Two very different sports. Pacquiao would not of been able to do what he has done in Moore's era, the ol' Mongoose would not of had 129 KO's to his name in this era. The Boxing I love, Classic Boxing, rates Moore in the all time top 10, Pacquiao is struggling to be a top 30 fighter, as he just does not have the numbers and names required to make the very top. Modern Boxing (post 96), Pacquiao is a phenomenon with few peers, many a modern fan would look at Moore's stats and think him a journeyman...
yeah right... well the difference between archie and manny is about 20 to 25 places. that archie rates higher in my opinion. look at moore's record ?? his nr. of ko's. the man boxed on the highest level for like a hundred years or so. archie moore sometimes fought like 15 matches a year. incredible. as for quality of opponents i think they rate equal.