Is Pacquaio's Power and Finishing skills overrated?

[blacksocks]

I guess power can be improved just like speed, that's why athletes in other sports break their own record all the time. Obviously, Pac wasn't at his peak during the Marquez fights. Maybe we should ask Ricky and Cotto. A one punch knockout is best delivered on the right spot and Clottey blocked those spots well.

[Travdog]

Pac of 04 is not Pac of today
he was lazy in that fight
he thought since he dropped him with big lefts, that's all he needed
people make too much of that in criticizing Pac in present context

Yeah but in the rematch he dropped Marquez and Badly hurt him the 10th. And even against Cotto he whopped on him but didn't really finish him...The Ref stopped it due to accumulation.....

[Travdog]

yet mosley never even hurt cotto and pac punished cotto.......even cotto says hes never been hit as hard as pac hit him.....

Mosely hurt Cotto...watch the fight again....Cotto went in to retreat mode after a body shot in the 10th I believe

[Jack Napier]

Yeah but in the rematch he dropped Marquez and Badly hurt him the 10th. And even against Cotto he whopped on him but didn't really finish him...The Ref stopped it due to accumulation.....

he dropped him with a few seconds left in rd 3
and he stunned him in 10, didn't badly hurt him
and Cotto was done after 8 rds
Pac didn't stop him because he felt sorry for him
you could see how disgusted he was with the running away
Pac didn't even want to punch him anymore

[Stigma]

Let me preface by saying I think Manny is the #2 P4P fighter and I have been a fan since the late 90's. Only fight I ever picked him to lose was DeLaHoya and I think he won both fights against Marquez.

Now people talk about if was Pacman that had hurt Floyd it would have been a wrap.

Manny knocked Marquez down three times in one round and couldn't stop him.
He dropped him in the second fight and hurt him bad in the 10th round of that fight and couldn't stop him.

It's just a question because people act like it's an easy feat to knockout Floyd and if Manny is supposed to be the one doing it he sure couldn't do it to Marquez who was wait more hurt than Floyd was against Shane.

In short, I'd say no.

He will finish an opponent more often than not. It didn't take him but a single devastating left hook to KO Hatton, versus say, I dunno. How many left hooks did Floyd land before he sent Hatton to the canvas? And Marquez I think is an exception. He's a very sound techinical fighter. Even if he gets hit, he will adapt. Floyd landed on him and couldn't put him away despite a knockdown. I think he's just good at patching holes in his defense once someone shows them they're there, like both Pacquiao and Mayweather were able to do.

And as for his power, Newton's second law describes force as mass multiplied by acceleration. His power is a by-product of his speed. As long as he's fast, he's gonna pack a serious punch. No question about his power from where I'm standing.

[NesNY]

Straight knockout? No.
ref stoppage, possible.
Corner stoppage, maybe Sr. would run in the ring and cause a riot. But I don't think there would be a corner stoppage by Roger.

I think I mentioned it before. It might end up like Chavez/whitaker.

[andrew14]

Just watch Pacuqiao-Clottey, he couldn't get through that 1 dimensional defense of Clottey's, do you think he will get through the worlds best defensive fighter? He couldn't knockout Clottey.

coz vlottey doesnt want to be hit moron.. look at his defenses and offense..

can clottey stop manny's attack?? NO!

coz clottey cant gamble or take chances.. coz he respects mannys power and

speed.

[DR.ORGYY]

mosely hurt cotto...watch the fight again....cotto went in to retreat mode after a body shot in the 10th i believe

cotto said pac hits harder than anybody he's ever fought......

[pasawayako]

pac is just a lightweight and the welterweight guys was just able to withstand the power that came from a lightweight.

[Bennett]

this is about the most accurate post of all time.................

i hate pacyow. i hate him his kids the air he breaths every move he makes every step he takes. but i have to say this------pacquiao is a great FIGHTER. but far from a great BOXER. he makes tons of mistakes.......STILL even after all this time. that is all.