Who would go down as the greater boxer between Canelo Alvarez and Manny Pacquiao?

PAC easily greater. He stopped Miguel as well as everything else. But by time nelo retires who knows? If nelo gets as good as his potential suggests. PAC did better against Floyd as well

pacs resume is better but canelo is only 27 so he could top it. head to head canelo destroys pacquaio at any catchweight.

It's an insult to compare Pac to Canelo. I'm not a ******* Paquiao fan but credit and respect must be given to his accomplishments

We just had a SuperFly event... with top 115 lbers...Rungvaisai, Chocolatito, Inoue, Cuadras, Estrada lol.. Pac started his career at flyweight.. Just imagine those guys moving up to welterweight... or guys at featherweight moving up... Canelo is a great boxer.. But he didn't beat GGG... didn't beat Floyd... And wasn't convincing against Lara. This isn't even close.

This is a joke thread, Canelo is the hype job of boxing the most protected boxer. This is the same guy who has fought cherry picks since he was a kid, when they step him up they put him in with Baldomir the grandpa and wayyyyyy past his best years. Also when he fought Alphonso Gomez after hurting Gomez in the early round, Gomez starting coming back and boxing Canelo up, and then the ref stops it in the 6th round when Gomez wasnt even hurt bad and was fightin back This kid is protected He fights a glass chin Kirkland they hype it up He fights a former 140 pound champ iwth a glass chin knocks him out in Khan He fights old ass Mosley cant even hurt him or drop him, he fights Lara gets a gift decision, Fights Floyd barely moves in the fight and manages to get a draw on the cards lol He fights Miguel Cotto gets another gift, he coudlnt even hurt Cotto or drop him like Pacquiao did and Pac dominated Cotto bad Canelo has no impressive wins against top guys, even in this fight with GGG I picked Canelo to win but he barely got a Draw in my eyes, he got exposed he wont be able to bang with guys who are his own size, he coudnt hurt GGG. I think Shane Mosley even said Pacquiao hits harder than Canelo and that Canelo and Floyd hit about the same. Id love to see Pacquiao vs Canelo, thats right up Canelos alley too fighting a blown up old ass past prime legend at least when Manny fights guys he is smaller then them, Canelo is huge and bigger than all his opponents on fight night.

Are we still considering the most recent Pac? Losing to Jeff Horn... KOED BRUTALLY by Marquez and dodging Terrance Crawford like the plague (that fight will never happen).

Common now! NSB at its best!

This kind of boggled my mind when i thought about it, Pacquiao has put on more impressive performances over his career imo, I think prime pacquio is a more naturally gifted fighter but then when i think about it i don't think any version of many beats canelo at 152/154. the pac that fought ODLH or margartito doesnt beat the canelo that fought floyd ? thats crazy talk

Manny, but that's only because Brian Sutherland was not an option in this poll. https://media.giphy.com/media/Ow8OC1GDvL916/giphy.gif

Exactly. Pacquiao has wins over Mexican legends who were greater than Canelo. Canelo can be great and carve out his own legacy, but I just can't see him catching up to Manny. Pac is the greatest fighter of his generation not named Floyd Mayweather. Canelo is in his prime now and he isn't even close to being the best fighter p4p today. https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/image.php?u=156357&dateline=1505863213

Barrera, Morales & Marquez all greater than Canelo. And Pacquiao holds overall 6 wins over those 3 mexicans. So obviously Pacquiao in wide gap. Exactly. Pacquiao has wins over Mexican legends who were greater than Canelo. Canelo can be great and carve out his own legacy, but I just can't see him catching up to Manny. Pac is the greatest fighter of his generation not named Floyd Mayweather. Canelo is in his prime now and he isn't even close to being the best fighter p4p today.

I voted for Pacquiao. Pacquiao was at his best for Diaz, Hatton, Cotto and Oscar. I don't think Canelo will ever be that good although he is a great fighter. Pacquiao edges him out prime against prime unless Canelo gets better and he might get better.

After both retire from their boxing careers, who do you think would go down as the greater boxer between the two? An insult to boxing to even ask the question. Canelo is the anti-Pac, the worst weight boiler in history. Pac was the lighter man in the vast majority of his fights. Has Canelo ever been the lighter man? Pac fought killers in their prime when no one gave him a chance, time after time after time, whereas Canelo swerves all the killers. Joke comparison.

People who voted for Canelo need to check how Pac was ruining fighters like Cotto or Margarito in his prime, that was brutal While Canelo struggling to get clear dominant victories against lesser fighters like Lara Canelo is one of the new millennial pampered boxers. While Pacquiao at young age was already being thrown to the big dogs

Funny how Pacquiao gets more love and respect from Mexicans than their fellow brotha canelo.

Pacquiao destroyed top opposition Canelo gets close decisions or outright robberies vs Good opponents People who voted for Canelo need to check how Pac was ruining fighters like Cotto or Margarito in his prime, that was brutal While Canelo struggling to get clear dominant victories against lesser fighters like Lara

Right now it's obviously Pac. But Canelo is still young & in his prime while Pac wrecks his legacy ducking young lions and losing to cherries like Jeff Horn

Come on. I hate Manny but even I can't see any way Canelo will be seen as better than Manny. Maybe if he unifies and defeats all the top guys at 160, 168 and 175 then maybe he is seen as equal to Manny. Manny is consensus one of the top 25-30 boxers ever (in every reasonable and credible rankings). Canelo is not even the top p4p fighter since Floyd retired.

If Canelo suddenly blows up 1 division every other fight & starts knocking out the top light heavy weightd you can start comparing him to Manny. People forget how small Manny is and how High above his natural weight class he fights

After both retire from their boxing careers, who do you think would go down as the greater boxer between the two? Too early to ask this question, wait till they retire.