Manny pacquiao had FOTD pretty much locked as early as 2006

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  • Khalid X
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    Manny pacquiao had FOTD pretty much locked as early as 2006

    As crazy as that sounds. I was browsing the net and stumbled across this article from east side boxing which stated the following:


    "Right now the man is going to be near impossible to top as the Fighter of the Year in any publication and he is now, unquestionably the best fighter in the world Pound for Pound. In fact as it stands he will be considered the Fighter of the Decade when the clock strikes January 1st 2010. And think about this? What if he were to defeat the winner of Marquez-Casamayor or unify all of the belts against Nate Campbell? We then will have to stop asking where he stands among the very best fighters of his generation and then start questioning where he ranks among history’s all-time greats.

    Hopefully Pacquiao is basking in the glow of his finest hour. He silenced all of the critics who thought that he would lose a step in winning his fifth world title in as many weight classes and put together an all time great performance against a much bigger and stronger top five Lightweight. Whenever he walks into the bright lights of the squared circle in his next fights the opponent should know that he will be facing the best fighter in the world today. "

    http://www.********boxing.com/boxing/Pacquiao-Diaz.php

    insert east side (without the space) where the **** are at.

    This article is from 2008 (after the Diaz fight). So if this was the line of thinking after he won the LW title, it's no surprise that by when he beat DLH, Hatton then Cotto that he won this by a landslide.
    Last edited by Khalid X; 06-03-2010, 03:18 PM.
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    Originally posted by -top rank-
    as crazy as that sounds. I was browsing the net and stumbled across this article from east side boxing which stated the following:


    "right now the man is going to be near impossible to top as the fighter of the year in any publication and he is now, unquestionably the best fighter in the world pound for pound. in fact as it stands he will be considered the fighter of the decade when the clock strikes january 1st 2010. And think about this? What if he were to defeat the winner of marquez-casamayor or unify all of the belts against nate campbell? We then will have to stop asking where he stands among the very best fighters of his generation and then start questioning where he ranks among history’s all-time greats.

    Hopefully pacquiao is basking in the glow of his finest hour. He silenced all of the critics who thought that he would lose a step in winning his fifth world title in as many weight classes and put together an all time great performance against a much bigger and stronger top five lightweight. Whenever he walks into the bright lights of the squared circle in his next fights the opponent should know that he will be facing the best fighter in the world today. "

    http://www.********boxing.com/boxing/pacquiao-diaz.php

    insert east side (without the space) where the **** are at.

    This article is from 2006 (after the diaz fight). So if this was the line of thinking after he won the lw title, it's no surprise that by when he beat dlh, hatton then cotto that he won this by a landslide.

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    • Khalid X
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      I'm posting this because of the past couple of days there have been malicious attacks against Manny for winning this. A lot of poster have been spewing such garbage as "he made his move once Floyd retired" and all type of other comments.

      This article clears a lot of this up, and proves that Manny was the front runner for this award as early as 2008.
      Last edited by Khalid X; 06-03-2010, 03:13 PM.

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      • johnm is...
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        #4
        Oh...........

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        • -Hyperion-
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          #5
          2006 was a pathetically overhyped year for pacquiao and you know it.......he is the fighter of the decade, but lets talk some sense.....shot morales twice and larios....


          and in 08 david diaz was also a very overhyped win...diaz had just barely beat a shot morales pac had destroyed in 3 rounds...
          Last edited by -Hyperion-; 06-03-2010, 03:07 PM.

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          • infamous larryx
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            #6
            he fought diaz in 2008..not 2006

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              #7
              Originally posted by larryx2010
              he fought diaz in 2008..not 2006
              I was thinking that myself.

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                #8
                Originally posted by -Top Rank-
                I'm posting this because of the past couple of days there have been malicious attacks against Manny for winning this. A lot of poster have been spewing such garbage as "he made his move once Floyd retired" and all type of other comments.

                This article clears a lot of this up, and proves that Manny was the front runner for this award as early as 2006.
                Really? This is funny.

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                • V.WEBB
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by reedickyaluss
                  I was thinking that myself.
                  Right, he sure did.

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                  • infamous larryx
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by reedickyaluss
                    I was thinking that myself.
                    makes me wonder how legit this article is

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