(May 3, 2015 at 9:21 am)Napoléon Wrote: Thing is, Pac didn't show the kind of aggression we're used to seeing.
That's true, but I think that a major part of the reason for that is because of who he was fighting against. His usual offensiveness/aggressiveness must have been to some degree neutralized by Floyd's defense and his range control. In relation to that, I also think Manny wasn't able to gain enough confidence during the fight because he might have realized the level of skill that Floyd has in dodging and counter-punching. Floyd's style didn't allow Manny to take full advantage of his own speed and aggression. Therefore, it's likely that Manny felt that he would become more vulnerable to being counter-attacked if he goes in and punches more, and so this may have a key thing that prevented him from feeling confident enough as to get more aggressive.
(May 3, 2015 at 9:21 am)Napoléon Wrote: Floyd, even still, isn't unbeatable. He was in serious trouble against Mosely. Against Castillo, he was basically beat. And everyone says "he's never been knocked down", Zab Judah knocked him down but it was ruled a slip. To me, he can still be beat. If the Pacquiao we were all expecting to have showed up, showed up, who knows, it could have been very different.
Of course. I don't necessarily think that he's unbeatable either.
