like it or not 20 years from now no1 will remember catchweights,vacant title,margo

[-MAKAVELLI-]

I dont think anyone has ever said Pac isnt a great fighter. No shyt he is. On that same note hes not above criticism.

If Pac loses to a past prime Margarito. It confirms his fraudness.

you bi-polar turd

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

The homie Gambler killed this thread.

Good posts.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

you bi-polar turd

If he loses to a shot Margarito?

Gimme a break.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

If he loses to a shot Margarito?

Gimme a break.

you talkin about him being a great fighter but if he loses, then he's a fraud...dude, get a f'n grip

[infamous larryx]

If he loses to a shot Margarito?

Gimme a break.

atleast hes fighting him burner,atleast hes fighting him

[The Gambler1981]

When you look back at those fights and see how exciting and they are.. Pac will be remembered as a game crowd pleaser who stayed fighting top flight comp.

That is one aspect, a positive one that will aid him greatly, historians real historian always make sure to fill in the details as much as possible.

Who is to say how much emnphasis get put on the negative aspects by any one historian, different people different views on things and all.

[DrewWoodside]

When you look back at those fights and see how exciting and they are.. Pac will be remembered as a game crowd pleaser who stayed fighting top flight comp.

People don't whine about Hearns going up in weight to fight Hagler.. Or Duran being a LW moving to fight SRL.. They remember great fights between great fighters. Pac has a lot of that in his career. Get ready for history to remember him fondly. I don't think it's necessarily true that Mayweather will be remembered poorly at all. I do however wonder if he'll be regarded quite as highly as his skills would suggest he should be.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

atleast hes fighting him burner,atleast hes fighting him

Whats your point?

Him losing to shot, slow, methodical, plasterless Margarito will bring how good Pac really is into question. Period.

I dont give a **** if his cheerleaders like it or not.

[DrewWoodside]

People don't whine about Hearns going up in weight to fight Hagler.. Or Duran being a LW moving to fight SRL.. They remember great fights between great fighters. Pac has a lot of that in his career. Get ready for history to remember him fondly. I don't think it's necessarily true that Mayweather will be remembered poorly at all. I do however wonder if he'll be regarded quite as highly as his skills would suggest he should be.

It's not about memorizing or reviewing archives of press clippings. It's about what gets done in the ring. Besides, Margarito is an extremely live dog. In a year when boxers found every excuse not to fight, here's a guy with everything jumping in the ring to fight bigger men every chance he gets. Who the hell else is running at the chance to fight big guys? It's incredible.

[ThePrince]

To historians it is all about the details, and with the way information is available currently it is doubtful that much gets lost, and if the information is lost no one will care about who Manny was in the first place.
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If you truly care about the history of the sport you care about the details, people who don't really need not be listened to.

A lot of people (Historians included) consider Henry Armstrong to be a top 5 ATG, and they speak glowingly of how he conquered several weight, simultaneously. How many of them complain about the CW fight on his record. Even if they did, it wouldn't take anything away from his extraordinary accomplishments. Same goes for Sugar Ray Leonard, Joe Walcott, Joe Gans, Jimmy McLarnin, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr, the list goes on.

Pacquiao will go down in History as the only 7 weight division champion in History (probably 8), and his legend will continue to grow when kids years from now watch highlights of him brutally beating much bigger, tough opponents during his unprecedented ascent.

Nothing can change that.