“Pac” Backpedaling
November 6th, 2009
By Trevor Weis – Milwaukee, WI – By nature, humans are brash and outspoken, boldly predicting what looms ahead with confident conviction. But time tends to clean the lens: hindsight provides 20/20 vision. And with that in mind, I thought back to the eager anticipation, the unwavering predictions from Manny Pacquiao’s last two mega-fights–”contests” which are now brought into question, even disregarded after the impossible was accomplished.
And now that the dust has settled and De La Hoya is throwing promotional punches full-time, the world seems to forget the way it was “supposed” to go. In factual comparison with all bias aside, Mayweather himself challenged a tough lightweight in Juan Manuel Marquez, at a catch-weight of 144 lbs (although Mayweather ignored the limit). With the blue-print of Pacquiao/De La Hoya scrapped and the finished product cemented, some were giving Marquez a fighting chance, largely due to his blood-and-guts wars with Pacquiao, the new Pound for Pound king.
But unlike the “Dream Match,” the fight followed the predicted script, with the bigger and stronger Mayweather soundly beating a “tough little guy.” Meanwhile, Mayweather’s iconic rival went on to assassinate the bigger Hitman inside of two rounds. Roach predicted a KO inside of three rounds, which many scoffed at during the prelude to the fight. And although Manny was the betting favorite following his Goliath-like slaying of De La Hoya at 147 lbs, he was facing a prime RING champion in his own 140 lb weight class.
But boxing has no season, and as the fight calendar moves forward and new anticipations are found, fans tend to forget that Manny Pacquiao is defying the odds. De La Hoya writes in his exclusive RING blog that Pacquiao never hurt him with any punches, yet his swollen face and post-hospital visit beg to differ. And while Mayweather stays busy fighting radio DJ’s like RA the Rugged Man, Pacquiao prepares for the fight of his career in Miguel Cotto. Much like his fight against the bigger and stronger Hatton, Pacquiao is already a 2-1 favorite over the bigger, stronger, prime, and natural welterweight.
Some have stated in the aftermath that Pacquiao “cherry-picked” Oscar and Ricky, weight-drained and overrated, although both defeated foes were the one’s to challenge the newly-crowned king. And in challenging Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao is doing what Mayweather should have done, and may be favored by odds-makers and sports-betters, but at least one boxing purist views this fight as even. Anyone who disagrees is seriously underestimating both warriors.
On the morning of November 15th, listen to the whispers around the boxing world. Will they say “Miguel Cotto was damaged goods,” even after boldly predicting an end to Pacquiao’s reign? Or will Cotto emerge victorious and restore logical thinking, executing the predicted-ending that was written off and forgotten after Pacquiao shocked the world? Maybe RA the Rugged Man can challenge the winner after his TKO of Mayweather.
No matter the outcome, fight fans can rejoice, witnessing the best fight the best. All predictions, heated debates, and personal opinions aside, we should embrace the winner and finally give them the credit he deserves. If Pacquiao’s hand is raised, we will know that Pacquiao bested a prime, welterweight champion, and all other squabbles about Oscar’s weight and Hatton’s lack of skills should be left behind. And if the Caguas Crusher celebrates in victory, he will have beaten Manny Pacquiao, the man that defied the odds. As fight fans of the Sweet Science, back-peddling to excuses is trivial, yet some writers continue to live in the past. I for one am looking forward to the future, and an entire year of new anticipations to discover.
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hearing anything now from mr manuel perez now have not we?
[quote]COTTO WILL DESTROY THE LIL FLIP IN SEVEN[/quote]
Oh lord
bwahahahahahahahahahaha
It was actually Cotto who is backpedaling
wow… first article that follows good logic and sound reasoning. keep it up
*****Five Star Article. Good Job. Very unbiased. This site should have more writer like you.
great article mate. keep it up
double standard, manuel perez has.
fine article.
i think you’re right. some ‘experts’ just don’t want to back track on what they said, so they make up excuses if their predictions were off. pacquiao might have ‘cherry picked’ his opponents but look at what he had done to them cherries.
btw, there are cherries in the pacman game.
very very nice article chief, manuela perez you suck
booo! ur article is not as xciting as mine.. im writing s2pid articles coz im s2pid monster… thats y s2pid persons like my work..
Manny wins hands down with speed, power, & stamina…
If PACMAN wins he can not be denied as P4P best.
Good work this article was a pleasure to read.
great work. at last, something with sense in this site. hey Manuela, learn from trevor.
cotto is about to be listed among the victims of this era’s henry armstrong.
keep your good work always….
you’re a good writer….very good article, not like mr perez article… sad to say, he dont know how to make a report…..i may say to him that he’s better to have study for masteral degree for that position……
great article!!!! liam and manuela are stupido writers… they are boxing idiots!!!!!!
I couldn’t agree more.
Liam and myself disagree with this article. We hate Pacquiao and he doesn’t deserve any credit.
Our hero Juan Manuel Marquez should be the one making the millions. Look he even drank his own pee to millions and millions of viewers..Everyone please cheer for our Mexican Marquez, si..he is numero uno!!!
Miguel will be hitting air; he is too slow, Manny’s foot-work will frustrate Miguel to the point that he will hold Manny’s head with one hand & punch with his head with his free hand; like how Oscar & Ricky did. Miguel will have to resort to cheat tactics…no worries, Manny’s got it covered…he will slap his gloves in protest, he will suck-it-up & BANG throws his right hook for the KO & Miguel will wake-up in Puerto Rico’s canefields thinking he won………
excuses will always come right after the fight, no matter what. pacquiao camp is already used to this script following a fight. what is new?
love the reference to RA the Rugged Man TKO’ing Floyd Mayweather, just heard the radio recording last night and it was HILARIOUS!! Everyone, Mayweather haters and lovers need to hear it. I myself think Mayweather is a great fighter, but RA put him in his place.
Once again you prove that you have no life Trevor.
Very objective, the truth has been told, probably those that buy what roach says disagree, because they know nothing about boxing, not a speck.
good article…
Roach worried about that Cotto will exceed 147lbs on the night fight, did any one ask Roach why his boy Pacman always heavier with his opponent on the night fight
Do Pacman add more weight than Marques to boast his stamina over Marquez. With Pacman Long reach advantage and adding extra weight, does this give Pacman advantages. Why? Do Pacman put so much weight than the other fighter on the night of the fight. The night of the fight Hatton vs Pacman their weight are not posted . Do Pacman is more heavier than Hatton that night, If he was I guest Roach discovered a technique to gain advantage with the other fighters with-out using steroids, by gaining more weight than your opponent and retaining speed = more fire power. In Pacquiao vs Cotto as u have examine, Cotto has all the advantage, one reason Roach are worried, except the fight of that night we will see if Pacman has a weight advantage again.
How did Pacman gain so much weight in Pacman vs Marquez fight in a matter of very short day. It could boost your stamina with- out using steroids but it is also dangerous to Human health.
In boxing rule once a fighter win the title, he has nine months to defend this title, but Roach know by defending a title or unifying it, will not make you great. Instead of defending it, and the possibility that Pacman will lose, so he jump to a higher weight by carefully picking the right opponent considering height, reach and adding more weight to Pacman that will boost his fighter stamina for high percentage of winning . Roach goal is to make his fighter achieve six belt in different division ,and know that he’s fighter achieve his goal, he want to be in history and this is he’s final masterpiece to achieve a seven belt in different division, that will shoot him to stardom. Now Roach are doing everything to have a better advantage with Cotto. After Pacman win , he’s ready to retired and he has so many excuse to do so. First he could declare I have nothing to prove, Second I will run for government office. This is a quick and unique way to be a great man with-out loosing Pacman and Roach credibility, it’s like stealing candy to a little kids.
the owner of this site block my comment. he dont want any one see it.Its hard to swallow the truth
Finally, a very objective and unbiased article.
Very interesting. Thumbs up!
wow keep going on man, i love reading this article. very very good article.you are one of the best writer.Mr. Perez please read this article how it was writen.
great article for a decade. at last there is one here who is not like manuel perez. cheers.
What an article…indeed. Very splendid and intelligent comments. What more can I say, “May your tribe increase A THOUSAND FOLD”! I’m too glad to see and read a very sensible article such as this one…
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!
It’s gonna be GODZILLA against KING KONG NOV 14th!!!
“Cotto is a beast and Pacquiao is a monster”…quick, somebody hide the Japs. Godzilla, Godzilla!
WOW! Now that’s how you write an article. I agree cotto is a beast and pacquiao is a monster. It’s gonna be pure hell in the ring that night. I can’t wait.
Excellent read. Agree 100%. People who can’t see this fight as incredibly even don’t know squat about boxing. For Pacquiao to come from 106 to being a credible challenger to a true, prime welter is an accomplishment in itself. I really don’t see any other matchups out there that have the explosive potential as this fight. Just thinking about it gives me a boner….
Don’t listen to this writer, he’s not bias like me.
But I really like your article though. You should teach me how to write.
cotto p4p for 2010
great article, if Manny wins I’m sure Cotto fan will complain about the catch up weight. Pacman will destroy cotto, and Manuel Perez will jump over a bridge, better yet he will hang himself….he should
Best article on this site in very long time.
Great Article !! You should put MP out of business.
Is Manuel Perez and Liam Santiago can write a well written not bias article in this site?
Hope Mr. Weis will contribute more write ups..
enjoyed tne article very much! tnx
unbiased and well written article…
Bull shiiit!!! De La Hoya was weight drained, Hatton was over trained, and Marquez beat Pacquiao!!! Cotto is going to bloody beat Pacquiao and I am going to enjoy the blood gushing from Pacquiao ears. If Cotto loses then it’s because he’s damage goods…
For the record. I’ll fight Manuel Perez for Free.
Best article I’ve read on here in a while.
I tended to read this site lately just for laughs because of some of the blatant biasness of some of the writers.
Keep it up.
Bravo!! Bravo!! Bravo!!
GREAT ARTICLE!I APPLAUD U THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST ARTICLES I READ FOR THIS FIGHT AND BOXING,UNLIKE OTHER DUMB AND IMMATURE WRITERS SUCH AS MR.PEREZ WHO DOESN’T KNOW ANYTIN BOUT THE SWEET SCIENCE.
Impress to say the least but what a great read. Giving due credit to Pacman and staying neutral about the bout. For one I’ll booked this page and slapped against Manuel Perez articles every time he comes out with one.
Thank you sir!
Now this is a good article. Very few of these from this site.
great article. boxing fans are rampant revisionists but there are no excuses in the ring.
awesome article!
Really good article.Really good.