Is Kovalev a better fighter then Pacquiao??

[Larry the boss]

according to this guy he is

Manny pacquiao is a great talent and accomplished way more than Kovalev but he's not better than him. You can't be better than a guy you can't beat, nor any of his contemporaries. That applies to every competition. Just beause a bunch of boxing geeks got together and created some unprovable idea of p4p doesn't mean it's valid in reality. You can debate who is more accomplished and skilled but you can't tell a sane person that a 120 pound guy is a better than a cruiserweight. It's absurd. You don't know the difference between than and then, don't think you've explored an angle to this I haven't thought of.

[Rip Chudd]

yeah ok

[El-blanco]

Manny is more accomplished and had a greater career but he's not better than Kovalev. Any child could comprehend that in reality manny wouldn't last a round. Do you not understand the difference?

[nivek535]

yeah ok

well, if you read what the quote says... what he is claiming is true.
in a non-p4p-situation, kovalev will beat pacquiao.
just like tyson fury would destroy kovalev on the streets.

so his claim is true.
p4p is debatable.... (not to assume anything about my opinion)

[nivek535]

basically what the poster is saying
heavyweights are the real "best boxers".
anyone below cruisers are basically "little leagues of NBA" etc...
which is absolutely true in my opinion.

[SouthPawHitman]

Sergey Kovalev would knock Manny Pacquiao out.

[Rip Chudd]

well, if you read what the quote says... what he is claiming is true.
in a non-p4p-situation, kovalev will beat pacquiao.
just like tyson fury would destroy kovalev on the streets.

so his claim is true.
p4p is debatable.... (not to assume anything about my opinion)

While size isn't the be all end all, it matters.
Just because Kovalev can beat Pacquiao doesn't mean he's a better fighter than Pacquiao, just means he is a heck of a lot bigger and stronger. Nobody in their right mind will say when it's all said and done that a guy like say Devon Alexander is better than Ivan Calderon just because if they met on the street he might beat him. Ivan is clearly the superior fighter

Or if you want you can just say said fighter is better skilled.

[-PBP-]

Nah......he's just bigger not a better boxer.

By that logic, Butterbean is better than Roberto Duran. Hell The Big Show and Shaquille O'Neal are better boxers than Pacquiao.

[nivek535]

according to this guy he is

larry did you read his claim?
p4p -> debatable (i have no opinion on this)
but in a weight-division-free-boxing-world, kovalev beats pacquiao. just like tyson fury beats roman gonzalez.
that is his claim.

[Jedi Vader]

So due to the size difference, Povetkin, Fury, Eddie Chambers etc are better boxers than Ray Robinson.

I've heard it all now.