147 Pounds unification tournament - who is the man?

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I think that Pac v Floyd is too close to call really

Not really it isn't IMO i don't see why so many people are now thinking Manny Pacquiao, is a possible Floyd Mayweather Jr beater. Because he beat Ricky Hatton.

He is still the same Manny Pacquiao who had fits against JMM, in there 2nd fight a fight i think he lost. And Floyd Mayweather Jr is a better counter puncher than JMM, he is also faster with a better defense and he is also the bigger man.

Its funny almost no one on this forum thought Manny Pacquiao could even come close to beating Floyd Mayweather Jr last year, now most people think he has a legit chance its funny old game the boxing world.

As for people picking Shane Mosley over Floyd Mayweather Jr, i don't really get why Shane Mosley has always struggled against pure boxers. With a good jab and i haven't been impressed with him for along time.

Yes he beat Antonio Margarito but come on, how good was Antonio Margarito really without the loaded gloves ? i'd say he used it in the Miguel Cotto fight one of the Kermit Cintron fights, and for certain in the Sebastian Lujan fight.

Would he have got anywhere close to a title with his limited skills without cheating ? thats debatable other than that. Shane Mosley didn't look impressive against Ricardo Mayorga. Or against Miguel Cotto even though it was close, Shane Mosley didn't perform that well.

And his win over Luis Collazo has question marks over it, because Shane Mosley was losing until Luis Collazo broke his hand. So im wondering would Shane Mosley have won that easily without that incident ? i don't think so. And his fights against Fernando Vargas wern't that impressive by any means either.

Miguel Cotto and Paul Williams are the only fighters i think can beat Floyd Mayweather Jr, but now Paul Williams is doing his thing at the higher weightclasses. It looks like Miguel Cotto is the only one with a legit chance IMO.

But he isn't at all.

Different animal now and more complete as a fighter

He is though Smash how is he any different to the Manny Pacquiao of 2008 that fought JMM ? the first fight i would agree on yes he was one dimensional and nowhere near what he is now.

But in the 2nd fight he is the same fighter then than he is now, its just that JMM's counter punching style gives him fits. I mean if you would of stuck the 2004 version of Manny Pacquiao in the rematch with JMM.

He would of been beaten by atleast 8 rounds to 4, but because Manny Pacquiao had improved alot by that time. His extra skill sets helped him earn a close decision without needing a 4 point round to earn a draw.

I just don't see how Manny Pacquiao has changed, yes he beat ODLH but ODLH hadn't fought at Welterweight in years and years, and he was weight drained and rubbish and it was the worst performance of his career.

The win against Ricky Hatton does deserve alot of credit, but again i don't see how that win makes him a Floyd Mayweather Jr beater. Ricky Hatton is a come-forward fighter who has little defense and sticks his chin in the air waiting to get hit.

Manny Pacquiao didn't look impressive against MAB in there rematch, because MAB boxed and counter punched. The only problem was that MAB was too cautious and didn't let his hands go enough. But thats because MAB was past his prime obviously, but i still think he done well and made it pretty competitive for 9 rounds.

Also against Oscar Larios who moved up two weightclasses, was also able to have success by moving backwards and trying to box. He even badly stunned Manny Pacquiao in the 3rd round, he was dropped twice but he still gave a good account of himself.

The point im trying to make is yes Manny Pacquiao does look special, against fighters like Ricky Hatton, David Diaz. But styles make fights and he hasn't looked good in the past, against fighters who try and box and counter punch.

And i honestly don't see that beating Ricky Hatton makes him more of legit threat to Floyd Mayweather Jr, he is still the same fighter that had alot of trouble against JMM in 2008. And anything JMM can do Floyd Mayweather Jr can do better.