Pacquiao's place in History...

[Rantcatrat]

Fenster,

You've consistently minimized Pac's potential to be an all-time great (if he isn't already?) in each of your posts, but you've never stated your opininion on where he ranks were he to beat Hatton (Ring Champ at Jr. Welter) and/or PBF (former p4p#1).

[KananKrus]

Right before the fat lady is in the podium, just about ready to ceank her voice hoarse, the PacMan will be one of the greatest ever!

[KananKrus]

Right before the fat lady is in the podium, just about ready to ceank her voice hoarse, the PacMan will be one of the greatest ever!

Crank!!! Sorry me badd, Sirs.

[brucelee]

as of now, I'm rating Pac in top ten ATG. No one can deny what Pac had done. He's the modern day armstrong and becoming much better.


it's really nice to have witnessed a great fighter. Let's be happy that we have a PAcquaio in our midst.

I have a question actually. Where do we put Barrera and Morales in the ATG list?

Surely, Pac would be higher than those two.

[Fenster]

Fenster,

You've consistently minimized Pac's potential to be an all-time great (if he isn't already?) in each of your posts, but you've never stated your opininion on where he ranks were he to beat Hatton (Ring Champ at Jr. Welter) and/or PBF (former p4p#1).

Ive already refered to Pac as "great" THREE times in this thread. I answered the question in my second post.. look -

I reckon it would mean MUCH more beating the linear no.1 lightwelter, Hatton, than the two wins over Diaz and Oscar.

And obviously a WIN over Floyd would make him a proper LEGEND.

You can't get BIGGER than legend status. Numerical lists are NONSENSE - IMO.

Modern-day fighters will always be overshadowed by the dead and the near-dead

[KananKrus]

Some of the name opponents of Pacquiao that he short-circuited in his rise to boxing prominence. Gives a bit of a perspective to some, who have no inkling of the PacMan's prior exploits in the ring before he went stateside.

OPBF- Ippo Gala 1996
Sung Yul Lee - Korean prospect
Wook Ki Lee - 17-1 another Korean.
OPBF Chokchai Chockvivat 3k battery 1997
Chartchai Sasakul - 33-0 WBC Flyweight Champion.
Nadel Hussein 19-0, Australian under Fenech, who floored Pacquiao with a jab, He however lost in controversial fashion.
Seung Kon Chae 33-0

This list is easily overlooked for when this was happening, there was no interest at all thrown at the lower weights.

Pacquiao had a little bit of something to do in getting the lower weights the attention, and larger purses, it is getting now.

[:::PSL:::]

I think that's what Team Pacquiao are aiming for 2009. Two major fights (against Hatton and Mayweather) and that's it. Manny said it himself that he will retire in 2010 and enter the politics full time.

[brucelee]

I think that's what Team Pacquiao are aiming for 2009. Two major fights (against Hatton and Mayweather) and that's it. Manny said it himself that he will retire in 2010 and enter the politics full time.

I may be PAcman's fan but I will not vote for him if I were his constituent.