I didnt see it , did you list 4 losses, did you list CWs, how about guys coming of losses, guys having first fight at WW, there is a lot of back story to this list.
Let's just focus on their ww (+) careers
May -
Mitchell (w ko)
Zab (w ud)
Baldomir (w ud)
DLH ww+ (w sd)
Hatton (w ko)
JMM (w ud)
Mosley (w ud)
Ortiz (w ko)
Cotto ww+ (w ud)
Guerrero (w ud)
Nelo ww+ (w ud)
Maidana 2x (w m/ud)
Pac (w ud)
Berto (w ud)
(McG was a joke and should not count)
Now, since I'm not a Pac fan per se, maybe a Pac fan can do Pac's ww resume
Off course he was under dog, if betting had started after the weighin Manny would be favorite, people were expecting Oscar to be his usual 160 on fightnight not weighing lighter than Manny , think Oscar against Floyd was 16lbs heavier than the version against Manny, thats a huge difference.
Non of it was Mannys fault except for the CW which started the chain reaction, he originally wanted 145 and Oscar wasnt going below 150 and then they made the fight at 147 a weight Oscar had not made in over 10 yrs it was ****** as well as underestimating Manny, Oscar even when a LW was 147 fight night.
Oscar was the worst case of a drained fighter Ive ever seen in 50yrs following the sport, wasnt Mannys fault but you cant say it was a great win when you know the opponents was totally ruined.
Hindsight is always 20/20 Oscar had a game plan he came to win but was in over his head that night. I still believe if Manny was not a truly great fighter he would have been beaten by Oscar. Maybe it’s not the same De La Hoya who beat Vargas but he was still a world class boxer with a great left hook who was much taller and larger frame than his opponent.
It’s no easy feat what Manny did that night at no point was the fight close.
My question is...if a guy does move up the same way will he be criticised for fighting guys coming off losses etc.
Lets be honest Manny did alot of clever match making. So keep that same energy
Lmao! Clever matchmaking?
You sir spend your whole day hating another man on a website! Lmao you are a certified loser with NO LIFE!
There’ll never be another 8 division KO artist boxer like Pacquiao. Once in a lifetime individual. Top 3 ATG.
Be happy to have witnessed such a spectacle.
When pac man was on his tear through De La Hoya and Cotto etc.. it’s a one in a lifetime kind of fighter I think. At his best similar to Roy Jones pac looked almost unbeatable.
You are correct, I once stated to a friend of mine? This run in-which Manny Pacquaio was on 'Is comparable to Mike Tyson's rise and first heavy title reign' in terms of pure entertainment and the impact of the performances 'After he dismantled Miguel Cotto, it seemed almost as if Manny Pacquaio was Bionic. His performances where so physiological impressive, he was the boxing equivalent of Usain Bolt.
And then mysteriously this Bionic Manny Pacquaio disappeared.
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