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  • BOJACK
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    #31
    Originally posted by ShoulderRoll
    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.

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      #32
      Originally posted by BOJACK

      8 divisions vs 5 divisions. Plus floyd was bigger.
      Floyd was also older. And simply better.

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        #33
        Originally posted by ShoulderRoll
        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.

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          #34
          Originally posted by BKM-

          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.

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            #35
            Originally posted by RuleOfTheSpear

            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?

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              #36
              Originally posted by ShoulderRoll

              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.

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                #37
                Originally posted by BKM-

                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.)

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by ShoulderRoll

                  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.

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by ShoulderRoll

                    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.)
                    pacquiao just wanted an even split.

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by BKM-

                      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.
                      My avatar isn’t Jack Dempsey. You need to step up your boxing history level.

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