Who ranks higher all time? I say Floyd is the better fighter (more skilled), while Pacquiao is the greater fighter (better resume and accomplishments).
A classic debate that gets old but is fun to revisit from time to time.
Floyd is a great boxer with godly defense, but his lossless record exists partly because he picked his fights well. Pacquiao, on the other hand, would always fight whoever was the biggest fight at the time, and he went through eight weight divisions while doing it. The main argument against Pacquiao's greatness is that his camp arranged fights with catchweights, but he was nonetheless often the naturally smaller man throughout most of his career. I agree without a doubt that Floyd beat Pacquiao during their fight—even though the fight did happen five years too late—but in terms of overall greatness and legacy: Pacquiao, hands down.
Plus, Pacquiao used to be dirt poor and fight for food. And his personality is much humbler because of it. He genuinely believes in God and, although I'm not particularly religious myself, it provides an interesting mindset how he fights through and for his faith rather than his ego or strictly for the money. Of course, Pacquiao loves money as well, but his personality revolves around much more than just cold, hard cash and being full of himself. I know that Pacquiao's personality doesn't have much bearing on his greatness in terms of boxing, but it's another reason why I think he has a stronger appeal for fans. My bet is that if Pacquiao were American instead of Filipino, his greatness would be evaluated much higher as well.
Who ranks higher all time? I say Floyd is the better boxer (more skilled), while Pacquiao is the greater fighter (better resume and accomplishments).
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If Pac unifies and becomes undisputed at 147, at his age, then I put him ahead of Floyd.
I would say Mayweather. He beat so many good fighters including Pacquiao. He never lost a fight and he has never really been knocked down. He record is perfect. As brave as he is and spectacular the same cannot be said of Pacquiao who has numerous loses including a few losses by KO and he has been knocked down many times. He has neither Mayweather's iron jaw or his great defense. Pac is great but Mayeather is greater with zero losses.