This is my take on it all.....

[Andre]

If I could, gentlemen...

This is how I see it...

I'll precurse this with a fact that many who know me know... I hate Mayweather. His general attitude annoys me, he tends too fight in a tedius manner(albiet brilliantly) and for all intents and purposes kind of a douche. That said, he, without a doubt belongs(regardless of whether you like him or hate him) at #2(some would say#1 with a good argument) on any P4P list... He is arguably the best defensive fighter ever... Definitly of our time.

I on the other hand think Pacquiao enbodies exactly what a champion should look like. A guy willing to fight anybody, a sharp... ferocious attack, power, speed and heart. We've watched him march through weight classes and lay waste to anyone there. He is crowd pleasing and is charismatic. He's generally fun to watch and easy to like. He's shown immense growth in his defeanse since hooking up with roach, become a better tactical fighter and throws a hell of a left hand lead now.

Now...

The way I look at any sport is when you see a guy that reaches not only the Pinnacle but set the bar so amazingly high, it raises eyebrows... and questions.

Any champion in any sport should expect these questions and be flattered by them... Flattered because they're doing it on their own... and to have people question you because you're that good... Hell, I'd be flattered.


...but then I would turn around and dispell them. That makes it all the sweeter, no?

It pains me to admit it, but I am with Floyd on this one. I think Manny is at the Pinnacle of the sport and such questions are ALWAYS asked of our "super" champions.... IN EVERY SPORT.

Manny is no different.

Agreed, thats as good as I've heard on the case.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

If I could, gentlemen...

This is how I see it...

I'll precurse this with a fact that many who know me know... I hate Mayweather. His general attitude annoys me, he tends too fight in a tedius manner(albiet brilliantly) and for all intents and purposes kind of a douche. That said, he, without a doubt belongs(regardless of whether you like him or hate him) at #2(some would say#1 with a good argument) on any P4P list... He is arguably the best defensive fighter ever... Definitly of our time.

I on the other hand think Pacquiao enbodies exactly what a champion should look like. A guy willing to fight anybody, a sharp... ferocious attack, power, speed and heart. We've watched him march through weight classes and lay waste to anyone there. He is crowd pleasing and is charismatic. He's generally fun to watch and easy to like. He's shown immense growth in his defeanse since hooking up with roach, become a better tactical fighter and throws a hell of a left hand lead now.

Now...

The way I look at any sport is when you see a guy that reaches not only the Pinnacle but set the bar so amazingly high, it raises eyebrows... and questions.

Any champion in any sport should expect these questions and be flattered by them... Flattered because they're doing it on their own... and to have people question you because you're that good... Hell, I'd be flattered.


...but then I would turn around and dispell them. That makes it all the sweeter, no?

It pains me to admit it, but I am with Floyd on this one. I think Manny is at the Pinnacle of the sport and such questions are ALWAYS asked of our "super" champions.... IN EVERY SPORT.

Manny is no different.

Agreed, thats as good as I've heard on the case.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

One other thing that people tend to forget(whether selectivly or otherwise...) is that this is a norm in other sports. Look at what's happened in Baseball. We get stricter as we see people get better. Why wouldn't someone think something's off when someone is capping like 50 more home runs out of the park than his closest 2nd. The difference here is there's no universal governing body so it's left to factions to squabel about like children.