Comments Thread For: McGirt: Mayweather, Marquez - The True Greats of Our Era

[KnockUTheFukOut]

no question to two most Skilled Fighters of this ERA, I would agree with that!

[hugh grant]

Bit biased i would say mgirt. Floyd hasnt done it against the best today so cant even say if hed be able to do it agains tthe best of yesteryear.

Jmm can do it nearly as good as Pac, but Barrera who fought Pac and JMM dont think JMM is on Pacs level, but Floyd dont know about that. Lets see how he can do against Pac first and then i'll decide.

[Jensen_usmc]

Haha Mcgirt, Shuddup and worry about your own issues. What an Idiot not to put Pacquiao in there. Pacquiao has been fighting Champions, former champions and contenders. no tune up fights! on the other hand marquez been avoiding his mandatorys and and fighting tune up fights. Pacquiao the true warrior here.

[Bermuda]

if you move up from flyweight all the way up to welterweight (i don't really count pac's climb to jr mw) while winning 4 lineal titles in 4 different weight classes (never been done before); beat other hof'ers like barrera, morales, marquez; and win world titles in at least 7 (don't really count his 8th) different weight classes (never been done before)....then you deserve to be considered one of the greatest of this era...I respect mcgirt's opinion, but personally I believe pac deserves to be considered as one of the greatest of this era.

[champ_kw]

Buddy is a great trainer but I disagree.

I think Pacquiao is greater than JMM.

My point is in boxing, there is a "jeremy lin"effect towards Pac.

Most black fans, boxers, trainers seem to be butthurt that Manny is getting so much props and love.

Manny might be overrated by HBO and his fans, but putting him out of "the greats of his era" is ******ed.


There is a lot of jealousy towards Pac.

Most black fans dont seem butthurt that Manny and Lin get props....grow up. The only annoying thing is seeing ESPN put up a stat for Lin about Lin doing something that hasnt been done since.....(insert black ball player). Yet the inserted black ball player wont get his 13 point 8 turnover game highlighted as some major event. It became increasingly outta hand when Gary Carter passed away and the lead story was Lin making 6 baskets. Thats when any sport fan should get fed up with the coverage, not just black people.

And for the record I think Pac is a great fighter. I dont think he holds up in history though. Strip away the excitement and being a pop culture icon, you are left with a very flawed fighter. And u dont have to be black to realize it. Cause Im sure it wasnt just black people booing in his last fight after watching a 38 year old man nullify him by simply moving to Pacs right.

[The Big Dunn]

if you move up from flyweight all the way up to welterweight (i don't really count pac's climb to jr mw) while winning 4 lineal titles in 4 different weight classes (never been done before); beat other hof'ers like barrera, morales, marquez; and win world titles in at least 7 (don't really count his 8th) different weight classes (never been done before)....then you deserve to be considered one of the greatest of this era...I respect mcgirt's opinion, but personally I believe pac deserves to be considered as one of the greatest of this era.

I disagree with buddy as well. Manny deserves to be there.

But what if you truly believe pac lost all 3 of those fights with JMM (which many people do) and docks him for the catchweights winning the ww title at 145 and the JMW title at 150, wouldn''t it make sense to have JMM and floyd?

[Kilrain]

This board has really deteriorated. All of a sudden you can't consider Pacquiao a good fighter or you're deemed a "*******". Hell, most posters on here make Roger Mayweather sound like an impartial observer. McGirt's comment was plainly nonsensical. Whether you thought Marquez won the third fight with Pac, the rematch or all three (with the latter being almost as nonsensical as McGirt's comment), you can't deny the trilogy was one of the most closely contested in boxing history.

Marquez is a great fighter, Pacquiao is a great fighter and so is Mayweather. Simple as that. But Manny has captured titles in more weight classes than both of them, so to neglect to mention him among the era's great fighters is sheer bias on McGirt's part.

[-Kev-]

I said this a while ago. The fight of the decade already happened and people still can't believe it, it was Mayweather vs Marquez, Numero Uno, September 2009.

[Bermuda]

I disagree with buddy as well. Manny deserves to be there.

But what if you truly believe pac lost all 3 of those fights with JMM (which many people do) and docks him for the catchweights winning the ww title at 145 and the JMW title at 150, wouldn''t it make sense to have JMM and floyd?

well even if I believed pac lost all 3 fights, and that the ww belt isn't legit, pac still has a great resume (3 lineal titles in 3 different weight classes, and i think 5 world titles in 5 different weight ...that's still something not too many boxers have achieved). also, there's no shame to losing to one guy 3 times ..especially if it's a future hof'er like marquez.

[switchsouthpaw]

Lol. That's his roundabout way of taking a shot at Roach? Haters gon' hate.