Pacquiao Revamped
August 7th, 2009
By Trevor Weis: Manny Pacquiao is dead. The brawling aggressor has changed, evolved; he’s not the Filipino slugger that caught our attention—he’s become the Living Legend that captures our hearts, our respect, and speaks to us on some inexplicable level; he’s become something else completely… He has sprinted full-speed ahead since his humbling loss to El Terrible in 2005, leading us boxing purists on a 10 fight, 4 year winning streak. One thing is certain: he is paying us back for our loyalty.
Ricky Hatton was wondering how he ended up on his knees before he even realized he ate a sharp right hook. Mayweather picked Hatton apart in ten. Pacquiao ran a train over him in two. Mayweather won a debatable split decision over De la Hoya; Pacquiao pushed the Golden Boy into retirement inside eight brutal rounds. And one must admire Mayweather’s technical and defensive ability—he doesn’t make exciting fights, but he knows how to win. The undefeated technician left the ring with his mouth running. He returned on the morning of Pacquiao’s big fight to talk himself up as the returning king; without saying a word, Pacquiao let everyone know who wears the crown right in the center of the ring.
When Pacquiao steps into the ring against the Puerto Rican Bull, Miguel Cotto, he will be challenging a legitimate welterweight champion, a top-10 RING Magazine pound for pound fighter, and a naturally bigger man. Floyd Mayweather should be taking notes right about now…
All I read about is why Pacquiao isn’t fighting Mosley, whether it’s fear or “cherry-picking.” Maybe Pacquiao doesn’t want to hear about how old and weight-drained Mosley would be, or how Mosley was out-pointed by Cotto in a unanimous decision in 2007. In fighting Cotto, Pacquiao is trying to beat the man that beat the man; even though I can see no way to fault Pacquiao should he emerge victorious, I’m sure on Sunday, November 15th, the blogs will be riddled with “Cotto was damaged goods.”
Maybe we should praise Pacquiao for the feats he’s reached, the wars he’s waged, and the bigger boxers he’s bested. Everyone has weaknesses, even Manny. Just because Pacquiao and his three-time trainer of the year, Freddie Roach, can create and execute a near flawless game plan, that doesn’t make him a cherry-picker. It makes him dangerous.
The post De La Hoya era belongs to Manny Pacquiao, boxing’s biggest draw and most marketable star. Mayweather can contest the loss of his throne, but cannot rightfully reclaim it until the ruler of boxing has been unseated.
Instead of contesting his recent wins, dissecting the weaknesses of his defeated opponents, and criticizing him for demanding catch weights when challenging naturally larger and stronger opponents, all I have to say is this: how blessed we are to have a champion, a courageous warrior like Manny Pacquiao.
With humility, grace, and undeniable skill, Pacquiao is paving his own way in boxing history.
All hail our King.
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Amen to that! Great Article! Finally, someone who sees things the way it should be called.
Expect this excuse next morning after the fight….”Cotto is damaged goods”! I could see it already…
Get a life Trevor.
Nice read, wonderful article. At last boxing24 came up with soothing ones courtesy of Mr. Weis. God Bless you sir.
Beautiful article from a smart writer! Continue your work. You just speak the truth about Pacman.
well, both of them have advantages and disadvantages so everything remains the be seen. watch cotto vs pacquiao live here
TO no.17TanauanKid, no.12Haggis, no.44what_the_hell.. the 3 of you dont believe in the capacity of Pacquiao..
How much are u willing to bet on Cotto?
oddsmakers readily pegged Pacquiao an overwhelming 2-1 favorite.
Over at the sportsbook windows, that’s double-your-money for those who would dare go for Cotto.
On the other hand, you need to shell out $200 in order to collect a measly $100 dividend in the event of an expected Pacquiao win. think about that
wayne lord, you honestly believe everything what ring magazine has to say about any boxing topic? i think you should watch and study boxing more and not get so influenced too much on what the biased editor has to say all the time…why don’t you make your own observations! that’s who true boxing fans are…
Tell this to Manuel Perez Mr.Trevor and he will punch you in the back of the head when ur not looking. =)
If someone will questioned Pacquiao´s behavior today after so many success in all his life, whether his fans or no fans must be clueless. He is just a generous and humble man who works very, very hard and lucky enough to earn million of dollars in his generation for his family and people he loves. A lot of people will find this impossible and hypocricy or person like this never exist, but the truth is, he is just a simple man who wants to help those people in need, whether you believe it or not! That is his nature, an inherited generosity and humility from his mother.
This article of full of praises without mentioning the truth.
Except for speed, Cotto is much better than Pacquiao. Cotto is bigger, younger, stronger and tougher fighter. Come the day, when he shows his rapid punches to twist Pac’s neck.
“p4p best” that’s only a marketing tool and you suckas who don’t know anything about boxing fall for that crap!
filipino-tri star, are you sometimes not proud to be a pinoy because the shame you have endured from the corrupt politicians?
pacman what a legend but pretty boy floyd will kill him there is one ricky hatton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but i love pretty boy floyd!!
UP THE BRITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice article…Just when I was losing interests as this site was turning into a negative (fill in any boxer name here) hating site, that was losing crediblity by the article, someone finally writes a nice compelling article, stating his opinions and using facts to back it up. Great article…we need more praise in this site, less hate.
WTF? You guys are Crazy! Is there a seceret Pac cult? Whats going on up in here? Are you guys sacraficing sheep in Pacqitas Name too?
Pac man is just some one who know how to bargin to drain your weight as much as possible to fight him! You guys need to snap out of it! Look at the facts! and most important get a life!!!!
amen to that mr. trevor nice piece of work!!shame on you tanauan kid1
Kudos for the article
good job well done
Its a good read but…the word “All hail our King” proves that this article is not the work of a professional. Don’t get me wrong, at least you’re not one of those writers like Liam and Manuel Perez whose most of their articles are bias.
Manny Pacquiao also fought a Zahir Raheem leftover in Erik Morales.
Manny Pacquiao also a Zahir Raheem leftover in Erik Morales.
Manny Pacquiao fought Floyd Mayweather leftovers in Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya.
Cotto just recently won a fight. Who says he’s a damaged good? Those who says he’s damaged good are just making excuses before the fact. Or are they just playing it safe in the event Pacquiao wins?
man, cotto is too slow! watch his vids.. slow reactions.
The Most Accurate Opinion out here..
Weis, I guess it was real convenient to leave out that Roach was the first to suggest that Cotto is “damaged goods” when he said they would expose Cotto. He said that he hasn’t been the same since the Margarito fight. It’s also too convenient to leave out all the trash that Manny’s lawyers and other people in his camp have been saying about Cotto. Things like how it will be an easy fight. Then you sissies get your panties in a bunch when some ignorant f–k writes some stupid chiet. Everyone knows Cotto is not the same recently but who would would have picked Manny if he was facing the Cotto that faced Mosely?
In his conversation with Brian Kenny of ESPN, Teddy Atlas already said that Cotto is a “damaged goods” after he fought Clottey. Atlas, though, recognized Cotto’s courage and heart because he did not give up the fight despite the cut in his head.
Realistically, I think Pacquiao’s advantage is his relationship with Freddie Roach. Cotto on the other hand has just established his training under a new coach after his falling out with his uncle/former coach. In terms of speed, power, determination and other elements, I think this would be a real test for both men. I still chose Pacquiao, although he is the smaller man.
Only sore and angry losers make excuses.
Not patronizing, but certainly the right way with which and how we should judge Pacquiao’s appeal.
hello, i am miguel cotto and i like manny pacquiao’s boobs. ( o )( 0 )
Hey ARTICLE SUCKS! you maybe right that this writer is just giving his opinion, same as perez and santiago, but at least his giving credits where its due.
Facts and Figure make sense!
Unlike perez and santiago, full of hallucination.
HEY TANAUAN KID AND HAGGIS YA DONT KNOW CRAP ABOUT BOXING!
THIS IS THE MOST ACCURATE WRITING IVE SEEN ON THIS SITE EVER- U ARE EXACTLY RIGHT!
Wow! someone is a big Pac fan…Good read but.
All hail “your” King? Shows how shallow you are, calling an over-hyped, over-protected, handicap-forcing fighter your king. Sure, King of All Frauds.
Several things you should consider: Oscar was in so many fight and ready to sing his swan song long before Pacquiao. Going in weight drained was just the perfect time to fold. Seriously, who is Hatton? Who did he beat? He was a confident overrated, nothing more. When he was KOed by Floyd Jr, his only edge, being his confidence, was forever damaged. If that wasn’t bad enough, Floyd Sr. did more damage in his own way.
King? Yours, maybe. Not mine. Pacquiao will need a King size mattress to sleep on when Cotto sends his ar$e to slumberland.
~ Batangueño, the Immortal
Hes not dead ! ?
WHAT MAKES U MORONS THINK THAT THIS ARTICLE MAKES SENSE. THAT’S WHAT I WANNA KNOW. THIS CLOWN JUS STATING HIS OPINION JUS LIKE SANTIAGO AND PEREZ ARE. WHAT A BUNCH OF JOKESTERS
Trevor Weis! your like another Perez and Liam.. all on pacmans nuts!! article sucks and is your opinion only!
pacman rules. cotto retires after november 14.
I like this article.. very creative.
FInally a good article came out of this site! All I ever read was nonsense from that idiot Perez. Thank you Weis!
Very objective article. Please e-mail a copy to Liam Santiago (boxing nincompoop) and Perez (pachater-always contest pac wins to get hits)
Thanks Guys–I’d been posting comments on Manuel Perez and Liam Santiago’s articles as “T-Funk,” and just became so disgusted that I decided to give them an example of a real boxing article
I appreciate the kudos and will try to pump out more articles to offset the crap those other two spew out.
hahahahaha, manny pacquiao is the complete packages, the dynamitsm, a true elite fighter. uncomparable ring violence bar none. the most xciting fighter of this boxing era. so good that even if you tied one of his hand, most fighter would still have a hard time defeating him.
hahahahah Nicely done, Mr. Weis.
“Instead of contesting his recent wins, dissecting the weaknesses of his defeated opponents, and criticizing him for demanding catch weights when challenging naturally larger and stronger opponents, all I have to say is this: how blessed we are to have a champion, a courageous warrior like Manny Pacquiao.”
People are plain wrong and legitimately stupid for arguing that Cotto is at a disadvantage at 145, when Pacquiao made a obsenely larger jumps from 112 just to get into the ring with these guys. This was the case true for Dela hoya and Hatton. To be honest, Pacquiao was right to demand a catch weight of 143, that would have been more than fair.
Nicely done, Mr. Weis.
cotto knocks out pac in the 10th round
A MAN WHO TALKS SOME F??K1NG SENSE YOU SUPRIZE ME I THOUGHT MOST OF YOU WRITERS WERE SERIOUS NEO MANNY NICE WRITE UP