Is Manny Pacquiao The Fighter of The Decade?

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  • poeticlsykuac
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    #21
    Originally posted by Bobby Lee
    no racist **** but mexicans who sell oranges get to go home in a nice apartment, air conditioned and payed properly. dude in the philippines pacquiao was sleeping on the side walk.
    If that is what you think of them having in Mexico, you have never been there. I have seen kids sleeping on the sidewalk homeless. I have see homes to families(2) that had a hole in the wall big enough to fit a truck and no electricity. You have no clue how bad it can get down there. I have seen some narley **** and I'd most definitely say that there is definitely parts of Mexico that are third world.

    I do like Manny, but fighter of the decade is hard to say. I mean he has done a lot, but he does have JMM as a huge question mark, dude was lucky to get a draw after knocking a guy down 3 times. EM was way past anything, his heart didn't seem to be in it.

    B-Hop has done a lot, dude is 43 and most fighters don't make it to 33. He beat a ton of ex-champs. And I think he deserved the nod in the first Taylor fight.

    I don't like Calzaghe but you can't question an undefeated record, he is undefeated and held a belt for 11 years and never lost it, he moved up.

    I don't like Mayweather either, however, should he come back he is the number one p4p fighter undoubtedly.

    My point is this is all argumentative. Because if you would have asked about him being the number one fighter 5 years ago he wasn't. Five years ago it was all Hopkins, RJJ, DLH, Mosley, etc. So how all of a sudden is he the fighter of the decade? He didn't really step up to real comp until '03, he fought old beat up mexican fighters who had been in at least 15 wars, not fights, wars, Ledwaba was a solid W but how many legends did he fight and let alone win?

    I don't like Mayweather at all, but even with him retiring he is the fighter of the decade, he did more in his 8 years then anyone unfortunately. He beat a lot good solid name fighters, and they were names for being champs, not for a couple of decent wins. The last time he wasn't in a title fight was in 00 for Christ sake. But that is just my opinion.

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    • Left Hook Tua
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      #22
      Originally posted by Flawless
      Mayweather would easily destroy Pacman it wouldn’t be funny.
      wow you're going out on a limb there.

      someone who is #1 p4p and fighting at welterweight would destroy a super featherweight that was #2 p4p behind him?

      i never thought of that.

      you're smart.

      can i get your opinion on something else that is blatantly apparent?

      do you think wladimir klitschko could beat joe calzaghe?

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      • gopi11
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        #23
        Not just yet...

        Unless he can get past Guzman, Valero and Marquez again (not necessarily in that order), to erase all doubts about who's the boxer of the decade.

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        • Domain
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          #24
          Originally posted by Flawless
          You joking yeah. Let's see if Pacman can move up and beat Hatton. Mayweather moved up and beat Oscar.
          but mayweather didnt move up from 106 pounds....and mayweather doesnt fight like pacman trying to go for knockouts if mayweahter was more offensive he would get knocked out.

          its easier for smaller guys to go up in weight if they are defensive and pick shots and move back avoiding punishment.

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          • hugh grant
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            #25
            It must break PBFs heart that he isnt even above Pacman this decade. It might make PBF come out of retirement to beat Cotto and rematch Hatton in Manchester.

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            • monkeyboy
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              #26
              Originally posted by Domain

              its easier for smaller guys to go up in weight if they are defensive and pick shots and move back avoiding punishment.
              Agreed. Sorry but a boxer who takes the toughest fights and overcomes long odds is always going to be prevalent in my book despite the occaisional loss. That's why they are the tough fights.

              A prodigously talented fighter who coasts on his talents can win every fight but if he's not taking the toughest challenges then he'll always be lacking in greatness.

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              • monkeyboy
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                #27
                Originally posted by hugh grant
                It must break PBFs heart that he isnt even above Pacman this decade. It might make PBF come out of retirement to beat Cotto and rematch Hatton in Manchester.
                Why bother rematching Hatton?
                Bless him as he's a tryer but Hatton was never going to match up well against Floyd.
                Floyd is a great fighter. Great fighters should never rematch unless it was a real close fight.
                They shouldn't waste their precious time.

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                • kayjay
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                  #28
                  I stopped reading when it said "clearly" the world's best fighter. At least as many lists have Calzaghe on top.

                  Pac is much more beatable.

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                  • horge
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                    #29
                    Originally posted by monkeyboy
                    Why bother rematching Hatton?
                    Bless him as he's a tryer but Hatton was never going to match up well against Floyd.
                    Floyd is a great fighter. Great fighters should never rematch unless it was a real close fight.
                    They shouldn't waste OUR precious time.
                    There, I fixed it for ya.

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                    • danny stash
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                      #30
                      Originally posted by KILLA RIGHT
                      HELL ****EN NO!!!How can he if he lost to jmm twice. Cotto will be after he beats Tony, Williams and oscar
                      some people are just nut hugging morons. I hate this site sometimes

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