to help us in making our list of top 100 ATG, i think it would be a good idea to make this poll to see where to place these boxers in the ATG list. i rank Pacman higher that Harada
Considering Manny is more or less a natural featherweight, especially as far as where he would have been fighting back in harada's day, i don't see how beating Hatton would be any more impressive than harada's first fight with Famechon.Famechon alsp being a far superior fighter to Ricky. Were there all the weightclasses around then that there are now, Harada could potentially have notched up wins from junior fly right up to Feather.
I was saying in another thread if he had the weight classes that Manny had to pick from he would have picked up titles from 112-122 without a doubt..More then likely being undisputed in at least fly, super-fly and bantam. Featherweight is a massive chance also considering his form there..Hell with the quality of Harada a weak titlist at 130 isnt out of the question. 5 or even 6 divisions isnt out of the question for a guy like him. This is where the whole multiple divisions arguement gets a bit weak...The old boys would have just as well if not better, thats why looking at the opposition beat is more important. Not just the number of divisions you win 1/4 of the world champ stake in.
After much consideration, I gave a slight edge to Pacquiao. As of now it's very tough to call though. But one more big win for Manny (like Hatton or Mayweather) would put him over the top for sure IMO.