Do you think williams is the Armstrong of our generation

**Miburo** · 02-26-2009, 05:24 AM

He probably won't be allowed the chance to make a similar run (leaving aside the question of whether he is capable). I think he's already basically been blacklisted from welterweight.

**hammerhiem** · 02-26-2009, 05:27 AM

No Armstrong is a top 20 ATG. PWill has 1 decent win.

**Fights** · 02-26-2009, 05:29 AM

Manny Pacquiao had done it! He had not only pulled off an upset that few had foreseen, but done it in a manner unforeseen by any. And, in the process, had placed his name in the record books alongside that of Henry Armstrong, the original copyright holder of leap-frogging from division-to-division to win multiple championships along the way.

- Bert Sugar, Boxing Historian

**strugler** · 02-26-2009, 05:31 AM

Why not give Quintana a rematch? its 1-1? ... I dont think he can handle winky? , , To be perfectly honest without his physical attributes i dont think hes that special..imho

**Fights** · 02-26-2009, 05:35 AM

The victory makes Pacquiao something of a modern-day Henry Armstrong, the pound-for-pound legend who over the course of 10 months from October 1937 to August 1938 claimed, in order, the world featherweight, welterweight and lightweight championships."

- Dan Rafael, ESPN

"No longer does the discussion end with his referral as a modern day Henry Armstrong. It instead extends to where he belongs amongst the ranks of names like Robinson, Armstrong, Ali, Louis, Duran, Greb and Leonard after racking up the most high-profile win of his career, scoring an upset of the ages after forcing Oscar de la Hoya to quit on his stool after eight shockingly one-sided rounds."

- Jake Donovan, Boxing Scene

"The Henry Armstrong comparisons for Pacquiao are not competely out of order. He's beaten top opponents at 130 and 147, and beat a very strong opponent in David Diaz at 135. Pacquiao made De La Hoya look worse than Diaz."

- Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules

**hammerhiem** · 02-26-2009, 05:38 AM

Originally posted by Fights

- Jake Donovan, Boxing Scene

"The Henry Armstrong comparisons for Pacquiao are not competely out of order. He's beaten top opponents at 130 and 147, and beat a very strong opponent in David Diaz at 135. Pacquiao made De La Hoya look worse than Diaz."

- Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules

Bull****, Diaz is a paper champ and ODLH hasn't held a title at 147 in a decade.

Welcome back to reality.

Pac has won titles at 2 weights in 12 months and that all.

**Miburo** · 02-26-2009, 05:39 AM

Pacquiao is more similar to Michael Spinks than Armstrong if you ask me. I don't see much of a comparison between Armstrong's simultaneous holding of three linear championships while moving up and down in weight (spanning six modern divisions), and Pacquiao moving up significantly in weight once to beat a fighter who hadn't fought in the division in years (i.e. not a champion).

**Pacdbest** · 02-26-2009, 05:41 AM

Pac already is the Modern Day Armstrong.

The new search are going on now for the next Manny Pacquiao. I guess we have to wait another 50+ year for the next Pac.

**strugler** · 02-26-2009, 05:44 AM

Originally posted by hammerhiem

Bull****, Diaz is a paper champ and ODLH hasn't held a title at 147 in a decade.

Welcome back to reality.

Pac has won titles at 2 weights in 12 months and that all.

cosign, but it doesnt diminish the achievement itself.

Do you think williams is the Armstrong of our generation