Pacquiao would have suffered a devastating KO loss to Spence if fight pushed through, says analyst

Veteran sports analyst Snow Badua believes that Manny Pacquiao would have been badly hurt if his originally slated bout with WBC and IBF world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. took place as scheduled.

Pacquiao was supposed to take on Spence but the fight was called off after the latter suffered an injury and was replaced by WBA world welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas. If the bout happened as intended, Badua says the Filipino would have been stopped, based on his performance against Ugas.

“It was a blessing in disguise that the fight with Spence did not push through otherwise it could have been a devastating loss for Pacquiao. If the fight went through may have been stopped in 4 rounds considering his feet were planted making him an easy target for Spence,” said Badua.

“That alone it will be hard fand to think they said Pacquiao had cramps then all the more he becomes an easy target. Pacquiao looked like he was cemented to the mat as if Jose Rizal moves faster in Luneta compared to him.”

Badua earlier predicted that Pacquiao was bound to look old in his last contest given that he is coming off a two-year layoff. He was correct in his prediction as countless observers noted that the Filipino boxing icon finally showed his age at 42 years old.

“He lost his bob and weave, lost his evasiveness, and lost his counter and power at the same time,” Badua stressed.

“I like to believe that it could have been a disaster, we don't know where Manny Pacquiao would right now if that fight Spence took place. Pacquiao would not stand versus Spence basing on that performance.”

—JMB, GMA News