So did Mayweather surpass Pacquiao, accomplishment wise after this win?
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As I said before, Pacquiao will still be remembered as the greater fighter, just as Duran is remembered as greater than Leonard, despite losing to him twice, and Hearns, and Hagler.
What he did before that made none of it matter. Same with Pacquiao.
Everyone knows that fights between fighters at the end of their career dont matter, just like nobody is holding Roys current career against his greatness, or Kovalev and Dawson against Hopkins.
The difference is Duran beat Leonard. Which adds massively to his greatness. Pacquaio hasn't and won't beat Mayweather.
To compare Pacquaio today, #2 P4P to Roy Jones' corpse and a nearing 50 Bernard Hopkins is also ******ed.Comment
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floyds win over pacquiao is greater than any win on either guys resume and its not really arguable.Comment
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pretty much everyone agreed this fight would determine who was the greatest fighter of this era. all the writers, the sanctioning bodies, n most who follow boxing hardcore. that discussion is over.Comment
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If Pac was not robbed in the Bradley fight, and Timmy really won then sure, it's definitely a better win.Comment
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Despite Pacquiao not being prime, It's still a huge boost to Floyd's resume. Pacquiao is a legit ATG and would probably beat the rest of the WW despite being a natural 140lber at this point. Not to mention Floyd was able to unify the belts after the win which is kind of a big deal.
Despite the fight being far from FOTY, this is quite a boost for his legacy IMO.
Going further, if you look at the overall spectrum.
We're later going to be comparing this Mega Fight, to Duran vs Leanord, and it falls short simply because one was prime for prime, and the other both were past it.
That's the only thing that hurts it, the timing. But a great win nonetheless.Comment
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