Bert Sugar: “Pacquiao Greatest Asian Fighter of All Time”

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  1. Soriano

    Soriano Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In a recent ESPN sports Chat long time boxing historian Bert Sugar claimed Manny Pacquiao as the greatest Asian Fighter of all time and the best left hander of all time.

    Bert Sugar: While it is never been my habit to include a fighter who is still fighting, because I can not judge his entire career and/or where his prime was (his prime is where I judge) I think Manny Pacquiao is making one helluva case to be included.
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    But I will wait until I see where his next fights take him. I will wait on Mayweather. And, depending on July 18, Marquez.


    Source: http://www.nowboxing.com/2009/06/05/bert-sugar-pacquiao-greatest-asian-fighter-of-all-time/


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    Although Sugar predicted Hatton will beat Pac, he is generous enough to praise Pac as the greatest Asian fighter of all and the greatest lefthanded fighter of all time. Wow! This is the ultimate accolade for Pac coming from a legendary boxing historian, Bert Sugar.
     
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  2. wansen

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    Bert is quite the character. He also knows boxing and boxing facts and figures unlike anyone I've ever met. "Greatest Asian fighter of all time" is certainly possible (although arguable).....I don't know about the southpaw part, that might be a stretch.
     
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  3. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Lmfao @ The greatest asian of all times. Well duh of course he's the greatest asian of all times CAUSE THERES NO OTHER ASIAN FIGHTERS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOOD. And the greatest southpaw of all times? Damn does suger hate fighters with slick skills? Cause Pacquiao ain't better southpaw then Whitaker imo.
     
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  4. Sweet Pea

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    That'll be quite enough out of you.
     
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  5. DirtMcGirt

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    Have a little respect there is plenty of great asian fighters.
     
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  6. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Like who?
     
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  7. DirtMcGirt

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    Pancho Villa and Fighing Harada to name 2
     
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  8. asero

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    even a lost to cotto, i would still think that pac is the best asian boxer of all time
     
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  9. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol: Keep going. Btw were they great fighters that beat big names?
     
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  10. Sweet Pea

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    To name a few:

    Fighting Harada
    Flash Elorde
    Hiroyuki Ebihara
    Jung-Koo Chang
    Pancho Villa
    Masao Ohba
    Jiro Watanabe
    Yoko Gushiken
    Shoji Oguma
    Sung-Kil Moon
    Hiroshi Kobayashi
    Chartchai Chionoi
    Pone Kingpetch
    Khaosai Galaxy
    Ceferino Garcia
    Chan-Hee Park
    Myung-Woo Yuh
    Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
    Sot Chitalada
     
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  11. Sweet Pea

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    If you've never heard of those two, why do you expect people to take your opinion seriously in the first place? Not even meant in a disrespectful way, but that speaks pretty poorly of your boxing knowledge. There have been MANY great fighters that have hailed from Asia.
     
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  12. Soriano

    Soriano Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You're damned right. There are plenty of great Asian fighters but Pacquiao is greatest of them all.

    Who are those great Asian fighters, btw? Can you educate us?
     
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  13. Soriano

    Soriano Boxing Addict Full Member

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    When did you get to know boxing? :patsch
     
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  14. DirtMcGirt

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    Pac is probably the best maybe. but the way rayhogan dismissed all other great asian fighters of the past left a bad taste.
     
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  15. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Are you kidding me? Those other fighters from asia, nobody and i mean nobody don't even know who are those fighters except maybe you and the other biased Pacquiao fans. I bet even Bert Sugar don't even know who those fighters are. Have those asian fighters even been on tv? Who have they beat? Fighters that are 20 wins with 50 losses?
     
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