the way I see it when they where still active EM & MAB had absolutely better resume than JMM before ....
but their retirement and JMM continued success IMHO have shortened that gap, and put him in a position to contest numero uno among the three....
MAB and Morales would have never done what Marquez just did, he destroyed natural Lightweights in Casamayor and Juan Diaz.
JMM also beat Pacquiao in their 2 fights in many people's eyes.
And if he has a good fight with Mayweather that will seal it, the Pac Boys really underate JMM, i wonder why.
JMM is the Best of the Trio
http://images.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/articles/2008/03/16/sports/national/106spn_080316_boxing.jpg
I think it's the fact that Pac went on to achieve so much that makes Morales beating him so great. As opposed to Hamed never testing himself against top flight opposition again so we can't truly measure whether he was in the same class as the likes of Pacquiao
i think the opposite. it only shows pac wasn't in his prime skillwise in that fight. and most experts would agree. EM beating PAC now would be HUUUUGE.
i think so. sure pac had demolished mab prior but his greatness wasn't on the level of hamed yet. hamed retired shortly after that, pac.. well you know the story.
I think it's the fact that Pac went on to achieve so much that makes Morales beating him so great. As opposed to Hamed never testing himself against top flight opposition again so we can't truly measure whether he was in the same class as the likes of Pacquiao
Moreso than Morales beating Pacquiao?
i think so. sure pac had demolished mab prior but his greatness wasn't on the level of hamed yet. hamed retired shortly after that, pac.. well you know the story.
im cut between MAB and JMM
MAB beat EM 2 out of 3 times (i think he won all 3),
only person to beat prince nassim hammad,
beat Kennedy McKinney in a slugfest,
beat john tapia,
beat Paulie Ayala,
and put up a helleva fight against JMM (i think it was a draw.)
JMM
draw with Pac
beat barrera,
beat diaz,
beat casamoyor,
i dont think moralas's is better, people will probbably just vote for him cuz he beat pac.
I agree, it's either Barrera or JMM, nobody is voting for JMM because he's not retired yet, and Barrera seemed to win all 3 of the Morales fights.
I give the edge to JMM by a hair, but Barrera was a beast in his weight class, one of the best ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQuxugaraz0&feature=related
look at there reactions after the 12th barrera last great perfomance and marquez still won, and both knew it
im cut between MAB and JMM
MAB beat EM 2 out of 3 times (i think he won all 3),
only person to beat prince nassim hammad,
beat Kennedy McKinney in a slugfest,
beat john tapia,
beat Paulie Ayala,
and put up a helleva fight against JMM (i think it was a draw.)
JMM
draw with Pac
beat barrera,
beat diaz,
beat casamoyor,
i dont think moralas's is better, people will probbably just vote for him cuz he beat pac.
the more manny and marquez are successful the better they make eachother look, manny completely outclassed hattion, that makes marquez look very good, marquez koes casa and diaz that makes manny look good