Is Manny Pacquiao among the 10 greatest boxer of all time P4P?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I don`t feel Manny is quite up there despite being a very good fighter, he had too many flaws, how many fighters could have beaten a prime Manny at one of the weights he fought at and is he one of the best to ever lace them up P4P?
     
    mark ant, Dec 21, 2019
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    No. Not in any sense. I have him around 25.
    And on the shortlist of fighters to beat Pac below 147 is

    Napoles, Mayweather
    Duran, Whitaker, Leonard, Williams
    Gomez, Morales
    Armstrong, Arguello
    Pep

    And that's a shortlist...
     
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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    I'd agree with you Mark. Not top 10 but a legendary All Time fighter. The absolute lowest you can put him is top 50 IMO, which is insane. Probably a top 30 fighter.
     
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  4. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    So...you don’t have him up there yet? Could I see your top 10, just so I know who you think is better than him? If you have a top 25 that would be great just so I could see where you slot him in at. Thanks I have been looking forward to this one,
     
    PhillyPhan69, Dec 21, 2019
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    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    either way Floyd is better and greater ;) :eatingburger
     
    PhillyPhan69, Dec 21, 2019
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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Well, 2015 I would've said 'definitely'. But Pac is now really closing the gap.
     
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    The way he handled his career is that of a throw back fighter. He fought everyone. His resume is one of the best if not the best in the last 40 years …. And for that with the success he had, he has earned a spot around 25 to 40. imo
     
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  8. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Thank you for speaking common sense which has been robbed of me due to talking in the same chatroom as George Crowcroft
     
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    surfinghb1 Member Full Member

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    Pac's resume is far superior to Floyd's and its not even close … H2H I agree Floyd is Better .. Greater all time p4p? It is close, but I would take what Pac has accomplished in the sport over Floyd, that is just me … Merry Xmas Philly
     
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    I have him in my top 10
     
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  11. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    really I was just trying to stir something up lol

    Have Happy Christmas bro!
     
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  12. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Yes. Lach + Common sense = Graziano TKO15 Giardello.
     
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    surfinghb1 Member Full Member

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    Yes I know !! It takes one to know one . haha
     
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  14. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Yeah, I'd go with this.
    Pac's résumé is better imo, as well as going further up in weight. I don't take losses into account for rankings and don't value consistancy as high as most.
     
    George Crowcroft, Dec 21, 2019
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  15. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    hmmmm...:that thread idea has not been done in 5+ years....could be a good one, and you could beat mark jake and the eye guy to the front of the hypothetical line..it’s a decent one so I doubt they will come up with this idea on their own.
     
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