Did JMM need Pacquiao to be an ATG or HOF?

[daggum]

well he beat 3 very good featherweights in norwood(robbery) john(robbery) and salido. he beat barrera who was a top 130 pounder. he became lightweight champ and beat casamayor, diaz, and katsidis. if that's not enough he scored knockout of the year against likar ramos.

[RL_GMA]

He would've made HOF anyway, but his saga with Pacquiao made him a bigger star than he might've have been without Pac.

[BuckToothed]

well he beat 3 very good featherweights in norwood(robbery) john(robbery) and salido. he beat barrera who was a top 130 pounder. he became lightweight champ and beat casamayor, diaz, and katsidis. if that's not enough he scored knockout of the year against likar ramos.

Did he really? LOL...

IMO, he got to Barerra too late, which some people thought he lost.
He did more than enough to make it in the HOF, but his fights with Manny are his only real credibility to be considered an ATG.