“Writing is about making connections,” taught Carol Bly, the critically acclaimed American creative nonfiction author.
And it’s easy to make connections between Georges St-Pierre and Manny Pacquiao, who fought on the consecutive Saturday nights of April 30 and May 7, respectively. Disregarding the fact that one successfully defended his world title in MMA while the other one of his very own in boxing, we can acknowledge several similarities.
This slide show presents parallels between the two great champions and, since no two things are exactly the same, also their differences—from which we can glean more lessons about the world of professional combat sports. (As Yogi Berra quipped, “Their similarities are different.”)