Who was more athletic, Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao?

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  1. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

    25 vote(s)
    39.7%

  2. Manny Pacquiao

    38 vote(s)
    60.3%
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  1. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Goddamn moron thinks work rate is athleticism.
     
    JOKER, Nov 5, 2022
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  2. Pimp C

    Pimp C AHHH HA

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    Paul Williams had a high work rate I guess he was a super athlete to right?
     
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    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    To me, athleticism is range of motion and physical ability to be explosive with movements. Pac had obscene athleticism, which is why despite his sometimes too busy footwork and being off balance, dropping him was an extremely difficult task. To switch directions as quickly as he does requires extreme athleticism.

    Athletic Fighters

    Lomachenko
    Bam Rodriguez (maybe)
    Crawford
     
    JOKER, Nov 5, 2022
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    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    What? I'm saying work rate does NOT equal athleticism. Shot Jesus Soto-Karass threw 1,850 punches a few years ago.
     
    JOKER, Nov 5, 2022
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    I agree. I was agreeing with you.
     
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  6. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    Didn't Pac play basketball as well?
     
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  7. Dragomir Slevak

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    Manny. Hands down. He was faster, more active, would take angles and had a pendulum step that never stopped. He climbed multiple weight divisions, more than Floyd. It's really an easy question to answer.
     
    Dragomir Slevak, Nov 5, 2022
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  8. Hanz Cholo

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    Depends on if we are talking offensive athleticism or defensive Athleticism.

    as they were both equally as athletic but used it differently regarding their fighting styles.
     
    Hanz Cholo, Nov 5, 2022
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  9. AdamT

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    Both super athletic
    I got Floyd, but no arguments with anyone favouring manny
     
    AdamT, Nov 5, 2022
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    Naseem Hamed
     
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    Me..
     
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  12. Alo2006

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    I bet most people are basing this off Money Mayweather and not Pretty Boy Floyd. Pretty Boy version is much more athletic than Pac.
     
    Alo2006, Nov 5, 2022
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  13. Sinew

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    Mayweather , no doubt.
     
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