Quote Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN View Post
Quote Originally Posted by eagle View Post
Its a sad day for boxing when a guy as limited as Manny is the top fighter in the sport....
What makes it worse is that he is only in the top spot thru bad judging, and retirements. I mean anyone who knows boxing clearly could see that JMM won their 2 fights, and if Joe C and particularly PBF were still around Manny would be 3 at best.
Top P4P fighters used to be great fighters like Roy jones, Pernell Whitaker, PBF, BHOP, and Trinidad. All guys that P4P would destroy Manny.
Eagle, there must be something in your vegemite this morning? Pacquiao has fought Barrera, Morales, Marquez twice, DLH, Hatton, Cotto, Clottey and now Margarito in the past few years along with wins over Solis, Diaz and Larios and you reckon he is a sub standard PFP no.1? He has lost once in 11 years against Morales in 2005 and avenged that loss twice in the the following 18 months. If Manny is so limited, how has he manged to beat all of these guys? DLH was supposed to have blown him away, Hatton and Cotto were going to do it too? We all want to see him up against Floyd, would a win there be sufficient for a PFF no.1 ranking from you?
We should put this thread into perspective. It was made a long time ago. Manny's fight with Marquez was still fresh in the minds of many and Manny hadn't quite become the wrecking machine that he is today.

Eagle has probably re-evaluated his position somewhat. Just as many others have too. Hidsight is all well and good, but I don't think it serves any greater purpose to rake up old threads and put old opinions down. Times change and just as Manny has changed so have the thoughts of many of us too.

Not that you reignited the thread mind.