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Can Manny take a shot at this age, consecutive ones ?
He has the ring smarts to make a fight of it and power to back up any jokers,
What do you think ?

Thurman doesn't have the power to bother him unless he runs into something. Should be a close distance fight, I favor Manny. Errol will brutalize the winner, though I doubt Keith will fight him.

Manny's power has never been great at welter. Ten years ago he got guys out of there with speed and a buzzsaw attack.

He's still fast but of course not as fast. And the buzzsaw assault is only a memory. He fights in spurts like most old fighters. Turns it on for 45 seconds a round and then coasts.

It's not enough to get talented fighters out of there. Hence just 1 KO in almost a decade. So his power is average at best. It's nothing that will bother Thurman to any great degree.

I don't think that his chin has changed. It's pretty good but not impregnable. Marquez put him to sleep but no one has really rattled him since. The chin remains solid.

But can it stand up to Thurman? I have my doubts. Outside of Mayweather, Thurman is the best 147 pounder that Pacquiao has faced.

Pac's chin and those very old legs will get quite a test on July 20. Thurman says he's out to get rid of Pacquiao in very short order. Promotional talk or a legit take no prisoners attitude?

Evander wrote: ↑27 Jun 2019, 04:07 Can Manny take a shot at this age, consecutive ones ?
He has the ring smarts to make a fight of it and power to back up any jokers,
What do you think ?

He takes it okay. Broner didn't give him too much trouble and Porter and Maidana will tell you even with his flaws, Broner isn't a pillow puncher.

Pac's chin is solid. His power is below average for Top rated Welterweights I'm sure. From the looks of it he punches like a Lightweight basically as a Welterweight, and has to hit you a whole lot before he can stop you.

IKSRTFO wrote: ↑27 Jun 2019, 10:58 He takes it okay. Broner didn't give him too much trouble and Porter and Maidana will tell you even with his flaws, Broner isn't a pillow puncher.

No, but he's increasingly just a keep my hands to myself fighter. Punching power ain't doing much for ya when you ain't doing sh*t.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑27 Jun 2019, 12:38 No, but he's increasingly just a keep my hands to myself fighter. Punching power ain't doing much for ya when you ain't doing sh*t.

Sure, he did the same thing in the Porter and Maidana fights. He still caught Porter with a counter and made Maidana more reluctant in the last round. He did hit Pacquiao a few times. His mistake was thinking that Pacquiao would fall from them and when he didn't, he balled up.