HBO Boxing has PACQUIAO as Fighter of the Decade!

[Souroush]

ith all the floyd and pac ****riding aside , congratz to pacquiao because he deserved it

[Syf]

Yeah, Floyd's been fighting bigger dudes for a while, besides the whole JMM thing.

But anyways, cong**** to Pac. He deserves it.

Yeah..

I think a crappy reason was provided, they shoulda said something like he beat more legends, perhaps. Or something like that.

Anyway cong**** to the Pacman

[carts]

this is a wakeup call for floyd.. pac is in trouble come march 13... pac better be ready to run run run...

[pgolf]

Taking into account Pacs collective work during the decade while being a humble and positive ambassador of the sport, I agree with the article's author, Thomas Hauser. Pacquiao deserves the honor as boxing's Fighter of the Decade. BHop and FMJ a distant 2nd and 3rd.

[MANGLER]

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=326743

One of the funniest threads in BScene history.

That was some funny ****. Goin post after post not even knowin how to count to 10.

When it's time for boat buyer stans to defend him common sense goes right out the window.

[LeeVanCleef]

On January 1, 2000, Manny Pacquiao was 21 years old and virtually unknown outside of his native Philippines. During the course of the past decade, he has fought 26 times and become the most famous fighter in the world. His opponents in that 10-year span included Erik Morales (three times), Marco Antonio Barrera (twice), Juan Manuel Marquez (twice), Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto. In 10 fights against these six Hall-of-Fame-caliber opponents, Pacquiao amassed 8 wins against 1 loss and a draw.

Moreover, unlike Hopkins and Mayweather (both of whom fought many of their biggest fights against smaller men), Pacquiao has consistently challenged naturally bigger fighters. He has hurdled every major obstacle in his weight class and then some.

Unlike Mayweather and Calzaghe, Pacquiao has a less-than-perfect record for the decade. But when a fighter fights the best again and again, sometimes he loses. When Sugar Ray Robinson was young and great, he lost to Jake LaMotta. Muhammad Ali lost to Joe Frazier and Ken Norton before he got old.

History judges elite fighters in large measure by their record against other elite fighters and how they perform in their most difficult challenges.

Mayweather has talked the talk. Pacquiao has walked the walk. And Manny has out-of-the-ring intangibles as well. In that regard, he's similar to Muhammad Ali: a great fighter, a good person and an important symbol for his people.

"I'm just doing my job to be a good fighter," Pacquiao said after beating Miguel Cotto earlier this year.

He's doing more than that. Manny Pacquiao deserves recognition as "Fighter of the Decade."

Link: http://www.hbo.com/boxing/features/f...er_decade.html

Great news!

[cherokee]

*****s shouldn't feel bad about this. i don't think floyd cares much about awards ****. to him, if it doesn't make money, it doesn't make sense. legacy don't pay bills so he says. so as long as he continues raking in the cash and bling, he's happy so *****s should be happy to.

Money Mayweather, that's the name he wants to be remembered

[civicvx]

I hope Floyd don't commit suicide, he wants this honor more than anyone else. Floyd is like a blind man that act like he can't see this coming from a mile away. It wasn't a secret, with the opposition that Pacquiao fighting he was destine to win this award. Good for him because he deserved it too.

[civicvx]

this is a wakeup call for floyd.. pac is in trouble come march 13... pac better be ready to run run run...

More like you better book you ticket for Pacquiao after fight party concert LOL.

[hanzoh74]

*****s shouldn't feel bad about this. i don't think floyd cares much about awards ****. to him, if it doesn't make money, it doesn't make sense. legacy don't pay bills so he says. so as long as he continues raking in the cash and bling, he's happy so *****s should be happy to.

Money Mayweather, that's the name he wants to be remembered

then Pac fighting FMJ is a waste of time since he doesnt get anything fighting this man?? Might as well fight Foreman for the jr MW title for history and it makes sense??