Manny Pacquiao has revealed which current world champion, from a stylistic perspective, comes closest to replicating the ferocity and speed with which he once fought.<\/p>\n
In his prime, the Filipino icon was known largely for his razor-sharp footwork and blistering combinations, fighting almost like a ninja with his in-and-out movement.<\/p>\n
Perhaps his most formidable display came against Ricky Hatton in 2009, when Pacquiao landed a crushing left hook to halt proceedings in the second round<\/a>.<\/p>\n He would then, of course, go on to become an eight-division world champion, claiming an astonishing feat that may never be replicated.<\/p>\n But while Pacquiao, in that sense, is unlike any other fighter in the history of this sport, the 47-year-old has nonetheless identified similarities between his style and that of Naoya Inoue.<\/p>\n Like a prime \u2018Pac Man\u2019, the undisputed super-bantamweight king typically controls fights with his educated feet, rarely allowing his opponent to gain even a shred of momentum.<\/p>\n And this particular advantage, it seems, was inspired by Pacquiao, who has told Inside the Ring<\/a> that Inoue is the closest current fighter to replicating his style.<\/p>\n \u201cI like Inoue; I like the way he fights. Oh yeah [Inoue is the closest to me right now]. I can say closest to me, because when he started I went to Japan and he asked me about the proper punches, techniques, [and] things like that.<\/p>\n \u201cI told him that the most important [attribute] in boxing is footwork. When you have [good] footwork, you can do a lot of things.\u201d<\/p>\n Another similarity shared by Pacquiao and Inoue is their devastating power, which the latter has utilised to craft a 32-0 (27 KOs) record and become a four-division world champion.<\/p>\n