Who Fought the Better Fighters? Mayweather or Pacquiao?

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I have always criticized Floyd's resume (despite some big wins and his obvious tremendous talent). And yes...Pac has fought three LEGENDARY Mexican fighters in his career...but some of his recent victories have been incredibly over hyped. But honestly...you can always finds ways to poke holes in someones resume. Floyd has been fighting at a higher lever from a younger age and his incredible technical and defensive brilliance often downplay his wins. Pac creates more excitement and firework in the ring because of his offensive style...hence people look at him as more of a "warrior." We can also look at the fighters they both fought: Hatton, Delahoya, Marquez, and Mosley. Clearly you have to say Pac fought a better Marquez (at his natural weight, younger, etc.). But Floyd basically finished Hatton's career and left Pac with a shot fighter (please note...i do not rate a PRIME Hatton highly for what's it's worth). Delahoya was also past his best against both fighters...but he was far worse off when he fought Pac (older, weight drained, etc.) than when he fought Floyd. And Mosley was clearly past his best when both fighters fought him. The incredible media overhype of Pac has come over his recent wins over "bigger" fighters. While one has to respect the fact that Pac went up in weight...i certainly don't respect his wins as much as others. Floyd also has not had huge wins. Bringing up Marquez in weight cheapened his win. As far as Ortiz....while he certainly is not a GREAT fighter...he at least was a young, live body. I actually think the Ortiz Floyd fought recently was a more dangerous fighter than the versions of Cotto and Margo Pac beat. At the end of the day...none of this really means much. We all have our opinions and biases. Hopefully these two will fight each other soon.