Quote Originally Posted by carpetrepairhouston View Post
Just because pacroid is fighting names, doesn't make him "best fighter ever",
Who has been saying that Pacquiao is the best fighter ever? It is not our generation but the future generation who will judge that.

THEY are all NAMES, non of them in their prime, NONE OF THEM posing a threat,
You are saying this with the benefit of hindsight.
Pacquiao's fight with dela Hoya is considered a mismatch in Oscar's favor. So he was considered an overwhelming threat before the fight.
Hatton is undefeated in the weight class that Manny fought him in and a number of posters in this forum considered that Hatton will win. So many posters saw Ricky as a threat.
Cotto and Margarito are considered by some to be too big for Manny even though they're the underdog. Some still saw them as threats.
AFTER watching how Pacquiao dominated them, they are now not considered as threats.

NONE of them AT THEIR WEIGHT CLASS!!!! Dude, seriously...
Margarito - went down 1 weight class. He had been in the same weight class that he fought Manny in in 9 fights before that.
Clottey - had 2 previous fights in the same weight class that he fought Manny in.
Cotto - was 1-2 lbs heavier in his 8 previous bouts. 1-2 lbs !!!
Hatton - Manny fought him in his weight division.
dela Hoya - went down 1 weight division to fight Manny who went up 2 weight divisions (some would consider it as 3 weight division since his fight with David Diaz did not prove that he was truly tested in that division).

Although the question was not directed at me, I have presented proof that discredits your contention.