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I think some people on here overrate him, but overall he is a great fighter, I don't think he is as good as he once was, and I think because he matches up so well with Pacquiao that some are inclined to think he is better than he actually is, but he is on the same level or Morales and Barrera which is the highest compliment any boxer could be given, especially mexican fighters.
JMM deserve s every last bit of his accolades.. He isint as physically gifted as Pac or some of your so called dynamic fighters... He is technically sound with GREAT in ring intelligence and ability to adapt. He just isint some obscure fighter who happens to be Pac's achilles heal, He is a 1st ballot hall of famer.. Last time I checked those guys arent usually considered ovverated...

IMO JMM after the Diaz fight is just a step ahead Morales and MAB... Especially if MAB loses to Kahn. which will probably happen
Look at all the big name fighters Barrera and Morales fought earlier in their career, just because JMM is fighting the big names now doesn't negate what they did. I am not saying he is an obscure fighter, but he does have Manny's number stylistically. What I am saying is some people are treating him like a god, but he isn't, he is technically sound, but he is no Floyd Mayweather, no Bernard Hopkins. Sure he is fighting exciting fights against Joel Casamayor and Juan Diaz, but these are guys Floyd Mayweather would be beating handily, nearly every round. I am saying he is a really good fighter, but he isn't the best ever, and not the best of this generation just like MOrales, just like Barrera.

PS. Juan Manuel Marquez is tremendously gifted athlete, and though he isn't quite on Pacquiao's level, he is one of the faster fighters in boxing. He does have great ring intelligence, but he doesn't have good defensive skills which boggles my mind, he is really good at adapting, he has great determination and ring presence, but he still gets hit more than other guys who were revered with the same sort of intelligence Mayweather, Hopkins, Whitaker.