Pacquiao vs Mayweather – Battle for the Pound for Pound Number 1
Manny Pacquiao - Pound for Pound number 1?
Last weekend, Manny Pacquiao continued to defy all laws of nature by steam rolling over Miguel Cotto, regarded as one of the most solid Welterweight fighters on the planet. The Puerto Ricans only loss up until last week was to the huge, tough and granite chinned Antonio Margarito who later on was to become one of the most disgraced boxers in history with the plaster in wraps incident. Against Cotto, serious questions were to be asked of Manny Pacquiao. He had already come up 7 weights and dismantled future greats in Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, however questions still remained. Oscar De La Hoya had been weight drained and looked a shadow of his former self. Had Hattons lifestyle finally caught up with him and his chin not what it once was?
Cotto was altogether a different animal. He’s a tough, tough fighter who has great boxing skills and probably mor power than anyone Manny had ever faced. Yet for all his attributes, the Filipino had an answer. Pacquiao’s blistering speed was always going to be key, but it was his ability to trade with Cotto and come out unscathed that shocked most observers. Pacquiao appears to be defying all logic and getting better with weight. For a man who started out at 105lbs and had been knocked out at much lower weights, Pacquiao’s dominance at the higher weights is remarkable.
We are all set to find out who really is the Pound for Pound King. A few years back when these two men were regarded as number 1 and 2, they were fighting three or four weights apart and there was never a thought they could actually meet. Now Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are on a collision course in the same weight class. Manny has just easily disposed of the man many believed would be able to dethrone Floyd in Miguel Cotto. The question is can Mayweather come up trumps against a man that little bit more faster than him, and who appears to have brought some serious power up with him along the way?
This fight is a must, and looks likely to happen. Floyd talks a good fight, but it is ultimately going to be down to him as to whether the fight is going to happen or not, as we know Manny will fight anyone. The winner of this bout would be regarded as one of the best boxers of all time and go down in history, the loser will not have a ruined reputation, but leave a legacy behind in their own role to find the best pound for pound fighter on the planet.
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