Since1976Sun Dec 14, 2025, 5:54 PM UTC

He needs to hit the gym and work and the go back and work some more. Technique, strategy, movement to optimize use of his gifts and tools. I’m surprised with the lack of evolution. Lots of up and coming talents would have folded badly, but he hung in there with his God given gifts and nothing else.

Take a page out of the Zayas book and get the skill level and ring IQ up to level. I have no inside info, but Pacheco looked like someone who’s entire team believed the hype, took their foot of the gas, hands of the wheel and nothing evolved. With the right sparring and training, this should’ve been an easy fight. To make things worse, he gassed out badly.

@6’3 or 6’4 168lbs might be to much to ask. The Canelo payday at 168 is pretty much gone so time for a real roadmap to make a name and good money at the proper weight classe.

Pacheco could also try to squeeze one good opportunity out of this bad performance. Names that may have avoided him, won’t after this fight. If Diego can do the work, make up for lost time and learn what needs, he could, could upset someone.

crisantonio917Sun Dec 14, 2025, 4:50 PM UTC

ExPoSeD!!!! Struggled and dropped by a small middleweight….

CoverdaleSun Dec 14, 2025, 4:36 PM UTC

You don’t recognise yourself as posting negative opinions? Always moaning about promoters and the belt orgs?
Do you think you have some special insight? We’ve heard it all before. Many times. Before you showed up.

I do that, and mostly in the context of how boxing media could be doing a better job of holding them to account so that they change.

SteveMSun Dec 14, 2025, 4:14 PM UTC

From what I’ve watched of his career, this was Pacheco’s first genuinely difficult night at the office. Some of that is down to Sadjo’s pressure and compact frame, and the rest is Pacheco not being able to fight in a strategically advantageous way. I’m not sure if his conditioning was off from his training camp, or the game-plan + Sadjo’s pressure zapped his energy, but Pacheco looked lethargic and it seemed like he was already in “battery-saver” mode early on. If Pacheco had no infighting ability, I think he would’ve lost last night.

For people who are doom and gloom about Pacheco, remember that he’s a relatively young contender at 24. I think he’ll be fine. Now he’s in a position for a title shot, and hopefully we’ll see Pacheco vs. Sheeraz/Mbilli before year’s end.

Good balanced post. One mediocre performance and the doom and gloom merchants are out

SteveMSun Dec 14, 2025, 4:11 PM UTC

Opinion is okay (I don’t use social media) but I’m talking about these persistently negative posters who seem to have a ubiquitous presence here.

You don’t recognise yourself as posting negative opinions? Always moaning about promoters and the belt orgs?
Do you think you have some special insight? We’ve heard it all before. Many times. Before you showed up.