In Manny-Bradley I, all i remember is Jim Lamply and company laughing how Manny was smiling at them as he battered Bradley into the ropes right above the HBO crew. "This is fun," Lampley quips as if reading the Pac-man's mind. Pacman winked at him! Bradley's corner was in spasms that he needs a knockout to win. Surprise, surprise! But since then Bradley has earned the respect that escaped him after being handed the decision over Manny Pacquiao in their first fight. Bradley fought like a man against Ruslan, and treated Marquez the way Mayweather treated Canelo Alvarez.
As to Manny, let's not forget he was ahead on points in his last Marquez fight - altho Freddie thought otherwise, or at least convinced Manny to think otherwise, and Manny left himself open and lightning struck. What Manny then did to Rios was way beyond what was expected. Even Mike Tyson was impressed, exclaiming "Rios couldn't hit him once," going on to say Manny Pacquiao is the most exciting fighter in todays world.
If Manny beats Bradley, Mayweather will be faced with an undeniable truth: He'll go down in all the records books as undisputed champ, pound-for-pound blah-blah-blah, but there will always be an asterisk (*) - whether printed or not, that 'many say he ducked Manny Pacquiao.' He tried to humiliate Pac-man with the money-split and found a way to force Manny out of fighting him in the past.
Oscar lost a split-decision to Floyd. When Manny retired Oscar De la Hoya, Oscar could not even defend himself against Manny's left hand. Pacman was landing his left at will. Oscar was, in the words of (the immortal) Emanuel Steward, "cringing." De la Hoya's corner stopped the fight.
In Oscar's loss to Floyd, he lost a split-decision, with most ringside observers agreeing that Oscar was dominating in the middle rounds .
The real-world observation would say Mayweather saw Manny DESTROY Oscar and said, "No thanks" - Now in 2013, we've seen the Guerreros and the Canelos and while in no way tomato cans, they are also in no way Manny Pacquiao, who will be, after a victory over Bradley, in a position to say "Floyd, you can run, but you can't hide."
As to Manny, let's not forget he was ahead on points in his last Marquez fight - altho Freddie thought otherwise, or at least convinced Manny to think otherwise, and Manny left himself open and lightning struck. What Manny then did to Rios was way beyond what was expected. Even Mike Tyson was impressed, exclaiming "Rios couldn't hit him once," going on to say Manny Pacquiao is the most exciting fighter in todays world.
If Manny beats Bradley, Mayweather will be faced with an undeniable truth: He'll go down in all the records books as undisputed champ, pound-for-pound blah-blah-blah, but there will always be an asterisk (*) - whether printed or not, that 'many say he ducked Manny Pacquiao.' He tried to humiliate Pac-man with the money-split and found a way to force Manny out of fighting him in the past.
Oscar lost a split-decision to Floyd. When Manny retired Oscar De la Hoya, Oscar could not even defend himself against Manny's left hand. Pacman was landing his left at will. Oscar was, in the words of (the immortal) Emanuel Steward, "cringing." De la Hoya's corner stopped the fight.
In Oscar's loss to Floyd, he lost a split-decision, with most ringside observers agreeing that Oscar was dominating in the middle rounds .
The real-world observation would say Mayweather saw Manny DESTROY Oscar and said, "No thanks" - Now in 2013, we've seen the Guerreros and the Canelos and while in no way tomato cans, they are also in no way Manny Pacquiao, who will be, after a victory over Bradley, in a position to say "Floyd, you can run, but you can't hide."
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