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I just don't see how Mayweather can keep Pac honest. Manny is more explosive, just as fast, punches harder and throws so much more. It's a fight I just struggle to see Mayweather winning. Pac just has too much of everything.

I think deep down, Mayweather probably knows this and seeing what we saw here, he is unlikely to want to step up and face this beast any time soon.

Mayweather signing a contract to fight Pac will in itself earn my respect. But I do think Manny needs to agree to drug testing with no windows. The fight should also be at 147.
It's kind of relative though. Manny is amazing because he is a little man moving up and beating up much bigger guys. If a guy in the same natural weight class as the bigger guy does the same job beating him up as Manny does however it is maybe regarded a little less.

In relative terms Manny's performance against a much bigger Margarito was amazing. In absolute terms it wasn't much more onesided than Sugar Shanes, and he didn't brutally KO him like Shane did. We all saw how much trouble Shane posed to Floyd. Outside of one big punch, not much.

I think Floyd will win, but I'd love Manny to pull the upset. He is a legend.

Interestingly I think if Manny beats Floyd he will get far more plaudits for it than if Floyd beats Manny. Honestly, even if Floyd does beat Manny most every round, his critics will still point to Pac's leaky defence, the 'fact' that Marquez beat him twice, and that this result 'was what every really knowledgeable person about the sport of boxing knew would happen'....

Aside from whether Floyd and Manny ever fight, for Floyd to have the equal medal of achievement as Pac has, Floyd would need to be fighting at 160 right now and beating the best there..

That is basically what Pac is doing.. Fighting 2 to 3 classes above where he could have comfortable sat, beat everyone, and still be considered P4P 1.

Mayweather skill wise is as good as you will ever see... But as far as outright accomplishments and balls and thirst for great legacy, Pac is whooping his ass...

(If they don't fight) Unless Mayweather fights at 154 his next fight, then 160,,,, they will both retire with Pac having won the legacy battle... I can find no one on Mayweather list, in their Prime or otherwise, who could step in the ring with Pac at 140 or 147 or 154 and beat him right now...