Pound-for-Pound, Manny Pacquiao is the greatest fighter since Pernell Whitaker.

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  1. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl I think that lady is the only person that Manny can't beat !
     
  2. scatterbrain

    scatterbrain Boxing Addict Full Member

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    danny, danny.

    why do you keep on hating on our man.

    you sound like a scorned ***** just like your idol.

    now, i have some sturdy rope here. can you find a sturdy tree by which to hang yourself.

    you have been getting owned by popkins here. :)
     
  3. essexboy

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    :rofl

    Been reading through this thread. You people really love your fighters huh? Im sure they appreciate your support. They should be paying you a percentage of their purse the way you defend their honour.:good
     
  4. dangerousity

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    Morales has far greater consistency than Toney. His wins over Pacquiao & Barrera is greater than that of Toney's wins over Nunn & McCallum. Add to that Morales has much better strings of solid victories in comparison to Toney and I think its clear, Morales is ahead. You can argue for Toney, but its a weak one to start with.

    Morales>>Toney
    MAB>Toney
     
  5. horst

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    We are fundamentally on agreement on this one then.

    I think Jones's win over Hopkins is a very good win.

    But to say it is better than Pacquiao's Barrera I and Marquez II wins just doesn't make sense to me.

    Barrera in 2003 was p4p#3 I believe, held wins over Morales and Hamed, and was just one of the very best fighters out there.

    Marquez in 2008 was approaching a similar status, like Barrera he was p4p#3 at the time, had good experience and some excellent performances behind him.

    Hopkins in 1993, as I have said numerous times, had been the 12 round distance once. Jones was his first world title fight. And the 1993 version bore little resemblance to the defensive technician who ruled the middleweights in the early 2000s.

    There isn't even a case to be made for Hopkins being a better win at that time than Barrera or Marquez when Pac beat them.


    There are certain fighters who are as good in their first world title fight as they ever are. I would say Ray Leonard was as good against Benitez as he ever was. Ray had a strong amateur background, and was always a multi-faceted fighter, I don't think he developed greatly over his career, he was amazing in his first world title fight and stayed amazing.

    But Bernard Hopkins is, in my opinion, the opposite of that. The Hopkins of the early 1990s was tough, aggressive, but pretty much a non-descript boxer-puncher who looked good without ever looking outstanding.

    I remember in his interview with Larry Merchant after the Trinidad fight in 2001, him saying something like "I'm not known for defence, but I've proved I can defend". And now he is often talked of as one of the best defensive fighters ever. Hopkins was a different fighter early in his career, and he learned and grew with experience, and forged his own style that only really totally came together in 2001, although his physical peak was probably around 1997-2001.
     
  6. horst

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    I think this is the natural reaction of the neutral when I argue with Danny_Rand. :lol:

    One of my all-time favourites. Every time I lose heart watching a fight (much like I did during the ghastly Haye-Valuev "fight"), I stick on a fight like Toney-McCallum I. Sheer joy.

    Yes, McCallum had some strong rounds and was outfighting James at points, but I think if the fight had gone on a minute longer, McCallum could have been knocked out - which was unthinkable at the time. That fight is one of the main reasons why I love James Toney.
     
  7. teeto

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    Yeah we're definitely in agreement mate. I do personally think of Hopkins as a better fighter than both Barrera and Marquez but that's not even what this is about. Like you say, at the time the Barrera and Marquez wins were massive.

    You're right in that Barrera was number 3 at the time, i remember it clear. Marquez as well but that was more of a subjective and opinion based one as i remember, but he was one of the most solid shouts for the spot. If you had him beating Pac first time round and then John and staying unbeaten on that run then you could argue number 2 i'd say. That stuff's all subjective though.

    On Hopkins, well i agree again that the very best was yet to come, wasn't far away though. The man's still absolute quality now and for me it boils down to him just being essentially a lot better than the majority of what is out there.

    When i've pondered back over history though i've always found that Hopkins' defence was more than adequate even back in the early days of his 160 title reign. Even when he was on offense like in that dismantling of Glen Johnson, he had it down. He'd be brutally runing guys against the ropes to body and head, staying technically proficient all the while and not exposing his chin throughout. Just class.
     
  8. Body Head

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    It's kind of a toss up for me between Manny and Roy....I might have to go with Manny tho by a little.
     
  9. horst

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    I never said I had a strong conviction that Toney should rank higher. I don't have a strong position on the issue, I think a decent case can be put forward for anyone to be ahead of anyone else in the trio of Barrera, Morales and Toney.

    The issue is complicated by several factors.

    One of them is scoring. Morales clearly lost the first fight with Barrera, so that one goes down as a clear and outstanding win for MAB in my book. I thought that the second was a dull pick 'em, and Barrera edged the third, so I have Barrera a clear winner of the trilogy.

    Therefore, I don't for a second think that Morales's "win" over Barrera (neither the one he was wrongly credited with because he lost, nor the unconvincing second fight which most seem to score for Morales) is anywhere near as good as a win over a prime Michael Nunn. Nunn was one of the most talented fighters of his era, so so highly rated before Toney got to him, and Toney turned around a difficult fight and stopped him, taking his zero in the process. I think it's one of the very best wins of that decade.

    As I've already said, I think Toney clearly won the first McCallum fight, and that version of McCallum would have beaten ANY middleweight of the last 20 years, excluding Jones and Hopkins. He was a superb fighter. I probably would say Morales's win over Pac is a bit better, but not sure at all about any other win of Erik's.


    OK, Morales and Barrera have greater consistency than Toney, this is true.

    On the other hand, Toney has far greater longevity than either Barrera or Morales.

    Morales was being outboxed by Raheem, stopped by Pacquiao and outslugged by David Diaz after a decade at the top.

    Toney is approaching TWO DECADES in the spotlight, and has never been stopped, not even as a fat heavyweight. That says a lot about the man's skillset and mentality.

    Do you value consistency or longevity more? These things are down to sensibility, personal preference etc, that's why I think there is a case to be made either way.

    I think the middleweight Toney was a better fighter in terms of ability than Erik Morales ever was, but again that's just a personal opinion.
     
  10. horst

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    I think Hopkins was a better fighter than Barrera or Marquez too, but I don't think the 1993 Hopkins was as good as the 2003 Barrera or the 2008 Marquez. The 1993 Hopkins was not close to being as good as he was around 2001-2003, where he was indeed one of the finest middleweights of all-time.

    Yeah mate, Hopkins was just a stupendous fighter, and I also think he is still a formidable force. I'd like to see him fight Adamek for the cruiserweight title, but who knows if it'll ever happen.
     
  11. teeto

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    Yeah, it's another quality achievement for the CV if he beats Adamek, don't bet against Bernard there. Dawson would be more difficult though, i'd probably favour him at present.

    Anyway it's gunna have to be sleep time, up early, speak to you later mate
     
  12. Danny_Rand

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    Take my post apart? I eat bitches like you for breakfast. Bring it *******.:yep

    BHop and Toney accomplished alot more in their careers then either Barrera or Marquez. And only Marquez deserves to be mentioned with them in terms of skill.

    BErnard Hopkins was not green when he fought Roy JOnes. He had in excess of 20 fights and would go on to dominate the middleweight division with hoards of KO's. Toney was prime p4P and rated number 2 in the world. Both are far higher quality wins then Pacs.

    Not too mention, ROy Jones destroyed and humiliated both Toney and Hopkins. Beating Hopkins 1 handed. Pac barely squeaked out a victory against Marquez and was beat up at the end.

    Roy was clean from head to toe after both fights, proving how superior a boxer he was to pac in his prime.

    Duran was shot and done as a fighter. Toney was prime, and Hopkins was as close to prime as a young fighter could be.

    You really are one dumb muther****er. Stop saying stupid **** because you think it proves a point.

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    Ruiz was a world champion who beat Holyfield, Golota, and Rahman. He certainly wasnt the best heavy, but he was a good scalp and Roy was outweighed on the night by close to 30lbs. I rate it above anything Pac has done since he was a super featherweight except for Cotto.

    No small man has ever jumped 40lbs you jackass. At best Pac has jumped 33 lbs. About the same as Roy Jones from middle to heavy, except Roy did it against a guy who weighed 30lbs more then him. Pac did it against 5'6 Miguel Cotto lol.

    There is a reason why there has ever been 2 guys to go from middleweight to heavy and win a title in the last 100 years. How many little men have jumped multiple weights. Duran, Whitaker, De La Hoya, Mayweather, all did it with pretty much ease.
    That's a perfectly standard size disparity between two heavys, because size means less as you go up. Try putting a 120lbs man in with a 140lbs man - and you'd see a horrible mismatch and early execution.

    David Diaz was a scrub who went life and death with a shot JEsus Chavez floyd beat a decade ago.

    Pretty much a worse champion then any champion on Roy Jones Jr's resume.

    [quote[Hatton was p4p#5 back in '07. He was the consensus world number 1 at light-welterweight when Pacquiao foughwitt him. Other than Hopkins & Toney (which are easily outnumbered by Pac's wins over HOF comp), how many people did Roy beat that were as good as Ricky?[/quote]


    :lol::lol::lol: :lol: Uhh Virgil HIll? Mike Mccallum? Antonio Tarver. Montell Griffin. Gonzalez. Fuuuck pick one.

    Floyd had already destroyed Hatton as a fighter. He got a shaky decisionf against a faded Lascano, and beat feather fisted Paulie Malignaggi. Add his weight problems and it wasnt that good a win. We saw Hattons shaky beard against Lascano and Paulie. A beating by Floyd would do that to you.


    Not by those who know boxing. Toney was superior to both Barrera and MOrales in boxing ability. The fact that he's still a viable heavyweight proves this. MOrales was shot when Pac beat him. And its telling that a faded Morales gave Pacquiao a boxing lesson. Barrera was a good win, but he never accomplished nor was ever as good as Toney
    :lol: McCallum had just been lightheavyweight champ in 05 at light heavyweight jackass. And would go on to lose a close D to Toney right after he fought Roy who schooled him
    Hill definitely makes Hof. Tarver maybe. Thats atleast 5 Hofers on Roys resume. How many on Pacs that he fought even close to prime? Barrera? Hatton? Marquez?

    Thats about it.


    Show me where I expressed hate towards Pac in any post. You're just a delusional Pac dick sucker.



    Rofl! Roy Jones clowned Bhop, Toney, McCallum, and Hill. Pac struggled with a shot Morales and Marquez lol

    I love Pacman. I love watching him fight. ITs ***gots like you and the *******s who nobody stand. Dont worry, Money may is gonna bring you down to reality.
     
  13. Danny_Rand

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    Thanks for proving my point that Toney was far greater scalp then either Barrera or a shot Morales. You arent a total ****** after all.


    The only thing Barrera and Morales have on Toney is consistency. But ****, Duran was inconsistent, doesnt mean he's not one of the greatest fighters of all time. Again its who you beat. And Toney beat better, far superior fighters then either Morales or Barrera.
     
  14. Danny_Rand

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    Ask him to visit the Castillo thread where I clowned your punkass. Ask him if Castillo won round 3:lol::lol::lol::lol:
     
  15. Danny_Rand

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    How was Pea a better fighter? In terms of domination in prime they are neck and neck. Just because a little ****** like you says PEa was better doesnt mean anything. He accomplished more, beat better fighters. But better fighter all around in P4P terms? Get real child


    I've seen most of Peas fights. Haugen, Ramirez, Chavez of course, Mcgirt X2. Dont make accusations *** boy.