Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao: What bigger man?

By Saad Farooqi: Like always, I do not intend nor will I take anything from Manny Pacquiao. He’s singlehandedly led boxing into the next level with excitement and character like only once-in-a-generation superstars can do. While Pretty Boy Floyd merely emulates the arrogant, loud-mouthed banter that Ali practically invented, Pacman brings a humble, straight-forward and hard working character to the sport. His win over Miguel Cotto was nothing short of spectacular.

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Pacquiao vs. Mayweather – 5 Key Questions

pac332By Al Francis: For me, there are five key questions surrounding the proposed mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. It’s the biggest fight that could be made and to say it could be the most anticipated fight of the decade is not false hype. In my last article, I admitted defeat regarding my wrong prediction of the Pacquiao-Cotto fight, for this article I attempt to answer these five questions I have posed and in turn put myself on the line again with a couple more predictions! Hope you enjoy.

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Floyd Mayweather Snr: ”Pacquiao can’t fight at all” – News

pac5434435By Liam Santiago: Legendary boxing trainer and expert Floyd Mayweather Snr has now had time to analyze the Pacquiao/Cotto fight in more detail and, like myself and many other boxing experts, he is not impressed with Pacquiao. Pacquiao can not fight someone who goes back (like Mayweather), he doesn’t move his head and he rarely fights at the normal weight limit. Mayweather said to Fight Hype, ”I don’t even think he is a good fighter no more.”

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Nate Campbell: ”Pacquiao aint beating these guys at their actual weight”

pac5553By Liam Santiago: Thank you Nate Campbell. Finally, someone with some sense. Manny Pacquiao has really been boiling my kettle lately with his wins over fighter’s who were either shot, weight drained, or shot and weight drained. However, I am certainly not alone in my thinking, lightweight legend Nate Campbell sides with me. Speaking to fight hype Campbell said, ”that two pounds to get down to 145 must have really hurt him”.

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The Manny Pacquiao Wars: Attack of the Monday Morning Quarterbacks

pac778By Steve Lewis: After Manny Pacquiao’s dominant performance against top welterweight, Miguel Cotto, to capture a championship in a record-breaking 7th weight class, numerous Pacquiao skeptics became “converts.” Or at least, they were willing to finally give some due credit. Of course, you will never win them all completely because there will always be the few individuals who will, after the fact, give excuses and justifications as to why Pacquiao’s accomplishments need to be tempered down.

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Pacquiao: Show him some respect – I haven’t

pac6789By Liam Brindle: I honestly believe that too many people (including myself) have seriously underestimated Manny ‘Pac-Man’ Pacquiao. Every fight he has had in the past 12 months there seems to have been hundreds of people doubting the little Filipino. Whether it is on sites like this one, Forums, Boxing pundits, Fellow fighters and even boxing trainers. If I go back to 10th December 2008 I was boarding a flight from Manchester destined for the bright lights of Las Vegas to watch a fight that had been dubbed ‘The Dream Match’.

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Why Floyd “Money” Mayweather Might have a chance against the Mighty Pacquiao

By Derrick Villanueva: I recently wrote an article entitled 5 Reasons Why You Should Bet on Pacquiao. I think it’s only fair to write a similar article for “Money.”

“Money” has Great Defense – I’ve never seen a better defensive fighter than Mayweather. Never. Maybe Ali in his early career, but that’s about it. “Money” is quick, slippery, and nigh un-hittable-like a Young James Toney on Meth. Those punches that do connect slide off or is rolled with, resulting in minimal or no damage. I hate to say it but Mayweather is nothing short of Brilliant in this department.

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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: It’s about composure and movement

pac44557By Harold Tackie: I have seen a lot of rubbish articles regarding the possible fight between two fighters regarded as pound-4-pound the best in the world. Some be Floyd Mayweather Jr. will get hammered because all he does is run; others believe World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will get hammered because he is not on par with Mayweather in any way, shape or form. The thing that strikes me is that the majority of these opinions are purely based on the last couple fights each man has had and based on their character. As easy at it is to disparaging to each fighter, I am going to try to base my opinion on fact and actual boxing, and leave emotion out of it.

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