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Manny Pacquiao: true champion? or just a belt winner?
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He didn't spend any time defending his 135 title, but looking back, is there any doubt that he wouldn't have beaten casamayor or juan diaz? I don't think anyone can argue against the fact that it's a lot harder to move up and win a title in a new higher weight division than it is to defend it over and over in the same division. Who in the lower divisions has any chance of beating him? That's why only special fighters are able to do it at all..i.e. mayweather, marquez, etc...Pacquiao is a great champion, maybe not at any specific weight, thus making the pound for pound distinction accurate.
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Originally posted by endodoc View PostHe didn't spend any time defending his 135 title, but looking back, is there any doubt that he wouldn't have beaten casamayor or juan diaz? I don't think anyone can argue against the fact that it's a lot harder to move up and win a title in a new higher weight division than it is to defend it over and over in the same division.
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Originally posted by endodoc View PostHe didn't spend any time defending his 135 title, but looking back, is there any doubt that he wouldn't have beaten casamayor or juan diaz? I don't think anyone can argue against the fact that it's a lot harder to move up and win a title in a new higher weight division than it is to defend it over and over in the same division. Who in the lower divisions has any chance of beating him? That's why only special fighters are able to do it at all..i.e. mayweather, marquez, etc...Pacquiao is a great champion, maybe not at any specific weight, thus making the pound for pound distinction accurate.
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some of the greats did the same. it happens when you're moving up/down divisions and only having a few fights in between compared to ages ago when elite boxers fight more than 5times a yr. SRL only defended his WW crown, not the LMW, MW titles. duran missed a couple too i believe. i think Oscar was one of those who had tried to defend at least once all his titles.
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Originally posted by S a m u r a i View PostRight. I think pretty much everyone accepted back then that Diaz wasn't the most stellar opponent, but it's always nice to win a belt and he did it with ease. So why not? It's not like he struggled with Diaz, he went in there, tore him apart and took his ****. Nothing wrong with that.
If you had to say what's more impressive, what would it be:
Ruling 135 - beating opponents like Marquez, Juan Diaz, Nate Campbell, Edwin Valero, and Joan Guzman.
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Beating David Diaz, De La Hoya, and Ricky Hatton
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