Comments Thread For: Mayweather: The Media Built Manny Pacquiao To My Level

[Jam Jars]

Mayweather helped build Pacquiao when he retired and handed Pacquiao the DLH opportunity. Without that Pacquiao would never have reached the level of hype he did.

[Infamous]

Using Pacuquiao again to hype his catch weight drain fest

Green K he's always going back on his word when it comes to El Pacquiao... I like Floyd but u can't say this and do another...

[djeffectz]

why is he still talking about Pac, Floyd is the one that is hyping Pac up

[Blood & Guts]

I think prime Pacquiao can beat prime Mayweather.

[Alex_Hayden]

Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. says Manny Pacquiao was never as good as the media made him out to be. Mayweather points to Pacquiao's recent back to back defeats to Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez - and then points to past comments from press members who felt Pacquiao was on Mayweather's level or even better.

For at least four years, or more, there have been discissions about a Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight, but the deal never happened for one reason or another. Mayweather does not expect a fight with Pacquiao to ever happen down the road.
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The same way the media is hyping up Canelo, yet he has no problem fighting Alvarez?

Face it, Mayweather ducked Pacquiao. The world saw it.

[Jam Jars]

I think prime Pacquiao can beat prime Mayweather.

That's why you failed the 11 year olds IQ test.

[Blood & Guts]

just my opinion anyway

[Alex_Hayden]

I think prime Pacquiao can beat prime Mayweather.

Imagine the first 5 rounds of the Judah vs Mayweather fight, but for an entire 12 rounds.

Paq had a real shot at taking over Mayweather. A real, legitimate shot.

It's pathetic the fight never took place. Now it doesn't even matter though. The sooner Mayweather retires, the better. Things will go back to normal I think. Fights that need to get made will get made and we can see who's really who in the sport.

[K-DOGG]

There is no denying that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is one of the greatest p4p boxers of all time. However, unfortunately, there is also no denying that he shamelessly ducked Manny Pacquiao, another undeniable greatest p4p fighter of all time, for the entirety of their collective primes.

He can say whatever he wants and his loyal followers will mindlessly believe whatever boloney comes forth from his undefeated lips; but the fact of the matter is.....Floyd, who admittedly "loves the money", turned down oodles and oodles of it for fear of his "O" going away in an embarrassing manner.

All the hulaballoo about Manny being overrated is mere anger at himself for waiting too long to enact his "Sugar Ray Leonard" strategy of taking advantage of a man who has slowed down just enough to beat him.....ala Leonard/Hagler.

Up until now...well, a few years ago, I guess...I believed the greatest fight that never took place was Lewis/Bowe, until I realized that Rid**** never could have handled Lewis with the late great Manny Steward in his corner. (with Pepe Corea, it's still debatable).

Now, unfortunately, Mayweather/Pacquiao holds that dubious position for all time. Not because of greedy promoters, or the mob, or injury; but because one fighter who wants so badly to be recognized as "great" didn't have what it took to dare to be great....and that, in and of itself, says something about the man as a fighter, regardless of how much physical talent and excellent boxing skill he displayed through out his career. When his true moment came......he opted to let it pass. And, for one, I hope that keeps him up at night into his old age.

Peace, I'm out.

[Bolo Punch]

I guess the Media gave him those 4 lineal titles, something that no boxer has ever done before including Floyd

Let's be ****ing honest here, they did overhyped Manny, but you can say that about every other boxers including Floyd himself.

This I agree with.

Armstrong was a 6 division lineal at the same time champ if you add todays divisions.

Would he have won them all, though? More than likely, no. Especially now that weigh-ins take place on the day before a fight.

Pacquiao's lineal titles still span over 8 divisions anyway. Just saying.