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A lot has been made out of the losses, several by knockout, early in Manny Pacquiao's career. A lot has also been made about the fact that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has gone through 41 opponents without losing.
Take nothing away from Floyds talent or ability, but he was fortunate enough to be born into a boxing family, with a father and at least one uncle (Roger, dont know about Jeff) who were professional fighters. I have seen pictures and videos of Floyd Jr. wearing boxing gloves when he couldnt have been more than three or four years old.
On the other hand, Manny Pacquiao started out as a kickboxer, training in a totally different stance, and did not have the benefit of great boxing trainers raising him from childhood. Even when he came into pro boxing, he was simply a one-handed brawler. I believe it was after losing to Morales in the first fight that Freddie Roach decided to polish the diamond in the rough. Since then Paq is unbeaten, 11 wins and no losses,one draw with 8 knockouts, and has only been seriously challenged twice, those by JMM.
The question is, if Floyd had been raised in Manny's shoes, and Manny raised in Floyd's shoes, is it possible that Floyd would have a handful of losses from his early career, and Manny undefeated. I know some people are going to curse my name for starting this thread, accuse me of trolling, and call this a ****** thread, but I want to know what people think.
By the way, I stated recently that I would red K people who started Floyd/Paq threads before an official fight announcement, and did red K several, so feel free to take your vengeance.
Take nothing away from Floyds talent or ability, but he was fortunate enough to be born into a boxing family, with a father and at least one uncle (Roger, dont know about Jeff) who were professional fighters. I have seen pictures and videos of Floyd Jr. wearing boxing gloves when he couldnt have been more than three or four years old.
On the other hand, Manny Pacquiao started out as a kickboxer, training in a totally different stance, and did not have the benefit of great boxing trainers raising him from childhood. Even when he came into pro boxing, he was simply a one-handed brawler. I believe it was after losing to Morales in the first fight that Freddie Roach decided to polish the diamond in the rough. Since then Paq is unbeaten, 11 wins and no losses,one draw with 8 knockouts, and has only been seriously challenged twice, those by JMM.
The question is, if Floyd had been raised in Manny's shoes, and Manny raised in Floyd's shoes, is it possible that Floyd would have a handful of losses from his early career, and Manny undefeated. I know some people are going to curse my name for starting this thread, accuse me of trolling, and call this a ****** thread, but I want to know what people think.
By the way, I stated recently that I would red K people who started Floyd/Paq threads before an official fight announcement, and did red K several, so feel free to take your vengeance.
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