I've been holding out for a long time but I have to say after tonight I don't think you can make a case that Pac shouldn't fit into AT LEAST the top 10 ATG, i think its even likely closer to top 5 ATG, guys like Robinson, Armstrong, Pep Louis etc are still ahead, but he is closing fast! He HAS to face Mayweather, and maybe even a guy like Sergio Martinez if he wants number 1, but i am thoroughly impressed by the Pac-monster!:boxing:
Pacquiao certainly has a better resume than Floyd(who has done little in the last few yrs) but what happened tonight didn't affect my thoughts on a fight between them...I was never impressed with Margarito...
Margarito could still hold a belt in my eyes at 154, I still think he's a top dog at 154, it's just that Pacquiao is a SPECIAL fighter. He found a way to make it work tonight, by being wild.
I've been holding out for a long time but I have to say after tonight I don't think you can make a case that Pac shouldn't fit into AT LEAST the top 10 ATG, i think its even likely closer to top 5 ATG, guys like Robinson, Armstrong, Pep Louis etc are still ahead, but he is closing fast! He HAS to face Mayweather, and maybe even a guy like Sergio Martinez if he wants number 1, but i am thoroughly impressed by the Pac-monster!:boxing:
this was the fght that put pac in top 5 ?! youre an imbercile ! :D
let go of envy and INSECURITY....im sure you will feel better
there is nothing to discredit because poochiao doesn't deserve any credit for this fight.
Margarito is garbage and his best win has a question mark over it...
Now if Pac beats Floyd, we may have a discussion...
In your opinion is Mayweather the best and why? Compared to Manny his resume is high school at best with Manny's having a masters degree
there is nothing to discredit because poochiao doesn't deserve any credit for this fight.
Who should he have fought, given that Mayweather couldn't reach a negotiation? Vitali? Why cant you give a great fighter credit for dominating a good fighter? Tonight's fight was much more entertaining than Mayweather-Marquez, and about as meaningful as Mayweather-Mosley, maybe a bit more so just because of the unprecedented move up in weight i'd say. Overall a good night of boxing, much to Pacquiao's and Margarito's credit, why you hating?
i knew this would happen, lol....this happens after every pacquiao fight.....pacquiao beats a flat-footed/slow fighter at a catch-weight and pactards act as if he pulled a buster douglas.
lame......
i know this would happen too, every pac fight , flomos come in to discredit pac...lol
lame....
Its not that Pacquiao beat Margarito (in his eight weight class) that makes him a candidate for top 5 ATG, its that he pounded on Margarito, AND Clottey AND Hatton AND De La Hoya AND Cotto, etc etc. People love to talk shot about Manny but name one thing he has done recently which wasnt noteworthy, or at least admirable? Who else should he have been fighting once the Mayweather fight collapsed then guys, im curious. Martinez and Williams, or someone solid at 140 are the only other options which would be memorable.
Victories over Ledwaba, Marquez, Morales, Barrera, De la Hoya, Hatton, Cotto, Clottey and Margarito don't lie. The way he beat them, and his ascension through the weight classes is what makes it so special, yeah Margarito isn't Joe Louis, but he is a big, solid world champion class volume puncher who couldn't win a round with Pacquiao in his EIGHTH (granted there are alot of them these days) weight class, and I think that speaks for itself. I'm not a Floyd hater, but I am sick of his woulda, coulda shoulda, hes talked **** about Clottey, Margarito, Cotto, Williams, etc, meanwhile Manny Has been pounding on most of these guys. I think the Mayweather-Marquez fight was a circus, but i give Floyd credit for a solid win over Mosley, although that fight should have happened after Mosley first moved back down to welter. If Maywetaher wants to make an impression and really fight for the p4p crown he needs to beat Pac, or the Winner of Martinez-Williams, and he needs to do it convincingly.
Well said! i for one thought that pac would have some trouble with marg because of the big weight difference.. That just didn't happen. I as a boxing fan am not a strict fan of one boxer. I do favor pac tho over all of the current boxers (not with prejudice). I look at things logically, and i got to say i thought manny would have some trouble with marg.. but that didnt happen as i said above. Dude performed very well, and has amazed me once again.
Dude is one of the best for sure.. There is no dought.. Anyone that says less is fooling themselves :) my two cents..
One, Martinez didn't KO Margarito (He lost actually).
Two, Diego Corrales was significantly bigger than him
Now what u said about May's only acceptable fight other than Pac being against the Martinez/Williams winner. I agree
Thanks for correcting me!
If you believe Manny is going to fight Sergio or Paul, then I have some under water beach front property to sell you. What is so impressive about fighting Margarito? Seriously. Margarito has not been relevant for years.
Thanks dude but I already own a beach house. I never said I thought he would; I said imagine if he did and won. If I were Manny this would be the last significantly larger man I'd fight. I'd go back to 147 or even 140 and beat some of the talent there. What's impressive about Margarito is that he up to this point he was still relevant. You don't see Mayweather fighting him (even when he was still relevant). Mayweather would rather fight men smaller than him. Mayweather has great skills. Pacquiao has great skills. Pacquiao puts his on full display against people who actually have physical advantages against him. Mayweather hasn't been doing this recently. Mayweather's best 2 wins are against De La Hoya (split decision) and Diego Corrales.
You obviously don't know Jack about boxing history.
Get the fuck off this site and never come back.
oh really? Pacquiao's current run is on par with guys like Harry Greb, Rocky Marciano, Benny Leonard, Jack Dempsey, etc. these are guys that are frequently considered in the top 10 ATG, and Pac has earned the right to be in the discussion with them, I still think he has a few more key fights to go before hes in with the like of Robinson, Pep, Louis, Armstrong etc. , hence top 5. So why don't you tlak boxing, and stop acting butthurt, eh?