Appreciating the Greatest Fighters of their eras.....

[toshmurph]

a decade can be an era.

lakers showtime era 1980-1989.

It's a little bit differently for boxing though!

For example, even though Bernard Hopkins started his career in the late 80's I would consider him of the same generation of Pacquiao and Mayweather! And staying with that point, I believe that Hopkins is the greatest fighter of their generation, just edging Pacquiao, with Mayweather 3rd!

[HanzGruber]

I feel like you're angling for Floyd to be fighter of the 00's?? Tell me what wins would substantiate that!?

Floyd is higher all time. Not even a debate at this point

[therealpugilist]

Guy who lost decisively in the beginning of his career, in his prime, and lost decisively to his two greatest rivals. The greatest anything.

^^^^^^

ROFL....Manny was never the best of this era, the media wanted him the be, but the ring is the place where the truth cant be avoided

[therealpugilist]

You might want to replace "eras" with "decades" in the title.

How can Manny be fighter of the decade when he lost to a past prime Erik Morales, never beat Marquez(his greatest rival, decisively)?


Mayweather had one close fight the entire decade and set the matter straight by clearly beating Jose Luis Castillo in the rematch.

There record in the 2000s

Mayweather: defeated 12 title holders and champions going 13-0 with 9 title defenses of his various titles
Win 40–0 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez UD 12 2009-09-19 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 39–0 United Kingdom Ricky Hatton TKO 10 (12), 1:35 2007-12-08 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC & The Ring Welterweight titles.
Win 38–0 United States Oscar De La Hoya SD 12 2007-05-05 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC Light Middleweight title.
Win 37–0 Argentina Carlos Baldomir UD 12 2006-11-04 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained IBO Welterweight title.
Won WBC, IBA & The Ring Welterweight titles.
Win 36–0 United States Zab Judah UD 12 2006-04-08 United States Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Won IBF & vacant IBO Welterweight titles.
Win 35–0 United States Sharmba Mitchell TKO 6 (12), 2:06 2005-11-19 United States Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Win 34–0 Canada Arturo Gatti RTD 6 (12), 3:00 2005-06-25 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Won WBC Light Welterweight title.
Win 33–0 Puerto Rico Henry Bruseles TKO 8 (12), 2:55 2005-01-22 United States American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Win 32–0 United States DeMarcus Corley UD 12 2004-05-22 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 31–0 South Africa Phillip N'dou TKO 7 (12), 1:08 2003-11-01 United States Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Retained WBC & The Ring Lightweight titles.
Win 30–0 Dominican Republic Victoriano Sosa UD 12 2003-04-19 United States Selland Arena, Fresno, California Retained WBC & The Ring Lightweight titles.
Win 29–0 Mexico José Luis Castillo UD 12 2002-12-07 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC & The Ring Lightweight titles.
Win 28–0 Mexico José Luis Castillo UD 12 2002-04-20 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC & vacant The Ring Lightweight titles.
Win 27–0 Mexico Jesús Chávez RTD 9 (12), 3:00 2001-11-10 United States Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
Win 26–0 United States Carlos Hernández UD 12 2001-05-26 United States Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
Win 25–0 United States Diego Corrales TKO 10 (12), 2:19 2001-01-20 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
Win 24–0 United States Emanuel Augustus TKO 9 (10), 1:06 2000-10-21 United States Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan
Win 23–0 Mexico Gregorio Vargas UD 12 2000-03-18 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.


Pacquaio: faced 11 titles holders going 8-1-2, and had 5 title defenses of his various titles in the decade
Win 50–3–2 Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto TKO 12 (12), 0:55 2009-11-14 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBO Welterweight title.
Win 49–3–2 United Kingdom Ricky Hatton KO 2 (12), 2:59 2009-05-02 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won The Ring & IBO Light Welterweight titles.
Win 48–3–2 United States Oscar De La Hoya RTD 8 (12), 3:00 2008-12-06 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 47–3–2 United States David Díaz TKO 9 (12), 2:24 2008-06-28 United States Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC Lightweight title.
Win 46–3–2 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez SD 12 2008-03-15 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC & vacant The Ring Super Featherweight titles.
Win 45–3–2 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera UD 12 2007-10-06 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
Win 44–3–2 Mexico Jorge Solís KO 8 (12), 1:16 2007-04-14 United States Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
Win 43–3–2 Mexico Érik Morales KO 3 (12), 2:57 2006-11-18 United States Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
Win 42–3–2 Mexico Óscar Larios UD 12 2006-07-02 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metropolitan Manila Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
Win 41–3–2 Mexico Érik Morales TKO 10 (12), 2:33 2006-01-21 United States Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
Win 40–3–2 Mexico Héctor Velázquez TKO 6 (12), 2:59 2005-09-10 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Won vacant WBC International Super Featherweight title.
Loss 39–3–2 Mexico Érik Morales UD 12 2005-03-19 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada For vacant WBC International & IBA Super Featherweight titles.
Win 39–2–2 Thailand Fahsan Por Thawatchai TKO 4 (12), 1:26 2004-12-11 Philippines Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metropolitan Manila Retained The Ring Featherweight title.
Draw 38–2–2 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez MD 12 2004-05-08 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained The Ring Featherweight title.
For WBA (Super) & IBF Featherweight titles.
Win 38–2–1 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11 (12), 2:56 2003-11-15 United States Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Won The Ring Featherweight title.
Win 37–2–1 Mexico Emmanuel Lucero KO 3 (12), 0:48 2003-07-26 United States Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Retained IBF Super Bantamweight title.
Win 36–2–1 Kazakhstan Serikzhan Yeshmagambetov TKO 5 (10), 1:52 2003-03-15 Philippines Rizal Park, Manila, Metropolitan Manila Non-title fight. Catchweight at 122 lbs.
Win 35–2–1 Thailand Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym KO 1 (12), 2:46 2002-10-26 Philippines Rizal Memorial College Gym, Davao City, Mindanao Retained IBF Super Bantamweight title.
Win 34–2–1 Colombia Jorge Eliecer Julio TKO 2 (12), 1:09 2002-06-08 United States The Memphis Pyramid, Memphis, Memphis Retained IBF Super Bantamweight title.
Draw 33–2–1 Dominican Republic Agapito Sánchez TD 6 (12), 1:12 2001-11-10 United States Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Retained IBF Super Bantamweight title.
For WBO Super Bantamweight title.
Win 33–2 South Africa Lehlo Ledwaba TKO 6 (12), 0:59 2001-06-23 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won IBF Super Bantamweight title.
Win 32–2 Thailand Wethya Sakmuangklang KO 6 (12), 2:40 2001-04-28 Philippines Kidapawan City, Cotabato Retained WBC International Super Bantamweight title.
Win 31–2 North Korea Tetsutora Senrima TKO 5 (12) 2001-02-24 Philippines Ynares Center, Antipolo City, Rizal Retained WBC International Super Bantamweight title.
Win 30–2 Australia Nedal Hussein TKO 10 (12), 1:48 2000-10-14 Philippines Ynares Center, Antipolo City, Rizal Retained WBC International Super Bantamweight title.
Win 29–2 South Korea Seung-Kon Chae TKO 1 (12), 1:42 2000-06-28 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metropolitan Manila Retained WBC International Super Bantamweight title.
Win 28–2 Australia Arnel Barotillo KO 4 (12) 2000-03-04 Philippines Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Metropolitan Manila Retained WBC International Super Bantamweight



Looking at the overall level of competition, Id say Mayweather was the fighter of the 2000s and the stats illustrate this

[SplitSecond]

Your threads are too predictable lol. Came in expecting manny for this era, leaving satisfied

Who's he supposed to put for the 2000's? It's undeniably Pacquiao.

[New England]

the fat, asian version of larry X threads

[therealpugilist]

Who's he supposed to put for the 2000's? It's undeniably Pacquiao.

look up at the stats I posted...its not Pacquaio....Mayweather went undefeated....won more title fights, beat more title holders and had more title defenses


The media liked Manny more but the stats say otherwise

[HanzGruber]

Who's he supposed to put for the 2000's? It's undeniably Pacquiao.

He said of the eras. Floyd is fighter of this era. Yea manny won FOTD. But Floyd is number 1 for the era

[Kuyukut]

idiots cannot accept the truth, pac is the greatest fighter of this era.

first of all fraud jr is a cheater and too boring of a fighter to put in a pedestal. he is like a wet fart that will eventually fade away.

[UNBIASED BOXING]

Fighters of the era, but your post indicates fighters of the decade?

Pacquiao could be fighter of the decade, but for the era it's Floyd.