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Manny Pacquiao stance: unorthodox, southpaw, speed, and power

The Manny Pacquiao stance is no longer a secret yet fans and foes alike continue to marvel at what he does inside the ring.

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MANNY PACQUIAO STANCE MEANS BEING LEFT-HANDED STILL PACKS A WALLOP

The Manny Pacquiao stance shows that being let-handed still packs a wallop for the legend also known as “Pac-Man.”

Being left-handed, the 46-year-old Hall of Famer is not your average orthodox boxer for a reason.

Because of this, he is simply a southpaw. Unorthodox, some may say.

However, this doesn’t refer to his handedness when pointing to him possessing an unorthodox attack arsenal.

In the same way, Pac-Man’s volume of punches starts with the left hand when most boxers anticipate the right hand.

PAC-MAN’S STYLE MIXES MIKE TYSON’S POWER, LEONARD’S HAND SPEED

For this reason, fans are still left with Pacquiao as a one-of-a-kind boxer.

Although age may have crept up on him, the fact remains that he’s still a unique specimen of an athlete not may have seen before.

Likewise, combine “Iron’ Mike Tyson’s power with “Sugar” Ray Leonard’s hand speed, that was “Manny “Pac-Man” at his prime. 

Nevertheless, it took some time for him to develop into an aggressive boxer-puncher and become the complete package that we have come to know him as. 

Speed equals power and 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐚𝐨 simply has both.

With the speed bag, he trains his timing, accuracy, power, and footwork to the maximum.

PACQUIAO POWER PUNCHES REMAIN A FORCE

What enthralled those who saw the General Santos city native early on in his career while he was rising up the ranks was the force of his punches.

Not only that, some experts are convinced his jabs alone can count as power punches. 

Similarly, the proof lies in Pacquiao’s knockout ratio, with only 23 of his 62 wins going the distance.

This translates to a 63% KO percentage.

Moreover, most of Pacquiao’s victories by decision came in the latter part of his career.

Nevertheless, he faced tougher opposition, along with advanced age, slightly slowed down his natural abilities.

PACQUIAO SPEED, POWER ENDURED LATE IN HIS CAREER

However, by “PacMan’s” 55th professional bout, a TKO win over Miguel Cotto, 38 of his conquests were by stoppages.

Compared to a time between 1997 and 2006, all of his triumphs were abbreviated contests.

To put a number on it, that is a string of 20 fights that went his way.

In addition, judges were not needed to determine the outcome at the time. 

ROACH INFLUENCE MAKES ‘PAC-MAN’ A TWO-HANDED FIGHTER

Of course, there came a time when Pacquiao plateaued somewhat, where his opponents were able to check his strength.

As a result, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, the man responsible for transforming Pacquiao into an aggressive boxer-puncher, came in.

Moreover, the 65-year-old American trainer transformed him into a more cerebral fighter and not just a predictable knockout artist. 

Through Roach’s tutelage and guidance, “Pac-Man” improved on other aspects of his style while retaining his deadly form.

For this reason, fight analysts became in awe of him when he started to deliver blows at odd angles.

Likewise, there were pictures of Pacquiao that showed him landing a punch while looking away and ducking from a counter. 

‘SPEED KILLS’ AS PACQUIAO’S HAND, FOOT SPEED REMAIN WITH HIS POWER ARSENAL

In the same way, an old boxing adage said “speed kills,” which remains truly appropriate for the “Pac-Man.”

Above all, his hand and foot speed continues to be legendary in his power arsenal that endeared him to a worldwide audience.

Consequently, the improvement of his conditioning remains the key.

Pacquiao has learned to last longer in the ring in matches that went the distance.  

Then, he became an unstoppable and unpredictable machine.

Here’s a fighter still capable of dominating his opponent in any fashion, whether by force or by cunning.

Indeed, Pacquiao’s stance is beyond the unorthodox type as he winds up his legendary career as a multi-faced two-handed fighter. 

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