Pacquiao dosent fight someone like chavez or valero as i see no point in these bouts, chavez is a coward in my opinion and bob arum is just doing some great buissness with him, Valero needs to have some more big fights before he fights pacquiao but that could be a super fight down the line. So who does pacquiao fight next ? I would not be surprized if pacquiao fights mosley as both need a fight and this would meen a titles in seventh weight diviosns. I think though if Boxing wants to keep this great roll of great fights going, please let Pacquiao fight mayweather in what would be a super fight of boxing
If you think about it, there are surely more people in Mexico than there are in the Philippines. Most likely, Mexico will have a lot more boxers than the Philippines. But I noticed something after reading an article on Ring Magazine. I looked at their top 10 boxers. It seems that out of the 10, there are 3 Mexicans and 2 Filipinos. And of course, the little Filipino known as the Pacman is number one. The other Filipino is Nonito Donaire. Although he’s not well known, he is known for knocking out a guy who’s been taking out Mexican boxers as well. Donaire knocked out Darchinyan, someone who made Jorge Arce look like an idiot. So really, it doesn’t matter how many Filipino or Mexican boxers there are out there, it depends on what they’re capable of doing. And so far, these boxers are making a name for themselves. But the one thing I know is that out of all of these fighters, Manny is the only one who seems to be PPV quality. Marquez is only on PPV when he fights PPV quality fighters such as Pacquiao and Mayweather. The last PPV fight he had, against Casamayor I believe, really didn’t make any money. Therefore, his next fight was straight up HBO. No matter how well Marquez does, he’s just not PPV material. No matter who you put Pacquiao up against, people will pay to watch the fight. If you put Marquez up with just anyone, guaranteed it won’t be ppv. Pacquiao fans always pay for the fight to support their favorite boxer. Marquez fans will all gather up at the closest bar that’s showing the fight for free. Therefore, why would Bob Arum want Manny to fight Marquez if it won’t make as much money as if he put Pacquiao up against Cotto, Mosley, or Mayweather. It’s just sad that Marquez is number 2 on the list but he’s not ppv material. It’s hard to believe that others such as Mosley and Cotto are behind Marquez in the ratings. They are equally as skilled and are more likely to have more ppv matches than Marquez. So all you Marquez nuthuggers, show some support for your fighter. If he’s so good, why aren’t people paying to watch him? On July 18, people will be paying to watch Floyd’s return, not Marquez. If Marquez is who they wanted to see, they would’ve made his match against Juan Diaz a ppv match.
nobody can beat the pacman rigth now, he is in the top of his game. it is his time, all others their time is finish. the legend has been establish in history when he defeated oscar. manny when he gets old only then he might be beaten by new younger boxer. its the nature of the game.
Pacman will wait for the winner of Mayweather JMM. There will be lots of talking on who gets what share and then eventually it will take place and finaly someone can beat Pacman!
I can see Manny fighting mosley next,Mosley is over due a fight and the winner will take on Floyd after he beats JMM.I honestly think Mosley will blow Pacman away in 5 rounds although i think Mosley is past his best he will still be 2 good for Manny.
if manny pacquiao fights mayweather he will lose on pts ,if he fights cotto he will get stop and if he fights mosley he will get knockout cold i think pacquiao will lose his next fight badly i mean badly even if he fights marquez he will still lose just like he lost twice to marquez end of the story pacquiao will lose next fight in october 2009
Que pobresita….
As the song goes:
To dream the impossible dream…
To fight the unbeatable foe…
Dream on Manuelita. It’s free..lol.
manny will beat the hell out of mosley cotto and mayweather nobody can beat him in his prime,go manny kick some black and mexican ass!!
manny is p4p king accept the fact,give him credit that he deserves!!!!