Fighter of the Decade????

[Chups]

Simple answer: Pacquiao isn't the fighter of the decade. He never was too.

Pure Gold. Red K.

[PAC-BOY]

* 2000-09 Boxing Writers Association Of America Fighter of the Decade[103]
* 2000-09 Philippine Sportswriters Association Athlete of the Decade[104]
* 2000-09 HBO Fighter of the Decade[105]
* 2000-09 The SweetScience.com Fighter of the Decade [106]
* 2006, 2008 and 2009 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
* 2006, 2008 and 2009 Boxing Writers Association Of America Fighter of the Year[107][108]
* 2006 and 2008 SecondsOut.com Fighter of the Year[109]
* 2008 and 2009 Ring Magazine number 1 Pound for Pound (year-end)
* 5-Time PSA Sportsman of the Year
* 2008 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Honorary Award for Sports Excellence[110]
* 2008 and 2009 BoxingScene.com Fighter of the Year[111][112]
* 2008 Sports Illustrated Boxer of the Year[113]
* 2008 and 2009 TheSweetScience.com Boxer of the Year[114] [115]
* 2008 and 2009 WBC Boxer of the Year[116][117]
* 2008 Yahoo Sports Fighter of the Year[118]
* 2008 and 2009 ESPN Star's Champion of Champions[119]
* 2009 ESPN Fighter of the Year [120]
* 2009 ESPN Knockout of the Year [121]
* 2009 ESPY Awards Best Fighter[122]
* 2009 TIME 100 Most Influential People (Heroes & Icons Category)[123]
* 2009 TIME Magazine cover for November issue [124]
* 2009 Forbes Magazine Celebrity 100 (ranked 57th)[125]
* 2009 Sports Illustrated Fighter of the Year[126]
* 2009 The Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year
* 2009 World's Greatest Ever Featherweight [127]
* 2009 World's Greatest Ever (ranked 2nd) [128]
Major:

* WBC World flyweight champion
* IBF World super bantamweight champion
* WBC World super featherweight champion
* WBC World lightweight champion
* WBO World welterweight champion

Minor:

* IBO World light welterweight champion

Regional:

* OPBF flyweight champion
* WBC International super bantamweight champion
* WBC International super featherweight champion

The Ring Magazine titles:

* World featherweight champion
* World super featherweight champion
* World light welterweight champion

Lineal Championship titles:

* World flyweight champion
* World featherweight champion
* World junior lightweight champion
* World junior welterweight champion
STFU!!!!

[Ray*]

How? Take the titles out and look harder. Morales was coming off a loss and so was Judah. Judah was almost stopped by a Baldomir who rates as one of the worst Welter champs ever. Morales lost an ugly fight to an ugly style. Morales is about ten times the fighter Judah is on any day. Morales and Larios were still flat out better fighters than Baldomir at that point. 2006 was a slam dunk year for Manny and got voted that way across the board for a reason. Floyd wasn't even the first runner-up.

I havent even looked at other fighters for 2006 expect for Pac and Mayweather, And i did that because you only compared those two in your post, I just cannot put Pac over Mayweather in 2006 no matter how we try to twist it, facts are fact and the going by that Mayweather beat the Man and the former man at 147 in 2006 while Pac fought Morales twice after Raheem had beaten him and larios (Who was a super bantamweight)..

For those reasons Mayweather over Pac in 2006 for me, Overall i give it to Pac over Mayweather from 2000-2009..

[HighFlyer]

Floyd mayweather Jr

Gregorio vargas 40-6-1/ 3/18/00
Emanuel Augustus 22-16-4/ 10/21/00
Diego corrales 33-0/ 1/20/01
Carlos Hernandez 33-2-1/ 5/26/01
Jesus Chavez 35-1/ 11/10/01
Jose Castillo 45-4-1/ 4/20/02
Jose Castillo 46-5-1/ 12/7/02
Victoriano Sosa 35-2-2/ 4/19/03
Phillip N’dou 31-1/ 11/1/03
Demarcus Corley 28-2-1/ 5/22/04
Henry Bruseles 21-2-1/ 1/22/05
Arturo Gatti 39-6/ 6/25/05
Sharmba Mitchell 56-4/ 11/19/05
Zab Judah 34-3/ 4/8/06
Carlos baldomir 43-9-6/ 11/4/06
Oscar De la Hoya 38-4/ 5/5/07
Ricky Hatton 43-0/ 12/8/07
JMM 50-4-1/ 9/19/09



Floyd fought champions throughout the whole decade: Corrales, Hernandez, Chavez, Castillo, Gatti, Judah, baldomir, De la Hoya, hatton, and JMM. all champions who got beat by Floyd.


manny took 3 yrs off and gaps in between....how is he the fighter of the decade?

Pac is cemented his legacy by wwing winning 7 titles in 7 diffrent weight divisions and now you're whining that Pac doesnt fight rl champions? ROFL

[Ray*]

don't forget it was morales 1st time at 135 too. not an excuse but still.

Morales couldnt even make 130 anymore, He couldnt and doesnt want to make it against Raheem because he didnt have to.

[Jim Jeffries]

I havent even looked at other fighters for 2006 expect for Pac and Mayweather, And i did that because you only compared those two in your post, I just cannot put Pac over Mayweather in 2006 no matter how we try to twist it, facts are fact and the going by that Mayweather beat the Man and the former man at 147 in 2006 while Pac fought Morales twice after Raheem had beaten him and larios (Who was a super bantamweight)..

For those reasons Mayweather over Pac in 2006 for me, Overall i give it to Pac over Mayweather from 2000-2009..

I just don't get guys that try to give Floyd full credit for beating Judah, coming off a decisive loss to a glorified journeyman. But then turn around and give Pac zero credit for beating a much better fighter, Erik Morales, just because he was coming off a loss at a weight that he'd never fought.

Pac's two wins over Morales that year trump Judah and Baldomir, the Larios win is just gravy.

Morales couldnt even make 130 anymore, He couldnt and doesnt want to make it against Raheem because he didnt have to.

Yet he made it in his next two fights?

[The_Demon]

anyone who thinks mayweather is the FOTD over pacquioa is genuinely tripping,and i want some of what they are on

[tanibanana]

Beating a weight drained Corrales? Not Impressive.
Going 1-1 with Castillo? Not Impressive.
Beating washed up and weight drained Gatti? Not impressive.
Beating Judah coming off the Baldomir loss? Not impressive.
Beating old and washed up Oscar? Not impressive.
Beating Hatton above his best weight? Not impressive.

short, compact & precise..

[Ray*]

I just don't get guys that try to give Floyd full credit for beating Judah, coming off a decisive loss to a glorified journeyman. But then turn around and give Pac zero credit for beating a much better fighter, Erik Morales, just because he was coming off a loss at a weight that he'd never fought.

Pac's two wins over Morales that year trump Judah and Baldomir, the Larios win is just gravy.

Each to his own, Mayweather's win over Judah and Baldomir ticks it for me over Morales who lost to Raheem before he lost to Pac and a super bamtamweight in larios, Am not giving credit or taking it away from either fighter, Am applying simple facts and that for me carries the vote IMO.

[tanibanana]

PACQUIAO
Arnel Barotillo 22-9-3/ 3/4/00
Seung-Kon Chae 23-0/ 6/28/00
Nedal Hussein 19-0/ 10/14/00
Tetsutora Senrima 19-4-3/ 2/24/01
Wethya Sakmuangklang 41-3/ 4/28/01
Lehlohononlo Ledwaba 33-1-1/ 6/23/01
Agapito Sanchez 31-9-2/ 11-10-01 DRAW
Jorge Julio 44-3/ 6/8/02
Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym 37-2/ 10/26/02
Serikzhan Yeshmagambetov 17-5-1/ 3/15/03
Emmanuel Lucero 21-0-1/ 7/26/03
MAB 57-3/ 11-15-03
Jmm 42-2/ 5/8/04 DRAW
Fahsan battery 44-7-1 12/11/04
Erik Morales 47-2 3/19/05 lost
Hector Velazquez 42-10-2/ 9/10/05
Erik Morales 48-3/ 1/21/06
Oscar larios 56-4-1/ 7/2/06
Erik Morlaes 48-4/ 11-18-06
Jorge Solis 33-0-2/ 4/14/07
MAB 63-5/ 10/6/07
JMM 48-3-1/ 3/15/08
David Diaz 34-1-1/ 6/28/08
Oscar De La Hoya 39-5/ 12/6/08
Ricky Hatton 45-1/ 5/2/09
Miguel Cotto 34-1/ 11/14/09

is always....

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than

Floyd mayweather Jr

Gregorio vargas 40-6-1/ 3/18/00
Emanuel Augustus 22-16-4/ 10/21/00
Diego corrales 33-0/ 1/20/01
Carlos Hernandez 33-2-1/ 5/26/01
Jesus Chavez 35-1/ 11/10/01
Jose Castillo 45-4-1/ 4/20/02
Jose Castillo 46-5-1/ 12/7/02
Victoriano Sosa 35-2-2/ 4/19/03
Phillip N’dou 31-1/ 11/1/03
Demarcus Corley 28-2-1/ 5/22/04
Henry Bruseles 21-2-1/ 1/22/05
Arturo Gatti 39-6/ 6/25/05
Sharmba Mitchell 56-4/ 11/19/05
Zab Judah 34-3/ 4/8/06
Carlos baldomir 43-9-6/ 11/4/06
Oscar De la Hoya 38-4/ 5/5/07
Ricky Hatton 43-0/ 12/8/07
JMM 50-4-1/ 9/19/09



Floyd fought champions throughout the whole decade: Corrales, Hernandez, Chavez, Castillo, Gatti, Judah, baldomir, De la Hoya, hatton, and JMM. all champions who got beat by Floyd.


manny took 3 yrs off and gaps in between....how is he the fighter of the decade?