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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?
Can you enlighten me on who said Manny was going to get "blown away" by Oscar, Hatton, or Cotto?! I certainly didn't think he was...neither did many other people on this board. That is what is so ridiculous about some of you Pac fans. Trying to somehow make his recent wins extraordinary because you claim no one expected them. As an example...i, along with almost everyone else on this board (not to mention the media), fully expected Pac to destroy Margo...because Margo is a limited, slow, mentally weakened fighter (he got exposed as a cheater). Now whether Pac was stupid in allowing himself to take Margo's shots or his defense is porous, or he simply was trying to show heart...is besides the point. He beat a fighter HE WAS SUPPOSED TO EASILY BEAT. Fact is...he has not faced a great fighter on top of their game since Marquez. If he fights Floyd and wins...you can justify the hype.