Why Pacquiao is the Greatest of All Time. Explained.

Paul Spadafora's fights were all in the US.

45-0 Spadafora > Mayweather

 

Yes, well done on pointing out that modern techniques and technology is better than it was during Ray Robinson's era.

Look. The point is this. You define a fighters overrall greatness by what they did in their respective eras.

Sure, people like Robinson, Armstrong etc had defeats on their ledger, but they also fought far, far more.

Sure, when watching footage of them fight, they may seem slower or slightly easier to hit. But thats due to old camerawork, and the fact that old training techniques were different.

So the question is, had Pacquiao grown up in a different era, would he be the same fighter with the exaxct same success? The answer is probably, almost certainly not.

You cant state Pacquiao is the greatest fighter of all time because he fights in the modern day. You have to rank a fighter relative to what he did in his era.

In my opinion there is no way in hell Pacquiao can be considered the best of all time if he didnt even fight the second best in his own era, especially considering they are the exact same weight, and have failed to negotiate the fight on 2 occasions.

 

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Somebody buy this man a pint. He's level of understanding of the sport is incredible.

 

He was joking.

What is wrong with you Marshmallows???

 

Thank you for finding the words I couldn't:happy

 

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Spot on post.

 

Emmanuel is a great fighter with the worst fans in boxing.

How can he be the greatest ever when he's not even the best boxer in the world at the moment? (imo)

 

Your athlete prestationcurve timeline has some merit, but it doesn't always add up.

Take Bob Beamon for instance... Only 2 longjumpers have surpassed that performance about 20 years ago, and only with a 2 and 5cm.
And today there's noone that can make that distance from 1968 (43 years later)!

So, not everything has developed at the same rate.
And beïng the greatest of all time isn't only about skill, it's also what you've done with it in your own time against the available competition.
Pac missed out on a major challenge for instance, not due to his fault but he still has to beat the #2 at least (what may never happen).

Maybe this looks unfair to you, and I have to admit it actually is.
But if you're in a timeline where the possible dangerous opponents duck you, or just aren't there in the first place (think the HW division) you won't rank high.

And all that GOAT is totally bogus and subjective anyway...
Robinson looks to have a good claim to it, but some say Ali is ...but what if the judges had it the other way in some of his very, very disputed fights, then suddenly he wasn't? :think
How do you measure?

 

So by that logic Rocky Marciano, Ricardo Lopez and Joe Calzaghe are the only fighters better than Floyd?

The OP is flawed as well.

 

old Foreman gave troubles to ATG Holyfield. Ali handled young Foreman.

Olajuwon in 1994 won championship without second option. He was better team player than Shaq. Thin Shaq=315 pounds... Of course Shaq has better resume, but that is just because Olajuwon was past his best after 1997 season, all Rockets rooster was old, Drexler, Barkley, Elie, E.Johnson, Kevin Willis. And about what elimination you are talking about?

 

Well first of all I never said "thanks" but I admire your sass!

I dont agree with some of what you said in the latter half of the post, but I'm sure you'll agree its a matter of opinion.

 

So 0 is G.O.A.T. :rofl:rofl:rofl