There are no holidays for Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs) as he continues to train for his upcoming PPV challenge against undefeated WBA welterweight super champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (29-0, 22 KOs), which is just 16 days away.
Freddie Roach: “Thurman talks a good game but we’ll see if he can cut the mustard with Manny on July 20. Manny is 10 years Thurman’s senior and yet this will be Manny’s third world championship fight over the past 12 months. Activity keeps fighters sharp. The lack of activity explains why Thurman has looked worse and worse over his last three fights…he just seems to be fighting as little as possible to keep his title.”
I’m not making any predictions but thurman is going to have his hands full with old pac
Ha! How’s the traffic on Fightnews now with this Big Brother style comment section? Rarely come here anymore. Hey, you had one comment here before I showed up. Now 2……… vs 10-20 like before
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hey jerk off, if you directed that comment at me, Ive been on this site for well over 10 yrs, but under a different name
Hey angry person who can’t control their emotions, wasn’t talking to you and have been here just as long. Maybe seek help for the paranoid delusions and anger?
I actually upvoted your comment Mike! Ha! You should prob seek counselling
Oh, and thank Fightnews for your lack of understanding of their new comment platform. Once again, seek help
Shawn. Those are such feminine and gay comments you make. Who cares how many comments are here or aren’t here only chicks think the way you do. As far as Roach I love how he’s always acting like he’s taking the punches and throwing the punches for Pacman he’s always claiming “we” will take his best shots then deliver “our” own… yo Freddie stop flattering yourself your just his trainer dude…
“We” is the term normally used by boxers and trainers who respect each other even though the boxer is the only one who faces his/her opponent. This “we,” is usually used by Mexican fighters as their culture infulences them to behave that way. Some American, especially, African American fighters (not all, mind you) should learn to be a bit more respectful and polite to others and not boast themselves as the greatest, ala Mohammad Ali.
Pac in his prime would embarrass these guys.
40 y/o Pac is vulnerable but can still hand a beat down to Thurman.
I was in the minority when I thought Pac only looked OK VS Broner. He let him off the hook so many times and took some careless shots. But it was also a fight where he was showing another wrinkle to his game. I won’t delve here, but I’ll comment after the Thurman fight to share what it is. Pac is looking exceptional in his prep for Thurman. Alarmingly so.
Keith is bigger, more rangy, but slower. And I bet Pac has more one-punch stopping power than Thurman does. Keith has a certain style that leaves him open to certain shots when he commits. Porter was too wild, Garcia too limited. Pac has every punch in the book at his command. And he’s still got an itchy trigger finger.
Thurman will try to do the boxing thing and get outboxed and caught. He will get frustrated and try to do some dirty bum-rush tackling and wrestling. That’s when he gets flattened like hatton.
That’s my prediction.
like your comment. Paq don’t have the firepower though to ko anyone at 147 anymore, hence the more wrinkles in his game. he needs those new wrinkles, which have always been there he just was running thru everyone and got away from the fundamentals. I love both guys here, arguments can be made for both and i can’t pick a winner right now. prime paq ices him inside of 10, prime paq ices almost everyone not named mayweather, spence and crawford. this is thurmans prime and if his confidence is up then he should pick up the win like 7-5 or 8-4 style.
For me I have to go with Pac. It was a pleasure being his sparring partner for six weeks against David Diaz. He is a great person. I pray all the best and first for his health. In Jesus name!!!
Darn, you sparred a prime and deadly pac. I firmly believe that version would have beaten Mayweather. Hence the BS drug allegations.
It’s Tony Steve! I remember that, when we went to Vegas to fight on the undercard.
Pacquiao will do the talking as he always does, in the ring. Unlike some of his previous opponents and this new one who boast as being the best….
I love Manny and he is one of my all-time favorite fighters but I am not so sure he will see the final round in this fight. He is excellent at his age but he is lunging in way too often and way to open and slow these days. He doesn’t have that spring in his step like he used to. He got away with a lot of bad techniques because of his natural abilities just like Roy Jones did but those mistakes come back to haunt you when your older just like Bernard Hopkins once said. I would love to see Manny win and I do think he can win but I am not sure he will. Thurman hits way too damn hard and has excellent speed, footwork and boxing IQ to go along with it. I hate to see either fighter lose but I feel Thurman will end it early. He won’t give Manny too much respect as some other fighters have but Thurman must respect the power and heart of Manny.
Facts !
i think the pac man will prevail at the end.
Body shots is the key I believe. Thurman can’t handle that, has been evident couple times. Collazo almost made him quit. I like Thurman in this fight, but with the right plan and body shots, Pacquiao has better tools than previous Thurman’s opponents to make him quit
I agree about the body shots. This is a great match up, because it can play out so many different ways:
1) Thurman can play the bigger, stronger and younger man role.
2) Manny can use his quicker combos and break Thurman down to the body.
3) Thurman boxes from range and Manny’s age shows up.
Those are only a few, but there’s little doubt this is a fight true fans should tune in to see. I favor Thurman by Decision, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Thurman is like the Democratic Party. They just keep getting worse and worse.
Mr Roach is just trying to hype the match. He knows Manny is in tough against an opponent who will beat up the Pacman or even knock him out.