Pacquiao against the following welters

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  1. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Simon Brown
    Carlos Palomino
    Pipino Cuevas
    Buddy McGirt before the shoulder problems
    Milton McCrory
    Colin Jones
    The Bruce Curry that fought Wilfred Benitez
    Emile Griffith
     
  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    I think pac beats them all to be completely honest.

    Brown and griffith giving him the most trouble imo but I think he's too relentless and would overcome their styles eventually.

    It would take someone special to beat ww pac imo. By special I mean someone with exceptional timing, greater speed, 1 shot power or someone who can utilise their physical strength.

    I'll consider the griffith pick in more detail at a later date but for now i'm saying pac makes a clean sweep over the names listed.
     
  3. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cuevas is a desperately dangerous fight & along with McGirt. 2 opposing styles but both would pose there own brand of problems for pac IMHO.
     
  4. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    He beats all of them but Griffith. McGirt gives him the most trouble otherwise.
     
  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Griffith beats him by decision.
     
  6. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Some tough calls. These are the kinds of guys Pacquiao should be matched up against at Welter in an all time sense, though. Not Hearns, Leonard, Napoles, etc.
     
  7. kopejh

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    I think Griffith beats the **** out of him, who's p4p a better fighter as well imo. someone like Brown might crack his jaw. McGirt fight is a tough call. he beats the rest.
     
  8. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pac isn't a true welter.

    The big & strong welters beat him.

    Cuevas' left hook, the true nemesis of southpaws, knocks him cold in 4 rounds or less.
     
  9. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Unanimous, and by a fairly wide margin.

    Simon Brown might be too strong for him, but I don't know if he can match the workrate. That would be interesting.

    Pipino hit hard enough to beat anybody, but it's a longshot.

    Pac beats the rest.
     
  10. BUDW

    BUDW Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Beats them all except Griffith
     
  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Definitely not Napoles.
     
  12. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    On that list Griffith is the only one who beats Pac.
     
  13. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing

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    I agree, Red !
    And McGirt beats him by close decision, in my opinion....
     
  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Griff was a real mechanic Vic...he wouldn't set the house on fire with Pac, but he'd beat him for sure. Griffith remains soooo underrated.
     
  15. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definitely not the other two, either. If anything they'd be even worse matchups for him.