How does the Classic Forum Rate Pacquiao in an all-time P4P sense?

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Pacquiao would certainly beat Napoles.
     
  2. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah? How you see it turning out?
     
  3. teeto

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    I just want to say i love boxing, now that's out of the way, I don't think the style match up is out and out bad for Napoles, but i just can't say that you're wrong. Strength would be Napoles' weakness imo, as in physical, but that would be at 147. That said, even though Pac is smaller he is strong as hell.

    Pac doesn't really use body strength in a marauding fashion, but still i could see it happening. Don't want to say it with conviction though, Napoles was capable of producing pure beauty that Pac doesn't imo. Not that that should be too significant though.
     
  4. McGrain

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    :lol: was only purring up Manassa. Thought everyone would get it!
     
  5. teeto

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    Hahahaha
     
  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't have a specific list, but Pac rates right up there with the very best of all time. I would NEVER underestimate Manny vs ANYBODY regardless of the era of history. He's my personal favorite fighter of these times, and all I know is that he's the best fighter I've seen in MANY years. He's an alltime great breathing the same air as the elite..the very best of all time.
     
  7. teeto

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    So serious what do we think on it though?

    Napoles outboxes him? He likes to mix it remember. He might be too classy, he's a lot better than Cotto.
     
  8. Mantequilla

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    The closest Pac or Cotto could get to Napoles would be the first time they shook his hand at one of those chairty boxing dinner things or at the ibhof etc..;)
     
  9. teeto

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    Hahahaha, Napoles ko 1
     
  10. Bokaj

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    If you were a true pro you would have held out longer.:D A couple of pages of that and Manassa would have had a legitimate case for attempted manslaughter against you.
     
  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I agree Teeto, my thoughts exactly...I may never get around to doing a list of my own, I just know that Pac is in the "greatest ever" group, however vague and nebulous that is, and I let it go at that...he's definitely the best fighter in the world today...I'll let others make the lists, and I can either agree or disagree with their criteria. Pac is the greatest today...Viva Pac!!!...Viva the Phillipines!!!
     
  12. Jersey Joe

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    Wherever Pacquiao is in the all-time P4P ranks, Mayweather is ahead of him IMO. He needs to fight and beat him to get into the top 20.

    Ask yourself where Manny should rank, for example, compared to Thomas Hearns?
     
  13. Manassa

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    Are you actually ****ing silly in the head or what...
     
  14. Manassa

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    Pacquiao beats one good welterweight and he's now all over Napoles who dominated an entire era?

    If they fought at lightweight, Napoles would have sliced up Pacquiao and... ****.

    Carlos ****ing Palomino would probably beat Pacquiao, let alone Napoles.

    I hope this little **** steps up and beats some **** middleweight; if only for comedy value, listening to people pick him over Hagler & ****ing Monzon.
     
  15. red cobra

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    I don't think anybody would, outside of a lucky cut-eye tko would own or dominate, and maybe not even beat Napoles at welterweight...but I'm not gonna even think about that today and rain on Manny's parade.