Greatest fighter of the 2000's

[Dark Lord Al]

Gavin Rees doesnt get a mention ?

[Fenster]

On a side note, whilst I can definitely understand having Pacquiao as #1, using Merchant, who very clearly flat out hates Mayweather to support the idea, isn't a great choice. Also Mayweather didn't call Hatton his toughest opponent, he was simply complimentary post-fight. He in fact named Emmanuel Augustus as toughest guy he'd ever fought, and if you've seen the punishment Augustus took in that fight you'd understand why. The guy who gave him the hardest fight is clearly Castillo. Not saying Pac doesn't deserve to be #1, I can definitely see strong arguments why, I just think the writer could have picked better people to support the argument.

If you think Merchant is bad.. check out boxing historian and author - Mike Silver. I thought he was a bit out-of-order calling Hatton a "club fighter" ... it turns out he also reckons Mayweather wouldn't beat ANY top welterweight contender of the 1950s and 1960s and would have lost against plenty of champs from the 70s and 80s.

He clearly doesn't rate modern boxers. I would have liked to have seen what he REALLY said about Pacquiao

[C-Lo]

The Ring Magazine's 10 Greatest fighters by decade
10: Greatest fighters by decade

Posted May. 10, 2009 at 11:48pm
By Michael Rosenthal

1990s: Roy Jones Jr. – At his best, he inspired awe. Runner up: Pernell Whitaker.

2000s: Manny Pacquiao – Sorry Floyd but you need to fight the best to be the best. Runner up: Floyd Mayweather.

Michael Rosenthal can be reached at RingTVeditor@yahoo.com

Doug Fischer contributed to this report

Wait a second.... so Floyd isn't #1 because "you need to fight the best to be the best....", but then he picks Roy Jones over Pernell Whitaker? That seems like a bit of a contradiction to me.

I thought the same exact thing! Pernell and Oscar would be the two to debate over if that were the case.

[fan johnny]

Ok, not that i think Marquez is going to win, but lets say Marquez beats PBF and turns around and beats Pacquiao? I just think it's not over until the fat lady sings!

[JazMerkin]

On a side note, whilst I can definitely understand having Pacquiao as #1, using Merchant, who very clearly flat out hates Mayweather to support the idea, isn't a great choice. Also Mayweather didn't call Hatton his toughest opponent, he was simply complimentary post-fight. He in fact named Emmanuel Augustus as toughest guy he'd ever fought, and if you've seen the punishment Augustus took in that fight you'd understand why. The guy who gave him the hardest fight is clearly Castillo. Not saying Pac doesn't deserve to be #1, I can definitely see strong arguments why, I just think the writer could have picked better people to support the argument.

If you think Merchant is bad.. check out boxing historian and author - Mike Silver. I thought he was a bit out-of-order calling Hatton a "club fighter" ... it turns out he also reckons Mayweather wouldn't beat ANY top welterweight contender of the 1950s and 1960s and would have lost against plenty of champs from the 70s and 80s.

He clearly doesn't rate modern boxers. I would have liked to have seen what he REALLY said about Pacquiao

Yeah, I didn't dig into it, but it didn't look like the best supporting argument. I mean Merchant & Mayweather so obviously flat out hate each other that using one as judgement of the other's abilities is just stupid. I think to say he wouldn't beat any top contender of that time shows this guy is a joke, one of those people who likes to romantacize the old days a bit much. Then you have guys who refuse to give ANY credit to boxers from the past because things have apparently 'improved'

He probably said that Pancho Villa would have murdered Pacquiao in the 1st second of the 1st round

[HattonTheHammer]

manny pacquiao has been knocked out by nobodys beating by a fading morales and taken to school twice by juan manuel marquez

floyd mayweather to date hasnt suffered a single blip on his career and apart from castillo 1 has rolled over every single opponent with apparent ease.


there is no argument here - floyd is the greatest of this decade by a considerable margin

[halo1]

manny pacquiao has been knocked out by nobodys beating by a fading morales and taken to school twice by juan manuel marquez

floyd mayweather to date hasnt suffered a single blip on his career and apart from castillo 1 has rolled over every single opponent with apparent ease.


there is no argument here - floyd is the greatest of this decade by a considerable margin

Say that again? No blip to date apart from castillo? maybe you meant a blip?
He mentioned that Ricky Hatton was his hardest fight after the fight - rolled over? maybe you should clarify with PB?

[JazMerkin]

manny pacquiao has been knocked out by nobodys beating by a fading morales and taken to school twice by juan manuel marquez

floyd mayweather to date hasnt suffered a single blip on his career and apart from castillo 1 has rolled over every single opponent with apparent ease.


there is no argument here - floyd is the greatest of this decade by a considerable margin

Say that again? No blip to date apart from castillo? maybe you meant a blip?
He mentioned that Ricky Hatton was his hardest fight after the fight - rolled over? maybe you should clarify with PB?

He said one of the toughest, and I think it was more him being generous, as he actually is to all his opponents post-fight. He has said, as I mentioned elsewhere, that Emmanuel Augustus was the toughest man he had ever faced.

[halo1]

manny pacquiao has been knocked out by nobodys beating by a fading morales and taken to school twice by juan manuel marquez

floyd mayweather to date hasnt suffered a single blip on his career and apart from castillo 1 has rolled over every single opponent with apparent ease.


there is no argument here - floyd is the greatest of this decade by a considerable margin

Say that again? No blip to date apart from castillo? maybe you meant a blip?
He mentioned that Ricky Hatton was his hardest fight after the fight - rolled over? maybe you should clarify with PB?

[HattonTheHammer]

manny pacquiao has been knocked out by nobodys beating by a fading morales and taken to school twice by juan manuel marquez

floyd mayweather to date hasnt suffered a single blip on his career and apart from castillo 1 has rolled over every single opponent with apparent ease.


there is no argument here - floyd is the greatest of this decade by a considerable margin

Say that again? No blip to date apart from castillo? maybe you meant a blip?
He mentioned that Ricky Hatton was his hardest fight after the fight - rolled over? maybe you should clarify with PB?

youve just posted the same argument back to back