Well here we are more than 2 days out from Pacquiao’s destruction of Oscar and I have yet to see one of the so called experts come clean and say he was wrong about his over used theory about Oscar being too big and he will destroy Manny in a joke of a fight.
I mean, c’mon guys, lay your bloated ego’s aside and admit you don’t know what the heck you are talking about. Most of us already know it, but it would be great for guys like Chubby to admit they are nothing more than spoon fed shills and move on. It would be a cleansing experience.
On that same note I don’t want to hear anyone say that they really wanted Manny to win even though they picked Oscar.
Before the fight I even heard one reporter who shall remain nameless (J-Gon) spouting how Oscar was going to wear down Paq and beat him and then in the sixth round say, “If you read my article I “hinted” that this might happen!” Here’s a hint for you, quit yapping on the phone all night with your boys in NY letting ‘em know how cool you are by being at the fight, it’s very irritating.
A breath of fresh air was Ronnie who wrote to me how Oscar was going to win and then took my meltdown directed his way after his prediction was dead wrong.
Check out what our friend Ronnie had to say:.
Before I respond to your email, let me congratulate you on a very good call.
I appreciate you going on record with your thoughts. Something tells me you are not so glad you did now. But don’t worry Ronnie, you were note for note and word for word speaking the very ideas professed by all the high priced experts…did you come up with these thoughts on your own or were you mimicking those dolts?
Just curious.
LOL, No I was not mimicking the those high priced dolts as you so eloquently put it. I have been following boxing for a very long time and even use it as a work out method and training regiment. It is one of the best ways to stay in shape.
Well, as Bob Arum said at the post fight, it was a mismatch, so on that point you were right…I guess. And of course the fight should never have taken place; Manny was leaps and bounds superior to Oscar on every level. And yes, it was evident on every level Saturday night…good call Ronnie.
I still feel that the fight should have never taken place because what if a different Oscar had shown up to fight Manny. Pacman could have been seriously injured but the financial benefits always out way the unforeseeable . It just so happened Oscar is not even a shadow of the fighter he once was and father time waits for no man. However, if you feel that Manny is truly a welterweight why not but him in with some serious welters such as Cotto, Margarito, or even Mosely. There is a reason he is not staying at the welter limit (mismatch).
As to Manny’s defense Ronnie…how many combo’s did Oscar throw that landed on nothing but air? Yeah, I lost count too.
Manny’s defense is purely offense. He will be exposed a purely offensive fighter as he moves up in weight and challenges other fighters that are well rounded. It’s easy to look good when your opponent obviously has no business being in a ring. Manny appeared to be more than a one dimensional fighter but like I said its easy to look good when your basically hitting a human punching bag. I don’t want to take anything away from Manny’s win because he is a very strong fighter and has lots of talent but he is in fact one dimensional. Just because he is one dimensional does not make him a bad fighter. On the contrary, he has proven himself to be a tough guy to handle in the square circle and taken on the best.
Marquez is an unfair comparison, he is pretty much in his prime, Oscar is not.
Despite Oscar not being in his prime I thought the mere size, reach, and power was going to be more than enough to stop Pacman. Any other top level welter would take Pacman’s head off but like Oscar said after the fight the mind and heart want to fight but the body can no longer sustain that level of competition. This was true for him on Saturday which is why Manny won.
Okay I will stop picking on you word for word and just get to the meat of your text…Ronnie, you couldn’t have been more incorrect with your pre fight breakdown. But I think you listened to a bunch of experts and just regurgitated their already pre-chewed mush, it’s probably not even your fault, and you were led astray by the talking heads.
I appreciate the fact that you stop beating me up because I am starting to feel like Oscar lol. As I stated before I truly felt that Oscar still had enough left in the tank to beat Manny despite his decline but unfortunately that was not the case and my pre-fight assessment was in fact wrong.
Manny is anything but one dimensional and if anyone can lay claim to being all Mayweather is and more…it’s Manny.
I disagree Manny is a one dimensional fighter its easy to look good when your opponent is that bad. Look at Manny’s past fights not much has changed. He comes straight forward in fact he follows his opponents around the ring rather than cutting off the ring. Where as Mayweather uses footwork, lateral movement, and punches from all angles. Mayweather is a far superior fighter and a well rounded fighter. Aside from this past fight when have you seen Manny use lateral movement, and angles to beat his opponents? Most of his fights he comes straight forward and trades punches thats it. I will say his style is very entertaining.
And as to fighting Margarito…c’mon, I know you are not an Oscar fan, but you don’t really want to give him the death sentence do you?
I do not wish to ever see Oscar in the ring ever again. He has accomplished many great things and will go down in history as a good fighter. In my opinion I don’t think he will be seen as a great fighter but definitely a talented fighter of his era. When compared to Chavez, Duran , Haglar, Hearns, Sanchez, Alexis Arguaio, he will come up short but its still a great list to be compared to.
Ronnie, I really appreciate the fact that you took a stand and expressed your views, most of the spineless jellyfish I was with this weekend wouldn’t dare do that. Props to you my friend!
Thanks for some credit despite questioning whether my opinion was in fact my own. It goes to show anything can happen in boxing and father time waits for no man.
Ronnie
Ronnie…all I can say is it’s great to know we have guys like you reading the site. THANKS!!
With that said allow me to turn over the next letter to Bret. I am not sure if he will express the same love for this next reader.
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