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I have previously listed over 30 champions that Manny Pacquiao DIDN'T fight during the start of his career up til 135...so I won't deal with that here.
You can accept or reject the following. I don't care..
But, it's the truth..
His career from 135 on has a lot of smoke and mirrors. There are some decent wins as well.
A breakdown:
Diaz- weakest lightweight champ available.
DLH- washed up and weight drained at 147, a weight he had not been at in almost 8 years.
Hatton- had already been viciously KOed by Mayweather, was never the same after.
Cotto- less than a year and a half removed from plaster beating by Margarito and weight drained.
Clottey- legit win, one of few Manny has at the weight
Margarito- A farce. Another catchweight, this time at 150 for a 154 lb belt when neither man was ranked in the division. Cheato coming off a beat down by Shane, a year suspected, and a struggle vs a nobody...then forced to come in at 150 instead of 154.
Mosley- Shane was washed up and showed how much the prior fight vs Mora.
JMM- 3rd fight. Many thought Juan won in even more dominant fashion than the early two fights which were razor close.
Tim Bradley- 1st fight between the two. What's interesting is this could have been a Cotto rematch at 154. Manny balked at another super welterweight fight and chose a junior welterweight instead in Bradley. The fight looked like Pacquiao deserved to win. Instead the judges robbed him and awarded Tim the decision. Very shady, and maybe related to Manny's contract status at the time.
JMM- 4th fights. Manny KOed. Badly. Takes 10 months off.
Rios- Once again, Manny bypasses full fledged welterweights and chooses a super lightweight for his first fight back from the knockout. Rios is perfect for Manny- slow, not a particularly hard puncher, and underpowered for 147. Easy fight, especially as Rios is coming off grueling match with Alvarado at 140.
Tim Bradley- rematch of robbery. Legit welter win as Tim now a full fledged welter.
Chris Algieri- for the third time in five fights, Manny ignores welterweight and chooses a Jr welterweight to fight. This is by far the worst time Pac does this as the division is now loaded. Algieri wasn't expected to offer much competition and he didn't.
Floyd Mayweather- finally the fight everyone wanted. Major disappointment as Manny didn't show up. Pacquiao claimed a shoulder injury despite no one in his corner ever mentioning any injury during the fight, nor was any particular medical attention paid to the shoulder in question during the fight. It should be noted that Manny threw the same amount of punches from the right side a year and a half later vs Vargas when the shoulder was supposed well healed.
Bradley- 3rd match. No one needed to see this. Few thought Bradley would win. He didn't. Again, still another fight where fans wondered why Manny wasn't fighting the better, younger welterweights in the division.
Jesse Vargas- good win at the weight. Solid fighter even if not the best available.
Jeff Horn- another robbery, again coincidentally when Manny is in a contract situation. One of the worst decisions in a big fight in modern boxing history. Pacquiao didn't deserve to be ripped off like this.
Lucas Matthysse- washed up. The only thing mysterious about this is how Lucas lasted til the 7th.
Adrien Broner- decent win for Manny. Broner's low output tailor made for Pac tho. You get the feeling things could have been different if Adrien moves his hands. Credit to Pac tho.
Keith Thurman- good win for Manny in a fight a lot closer than many think. The asterisk is that this wasn't the same Thurman in there that won belts prior to multiple surgeries. However, Manny was frigging 40+, so you have to give him credit no matter what.
You can accept or reject the following. I don't care..
But, it's the truth..
His career from 135 on has a lot of smoke and mirrors. There are some decent wins as well.
A breakdown:
Diaz- weakest lightweight champ available.
DLH- washed up and weight drained at 147, a weight he had not been at in almost 8 years.
Hatton- had already been viciously KOed by Mayweather, was never the same after.
Cotto- less than a year and a half removed from plaster beating by Margarito and weight drained.
Clottey- legit win, one of few Manny has at the weight
Margarito- A farce. Another catchweight, this time at 150 for a 154 lb belt when neither man was ranked in the division. Cheato coming off a beat down by Shane, a year suspected, and a struggle vs a nobody...then forced to come in at 150 instead of 154.
Mosley- Shane was washed up and showed how much the prior fight vs Mora.
JMM- 3rd fight. Many thought Juan won in even more dominant fashion than the early two fights which were razor close.
Tim Bradley- 1st fight between the two. What's interesting is this could have been a Cotto rematch at 154. Manny balked at another super welterweight fight and chose a junior welterweight instead in Bradley. The fight looked like Pacquiao deserved to win. Instead the judges robbed him and awarded Tim the decision. Very shady, and maybe related to Manny's contract status at the time.
JMM- 4th fights. Manny KOed. Badly. Takes 10 months off.
Rios- Once again, Manny bypasses full fledged welterweights and chooses a super lightweight for his first fight back from the knockout. Rios is perfect for Manny- slow, not a particularly hard puncher, and underpowered for 147. Easy fight, especially as Rios is coming off grueling match with Alvarado at 140.
Tim Bradley- rematch of robbery. Legit welter win as Tim now a full fledged welter.
Chris Algieri- for the third time in five fights, Manny ignores welterweight and chooses a Jr welterweight to fight. This is by far the worst time Pac does this as the division is now loaded. Algieri wasn't expected to offer much competition and he didn't.
Floyd Mayweather- finally the fight everyone wanted. Major disappointment as Manny didn't show up. Pacquiao claimed a shoulder injury despite no one in his corner ever mentioning any injury during the fight, nor was any particular medical attention paid to the shoulder in question during the fight. It should be noted that Manny threw the same amount of punches from the right side a year and a half later vs Vargas when the shoulder was supposed well healed.
Bradley- 3rd match. No one needed to see this. Few thought Bradley would win. He didn't. Again, still another fight where fans wondered why Manny wasn't fighting the better, younger welterweights in the division.
Jesse Vargas- good win at the weight. Solid fighter even if not the best available.
Jeff Horn- another robbery, again coincidentally when Manny is in a contract situation. One of the worst decisions in a big fight in modern boxing history. Pacquiao didn't deserve to be ripped off like this.
Lucas Matthysse- washed up. The only thing mysterious about this is how Lucas lasted til the 7th.
Adrien Broner- decent win for Manny. Broner's low output tailor made for Pac tho. You get the feeling things could have been different if Adrien moves his hands. Credit to Pac tho.
Keith Thurman- good win for Manny in a fight a lot closer than many think. The asterisk is that this wasn't the same Thurman in there that won belts prior to multiple surgeries. However, Manny was frigging 40+, so you have to give him credit no matter what.
hugh grant
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