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Has Manny ever beat a PRIMED top contender? | BoxingScene Community

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Has Manny ever beat a PRIMED top contender?

Lords14y ago

Has Manny ever really beatin a primed top fighter? Cotto: Nope Shane: NO Margicheato: Nope Hatton: Nah Clottey: Please DeLaHoya: Diaz: Who? JMM: Marquez outboxed Manny in all 3 fights and lost all 3 fights IMO Barrera: Barrera had 61 fights under him when Manny fought him. He already been through wars and much battles. Morales: Morales had already 50 fights under him and as we all know he already been through battles with Barrera at this point. Am I missing something here??

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Doctor_Tenma4618

Barrera was prime in the first fight. I wouldn't even bother, apparently now...Pacquiao ain't an ATG, Pacquiao-Marquez I and II were robberies...

14y ago

question is... has Floydie? Corrales, Castillo, Hatton, Chavez, Hernandez, Manfreddy, Ortiz(by default). Pac also beat Ledwaba which is a very good underrated win against a top contender, and a title holder at the time. Who was considered the best 122lber at the time.

14y ago

question is... has Floydie?

14y ago

Has Manny ever really beatin a primed top fighter? Cotto: Nope Shane: NO Margicheato: Nope Hatton: Nah Clottey: Please DeLaHoya: Diaz: Who? JMM: Marquez outboxed Manny in all 3 fights and lost all 3 fights IMO Barrera: Barrera had 61 fights under him when Manny fought him. He already been through wars and much battles. Morales: Morales had already 50 fights under him and as we all know he already been through battles with Barrera at this point. Am I missing something here?? I'll give you a clue: It begins with the Letter 'B', And the left side of it controls the right side of your body, and vice versa.

14y ago

cotto, clottey and hatton were at their best. just because they have a defeat doesn't make them past prime, god some people are idiots. hatton at 140 was a beast, he was always at his best in that weight, infact he was better than he ever was under mayweather snr

14y ago

Barrera was prime in the first fight.

14y ago

Primed? What, like they were rigged to explode? NO.

14y ago