Add Mexican great Erik Morales to the growing list of boxers who support Manny Pacquiao’s claim as the greatest boxer of all time.
The 42-year-old Morales was in attendance at the press conference of the Jaime Munguia vs. Patrick Allotey fight for the WBO super welterweight title on the Mexican Independence Day, September 14, at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Now a full-time trainer and elected Congressman in Mexico, “El Terrible” has been more vocal in expressing his opinion on several boxing topics nowadays as compared to his younger years.
As any boxing fans know, Morales engaged in three classic fights with Pacquiao with the Mexican bagging the victory of the first fight and the Filipino boxing champ ending up as the winner of the last two.
With regards to the pressing question as to who is greater between Pacquiao and Mayweather, Morales definitely has a say on it.
“Manny Pacquiao, Pacquiao has a better career on paper. He fought tougher opposition than Mayweather,” Morales said in the EsNews video below.
Several years ago, it’s almost taboo to put Pacquiao in the conversation on who is the greatest boxer of all time. The general consensus is, the only fighters who can lay claim to the imaginary title are Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali, and anyone below that isn’t just worthy enough for any consideration.
However, Pacquiao’s accomplishment as the only boxer who won world titles in eight different weight classes from flyweight to super welterweight, along with his remarkable longevity in the sport has catapulted the Filipino pugilist to the upper echelon of boxing elites.
All of a sudden, the legend of Pacquiao has grown bigger in every victory he earned in his 40s. His latest victory over Keith “One Time” Thurman, a guy 10 years younger and viewed by pundits as the best welterweight two years ago, has helped further magnify Pacquiao’s greatness.
Finally, the media is starting to realize how great Pacquiao has been these last 20 years. Renowned boxing analyst Max Kellerman even came up with an intriguing monologue on ESPN’s Max on Boxing, in which he talked about Pacquiao as a once-in-generation talent and perhaps the true ruler of boxing’s Iron Throne.
https://us.blastingnews.com/sports/2019/08/manny-pacquiao-is-greater-than-floyd-mayweather-jr-erik-morales-002965525.html
Here’s sum more perspective, have u even seen Mannys first three title wins or can even name who he beat? No cheating.
I writing facts so get over it Floydtard and no I’m not a ******* I just respect his wins even though half the time I wanted the other boxer he was facing to win
Just because 1 BOXING FAN came and did what YOUR TEAM REFUSED to do, doesn't let you off the hook.
Until YOU can put names on Pac's accomplishments, my reply to you will be -
''Ali was koed several times.''
:wave:
:lol1: I'm still waiting for that name. I can easily give u names that can match floyd 50-0 from past to present. Present: menayothin 53-0, past: calzaghe, Marciano. see it's very easy to namr a fighter that can mstch floyd 50-0. :lol1:
You don't get to horn in on someone else accomplishing my ''name names'' challenge. You failed miserably.
Why do you keep ducking that Ali comment of yours :lol1:
That's another winner
lol. whatever.. U can't even name a single fighter that came close to pac achievements.. heck u can't even name a single fighter after i lower the standard to a very low compared to pac. LMAO.
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We got us some names !!!!!
Only took me asking 1000 times
You say ''only 2 lbs'', well those 2 lbs were a deal maker breaker.
No name impresses me at the time Pac fought them.
Please name atleast one name of floyd opponent they are all bunch of scrubs and gift wins. :lol1:
And Pac fans insist that their lord's accomplishments remain anonymous :)
Please name a single fighter from the past to present who came close to pac Achievements...
Thats not hard just pick the right guys CW them invent 150lb titles and Floyd is there.
What Eric is saying under his breath is Manny is greatest but I beat him lol, you boys get so into knob polishing and miss whats really going on.
then got savagely KO'd twice after that. last time quitting
Then you're confusing the issues.
1vs1, Floyd proved he was better than Manny in 2015.
I mean a fighter can get lucky, but odds had always
been HEAVILY in favor of Floyd getting a W over Pac.
Careerwise, Pacquiao is greater than Mayweather, and
has been for quite awhile, whether we count alphabelts,
lineal belts, or weight-divisions won in.
I can see where you're coming from, though:
Barrera was passing prime but lineal-legit
Morales were passing prime rapidly, and we saw it.
Oscar was a wraith in what was really a promo stunt.
But Marquez was lineal-legit. Diaz was legit.
Hatton was lineal-legit.
Hey, since you seem to focus on welter only.
Cotto's handicap was only two fucking lbs --more than
made up in post-weigh-in rehydration-- and was more
an artefact of psychological gamesmanship than of real
physiological 'capping. You can weigh in LESS than 147
to fight at WW, after all, and ultimately, Cotto agreed.
After Cotto, just who was Pac supposed to fight?
Mayweather and Pacquiao put everyone through drama,
and by the time it was over, only Clottey was left
without a dance partner. Prior to the drama, Shane
wanted Pac ... but TR wanted Pac vs Margarito
(back when the POS hadn't been caught w/ plaster).
Shane had to change promotional outfits to get Pac,
but Mosley was already old when Floyd beat him, and
then even older when Pac fought Floyd's leftovers.
At WW, who else?
Pac didn't cross-promo Ortiz for his belt.
He didn't chase Senchenko (lol) either.
He fought a disgraced Margarito north of WW.
Bradley was lineal-legit.
Pac got KTFO by Marquez in a war.
Rios was a plodder.
Algieri lightfisted.
Mayweather beat Pac when it finally (sheesh) inked.
Vargas was a legit scalp.
Horn was beneficiary of a robbery, period.
Matthyse was literally damaged goods.
Broner was quasi-legit.
Thurman even less so, but legitimately held the belt.
Maybe I'm skipping,mixing things up, but w/e...
It's a pretty solid run in the neighborhood of WW, yet
you seem to dismiss it because it arguably eclipses
that of another boxer you favor.
^That's my issue with your posts here:
Don't make the mistake of hating on a fighter because
you hate his fans. It's terribly unfair to anyone who
risks life in the squared circle for our entertainment.
h.
It's not definitive who is greater between the two, it's a respectable opinion to say Pacquiao but you also have people like myself who take into account the fashion in which someone beats their level of opposition, in ring adjustments and how versatile that particular fighter was. Ultimately that is why I rate Mayweather higher.
May beat Pac and forced him to fabricate an injury
That is so much sweeter
I mean, who thought Pac could top his ''Giving blood makes me weak'' tripe
Or his ''I'm afraid of needles'' nonsense
Pac fans should concentrate on here and now and try save what little dignity they have left
:lol1: nice try bro.. U/Floyd fans should be happy that BOXREC has put fllyd as the GOAT. boxrec.. :lol1:
May beat Pac and forced him to fabricate an injury
That is so much sweeter
I mean, who thought Pac could top his ''Giving blood makes me weak'' tripe
Or his ''I'm afraid of needles'' nonsense
Pac fans should concentrate on here and now and try save what little dignity they have left
: lol1: nice try bro.. U/Floyd fans should be happy that BOXREC has put fllyd as the GOAT. boxrec.. :lol1:
Floyd fans are getting butthurt that no boxing greats recognized floyd as the greatest of all time but they should be happy because boxrec has announce floyd as the GOAT. :lol1:
Cool story bro!
PAC THE ATG TOP 5 OF ALL TIME RANKED AHEAD KF MAYWEATHER.
JUST DEAL WITH IT YA BUM!
Floyd fans will tell you that polls done about 5 years ago the day after jmm koed pac, experts had floyd ahead of pac?
But times have moved on, time didn’t stand still for floyd, and people have smelled the coffee and saying pac is top 5 don’t make people laugh. If you said floyd was top 5 people would assume your either a floyd fanboy or a comedian.
U mean floyd was given a gift win against an injured pac.
The injured shoulder is one thing. But what concerns me more was floyds IV? What was he flushing out?
This isn’t a very hard question.
Did Pacquiao ever fight Mayweather?
How did the fight go?
The winner is the greater fighter. Had Pacquiao faced a very old Mayweather the way Marciano did then we could say otherwise. In this case yes Mayweather was older but still decisively beat Pacquiao so end of story.
Floyd may have been two years older but Manny had 17 more fights than Floyd which put more wear and tear on him. Maybe Floyd should not have “marinated”’ the fight for five years and he would get credit for beating Manny at his best instead of a one-armed PAC who he had to clinch and run from all night.
Hearns KO’d Duran, but Duran is still regarded as the P4P greater fighter.
This isn’t a very hard question.
Did Pacquiao ever fight Mayweather?
How did the fight go?
The winner is the greater fighter. Had Pacquiao faced a very old Mayweather the way Marciano did then we could say otherwise. In this case yes Mayweather was older but still decisively beat Pacquiao so end of story.
JMM beat PAC on their 4th fight
Bradley beat JMM
WOULD THAT MEAN BRADLEY IS GREATER THAN PAC??
and the sad thing is u see a bigger guy that is fighting scared to a much smaller guy? Tap-Hug-Tap-Hug-Hug?
The fight is so close even half of the world see PAC winning
Its the judges that made Floyd the wiiner in his OWN HOMETOWN :D
This isn’t a very hard question.
Did Pacquiao ever fight Mayweather?
How did the fight go?
The winner is the greater fighter. Had Pacquiao faced a very old Mayweather the way Marciano did then we could say otherwise. In this case yes Mayweather was older but still decisively beat Pacquiao so end of story.
U mean floyd was given a gift win against an injured pac.
I'll give you Cotto* :lol1:
And credit for giving names
*= Cotto had to sign a piece of paper before Pac had the balls to fight him :)
Yeah, Pac is sleeping all of these WW fools
(I don't care where he started out at. All that matters is where he's fighting at NOW)
a cotto that bloodied floyd nose and very competitive while he can't even win a single round against pac. nice try though. :lol1:
former 108 lber knocked out oscar dela hoya,miguel cotto and lucas matthyse
And dont forget this former flyweight make Floyd run and hug for his dear life... lmao.