Pacquiao has a better resume than Duran!

[Thraxox]

In addition to the above, Junior Jones had beaten the *undefeated* Marco Antonio Barrera TWICE before Pacquiao got his hands on him...

With that Logic, Torrecampo has a better win because he beat an undefeated Pacquiao.

[Nay_Sayer]

Margo fought at 154 the fight before and was coming off of a year ban

And the Mosley beating...

[hugh grant]

PACs tip ten atg. So of course many will think he has bettwer resume than Duran.

[djtmal]

I'm not going to be a snob and pretend like Pacquiao doesn't belong in the conversation with these past greats. But with Duran you have to look at the timing. You can't just list the names.

His ATG run at lightweight, victory over the #1 fighter in the world, in his prime and moving up to beat Iran Barkley with no catchweight gives him the edge.

Pac has some great wins and is an ATG in his own right but some of those wins were against past prime fighters and were at catchweights where the opponent was clearly less than 100%.

After this post, no more needs to be said.

I think Duran, jumped from lightweight to welterweight, to beat a bonafide top ten all-time great in Sugar Ray in his prime.

I don't really think these new cats, realize, how bad Duran, Sugar, Marvin, Hearns, Benitez were. They try to pass them off as just names these days. Lol

[eco1]

Dude, Durán would have eaten Pac alive. And everyone nowadays.

I take you never saw him live. He was the best!

[Suavecito80]

After this post, no more needs to be said.

I think Duran, jumped from lightweight to welterweight, to beat a bonafide top ten all-time great in Sugar Ray in his prime.

I don't really think these new cats, realize, how bad Duran, Sugar, Marvin, Hearns, Benitez were. They try to pass them off as just names these days. Lol

They literally have no freaking clue.

[uppercut510]

WRONG.

Margarito fought @ 154lbs in his fight prior to Pacquiao...

against a guy you couldn't even find on google at the time, not to mention marg had just come off suspension. that whole situation was terrible that belt was handed to pac man I don't really give him credit for that 8th division.

[Elotero]

Continuing on from the SRL-Money thread...

I want to point out that Manny has a better overall body of work compared to Duran's. Far better, actually.

Looking at Duran's signature wins, he has:
Jesus x2
Buchanan
SRL
Barkley
Palomino
Cuevas

Pacquiao, by comparison, has:
Barrera x2
Marquez x2
Morales x2
Bradley x2
Margarito
ODLH
Cotto
Hatton
Ledwaba
Not to mention a hell of a lot more quantitative quality, including being an 8-division champ as well as P4P in his late 30's.

Duran has the greater win over SRL, no comparison, but this is the same argument with Leonard-Floyd. Quality, at some point, doesn't beat the amount of quantity+quality that Floyd or Manny have.
Not to mention the losses that Duran also has in numbers...

Could you say that he was a better fighter than Manny? Arguably, sure, but you can't debate that his resume is inferior...

48ers always trying to put that atg spin on this cheater.

circus fights, catchweight fights. steroid allegations, fighting Moneys leftovers.. etc.. just give it up man. no he wasnt better than Duran

[BM dnobagaV]

Damn Duran literally beat Jesus...twice

Some say his win over SRL is still better than beating Jesus.

[BM dnobagaV]

48ers always trying to put that atg spin on this cheater.

circus fights, catchweight fights. steroid allegations, fighting Moneys leftovers.. etc.. just give it up man. no he wasnt better than Duran

You're saying he isn't an ATG?