Comments Thread For: The Rewatch, 10 years later: Was Mayweather-Pacquiao really that bad?

[ShoulderRoll]

Floyd showed his class. There are levels to this, and he was always at a higher level than Pacquiao.

[BOJACK]

Floyd showed his class. There are levels to this, and he was always at a higher level than Pacquiao.

8 divisions vs 5 divisions. Plus floyd was bigger.

[ShoulderRoll]

8 divisions vs 5 divisions. Plus floyd was bigger.

Floyd was also older. And simply better.

[BKM-]

Floyd showed his class. There are levels to this, and he was always at a higher level than Pacquiao.

IMO there is no higher level than Pacquiao and Mayweather. They were in the same class of brilliance. Their matchup and the way it goes depends a lot on which versions you pick. Most agree it happened 5-6 years too late.

[RuleOfTheSpear]

Floyd was also older. And simply better.

Chronological Age dont mean jack $h!t in boxing.

Wear and tear is a better indicator of age.

Pacquiao just had more fights and more wars.

Just look at Wildred Benitez, washed at age 25, that's after fighting 3 hall of famers before 25.

Pacquiao has nearly double the fights against hall of famers than floyd when they fought.

[ShoulderRoll]

IMO there is no higher level than Pacquiao and Mayweather. They were in the same class of brilliance. Their matchup and the way it goes depends a lot on which versions you pick. Most agree it happened 5-6 years too late.

Floyd showed he was at a higher level than Pacquiao.

The fight could have happened in 2009 but Pacquiao ran away just because of a little drug testing. Then years later he too was asking people to do stricter drug testing.

[BOJACK]

Age dont mean jack $h!t in boxing.

Wear and tear is a better indicator of age.

Pacquiao just had more fights and more wars.

Just look at Wildred Benitez, washed at age 25, that's after fighting 3 hall of famers before 25.

Pacquiao has nearly double the fights against hall of famers than floyd when they fought.

Age makes you slower right?

[BKM-]

Floyd showed he was at a higher level than Pacquiao.

The fight could have happened in 2009 but Pacquiao ran away just because of a little drug testing. Then years later he too was asking people to do stricter drug testing.

Ok I guess I expected higher of you.

Unfortunately you fall into the black-white spectrums of "Pac sux and was scared of Floyd who wuz better" and "Floyd sux and was scared of Pac who wuz better".

Inbetween those, there is a very small percentage of free thinkers who have a nuanced view on this situation and those are the only ones I interact with in this section.

[ShoulderRoll]

Ok I guess I expected higher of you.

Unfortunately you fall into the black-white spectrums of "Pac sux and was scared of Floyd who wuz better" and "Floyd sux and was scared of Pac who wuz better".

Inbetween those, there is a very small percentage of free thinkers who have a nuanced view on this situation and those are the only ones I interact with in this section.

It is what it is, Floyd showed he was at a higher level than Pacquiao by beating him.

I wish the fight had happened when they were both closer to their primes but the only person to blame for that is Pac (and/or his promoter Bob Arum.)

[BKM-]

It is what it is, Floyd showed he was at a higher level than Pacquiao by beating him.

I wish the fight had happened when they were both closer to their primes but the only person to blame for that is Pac (and/or his promoter Bob Arum.)

I think I mistook your level because there are quite a few posters on here with jack Dempsey avatars and they happen to be quality posters. This was my mistake and I will accept it. Carry on bud.