THE MOST IMPROVED FIGHTER OF THE DECADE: Manny Pacquiao

Fighter of the Decade 2000-2010 Now since we are using the RING magazine titles to give Manny Pacquiao his 7th title in his 7th weight class, You guys should have no problem in using the RING Magazine rankings on top 10 fighters in the last decade to determine Who the Fighter of the ENTIRE Decade should be. Year 2000: Manny Pacquiao Not Even Ranked on the P4P List Floyd Mayweather Ranked #2 Year 2001 Manny Pacquiao Not Ranked. Mayweather Ranked #2: Year 2002: Manny Pacquiao Not Ranked. Mayweather Ranked #5 Year 2003: Manny Pacquiao Not Ranked. Mayweather Ranked #5 Year 2004: Manny Pacquiao First apperance on the P4P List Manny Pacquiao Ranked #5 Mayweather Ranked #2 Year 2005: Manny Pacquiao Ranked #5 Mayweather Ranked #1 Year 2006: Manny Pacquiao Ranked #2 Mayweather Ranked #1 Year 2007: Manny Pacquiao Ranked #2 Mayweather Ranked #1 Year 2008: Manny Pacquiao Ranked #2 (Until June, When Mayweather Retired). Mayweather Ranked #1 Year 2009: Manny Pacquiao Ranked #1 Mayweather Ranked #2 Year 2010: Pacquiao Just recently just got on the Pound for Pound list in 2004 when he has been a pro since 1995.. Floyd was Ranked on Ring Magazine's pound-for-pound list for TEN consecutive years. 10 years. Pacquiao was has only been on there half of that time! Floyd has spent Three and a half years Atop of that List: 2005,2006,2007, End Jun/2008 (retire) 1. 2005: http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.ph..._Ratings:_2005 2. 2006: http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.ph..._Ratings:_2006 3. 2007: http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.ph..._Ratings:_2007 4. 2008: http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Ring_Magazine:_April_2008 Pacquiao has only spent 1 year 1/2ontop of that list.. 2008:http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.ph..._Ratings:_2008 If Pacquiao is the best fighter on this ENTIRE decade then how is it that for half of the decade he wasnt even ranked in the top 10? While Mayweather has been at the TOP for the ENTIRE Decade??? Why didnt all the boxing experts rank Pacquiao higher than Mayweather in 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 If Pacquiao is the Fighter of the decade? PACQUIAO IS THE MOST IMPROVED FIGHTER OF THE DECADE. NOT THE FIGHTER OF THE DECADE! BECAUSE HE DID NOT DOMINATE THE WHOLE DECADE!! BUT HE HAS IMPROVED THE MOST THIS DECADE!! (Hands Down) PACQUIAO IS THE MOST IMPROVED FIGHTER OF THE DECADE. Sometimes you have to give credit where credit is due, and right now credit is due. Manny Pacquaio is the pound 4 pound best fighter in the sport today. And The most improved Fight of the Decade!!

Comments (20)

How? Half of the decade he wasnt even ranked! One fighter fights for the money Floyd and self HYPED! the other fights for the people and glory. Pacquiao. end........

15y ago

PinoyZoi

Do you really care what a magazine says?? :rofl:

16y ago

hugh_grant

No its the performances you are remembered for in the decade. Pacs been kicking name butts since 2003. Before that he was beating good butts, but just not names that your average Joe would really know. Pac escaped the radar in the early 2000s but most because he was in the phillipines defending his belts against not really known names. Not that the names werent good again though.

16y ago

RL_GMA

The facts about titles and P4P listings (oxy moron there) don't dictate anything though man. I can run you a list of fighters who had just as many title reigns, division jumpings as Leonard, Hearns, Mayweather, etc...but are you going to call them better than those guys off GP? Of course not...it's all about THE FIGHTS. I've told you this before. People remember the fights more than how many titles a guy had. In this case, Pacquiao's won 7 world titles, something nobody's done before so of course there's gotta be some type of mention about it. But when we talk about THE FIGHTS, you can't deny Pacquiao's been the bigger risk taker and all around the more exciting fighter. We can debate for days about the technicalities between the two being they have yet to fight, but you can't just post facts about an opinionated list and say Pac is not better than Floyd because Floyd has been on the list longer. Both were at different paths of their careers and while Floyd balked for a while Pacquiao took over and is taking bigger risks than Floyd is (or has) considering there is a fight between both Pac and Floyd on the horizon. To put it in better understanding to how people look at both guys, Floyd comes out of a short retirement and fights JMM. Pacquiao beats the #1 140lb fighter and instead of taking an easier fight to prep for a possible fight with Floyd, he fights the #1-2 WW in the world and simply destroyed him. Sometimes, facts just don't mean shit. That's why certain fights must happen, as in...FLOYD VS PACQUIAO. Good post!!! You owe me $10 btw bitch...lol

16y ago

2501

All the hollow stats in the world can be posted, but at the end of the day, it will be the majority public opinion that will dictate who is the best fighter of the decade and right now, people feel its Pacquiao. Deal with it.

16y ago

Ravishing

People are suddenly forgeting that Mayweather has ran through 5 divisions, win 6 world titles, 3 lineal titles, and been ranked at the top of the sport for 10 Consecutive years with 3 1/2 of the years being ranked #1 . And did staying undefeated People are forgeting that Mayweather and Pacquiao have fought 3 of the same opponents in both of their last 5 fights. People are forgeting that Mayweather last 5 fights: Won 154 LB Championship Won 147 LB Championship Won the Lineal 147 Championship Defended his 147 LB Championship against the #5 P4P fighter in the world. Completely Shut out the #2 fighter in the WORLD!!! All while remaining undefeated!!!! People are forgeting that Pacquiao has been Outboxed and given a draw, Outboxed and beating beat, and Outboxed and winning by 1 point. in this decade People are forgeting that He used to be a 1 handed fighter. in this decade. Funny how People are forgeting these things The facts about titles and P4P listings (oxy moron there) don't dictate anything though man. I can run you a list of fighters who had just as many title reigns, division jumpings as Leonard, Hearns, Mayweather, etc...but are you going to call them better than those guys off GP? Of course not...it's all about THE FIGHTS. I've told you this before. People remember the fights more than how many titles a guy had. In this case, Pacquiao's won 7 world titles, something nobody's done before so of course there's gotta be some type of mention about it. But when we talk about THE FIGHTS, you can't deny Pacquiao's been the bigger risk taker and all around the more exciting fighter. We can debate for days about the technicalities between the two being they have yet to fight, but you can't just post facts about an opinionated list and say Pac is not better than Floyd because Floyd has been on the list longer. Both were at different paths of their careers and while Floyd balked for a while Pacquiao took over and is taking bigger risks than Floyd is (or has) considering there is a fight between both Pac and Floyd on the horizon. To put it in better understanding to how people look at both guys, Floyd comes out of a short retirement and fights JMM. Pacquiao beats the #1 140lb fighter and instead of taking an easier fight to prep for a possible fight with Floyd, he fights the #1-2 WW in the world and simply destroyed him. Sometimes, facts just don't mean shit. That's why certain fights must happen, as in...FLOYD VS PACQUIAO.

16y ago

Horus8731

LOL give it a rest bro, Pacquiao is on top of not only Boxing, but the sports world. People REMEMBER the fights Pacquiao has because of how he fights. You can bring up rankings, titles, the amount of time Floyd's done it in, etc, but it doesn't take away from Pacquiao coming into his own as Boxing's best fighter today. Floyd missed out on opportunities to beat a Miguel Cotto or Shane Mosley, but Pacquiao coming up from 130lbs as early as last year to demolish the #1-2 WW in the world in the fashion he did it in is simply amazing. Floyd took 2 yrs to even get to that point while he was doing it (and against less risky competition). I understand you'll ride or die for anything Floyd does or has done, but you gotta realize at some point, eventually there will be another fighter to take his thrown...and without them even fighting yet Pacquiao has trumped Floyd as of now. Pac is not the most improved fighter of the decade, he's THE fighter of the decade. Ironically, only you and the rest of the Floyd minions think otherwise (for obvious reasons). Give the man his due. People are suddenly forgeting that Mayweather has ran through 5 divisions, win 6 world titles, 3 lineal titles, and been ranked at the top of the sport for 10 Consecutive years with 3 1/2 of the years being ranked #1 . And did staying undefeated People are forgeting that Mayweather and Pacquiao have fought 3 of the same opponents in both of their last 5 fights. People are forgeting that Mayweather last 5 fights: Won 154 LB Championship Won 147 LB Championship Won the Lineal 147 Championship Defended his 147 LB Championship against the #5 P4P fighter in the world. Completely Shut out the #2 fighter in the WORLD!!! All while remaining undefeated!!!! People are forgeting that Pacquiao has been Outboxed and given a draw, Outboxed and beating beat, and Outboxed and winning by 1 point. in this decade People are forgeting that He used to be a 1 handed fighter. in this decade. Funny how People are forgeting these things

16y ago

Horus8731

It just shows what a nuthugger you are when you have Floyd as the Number 1 P4P in 2008 when he didn't even fight and retired. Manny was pound 4 pound number 1 in 2008 after beating Marquez, Diaz and De La Hoya, the only person Mayweather beat in 2008 was The Big Show, don't tell me you must be taking that into consideration right? Are you also taking in account all Mayweather's yacht investments as wins? :fing02: go read what I wrote about 2008.

16y ago

AndyShitHot

16y ago

Ravishing

If Pacquiao is the best fighter on this ENTIRE decade then how is it that for half of the decade he wasnt even ranked in the top 10?:thinkerg: That tells me he is the most improved fighter of the decade... which he is.. LOL give it a rest bro, Pacquiao is on top of not only Boxing, but the sports world. People REMEMBER the fights Pacquiao has because of how he fights. You can bring up rankings, titles, the amount of time Floyd's done it in, etc, but it doesn't take away from Pacquiao coming into his own as Boxing's best fighter today. Floyd missed out on opportunities to beat a Miguel Cotto or Shane Mosley, but Pacquiao coming up from 130lbs as early as last year to demolish the #1-2 WW in the world in the fashion he did it in is simply amazing. Floyd took 2 yrs to even get to that point while he was doing it (and against less risky competition). I understand you'll ride or die for anything Floyd does or has done, but you gotta realize at some point, eventually there will be another fighter to take his thrown...and without them even fighting yet Pacquiao has trumped Floyd as of now. Pac is not the most improved fighter of the decade, he's THE fighter of the decade. Ironically, only you and the rest of the Floyd minions think otherwise (for obvious reasons). Give the man his due.

16y ago

Horus8731

I love the over rating that goes on after a big fight. :crazy:

16y ago

andrew14

QUALITY fights count. PBF never fought Kostya whoe beat Judah or Mitchell. PBF never fought Mosley who beat ODLH. PBF never fought Pacman who beat JMM. those he fought are beat OUTs. In that time.... the thing is PBF got all these lb4lb status not fighting the best in his division the thing is there is no one greater than him in any division except for the rising of a Manny Pacquuiao they have NO CHOICE but to pick him. The only great fight he has is Diego Corrales a full credit gave him. And a good battle against with sparring partner of pacquiao, Castillo. But the Castillo fight I and II is far worst than JMM vs Pac II. lol Look at Pacquiao RESUME. He keeps on fighting the best in the division.

16y ago

jrosales13

We can say the Pacquiao have accomplish alot in this decade, but he have not dominated or been a force in the entire decade like the Mayweather has. From Start to Now Mayweather has been at the TOP! But we can not say that about Manny Pacquiao. What we can say Pac has accomplished more this decade than what Floyd has. Again Floyd has not won 3 lineal championships in 3 weightclass and has not won 6 championships in 6 weightclasses. And, you acting like Pac did squat early on in the decade. When Pac became known to hardcore fans in 2001. With a KO victory over Ledwaba to win a title. From the beggining of the decade Pac moved up 3 division and knocked out a champion who was bigger and he still doing that now. I am sorry bro hands down Pac is the decade of the year followed by Mayweather while Hopkins is close behind in the #3 spot.

16y ago

jrosales13

how many titles does JC have and in how many weight classes, has he been P4P for a decade? dont disgrace maay that way...you look stupid Well to be fair to Chavez. They didn't really ranked p4p in the 80's. It really wasn't a bid deal back then. Plus he also fought in the era of Leonard, Hearns, Duran, Hagler, Whitaker, prime Tyson. So it was a hell of a great era. in 1989 The Ring started ranking P4P and it had Tyson at #1 and Chavez was #2. From 1990-1992 Chavez was #1 P4P and in 1993 Chavez was #2. By 1994 Chavez was out the list. However, it is really hard to say where he ranked at a certain time P4P in the 80's. But, he was top 10 in the 80's. And, in the 80's he won 3 lineal championships and in 3 different weightclass and compiled a record of 68-0. So by Horus logic Chavez was the best fighter of the decade in the 80's cuz he remained undefeated and was a top level fighter.

16y ago

baCCaT

in retirement for more than a year. went into his most recent fight deliberately overweight (cheated) i doubt it makes pbf FOTD..

16y ago

Horus8731

just a quickie, who has mayweather fought to make him the fighter of the decade? If I need to answer this question for you at this stage of Mayweather's career. You obviously are new to boxing..

16y ago

hugh_grant

how many titles does JC have and in how many weight classes, has he been P4P for a decade? /QUOTE] I used a bad boxer as anexample but all im saying is if you dont fight anyone good you will be undefeated. You will also remain undefeated if you retire, leaving it for guys like Cotto and Pac and SSM and Margarito beat the bejesus out of each other. You remain undefeated if you dont take risks like fight hatton at 140.

16y ago

Sir_Tom_Jones

16y ago

Horus8731

Pac actually joinded the list in 2003. So your facts are wrong. Plus you add in this decade 3 lineal championships in 3 divisions, 6 champioships in 6 divisions all in this decade plus a 3 time FOTY all in this decade. He is fighter of the decade. you can't argue facts. We can say the Pacquiao have accomplish alot in this decade, but he have not dominated or been a force in the entire decade like the Mayweather has. From Start to Now Mayweather has been at the TOP! But we can not say that about Manny Pacquiao.

16y ago

jrosales13

16y ago