Originally posted by RubenSonny
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Who has taken on the riskier fights in their career; Manny or Floyd?
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Losing by ko happens to the best. Falling on your face and needing smelling salts to revive you isn't the norm in boxing.
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This is another one of these polarizing threads that just gives Floyd worshippers and PAC fanatics a forum to pot shot one another. I personally think it's an untimely thread considering one of these fighters just lost two times in a row. But stating that-Floyd was an Olympic kid, pampered, and primed for the big time. It was calculative process (Floyd's career). That's not a slight, it's business. Manny didnt have that luxury, he had to fight his way up. But because of that fact-one could also say that he had to take fights with Barrera, morales, etc.
So it's a bit of an unfair question because there careers are very different. As champs I'd say manny fought more, so he took more risks. But now, dude just ko'd-so it's all for not.
If Floyd fights Guerrero (who I'm not a fan of) or Canelo this year-I'd say he risked more.
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Corrales - Mayweather was the underdog
Hernandez 130 Lineal champ
Castillo x2 @ 135 while being the Ring champ
De La Hoya @ 154
Mosley
Cotto #1 ranked 154 fighter
Ortiz #3 WW while coming off 16 months without a fight
Baldomir touted as a "legit WW risk" by HBO commentators, Brian Kenny and fans of that time
Marquez while coming off a 2 year lay off
Chavez
Corley
Marquez I, and IV - The rematch was not a risky fight, it was seen as a vastly improved Pacquiao vs an aging Marquez. 4 years passed since the first one, and Team Pacquiao thought they would get an old Marquez. Same with the third fight.
Ledwaba
Sanchez - Risky fight against a tough, dirty journeyman who only had 1 KO loss and had gone 36 rounds with Marquez, Norwood, and Barrera.
Barrera 2003 - Pacquiao was the underdog
Morales I
De La Hoya
Hatton
Cotto
Clottey
Bradley
Solis
Total: 12 risky fights for each [IMO]. It's a tie.
Any one saying Pacquiao "By a mile", is a stupid boxing fan who knows nothing about risk.
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Originally posted by Mneronava View PostSo it's a bit of an unfair question because there careers are very different. As champs I'd say manny fought more, so he took more risks. .
If Floyd fights Guerrero (who I'm not a fan of) or Canelo this year-I'd say he risked more.
If Floyd fought Sergio at 160 you could argue that is a bigger risk than Pac has ever taken, but you still couldnt put a case for FLoyd taking MORE risks. Stepping into the ring regularly with the kind of tough opposition Pac has year in year out, is riskier than Floyds casual approach.
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