Manny Pacquiao
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Ray Luna
NOTE: this is article #4 of a series of eight for your enjoyment from boxing writer Jim Amato 폴아웃 3 다운로드. The articles are listed (in order) below and will be featured from September 2009 through November 2009 with each article based on these boxing greats had they met at the peak of their careers in the ring:
1) Jerry Quarry vs 다운로드. George Foreman
2) Carlos Monzon vs. Gene Fullmer
3) Joe Frazier vs. Ron Lyle
4) Manny Pacquiao vs. Roberto Duran
5) Salvador Sanchez vs 다운로드. Alexis Arguello
6) Nino Benvenuti vs. Vito Antuofermo
7) Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Alexis Arguello
8) Ray Mancini vs. Harry Arroyo
By Jim Amato
With all due credit, Manny Pacquiao is on top of today’s boxing world 다운로드. He is the “Man”. His destruction of Oscar De La Hoya drove the “Golden Boy” into retirement and put Manny as the #1 fighter pound for pound in the world today 다운로드. His hammer job on the formidable Ricky Hatton put an exclamation point on his current status.
What if there was a fighter named Roberto Duran roaming the boxing landscape today 다운로드? I’m talking about a lean, fit and motivated Duran. The Duran who defeated the talented Esteban DeJesus in their rubber match at 135 pounds. The Duran that practically shut out the gritty Carlos Palomino and handed the gifted Sugar Ray Leonard his first loss at 147 pounds 뿌리깊은 나무. How would Manny match up with THAT Duran ?
As good as Manny is and by God he is good, a top shelf Duran would have defeated him 무협지 다운로드. Why ? Because Roberto would have a trump card for everything Pacquiao would try to do. Manny has fast hands but Leonard’s hands were faster. Manny is strong but Palomino and Leonard were stronger Sap gui download. Pacquiao has power but not the firepower that Leonard brought to the table. Manny is durable but no way he matches Palomino’s whiskers. Manny can be slick but he comes up short next to Leonard and DeJesus in that catagory windows 8.1 pro k 다운로드. Even the fact that Manny is a southpaw would have no bearing on this match up. In Duran’s first bout with Hector Camacho he did exactly what you should do against a southpaw. Duran beat Camacho all night long with right leads and counter rights over the jab. He would employ the same tactics against Pacquiao.
As much as I like and respect Manny Pacquiao, there is no way I can convince myself that on his best day he could have defeated a prime Roberto “El Cholo” Duran.