For sure, he could possibly out work Floyd but when has Floyd ever been out worked other than when he fought with a bad shoulder injury in the first Castillo fight, and then he schooled Castillo in the rematch to show he really did have a shoulder injury in the first fight which is why his performance was off
I don't know that Manny would have won had the fight taken place nearer his peak but it definitely would have been more competitive. Floyd was a good counter puncher but Manny had a really good chin. The only time he got put down hard was by JMM on anabolics. That punch would have dropped anyone. I think Floyd would have stung him with counters but not dropped him.
Yeah It would have been competitive. it’s a shame manny And arum ducked the fight with the drug testing, even Freddie roach blames manny and arum, arias said arum told manny not to accept it, I don’t blame arum if pac fought Floyd he would have lost and Pac-Man value would have dropped, arum milked manny dry using Floyd name to tease people and have them believe Floyd was scared
Please explain this is an open forum everyone has their opinions
Yeah Arum had a lot to answer for which is why so many fighters eventually fall out with him.
Arum advised Manny not to accept the testing, he was worried if Manny lost he would be left without a cash cow, he milked Manny. Compare Arum to Pacs other promoter Murad Muhammad, they were telling Manny to call out the big dogs, I think Manny would fight anyone really he just has that third world loyalty and it screwed him, he believed Arum had his best interest.
Funny thing is the one who did the most damage and threw the most powerful punches in their match was Manny when he countered Floyd.
Well yeah Arum messed up Manny's reputation but he left him and since then all things have been good.
Manny had some great movement and understanding of angles but he tended to go to the well too many times. That's why JMM was able to read him and let him jump into that enormous counterpunch. But it's really hard to counter a fighter like Floyd but he gives so little and when he does throw at you it's from a position of safety so it's really hard to counter him back. So even though he's not throwing much he's outscoring you. I just will always wonder what a Prime Manny would have done against Floyd when he was just perpetual motion and ripping through fighters like a buzzsaw. Would Floyd have been able to slow him down like he did when they eventually met or would Manny have overwhelmed Floyd with sheer volume?
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It wasnt the primes we all wanted to see, but judging by both of their most recent outings Manny looks less washed up than Floyd.
To me Floyd is a cerebral boxing genius and Manny is a instinctive boxing genius.
