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    Default Re: Floyd or Pacquiao, who ranks higher?

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    I personally rank Pac higher based on actually taking on a lot more difficult fights and though losing some, winning most. I respect that more than cherry picking which Floyd did for a good decade. Plus we shouldn't kid ourselves that Floyd didn't arguably lose fights too. He was very lucky to get away with a few decisions.

    Both excellent fighterss, but I prefer the man that fights anyone and I don't really consider their face off all that meaningful. I think Pac was genuinely injured and clearly not quite what he was 5 years previously. Sure Floyd is older, but Manny has a style that ages and to be fair he has lasted a long time with it by boxing more and fighting in spurts.
    Rubbish.

    The man that fights anyone.?!

    So pretty boy never existed?

    How can you judge which fighter in history fought anyone..this is business..manny had to fight Marquez 3 times (or was it 4?!) and we all know how that ended.

    Floyd fighting Marquez was one of his easiest fights..Floyd has the ability to adjust and make his opponent quit mentally and survive for the payday..imagine being caught with a pull counter everytime..makes you reluctant..very reluctant to make that mistake again.

    Is Porter a better fighter than Spence because Porter isn’t afraid to fight everyone?!

    Please.
    Why you're still giving credit to Floyd for beating a much smaller 37 years old, past his best Marquez ?
    I remember we had an argument on this subject a few years ago, the time this fight happened Marquez was a proven lightweight ( he fought two times at lightweight after that), he was dragged 4 division north of his best weight by one of the most skillful fighter ever, he never had a chance.
    I,m not saying he would have beat Floyd (possible though) if they were the same size but I'm pretty sure it would have been much closer.
    I'm also not blaming either of them for taken this fight, Juan Manuel got his biggest payday, Floyd was coming out from the retirement ("The Punisher" was more preferred) but we shouldn't consider it a fair fight.
    The weight situation was definitely unfair, but JMM was definitely still at the top of his game at that point. He clear #2 p4p. He would have been #1 had he gotten the decision against pacquiao in their second fight (which I had him winning by a point).
    Floyd never even bothered to make the weight either.
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    Default Re: Floyd or Pacquiao, who ranks higher?

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
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    I personally rank Pac higher based on actually taking on a lot more difficult fights and though losing some, winning most. I respect that more than cherry picking which Floyd did for a good decade. Plus we shouldn't kid ourselves that Floyd didn't arguably lose fights too. He was very lucky to get away with a few decisions.

    Both excellent fighterss, but I prefer the man that fights anyone and I don't really consider their face off all that meaningful. I think Pac was genuinely injured and clearly not quite what he was 5 years previously. Sure Floyd is older, but Manny has a style that ages and to be fair he has lasted a long time with it by boxing more and fighting in spurts.
    Rubbish.

    The man that fights anyone.?!

    So pretty boy never existed?

    How can you judge which fighter in history fought anyone..this is business..manny had to fight Marquez 3 times (or was it 4?!) and we all know how that ended.

    Floyd fighting Marquez was one of his easiest fights..Floyd has the ability to adjust and make his opponent quit mentally and survive for the payday..imagine being caught with a pull counter everytime..makes you reluctant..very reluctant to make that mistake again.

    Is Porter a better fighter than Spence because Porter isn’t afraid to fight everyone?!

    Please.
    Why you're still giving credit to Floyd for beating a much smaller 37 years old, past his best Marquez ?
    I remember we had an argument on this subject a few years ago, the time this fight happened Marquez was a proven lightweight ( he fought two times at lightweight after that), he was dragged 4 division north of his best weight by one of the most skillful fighter ever, he never had a chance.
    I,m not saying he would have beat Floyd (possible though) if they were the same size but I'm pretty sure it would have been much closer.
    I'm also not blaming either of them for taken this fight, Juan Manuel got his biggest payday, Floyd was coming out from the retirement ("The Punisher" was more preferred) but we shouldn't consider it a fair fight.
    The weight situation was definitely unfair, but JMM was definitely still at the top of his game at that point. He clear #2 p4p. He would have been #1 had he gotten the decision against pacquiao in their second fight (which I had him winning by a point).
    Floyd never even bothered to make the weight either.
    Weight wasn’t a problem when Pac schooled Margacheata and all the other fighters he was smaller than..do we want to talk about the PED allegations as well?

    Floyd was the smaller B side man against a bigger A side Oscar..Floyd is much smarter than Pac in the ring and has the ability to adjust..Just respect both fighters and leave the fantasy match ups out of history.

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    Default Re: Floyd or Pacquiao, who ranks higher?

    Impy is very aggressive when it comes to his hero Floyd. Quite sweet really.

    Floyd did not make weight against JMM, even when he was the bigger man. Weak move.

    Did I mention IV allegations against him which he got away with in Vegas. No wonder he never fought anywhere else where they would not allow him those injections in his hands.
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