Manny Pacquiao has seemingly improved with every fight. He has taken a good deal of punishment throughout his brilliant career, however not nearly as much as he has delivered to his adversaries.
The question I have, especially in the throes of all the madness about a Gazillion Dollar fight with Pretty Boy Floyd, could he beat Paul (The Punisher) Williams ?
The question has been thrown at Mayweather fans so long, concerning his alleged ducking of Williams, that I wonder about the possibility of Pacman and the Punisher getting together.
Williams has fought as a welter-weight, junior middle-weight, middle-weight and super middle-weight during his 8-plus year professional career. He has fought at weights ranging from 145 1/2 against Walter Matthysse in 2006, to 160 against Robert Muhammad in 2001 and James Young in 2000.
Therefore it shouldn't be a stretch for him to slide back down to 147 for a fight with a warrior such as Manny.
The age difference is not convincingly different—Manny being 30 while Williams is only 28. If this fight were ever made, it would truly be a David and Goliath conflict. Williams standing a towering 6'1" or 6"2" (depending upon where you read about him) would be menacing looking to a 5'6" Pacquiao.
The height disparity was so obvious when Williams stepped into the ring against Carlos Quintana (at 5'9") it looked like a grown man fighting a kid. Can you imagine how it would look with someone nearly three inches shorter than Carlos?
Pacquiao's constant motion would clearly be a test for the Punisher who averages throwing around 100 punches per round.
If nothing else, Quintana's first fight with Williams, which he won by an unanimous decision, lifted the veil of invincibility from Paul. Quintana landed jabs and right hooks all night long against the taller southpaw.
I doubt if the fight would ever be made. With so many boxing fans wanting the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight to happen, I believe they would rob a liquor store to get enough money to watch it.
Manny is on an 11 fight win streak is currently 50-3-2 with 38 KO. Williams is 37-1 with 27 KO, currently riding a four fight win streak of his own.
Williams' height and build is reminiscent of Tommy Hearns , a great fighter who began as a welter-weight at 146 and retired in the cruiser-weight division, fighting as heavy as 191 against Uriah Grant.
I think it would be a great fight, exciting to watch, and who knows it could mimic the drama of the first Hearns/Leonard fight of 1981, which Sugar Ray won with a 14th round TKO.
What are your thoughts concerning such a confrontation?
Subscribe
41 Comments
Loading more comments...
This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete