Pacquiao’s Future? I’m Still Stuck on November 14th
November 17th, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 – By Zachary M. Johnson: Even if you are a passionate boxing fan, you are lucky if, once in your life, you see a fight that makes you fall in love with boxing all over again. Three days removed from a record-setting welterweight match-up, my feeling is still the same—we all just witnessed a monumental moment in boxing history.
Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) has seemingly defied nature while shattering time-tested boxing axioms, bounding through successive weight classes and claiming championship hardware at each stop. Saturday’s fight, Pacquiao’s seventh championship victory in as many weight classes, has garnered praise from all corners of the boxing community and beyond. Bert Sugar, a great boxing historian, has even gone so far as to definitively say that Pacquiao is the sport’s greatest southpaw. Ever.
The subtext to this fight, however, may be the most impressive part. Manny Pacquiao finished the fight with a broken right hand and a ruptured right ear drum. Watching the fight, I never saw any indication that his hand or his ear gave him any problems. While his increasing dominance over the course of the fight was certainly impressive, I find myself equally impressed by his ability to maintain that kind of poker face against a welterweight thumper like Miguel Cotto.
The broken hand is a shame, but the ruptured eardrum is considerably less tragic to those who were in attendance for Pac-Man’s post-fight concert. Fortunately for Manny, though, his legacy won’t be measured by his singing ability. Pacquiao’s physical performance at the MGM Grand on November 14 was a kinetic symphony. Even Beethoven, though, probably wouldn’t have finished performing his Ninth with a broken hand.
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Pacquiao vs Cotto
Reach =67” Reach =67” /23 ‘ ½”
Height =5’6 ½” height =5’8”
Weight =144 Weight =145
Tonight weight =? Tonight weight =?
Weight Diff =? Weight Diff =?
I do not have the weight the night they fight.
Pacquiao vs Oscar De Lahoya
Reach =25” Reach =26”
Height =5’6 ½” height =5’10.5”
Weight =142 Weight =145
Tonight weight=148.5 Tonight weight=147
Weight Diff =6.5 Weight Diff =2
Pacman put more weight than De la Hoya, De La Hoya is dehaydrated
140 Super Lightweight/ Jr. Welterweight
Pacquiao vs Hatton
Reach =25”/67 Reach =24”65
Height =5’6 ½” height =5’7”
Weight =138 Weight =140
Tonight weight =? Tonight weight =?
Weight Diff =? Weight Diff =?
Pacman has reach advantage, weight advantage unknown not posted
Hotton Loose 7lbs more to suited Pacman
130 lbs Super Featherweight
Pacquiao vs Marquez
Arm length =25” Arm length =24”
Height =5’6 ½” height =5’7”
Weight =129 Weight =130
Tonight weight=145 Tonight weight =141
Weight Diff =16 Weight Diff =11
Pacman has reach advantage, more heavier than Morales
135 Light Weight
Pacquiao vs Diaz
Reach =25” Reach =23.5”
Height =5’6 ½” height =5’6”
Weight =134.5 Weight =135
Tonight weight =147 Tonight weight =148
Weight Diff =12.5 Weight Diff =13
Pacman has reach advantage, height advantage, Weight almost even.
One of my amazing discovery about weight advantage is Pacquiao vs Morales:
Pacman vs Morales Part I
Weight ————– 130 129 1/2
Tonight weight—- 139 140
Pacman loss and his excuse Morales let him wear the glove that’s not fit him
Pacman vs Morales Part II
Weight ————– 128 1/2 130
Tonight weight—- 140 140
Pacman stop Morales in 10 Rds.
Pacman vs Morales Part III
Weight ————– 129 129
Tonight weight—- 144 139
Pacman stop Morales in the 3rd rd
Pacquiao vs Barera
Arm length =25” Arm length = 24 1/2”
Height =5’6 ½” height = 5’6”
Weight =130 Weight =130
Tonight weight =144 Tonight weight =138
Weight Diff =14 Weight Diff =8
Pacman has a weight advantage, reach advantage , height advantage
Pacquiao vs Morales II
Arm length =25” Arm length =24 ”
Height =5’6 ½” height = 5’8”
Weight =128 Weight =130
Tonight weight =140 Tonight weight =140
Weight Diff =12 Weight Diff =10
Pacman has reach advantage, put more weight
I don’t hate Pacquiao or Roach but I don’t considered him as a great boxer, because every time he fight, always all in favor on he’s side with the approval of the people behind the close curtain
In Roach statement that Cotto have problem of losing weight. First Cotto was defeated by Margarito who has a bricks in his globe, then he fall in Roach trick. Miguel Cotto accepted a catch weight of 145lbs in favor of Pacquio because he want to prove to the boxing world that he could win the fight to a person who gain weight and power, while he is losing and draining, that’s lead him to his most painful defeat in his entire career, But even with his condition Cotto give Pacquiao a good beating, that’s indication that, in his real natural weight Pacquiao will suffer the most worse defeat in his entire career. When Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard fought theirs no catch weight.
Welterweight limit are 147lbs and up, now Pacquiao win one of the belt in welterweight in 145lbs catch weight, should the commission will change the weight of welterweight just to accommodate the goose that lay the golden egg in favor of Roach and Pacquiao
After winning the belt to Diaz Pacquiao became a mega buck to the media, magazine and etc…. Oscar DeLa Hoya see all of this opportunity, so Dela Hoya made the most interesting match in his carier to challenge Pacquiao that will make a megabuck, but certainly on Pacquiao advantage, and the next is Hatton in Pacquiao advantage also to be sure, the goose that lay a golden egg will keep on producing a golden egg. The last of this victim is Cotto as we all observe. Do you believe that a man who could knock a big guy, could not even shake a small guy even an inch and in the nine round doesn’t know were he is. All of this certainly will not happened without the help of the big guy who really play an important role on this game.
I don’t believe Superman or Vampire exist, one thing I do believe, things happened and things that you saw and things that was done behind a close door. There’s so many comment but has no courage to investigate what’s behind to all of it. In my observation and base on the data and collection of medical findings, that when you lose weight in a short period of time, the person is weak and no stamina. In Pacquiao case every time he fight, he out-weight he’s opponent, he experience it himself when he was drained, he lose to a Thailander by way of quiting long time ago I see that fight myself in 1995, I was in the Philippines that time
geo..you sound familiar to that well informed fountain of knowledge perez..are you sure you are not one and the same?
“he will be great when he defeats a true champ”..you just cannot please someone……whats kelly pavlik doing next year?then after that chad dawson perhaps you ignorant oiks will be apeased then.
Lets just end all this crap about Mayweather not getting into wars and Pacquiao fighting weight drained oponents. The problem with this site and i can’t believe i’m getting sucked in again Santiago etc the idiots who write on here, If and it is a big if but someone please make it happen Pacquiao v Mayweather whoever wins lets just say they are the best modern day fightet there is cos for different reasons these 2 fighters are what boxing is about both will go down in history if they get it on. All the greatest fighters always had multiple fights against one person, ali v frazier. robinson v la motta. De la hoya v mosely, leonard v duran. need i go on we can’t get a match today never mind a rematch, (Heavyweights) Klitchko’s, Valuev, between them nearly 150 pro fights all heavyweight world champions never fought each other its disheartening, anyway that’s my rant over
Let’s go Yankees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Handbags McAllister Do you want to see Hatton in a bodybag? Get a grip son!!
Or else George. Some pundits have mentioned fighting Cedric but I believe the public want the fight with George and it’ll be a guaranteed $50 million.
Manny need s to fight Hatton in April/May before fighting Mayweather towards end of 2010
Every time Pacman fight, on the night of the fight he is always hevier in weight than the other guy. On the night of Pacman vs Cotto, Cotto look like skin and bones, like Roach said Cotto has a problem of loosing weight, so he really loose weight just not to fine one million dollars. On the other side Pacman gaining weight and add more power.Before Pacman fight Cotto he make million of dollars to many companies while Cotto does not, If you are those people who do you like to win, so in other words before the fight begin it was already voted that Pacman will win, for Cotto he bite the bate, loose wait to a catch weight of 145lb instead of 147lb which is the natural weight for welterweight.Even Cotto has no stamina for this fight he last up to the end and still give Pacman a good beating.
“I did not think manny would beat oscar.I did not think he would beat hatton” You obviously don’t know anything about boxing.1. Oscar was highly overrated from the start.He lost every fight big fight of his career.2. Hatton had a hard pucnh. That’s it.3.Cotto? no comment. Pacquiao’s last real bout was against marquez, and marquez got robbed not once, twice.which is why he never accepted marquez’s challenge.Though pacquaio is a great fighter and i won’t take anything from him.In my eyes, he would be great when he defeats a true champion.
DMV… another LIAM and PEREZ allies… dont be foolish w/ these guys… ok?
DMV you’re an ar53. If it was fixed do you seriously think Cotto would’ve waited till his face looked like roadkill in the 12th. Fool.
I did not think manny would beat oscar.I did not think he would beat hatton.i thought cotto would be too much for manny.i sat down to watch the fight again 2 days later and I felt I was witnessing someone special at work like duran,leonard,wilde,greb.These fighters do not come around too often.cotto can also be very proud of himself.not just as a superb champ(i think the word ‘great’ is used way too often nowadays),but also as a man who carries himself with dignity.p.s nice too see an article on this site which is not trying to bait people with trash talk.