Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
Pacquiao is held in such high esteem because for the last three fights he has come into the fights at a physical disadvantage...and prevailed. That is why he is adored and why he will continue to be adored, even if he loses.
I have to question the lucidity of anyone who thought Manny was at a physical disadvantage in his fight with Oscar, who was so drained that he came off the unofficial scales weighing less than Manny, if you recall.

I don't know where the idea comes from that being a PFP great means you can only fight men who are bigger than you. Sugar Ray Robinson fought some guys that were bigger and some that were smaller than him.

Both Floyd against Marquez and Pac against De La Hoya enjoyed significant physical advantages. Even accounting for those advantages, they both dominated world-class opposition in impressive, skillful fashion -- that's what being a PFP great means.