Which win is more impressive, Mayweather vs Corrales or Pacquiao vs Barrera 1?

[Eaner0919]

thia ia true but lets not forget. it wasnt a given that floyd would beat corrales. there were many that thought this fight would go in the exact opposite direction. i still remember the **** talking that was going on on how floyd had lost his spot, corrales was the new king of the division, etc. dc was on a tear and floyd was sputtering. the way he dominated that fight wasnt something that many predicted. and thats just the truth

let's hold up a minute so people don't get this confused

it was a great win for Mayweather and IMO his best overall performance

I just think the level at which Barrera was when Manny destroyed him (and yes he destroyed him) was much higher than Diego, this coming from a person who is very endeared to Diego

[AssasinKing]

Damn, how many ways can I say the same thing, it's not about who was better Corrales or Barrera, I realize that Barrera is a better fighter than Corrales. The OP is asking which win was more impressive, Floyd fought a perfect fight and KO a guy some thought he would be KO against. Mayweather's performance against Corrales is one of the top 3 performances I've ever seen. Try hooked on phonics.

But its all about the level of the opposition...

Amir Khan schooled Kotelnik....Practically a perfect fight, So the *** what?

Now if he did it to maidana, thats a different story....

Manchester United could Beat a team like Everton 5-0..... But doing it to Chelsea or Barcelona is a different story....

Just because his performance was flawless....doesnt make what he did better....

If he had faught a harder, better opponent, you do realise he wouldnt be allowed to do what he did?

Its all about who you fight...

[Walt Liquor]

Barrera was a heavy favorite against Pac. Barrera is a future HOFer and possibly a ATG100. Barrera was schooled and had his will broken by Pac; no contention from MAB on the stoppage.

Diego and FMJ was a pick-em fight. Diego is NOT IMHO an HOFer. Even after 5 KDs Diego's will was never broken; he contested the stoppage.

MAB v Pac was a great fight because HBO fed Pac to MAB, but Pac utterly dominated and broke MABs will.

FMJ v Diego was a great fight because of the excitement and buzz around it, 2 young undefeated fighters. No one knew who would win. It highlighted how offensive FMJ was/is if he wanted to be and the skill level disparity was something to behold.
For the same reason I favor Pac's win over Hatton against FMJ's. Regardless of how much better one's opponent was over the other, it is not just about winning, but how you win. Therefore, IMHO "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather's performance was more impressive than Pac's.

BTW, watching both fights after the fact does not give either justice. You lose context. I remember watching MAB v Pac and it was a "Wow, holy-****!!" moment. For FMJ v Diego I was speechless because I had to pickup my jaw from the floor. It was genius.

excellent post. I may disagree, but you opinion is impenetrable. It's a far cry from ""corrales was undefeated" or" barrera had a plate in his head"

[straightleft]

Barrera is overrated and limited.

He can't punch, he's not a virtuoso like Floyd, he's not particularly fast and his boxing skills aren't elite.

He's mediocre.

Chico had power and a huge size advantage. Mayweather embarrassed and stopped him.

How is beating a harder opponent in better fashion not more impressive?

Another ***** alt in mission. Barrera now is a 3 division champion, a HOF, an ATG and p4p #3 when Pac beat him in his weigh class while moving up. Barrera after the Pac fight won his next 6 fights against good quality champions in their division and only lose again to his fellow HOF, ATG fighter JMM and Pacqiao. Chico was a good win for Floyd because he was undefeated at that time but then against who? No disrespect of Diego as he was a very good fighter but he was overrated to the max by some Floyd fans here to make the win look spectacular in Floyds favor. Chico fought some good fighters before the Floyd fight but they far from a HOF material and some were already past their prime. After the Mayweather fight, he won his next 4 fights against who? then lose again to Casamayor plus another 3 losses.

[dyu]

Real talk.

Barrera/Morales...

It's the same thing. Both two slow Mexicans who can't box.

Chico-Floyd was one of the greatest shut outs ever. Up there with PBF-Gatti.

Real talk and ***** don't belong together.

[Termite]

Real talk.

Barrera/Morales...

It's the same thing. Both two slow Mexicans who can't box.

Chico-Floyd was one of the greatest shut outs ever. Up there with PBF-Gatti.

gatti??? the boxer whos primary defense is blocking the blow using his head?????

[Termite]

The question says, WHICH WAS THE MORE IMPRESSIVE WIN.

idiot!!!then pac wins in landslide...... pac has more ko/tkos than floyd who had become feather-fisted coz his only work out is massaging ellerbes balls........

[miron_lang]

Corrales is an entertaining class A Warrior but Barrera was a legend.

Pac came from 122 to dominate the very best at Featherweight. Corrales was even beaten by Cassamayor at 130 1st time they met.

TS should be ban for not researching enough

[pocket_rockets]

Both were great victories, and probably Floyd and Pac's best wins respectively. Personally, I think Floyd's win over Chico (RIP) is more impressive. As great of a win as Pac had against Barrera in their first fight Marco had already been through countless wars and was probably no longer in his prime, but Pac still KO Barrera and he gets full credit for that.

However, Mayweather fought a young, undefeated, and prime Corrales. At the time of the fight both guys were on the p4p list. Furthermore, Floyd put on one of the best boxing exhibitions I've ever seen. Floyd proceeded to knock Corrales down 5 TIMES and got the KO in the tenth round. Who thought a much smaller Mayweather would KO the power punching Corrales? That performance is without a doubt one of the best boxing performances I've ever seen, that's the stuff legends are made of.

Thoughts?

Just curious... what were the betting odds for both these fights?

[SplitSecond]

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