Paulie Malignaggi: Ward a more complete fighter than Pacquiao

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Paulie: Ward a more complete fighter than Pacquiao
January, 3, 2012
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By Michael Woods
Boxing fans love to waste time debating the answer to a question which can never be determined: who is the best fighter in the world, pound-for-pound. NYFightBlog asked Paulie Malignaggi if he had a problem with a P4P list which had Andre Ward, the super middleweight standout, at No. 2, behind Floyd Mayweather.

"I think Ward has a very good claim on number two," he said. "It's a mythical thing, an opinion thing but he's got a great claim to that."

Malignaggi thinks Ward might not get as much love from some fans and media as he should because he's not an aggressive stalker type.

"I think he's a more complete fighter than Manny Pacquiao," Malignaggi said. "Pacquiao is more offensive, but he can't fight going back. He's more of a killer offensively, and I think a lot of people fall in love with offensive killers. They see a guy who's an offensive killer and automatically assume he's a complete fighter. Of course, Pacquiao has generated a lot of positive press for our sport and that is something no one can complain about. But Ward can fight going forward, backward, inside, outside."

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I disagree with Paulie,and this because he's only looking at skills.
Ward is supposed to win a HW belt to prove he is as good as Pacquiao

Ward isn't a perfect fighter, he's a better tecnician than Pacquiao, started boxing as a young kid when you learn better BUT P4P isn't only skills, it's also power, quickness, intangibles...

And P4P I would give Manny a A-(B+ as a welter) in power, and a D to Ward.
Concerning ring IQ I would give Manny a C and Ward a A.

I think power is a P4P quality, proof is it can help you to win fights(Manny would have lost the two first fights against JMM without the knock downs)

I also think Manny is quicker, especially with his feet wich allows him to beat easely a guy like Cotto who is as skilled as Manny if not more skilled.

And I'm also tempted to think Manny would blow out a Froch WW version.