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Pacman may need a knockout just to get a draw

Anyone who has what we call “eyes” in their head knows that Manny Pacquiao beat the brakes off of Timothy Bradley. Unfortunately, the judges who were sitting ringside for whatever reasons gave the victory to the wrong man. Weird things happen sometimes in boxing, as ALL of you know.

Now, with Pacman and JMM, the previous fights between these two guys have been extremely close fights. Yea it’s getting a little old seeing these two fight again, but there’s no doubt that the last 3 fights were good ones.

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Marquez and many boxing fans alike feel as if he won some of the scraps between the two. Pacman knows that JMM comes to fight, and he knows that the two are closely matched. The problem for Manny is that there’s being some pressure put on judges lately. A lot of pressure will be put on the judges that will be deciding this next fight as well.

If this fight goes to the cards again, it very well may be the case that the judges will feel pressured to finally give JMM the win. A close fight that goes to the cards will not bode well for Manny Pacquiao. He in my opinion needs to knockout JMM in order to get the victory. Even if Manny beats JMM convincingly throughout the fight, something strange may happen. Remember Tim Bradley?

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Pacquiao seems back focused and ready to prepare like the old days. Roach is probably pretty hungry for a win as well. He hasn’t have a very good year at all. He was fired by Amir Khan. His other guy, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr got his head handed to him by Martinez, then was popped for smoking weed.

Roach needs this win and he will be doing his best to get Manny ready to rock and roll in December. Freddie says that the gym will be closed down during Manny’s training camp hours. This is a good move as long as he actually adheres to his own rule. Usually even with the lock down on the gym, several people still slip in. Pacman needs 100 percent focus time, with no distractions.

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This is a big fight for Pacquiao. He wants to change the course of the ship, if you will. He knows that his reputation took a little bit of a hit over the past year or so. His fans have been disappointed with his work ethic in the ring and in camps. He hasn’t looked like the old Manny Pacquiao that his fans are used to seeing. This time around, Pacman vows to change all of that. Honestly? I would like to see the old Manny Pacquiao show up in December. His fans deserve it, and I would like to see that guy from General Santos City bring us that Pacman we were used to seeing in the past.

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