"Pacquiao is the GOAT"-B. Cooney

[Larry the boss]

I wasnt talkin to you boy. But since you spoke up, 200 fights doesnt have any barring on the conversation about GOAT. Thats the only explaination you have. I expect more from someone like you who has been a fight fan since 1910. Especially when its obvious that both fought too many fights. Robinson fought himself to the grave.

lol..boy?? man you are a funny guy

[Ryannn]

Im sorry. I forgot about Willie Pep and Naseem Hamed. Those are two names that seem to surface a lot. Or maybe Marciano. No No wait cant forget to mention Duran. And that guy... Whats his name.....You know.... He fought 83 homeless guys.....Julio Caesar Chavez. If Ali isnt the greatest then who is? Strong argument for Ray Robinson but its no way he fought better comp than Ali. Mayweather is the best boxer skill for skill in history. Anytime people would like nothing better than to see you lose you're doing something right. Not because they think you're beatable but because they say no one should be this good. Pac is extraordinary. To move up all those weight classes and keep his power will never be matched in my lifetime. Maybe never again. Stop me when I dont make sense.

pacquiao is an extraordinary fighter. so is floyd.

but to say that they are in the top 3 all time is pushing it.

if they were ever to be ranked in the top 10 (which i doubt), it will be better assessed when their career is over. saying they are the greatest at the point where they are at the height of their popularity is ******.

i agree with you with one thing though. i think ali makes a case of GOAT cause his division was ****ing stacked. i have no problems people rating him over the much favored ray robinson.

but to say floyd and pacquiao are top three is laughable.....

[Ryannn]

man all 3 of those fighters had over 200 fights apiece..mannys hasnt come close to riveling them

although i think rating manny and floyd at top ten is ridiculous, this isn't really a good argument.

people at that era fight that much. it was the norm to have 100+wins.

now, top fighters fight 2 or 3 times a year. to be compared to an era where fighters fight more than once a month and say it is the basis for greatness is ******.

you are using the standard in a different era and use it as the measuring stick for today's era.

that's like saying pacquiao is greater than armstrong cause he won 8 belts in different weight classes and armstrong only had 3.

[studentofthegam]

pacquiao is an extraordinary fighter. so is floyd.

but to say that they are in the top 3 all time is pushing it.

if they were ever to be ranked in the top 10 (which i doubt), it will be better assessed when their career is over. saying they are the greatest at the point where they are at the height of their popularity is ******.

i agree with you with one thing though. i think ali makes a case of GOAT cause his division was ****ing stacked. i have no problems people rating him over the much favored ray robinson.

but to say floyd and pacquiao are top three is laughable.....

Thank you for a decent reasoning. They could use a few more fights. One will eliminate the other from the conversation if they ever fight. I say winner is top five no problem.

[NChristo]

Thank you for a decent reasoning. They could use a few more fights. One will eliminate the other from the conversation if they ever fight. I say winner is top five no problem.

What is your top 5 ?.

[Chopper417]

This article is a complete and utter joke. I am a huge Floyd fan but I respect the **** out of Pac and acknowledge his greatness and accomplishments. However this article or poem or whatever the hell it is isn't even close. Currently neither Floyd or Pac are in the top ten of all time, when their careers are over that very well may be different. The thing that REALLY irks me about putting Pac that high is that you have to look at the entire CAREER to rank someone that high. Who did Pac fight before 2002-2003?

[niallcollins]

definatly sounds like a ronnie nathanielz article 2 me!!!!
pac is far from GOAT

[hanzoh74]

Pacquiao is not one of
the greatest all time
January 16th, 2011 1:03 pm CT.
By Brad Cooney
Link : http://www.examiner.com/
fight-sports-in ... t-all-time
Manny Pacquiao, the 8
division world
champion who has risen
from poverty to
financial freedom is not
one of the greatest
fighters all time. The key
word here, is "ONE" Of
The GREATEST. Pacquiao
is not one of the
greatest fighters of all
time because He Is THE
GREATEST OF ALL TIME. I
for one am not afraid to
voice my opinion on
this matter. Many
boxing scribes and fans
are comfortable with
saying that Pacquiao is
"ONE" Of The Greatest,
but how many will say
that he is "THE"
GREATEST?
It's all a matter of
opinion and mine
happens to be that
Pacquiao has DONE
ENOUGH To Be
Considered as THE
GREATEST. There are a
lot of fighters that
qualify for the title of,
“ One Of THE GREATEST. “
Does Manny Pacquiao,
an 8 division world title
holder deserve to be in
the same category as
the rest of the lot? My
answer is no. I Believe
that Pacquiao has DONE
ENOUGH ThroughOut his
career to have EARNED
the SOLO TOP SPOT .
On top of his inside of
the ring achievements,
his outside of the ring
accomplishments are
amazing as well. How
many elected
congressman do you
see that take off 8 weeks
to train and fight on a
world class level? How
many congressman do
you see that do
anything even remotely
close to that?
Pacquiao has single
handidly lifted the sport
of boxing and with the
rise of the UFC, he's a
boxing blessing. The UFC
has Silva and guys like
Uriah Faber, boxing has
Manny Pacquiao. What
would boxing have if
Manny Pacquiao had not
taken the sport over?
Floyd Mayweather? Yes,
Mayweather is a great
fighter, but his behavior
outside of the ring is
nothing to write home
about. Pacquiao has
ACHIEVED GREATNESS
BOTH Inside and Outside
of the Ring.
Mississippians that I
have spoken to about
this have mixed
feelings. For some
reason (which I will
address in another
article) some fans are
hesitant to say that
Pacquiao is THE
GREATEST. Most say he's
ONE of the greatest, but
they won't say that he's
THE GREATEST.
John Moore, a Pacquiao
fan that I ran into at the
Last Call Sports bar in
Jackson said it best, " If
Manny Pacquiao isn't the
best ever, then there
will never be a best
ever." I asked another
boxing fan, Steve
Freeman of Vicksburg,
MS , he disagrees, "
Pacquiao is one of the
greatest, but he's not
the greatest. He may be
the greatest of his era,
but he's not the greatest
fighter of all time."
It's an open debate, and
everyone has an
opinion on the matter. I
happen to feel that
Manny Pacquiao is not
one of the greatest, He
Is InDeed THE GREATEST
Fighter Of ALL Time.

not yet............................................... ...

[studentofthegam]

What is your top 5 ?.

Ali
Mayweather Jr
Robinson
J. Johnson
Pacquiao




92.Willie Pep

[jtiger78]

i cant blieve pac is even mentioned when it comes t being the GOAT yes hes great but lets get real man! Julio cesare chavez is above pac in imo