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Mayweather has to fight elite welters, but Pac doesn't have to fight elite JWWs?
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Originally posted by larry x View Postpeopel just hate floyd because he's cocky..his resume is solid but they give him no credit...and they never will...true pacman beat hatton the linear champ at 140,floyd beat baldo the linear champ at 147..pacman went to ww(but at a catchweight)and beat a top 3 ww in cotto..floyd went to 154(no catchweight) and beat oscar a top 3 at 154..both deserve credit..but floyd fighting pacman SHOULD silence all doubt...but i know it wont
Manny is all hype and carefully selected and drained opponents.
Floyd will make him look silly.
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Hatton was the best in the division since 2005 until Pacquiao beat him. Irrespective of how people might view Hatton now, before that fight no one disputed he was top dog in that division and had Pacquaio took on anyone else at 140 instead of Hatton, he would have been accused of ducking The Hitman.
I don't think Pacman's credentials at 140 are in doubt, but yeah, after a Mayweather fight I'd like to see Pacquiao fight who ever is top at 140 whether that be Bradley, Peterson or someone else.
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Originally posted by 2501 View Postfind me ONE post where people are asking him to clean up the WW division. All I see are boxing fans asking for Floyd to fight a top WW. Has he done that?
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Originally posted by Jiddu Dali View PostMan havent you heard? Its cause Manny had to struggle and earn everything unlike Mayweather who was born into a boxing family.............err..wait thats not it....
Its because Manny has been the only fighter in the world to weight 116lbs at the age of 16.........errrr damn..thats not it either
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Originally posted by larry x View Postpeopel just hate floyd because he's cocky..his resume is solid but they give him no credit...and they never will...true pacman beat hatton the linear champ at 140,floyd beat baldo the linear champ at 147..pacman went to ww(but at a catchweight)and beat a top 3 ww in cotto..floyd went to 154(no catchweight) and beat oscar a top 3 at 154..both deserve credit..but floyd fighting pacman SHOULD silence all doubt...but i know it wont
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Originally posted by dans01234 View PostI didn't say that Manny didn't beat the top guys. I'm saying that people expect Floyd Mayweather to be cleaning out divisions, but not Manny.
Before Floyd retired he took on De La Hoya and Hatton. This was after the Judah and Baldomir fights (who at the time, were top welterweights).
Now comparing with Pacquiao. He beat David Diaz at 135, then went up for super fights with DLH and Hatton, just like Mayweather. And again, I don't blame Pac for taking those fights. But no one said "Oh Pac has to beat an elite LW, or clean out LW or JWW" did they? No, because people like Manny Pacquiao.
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Originally posted by dans01234 View PostBaldomir and Judah who were top welterweights at the time. Just like Ricky Hatton was a top JWW when Pac faced him. Hindsight in 20/20.
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Originally posted by larry x View Postpeopel just hate floyd because he's cocky..his resume is solid but they give him no credit...and they never will...true pacman beat hatton the linear champ at 140,floyd beat baldo the linear champ at 147..pacman went to ww(but at a catchweight)and beat a top 3 ww in cotto..floyd went to 154(no catchweight) and beat oscar a top 3 at 154..both deserve credit..but floyd fighting pacman SHOULD silence all doubt...but i know it wont
You forgot PBF fighting JMM but he didn't even try to make the catchweight limit of 143.
Yes, it was a catchweight against Pac, but Cotto has made 146 before. Its only 1 pound. And Cotto was probably near 160 during fight night.
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