
Originally Posted by
mnmc10
so what ur saying is pbf and pac had handpicked weak opponents thus should not be given the praise they are getting. those are two of the most known fighters in boxing and they dont deserve it. is it safe to say that boxing knowadays aint worth shiet? ofcourse there are other boxer out there but this are two of the best nowadays.
no,
they don't deserve the praise of being considered top 20 p4p ATG much less top 10 p4p ATG, hell and popularity doesn't mean shit when it comes to their place in history, if so Mike Tyson and Oscar De La Hoya would have easily be top 5 p4p easy, and anyone who knows two shits of boxing knows that that couldn't be farther from the truth
are Pacquiao and Mayweather great talents? without a doubt
have either done enough to even be considered greatest of all time? no, not even close, both have hand picked plenty of their opponents at the right time to make them look great, key examples, Mayweather/Marquez and Pacquiao/DLH, both have taken on bums when there was a live opponent available in that given weight class, Mayweather/Brusseles when it could have been Mayweather/Hatton or Mayweather/Tszyu and Pacquiao/Diaz when it could have been Pacquiao/ Juan Diaz or Pacquiao/Katsidis
there's not much of a difference between Pacquiao and Mayweather, besides the fact that one is leaps and bounds more talented (Floyd), and the other is usually more entertaining (Manny)
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