No. 8: Manny Will Avg. More Punches Per Round Than Hopkins-Dawson Combined
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In last week's major boxing pay-per-view event, light heavyweights Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson squared off to determine the top boxer in the division. Hopkins entered as the champion, but lost due to a very bizarre TKO after being pushed to the canvas and dislocating his shoulder.
Over the two rounds of boxing that occurred, they threw 84 punches combined. Pacquiao will sometimes throw that many over a single round.
In his 2010 victory over Joshua Clottey, he averaged 103 punches thrown per round. His victory over Antonio Margarito saw him averaging 89 punches thrown per round.
In his last fight versus Marquez, he averaged 51 punches thrown per round.
To match Hopkins' and Dawson's combined punch stats over two rounds in a single round, Pacquiao will need to throw 65 percent more punches than he did in his second fight with Marquez.
It won't be easy, but he can do it.