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| The author (Left) analyzes the nitty-gritty of the Pacquiao versus Bradly tiff at the Philippines major TV station GMA-7 |
By MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA
Manny
Pacquiao is Jim Croce’s Big Bad Leroy Brown on his outing against Tim Bradley
on June 10, 2012. Manny has been fighting at 147 lbs for countless of times
while Tim fought on it, but excellently and dominantly, only once versus Luis Carlo
Abrigu in July, 2010.
The Filipino has knack for knockouts with 64.41 % ratio on his
54 fights versus the modest 41.38 % of the American's 28 fights.
But there was a cracked on the armor of Pacquiao in his sluggish
rubber match against Juan Manuel Marquez in
November 12, 2011.
It can either be a sign of wear and tear from the wars he
had been, or a sign of too many activities in politics and showbiz?
Bradley declared he trained hard for 10 weeks on this
toughest fight of his life.
“I studied Pacquiao for four years” he quipped.
Manny satisfied
himself with seven weeks of training that could be deducted by “a week” of
emphatic prayer meeting, intense proselytizing, zealous curing of believers
with eye and hand problems who flocked for a miracle to an overnight preacher
in his training hideaway in the cloud kissed mountain of Baguio City,
Philippines.
In case the congressman loses because of these spiritual
distractions, it means God Almighty has a plan for him: Preach, sing, govern, or
a comeuppance. It is a comeuppance for him to train harder for a rematch with
the “Desert Storm” on November this year.
Advantages of Bradley
He is the busiest body puncher Pacquiao’s has ever met.
Fast pace puncher and slick foot worker who will give
Pacquiao a problem when he brings the fight inside the telephone booth.
He got three heads, two are covered by real gloves the
other, as big as a Kevlar helmet, by bare skin. You ask Nate Campbell and Devon
Alexander how it felt to be hit by a black skin head cum short jab.
He has intense body punching prowess that Pacquiao has not
dealt with his past opponents.
Can box and
brawl like what he did to opponents like Devon Alexander and Junior Witter.
Advantages of Pacquiao
64.41 % knocked out ratio against 42% of Bradley.
He is the bigger and stronger fighter on this fight.
This is David versus
Goliath once again -- but Goliath here carries a bazooka for a
kill and revenge.
Lethal left hook and straight left complemented by his newly
minted power right hook.
Disadvantages of Bradley
His propensity to slug aggressively with “the baddest man in
the whole damn town” in the hurt business will be his undoing
He telegraphs his right straight and hook by shaking his
fist first before he uses it.
His KO ratio is only 42%, and a possibility of becoming a
splattered jig-saw puzzle after the match.
Disadvantages of Pacquiao
He does not fight effectively inside.
Sign of wear and tear on his rubber match with Marquez.
Every time he uses
his right and left straight or hooks his bread basket becomes open target from
the enemy’s counter punches.
What Bradley should do
Hit Manny with powerful left and right straights to his face
after he (Pacquiao) pitter-patter him with a right punch.
Use a strong combination of 1-2-3-4 right and left hooks to
his body like what he did to Alexander and Peterson. Repetition of these can
weaken Manny.
Use that looping overhand right that hits Luis Carlo Abregu
with success at the face. Manny was vulnerable to this every time Marquez avoid
Manny’s 1-2 hooks and unleashed this technique.
Every time Manny covers his face with his gloves and
forearms; Bradley punishes him with body punches and a ricocheting uppercut to
the jaw that enter between the ankles of Manny.
Bait his left face for Manny’s right jab so he can hurt his
(Pacquiao) face with a right punch.
After unleashing his 1-2, shrewdly butt Manny’s eyebrow just
like what he did to Alexander and Campbell. The Filipino would surely be
destructed to the blood that oozes to his eye just like in his Eric Morales
fight.
To avoid
being knocked out by Manny’s left, he heed what his trainer Joel Diaz told him
in the Witter fight: “Cover your right face with a glove and bury your chin to
your breast”.
What Pacquiao should do
As the bigger and stronger pug, steamroll Bradley every time
he engages him in a brawl.
Watch Bradley’s looping power left hook after he unleashed
his right hook or jab.
Watch Tim’s right hook that he incessantly pounds to the
face of his opponents.
Feigns his right but hit Tim instead with a powerful left
straight or hook then followed by right hook. He was successful on this tactic
against Marquez lately.
Right jab followed by power left straight or hook then back
pedal or bobble to avoid Bradley’s counter.
Hit Bradley with a left upper cut to the jaw after he
attacked.
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