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Both have to fight each other to prove who's the best fighter in the world. We have two P4P kings. If Floyd avoids the mega fight, Pacquiao is the king and Floyd is the Queen.Comment
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When I read your post, above, I was sure you were referring to Mayweather.........because you took the words right out from my keyboard. Most of the guys that manny fought and beat over the past few years, were in their prime, dominant champions like Cotto and Hatton, and really not worn down by either too many hard fights or excessive weight drainage.
mayweather, on the contrary, has made an art out of picking guys on their way down, or never any good, or with some other glaring flaw. He ALWAYS, wants, needs, and gets, a specific edge.
NOTHING could point this up more than the infamous Corrales "fight" where the poor guy, demented by debt, legar burdens, family disintegration, and looming prison, was in the middle of a downward life spiral, when, on top of all the foregoing, was tempted and enticed to fight at 130 lbs- a weight he'd found impossible to achieve, and had abandoned 6-8 months before.
The poor guy was dying on his feet, well noted and documented by several writers, one in particular who noted especially that ........"he made a few trips to the scales, and had to be helped away. His bones were sticking out all over, his skin was grey, and he could barely walk. I knew, then and there, that even though he was the favorite to win, he had no chance". I'm paraphrasing only slightly. It was a well known fact amongst the buys in the business, like Larry Merchant, who commented on it, and stated, in astonishment, that on passing Corrales' dressing room, just before the fight, had seen him "sitting there, stuffing a huge hamburger into his mouth".....
I was keenly awaiting the result of this fight, and was horrified at the spectacle. I've never forgotten it, nor the way in which Gary Shaw treated his supposed, prized fighter.
Never will.Comment
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Depends on what someones values name recognition or if you value where a fighter is at when they are fought.
To me they are pretty close to equal.Comment
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Barrera is his best win but look at the **** Marco was going through before that fight, hard for me to call that prime Marco.Comment
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