Manny Pacquiao had plans to face Floyd Mayweather Jr in a mega match up but after this recent fight Juan Manuel Marquez those dreams are to remain unfulfilled. Marquez’s lethal punch has put the entire boxing world in a frenzy as now many wonder if “Pac Man” will ever fight again.
The knockout came in the final seconds of the sixth round, a round that Pacquiao likely would have won had it finished.
As we await the big fourth installment in the Marquez/Pacquiao series it would only be right to take a look back at the past three memorable fights. Only time will tell if this is indeed the final meeting of the two warriors…
The sport of boxing is under attack from many critics after the surprising decision in the recent Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley bout. In what seemed to be a clean cut decision that many believe should have favored Pacquiao was actually ruled in favor of Bradley.
Could this be the end of fair boxing as we know it? You decide after watching the replay below…..
Pacquiao (54 – 3 – 2) may have broken many hearts in his third bout against Mr. Marquez (53 – 6 – 1). Pacquiao had become a boxing hero bread by inheriting the de facto anti – Mayweather persona. Pacquiao is not as loud or boisterous as the money team general is but the Marquez bout makes even the most ardent of Pacquiao’ s fan base question if he is simply good enough to beat Floyd. For the first time many had to ponder about the logistics of a Manny VS Floyd scenario and the logistics are not at all kind to Pac Man.
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First there is the boxing cliche, “styles make fights” and this cliche is near boxing theory, we all know Floyd will never openly exchange with Manny Pacquiao mostly because great defensive boxers rarely ever make dumb choices. Second we can not ignore something that is blatantly clear once the bell rings in any fight, size. Floyd is roughly two inches taller and has a five inch reach advantage. Third Mayweather lives to counter punch, Floyd is one of the greatest counter punches to ever inhabit the squared circle, when coupled with his reach and height this materializes into a doomsday scenario for Pacquiao’s outlook on beating an unbeaten superstar and future legend Mayweather. The corollary is however, doesn’t a great heroic story thrive off of a vulnerable antagonist? And sure the odds are against Manny, but who would like to watch an invincible antagonist, this reason is why Pacquiao VS Mayweather is still as riveting a story line as modern day boxing has ever seen.
