Manny Pacquiao

[Mike D]

Good stuff, OP.

Manny's rise was epic.

[Sgt Fightmaster]

PAC is an ATG. No doubt.

Haters gonna hate!

Put it simply... If you ain't got haters, you ain't done ****!

[way2strong]

[Grimgash]

Respect to whoever wrote this piece.

And I agree with everything in it.

Don't turn this into a Manny vs. Floyd thread. Let's all just big up Manny.

I agree with everything in it but one sentence. Which if you know my posts is the JMM All time Great thing. Otherwise Pac came in at a time when you had to build your brand yourself pretty much....and he overcame a lot and did it. My hat goes off to him because he really worked his way up and was one of the fighters that helped make little guys more well known outside of Asia at a time when everyone was big on the Heavyweights.

I agree it shouldn't be a Manny-Floyd thing but it always is and I haven't read the other posts below yours yet but here's to hoping what you asked stays true...Pac earned his stripes and is a great fighter....that's all that needs to be said.

[Check_hooks]

I can't believe its only Jan 15 and we already have the thread of the year.

Epic read, props to Beercules

[nelsoncm]

For a guy who used to eat less three meals a day, feed himself by scraping rust and making history by doing it almost all on his own, (unlike fighters who were spoon-fed for greatness since birth), and whose prime motivation is to feed his family, he sure is legendary.

[kurt0411]

To be the best, you fight the best. You will lose against the best, but you will rise again to beat the best.

As mike Tyson said, manny pacquiao is the most sensational boxer to watch, he is the messi of boxing, the federer of boxing, the contador of boxing.

Truly one of a kind

[Furn]

Both Pac and Floyd are once in a generation talents.

Unfortunately they may not be appreciated as much as they should due to the rivalry and the frustration the fight not happening has caused.

[soul_survivor]

ATG

Exactly, a great thread!!!

I recently made a ranking of top 50 ATG fighters and ranked Pac somewhere post 30 but pre-40, I'll have a look but in recent months I've been reviewing certain careers, namely Pacquiao, De Le Hoya, Napoles, Hagler and a couple others. That list may well be updated to reflect my changes in opinions. Pac deserves to be higher and a couple other "black and white" ATGs deserve to be lower.

[lamadoo]

Manny Pacquiao ATG thanks for the memories