| kidvizious said: Pac in 2008 is a boxer-puncher. Not a pure boxer. Actually, Pac as a boxer was behind Floyd and Marquez. Yes, his performances against weight drained fighters were astrounding. I doubt Floyd would have been hurt. To actually hurt Floyd, you need huge power in the 1st or 2nd round. After that, you can say bye bye to hurting Floyd. The only time Floyd has been hurt is in his fight against Mosley in round 2.
His style would be perfect for Floyd. As soon as he'd come in he would get a nice right hand counter to the face. Especially with Floyd's reach advantage and you have a white wash waiting to happen. Pac is too small in every sense of the word. And this may be hard to believe but Pac doesn't have 1 punch knock out power. He has acummalitive power which breaks down his opponents with a a barrage of punches. Floyd would have won 8 rounds to 4 with no knockdowns.
Marquez wasn't "lucky". Luck doesn't play a role at the upper echelons of the sport. Marquez didn't throw a "lucky" punch. He threw a well timed, carefully calculated counter punch which he had been working on over and over and actually landed plenty of times in previous fights. This time he landed it perfectly at the right time and right spot. I guess Pac was lucky to have KO'd Hatton as was Floyd. Please. Just stop with this "luck" nonsense. Marquez was hurt in round 5. Not destroyed, but hurt.
If, but, could've, shoud've. Just stop with the excuses. Marquez put him to sleep and had previously rocked him in round 3, and landed a monstrous right counter punch in round 5. Then he sealed the deal with the punch and knockout of the century. |
Not making excuses for anybody. Marquez doesn't have the kind of knock out power you say manny doesn't posses either.
I'm just calling it like I saw it. He was getting dominated and scored a tremendous brilliantly executed counter and yes I agree with ko of the century.
I'm a huge Marquez fan, actually rooted for him in all his fights vs Pacquiao including the one we speak of. Paquiao vs Marquez battle has provided some of the best fights I have ever seen.
That's just my opinion
