Who will be remembered as the greater fighter: Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather?

[viperz007]

20 years from now pacman will be remembered for doing the damn thang and lettin his nuts hang. He had legendary rivalries with some of his contemporary best (Barrera, Morales, JMM in particular). He will be remembered for his unorthodox style and devastating power. He will be equally recognized for how he took boxing (and the world) by storm with his exciting style and charisma.

20 years from now floyd will likely still be undefeated and known as one of the greatest technicians ever. He will be remembered for his business savvy and fiscal prowess. He will be remembered as the greater boxer, but he will always have the asterisk (or regret) that he never challenged himself to take the toughest fights available. He will have impressive names on his resume, but quite a few of them came when they were on the decline (and therefore less risky). The part that's most confusing (or maybe not that confusing) is that he would have been favored in every fight, even the toughest ones. I think floyd's legacy is hurt much more from not having the Manny fight, than Manny's legacy.

samary: floyd will always be rembered as having a one big puzy

[mrpizza-nd_beer]

Has the boxing world seen a Pacquiao before? No.

Have they seen a Floyd before? Yeap. Calzaghe and Marciano comes to mind.

[shade darkar]

Even Tim Bradley beat Pacquiao.

And you guys are really comparing him to Floyd Mayweather?? LOL!

Pac should be compared to guys like Cotto and Judah.

if bradley beat pacquiao (lol) then castillo schooled mayweather!!!!!!

[SCtrojansbaby]

That's what blinded haters like you will be talking about. s will be debating whether Floyd was the GOAT.

Pacquiao will be remembered for being a great fighter that couldn't beat Marquez and PEDS allegations.

lol at a Floyd fanboy pretending to be an "educated boxing fans and historian".

The truth is Floyd doesn't have any defining fights just consistency and a lot of what ifs.

[malcolm]

Yeah Floyd had his legacy in the balance when he fought the devastating Henry Bruseles.

Btw Diaz > bruseles

Manny fought a prime MAB, a prime Erik, a prime JMM, a near prime Hatton, a near prime Cotto.

Floyd fought a prime Diego, a prime Hatton, a prime Castillo, a near prime Gatti.

Yeah... Legacies and all that.

Sharmba Mitchell > Diaz

Mayweather haters love making excuses to discredit his accomplishments. I'm going to play along with this sad way of discrediting certain fighters.

Manny fought a Marco Barrera that was unfocused and the fight centered around Barrera's brain surgery years prior. Go back and look at that fight. MAB was saying things like Manny reminded him of a younger and hungry version of himself. MAB was not focused or motivated in their first fight.

The rematch was a total bore and an unimpressive performance from both fighters.

Manny lost to PRIME Erik Morales in their first fight. Morales CLOWNED Manny.

The other two victories are tainted because Morales was already PAST HIM PRIME and coming off a dominating loss to Zaheer Raheem.

Manny questionably lost all his fights to Marquez.

Manny beat Ricky Hatton AFTER Floyd had already knocked out Hatton when he was undefeated.

Manny fought an old and washed up De La Hoya (who Floyd beat prior) that retired immediatley after that fight.

Manny beat a Margarito that was already RUINED by Sugar Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto.

Manny lost to Tim Bradley. LOL!

So with that said, who has Manny beaten? What has he really accompished in boxing to deserve comparison to the great Mayweather???

EXCUSES, you gotta love'em!!

[malcolm]

i admire your faith and resilience....

being outgunned and outwitted, you still stick to your guns...

i like that....it makes for a continuing exchanges of ideas...

carry on.....

outwitted by whom?

outgunned, i'll give you.

mayweather haters are like zombies. you slay one of'em and here comes another one. still doesn't make the zombies stronger than the slayer tho.

[malcolm]

lol at a Floyd fanboy pretending to be an "educated boxing fans and historian".

The truth is Floyd doesn't have any defining fights just consistency and a lot of what ifs.

Yet you have Jose Castillo in your top 10 favorite fighter list. LMAO!

I guess Mayweather-Castillo II wasn't a defining fight. LOL!

Honestly there was no reason for a rematch because Mayweather handled him with ease in the first fight. Castillo literally lost the first five rounds and then won 4 of the last 7 rounds. 8-4 Mayweather. Fact! Check the official cards.

[malcolm]

if bradley beat pacquiao (lol) then castillo schooled mayweather!!!!!!

Did Pac rematch Bradley tho? Pac lost on the official cards; Floyd did not.

Yet it was Floyd who gave Castillo a rematch.

But Floyd is the punk and the coward?

@ss backward logic around here.

[Sam Donald]

floyd doesnt take risks........

pacman continues to do so...

[bigsmoothh]

in my opinion i pick manny, the guy s a legend.