Why Does Manny Get a Pass for Cherry Picking Opponents?

[Khalid X]

Because most people stick with what's popular at the time and support it. That's goes for most things in life. Right now in Boxing it's Pac. Fact of the matter is 85% of the people who post on here are *******s. Just look at their post history. They discuss nothing put Pac, or Bash Mayweather. Other than that the only other place you'll see them post is in the lounge talking about pointless topics that have nothing to do with the sport. That or the Pinoy lounge. Try having a conversation with them about boxing history, or mention a fighter as far back as the 80's and they disappear like roaches when the light come on.

you guys need to quit with all this condescending b.s.

There are tons of pac fans that know a ****load about the history of boxing. Why single out trolls and flamers and try to label a whole fan base after those guys.


New flash....there are just as many Floyd fans that fit the description you posted above.

[BlackHat]

Pac has taken the hardest road to get where he has gotten. He has always fought the very best in his division....point blank. Boxing writings, fighters, and fans take note and give him credit. You don't win Lineal/Ring titles, Fighter of the Decade and all the awards he has by cherry picking and ducking.



It came down to Cotto or Mosley. Cotto beat Mosley so its a moot point. Pac will face Mosley if he wins or looks good against Floyd.



1st Morales was not shot
2. Pac and Raheem weren't in the same division
3. Pac had just got to 130 and his team felt 135 was too big at the time. He wouldn't even fight Morales at 135 much less anyone else.
4. So you are knocking Pac for wanting to avenge his loss? I guarantee a fa99ot like you would say Pac duck Erik if he fought Raheem instead of avenging his loss




Oscar Called out Pac. Oscar is the cash king and calls all the shots. Its Oscar who wanted 147 and was coming back to WW to fight either Hatton or Cotto. Cotto got destroyed and instead of facing the winner like he said, he ducked Tony and tried to cherry pick Manny. He got his @ss whooped as an end result, so how is any of this Manny's fault.



Cotto was an elite WW...something Floyd has failed to face in his tenure at that division even though he's been there for years. It took a natural disaster and Berto pulling out for him to finally do it....but hey props for finally manning up.



Hatton was the best at 140, the Lineal champ/Ring champ and the best option for pac at that class. Pac fought him at his best weight, enough said.




Clottey was the best option available. Please name me a better opponent he could have taken after his fight with Floyd fell through.

Dont you get tired of explaining to them? LOL! this **** has been played out for like a gazillion times in NSB and this *****S wont stop with the jealousy.

[FloydTBE]

you forgot to mention that clottey had lost to cotto in his last fight.

as well as, there is talks of marg fighting pac who was destoryed in his last fight with shane.

the double standards are pathetic. but it doesnt matter, all this **** ends if pac takes the test and gets in the ring with floyd.

well not really, people will say that pac was too small for floyd so it iwll continue

too right, people say that marquez was too small for mayweather to fight, yet pacquiao isnt, yet JMM-Pac had a toe to toe battle, draw n SD.

[rskumm21]

Out of all the divisions that Pac fought in, (which is what everyone hypes him up on) how many has he cleaned out?

[Khalid X]

Yep,He choice to fight David Diaz was the one fight I have a problem with. If he wanted to be the LW Champ then he should have fought N.Cambell who was the champ at the time. He just beat Juan Diaz for the title and was looked as the real LW Champ. I wish he would have fought Cambell instead of D.Diaz. I also would have loved to see him Fight Juan Diaz, I think he would have won but I think that fight would have been a barn burner.

He had just got to LW and more than likely would have fought him next. Oscar came calling.....and everyone knows you don't turn a Oscar fight down.

[PB32]

Honestly, I'm curious. Around these boards other boxers are constantly bashed about cherry picking, but no one, Pac fan or otherwise can claim Team Pac has done any different from these fighters they claimed have taken the easy road?

For example, Pac hardly gets any criticism for not fighting Mosely when his camp openly ducked him. I don't get it?

Same for Raheem. Raheem dominates Erik Morales for 11 out of 12 rounds, and instead of fighting Raheem, Manny fights a shot Morales.

You want to talk about cherry picking?

By Roach's own admission DLH was a dead man walking whom no longer desired to fight when he was matched up against Manny. He was literally drained and dehydrated, and this came straight from the mouth of Pacs camp.

Cotto? Again by team Pacs admission, Cotto was damaged goods who'd had his career ruined by Margarito. Did that stop them from fighting and hyping the fight? Nope.

Hatton? Again, by Team Pacs own admission, he'd been ruined by Mayweather, and was coming off a fight where he'd been brutalized by Lazcano. They still fought him.

Clottey? I'll give Manny credit for the fight, but everyone in boxing knew what was coming. Everyone expected Clottey to shell up and take hits, he was taylor made for Pacs style.

Whoever cares to post the video evidence, please do.

I came in here to agree with you but the bold part won't let me do that as a boxing fan I say Pacquiao did not duck Mosley. It's all business.

[Talisayen]

he cherry picks the best out there, thats why

They should have closed the thread after this post.

[Khalid X]

How does not bowing down to ridiculous demands = ducking? Sorry but your d1ckriding is shameful.

[flexxx145]

Out of all the divisions that Pac fought in, (which is what everyone hypes him up on) how many has he cleaned out?

Not a damn 1!

[Ray*]

Every boxer cherrypicks some get called on it some dont. Pac in this case can get away with it but they did cherrypick for Pac no doubt... If they didnt he would have fought Raheem, Guzman,Casamayor, Mosley etc by now.



Thats if i use the Mayweather or Roy jones cherrypick logic, Funny thing is whenever you accuse Pac of cherrypicking posters would run into the thread to deny it but they would then turn around and say the samething about another fighter.