May 2nd, 2010~ By this time, what looks more impressive?

I thought that after Pacquiao-Hatton we'd be seeing Mayweather-Pacquiao...but we didn't. Then we saw May/JMM and Pac/Cotto...and thought we'd see them fight...but we didn't. Now, they're fighting two separate opponents...it's amazing how these two fighters are trying to upstage one another. Floyd's trying to keep his attraction in the media so that when negotiations begin again, he can be able to claim a nice split in the money. If he beats Mosley and the numbers do good (which they definitely will), then I can't see how he's not entitled to a portion of that money. The way these two fighters keep avoiding each other by fighting other great fighters just makes me want to see them together even more! :boxing:

Mayweather's win over Oscar > Pacquiao's win over Oscar. Mayweather fought DLH while he was the #1 Middleweight champ, and he had just come off of a 6th round KO victory over Mayorga. Floyd was also forced to use heavyweight gloves, and that ate away the little power he had, along with a lot of speed. Not to mention Oscar had Freddie Roach in his corner. Pacquiao on the other hand fought a weight drained DLH who really didn't want to fight after round 1. Pacquiao's win over Hatton > Floyd's win over Hatton: I will say that Hatton was clearly shot when Pacquiao fought him while Floyd fought a fresh Hatton, but come on, TWO ROUNDS...There's no getting around how impressive that was. Yes Floyd fought a prime Hatton and took away a lot from him in that KO victory, but again, TWO ROUNDS... Pacquiao's win over Cotto > Floyd's win over Marquez: This was the easiest one to call. I'd much rather beat a shot Cotto over a blown up, shot Marquez. Even a shot Cotto is a challenging fight. Marquez on the other hand would get handled by a majority of the 140lb fighters right now. Mayweather win over Mosley > Pacquiao win over Clottey: The second easiest to call. Mosley is clearly a better fighter than Clottey. He's stronger, quicker, more skilled and even though he doesn't have much legs right now, he still isn't flat footed like Clottey. So at the end of they day, they'd be even.

Suppose it's May 2nd, 2010 and both the biggest fighters in the sport right now have continued their winning streaks. It looks as if we might actually see the big fight everyone wants to see. So now I ask you, if you take both fighters' last four fights, what looks more impressive? Choose one fight for each pairing... Example: If you pick Pacquiao's win over Clottey, then don't pick Mosley. They're compared in the following forms: ODLH/ODLH, Hatton/Hatton, JMM/Cotto, Mosley/Clottey. its easy to criticise pac for ducking the random blood because there is no logical explanation for not taking the test but what you cant criticise pac for is his comp and how he has performed against them. the only fight i voted for in floyd favor was his upcoming fight with mosley. the rest pac got the nod

Floyd's Oscar win Pacquiao's Hatton win Pacquiao's Cotto win Depends on how they look and how they win, but most likely a Mosley win. BTW, I think I did this wrong. In order of impressiveness: Mosley Win Cotto Win Pacquiao-Hatton Mayweather-DLH Pacquiao-Clottey Mayweather-Hatton Pacquiao-DLH

I agree. But to be fair, Cotto beat Shane already, too. LOL. True...I think the Cotto that fought Shane was better than the one who fought Pacquiao(debatable) I gave it to Pac regardless since I think he'd beat any Cotto...

If Floyd beats Shane it'll be his best win since DLH IMO... Pac beating Clottey is a very good win but Cotto beat Clottey already... I agree. But to be fair, Cotto beat Shane already, too. LOL.

If Floyd beats Shane it'll be his best win since DLH IMO... Pac beating Clottey is a very good win but Cotto beat Clottey already...

Floyd's Oscar win Pacquiao's Hatton win Pacquiao's Cotto win Depends on how they look and how they win, but most likely a Mosley win.

Well Pac's best win will still be over Cotto by May 2nd IMO... I think Cotto may have lost something after the Margarito loss(debatable) I think its either Floyd beating Shane or Pac beating Cotto... I'll give it to Pac since I think he would beat Cotto even if it was the 2006 version who just beat Shane...

I voted for Mayweather's win over De La Hoya, Mayweather's win over Hatton, Pacquiao's win over Cotto and Mayweather's potential win over Mosley. And also the "Mayweather and Pacquiao are relatively even in their last four fights..." option. The best win of the bunch is a toss-up between Pacquiao-Cotto and Mayweather-Mosley for me. At this point in time I'd say Pac's win was/will be more impressive but we'll see how sharp Mosley looks and if Mayweather beats him, how he beats him.

Gotta be Mosley. Mosley the best "opponent" of everyone on that list. Beating him won't be easy. Either way it will just make the May-Pac fight EVEN bigger. I can't wait!

The way I look at it is; Mayweather beating DLH at 154 was more impressive - Even though Manny managed to beat DLH in quicker fashion, Mayweather was against the better DLH out of the 2 fights, DLH didn't look too comfortable at 147 IMO. Pacquiao's win over Hatton was more impressive - Even though some people believe that Hatton might have been a bit spent after Mayweather I think that Pacquiao's was more impressive, Hatton may not have been unbeaten anymore but he was still undefeated at LWW, which was a division which he had dominated for years. Pacquiao beat Hatton in quicker fashion and at his weight class. Pacquiao's win over Cotto was more impressive - Both guys outclassed there opponents and put on a great performance, but Pacquiao beat a more legitimate fighter, JMM in all fairness hadn't fought at WW before and Cotto had been fighting at WW for many years, and Pacquiao looked great while beating him just like Floyd did against JMM, so Manny's win was more impressive cause it was against a more solid opponent. If Mayweather decisions Mosley then it would be more impressive - Same thing as the Cotto point I made really except the other way around, Mosley is a much more legit and solid opponent, so if he beats him then it would be more impressive than Pacquiao beating Clottey because of the opponent he beat. Overall, I think Floyd and Manny are pretty much even in there last fights... thats JMO though I guess. Nice analysis Spacey1991, Both Mayweather & Pacman are on a collision course and the sooner the fans realize that, the better - You don't have to diminish either man's accomplishments in order to elevate the other. They are two of the very best in the boxing world and it is inevitable that they meet to settle the top spot. It won't be solved by the fans, the writers, or the announcers ...... It will be settled by Mayweather & Pacman - as it should be.

The way I look at it is; Mayweather beating DLH at 154 was more impressive - Even though Manny managed to beat DLH in quicker fashion, Mayweather was against the better DLH out of the 2 fights, DLH didn't look too comfortable at 147 IMO. Pacquiao's win over Hatton was more impressive - Even though some people believe that Hatton might have been a bit spent after Mayweather I think that Pacquiao's was more impressive, Hatton may not have been unbeaten anymore but he was still undefeated at LWW, which was a division which he had dominated for years. Pacquiao beat Hatton in quicker fashion and at his weight class. Pacquiao's win over Cotto was more impressive - Both guys outclassed there opponents and put on a great performance, but Pacquiao beat a more legitimate fighter, JMM in all fairness hadn't fought at WW before and Cotto had been fighting at WW for many years, and Pacquiao looked great while beating him just like Floyd did against JMM, so Manny's win was more impressive cause it was against a more solid opponent. If Mayweather decisions Mosley then it would be more impressive - Same thing as the Cotto point I made really except the other way around, Mosley is a much more legit and solid opponent, so if he beats him then it would be more impressive than Pacquiao beating Clottey because of the opponent he beat. Overall, I think Floyd and Manny are pretty much even in there last fights... thats JMO though I guess.