Who would you have liked to have seen Manny face...

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  1. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    During the 00's, but for some reason never?

    The "Baby Bull" is definitely one that springs to mind, Possibly "Chico" too.
     
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    notjustacasual Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    If he'd beat Jorge Linares he'd be the GOAT
     
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    Joan guzman
    Humberto soto
    Edwin valero
    Juan diaz

    I think pac would beat all of these guys but those would have been some wars.
     
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    Naseem Hamed
     
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    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Him and Mariana would be a brawl, with Manny winning obviously.
    I'd love to see Khan get pounded by him.
    Kostya Tsyzu and him would be an interesting fight, although I'm not sure when it could've happened.
    Edwin Valero, would've been an absolute war. Shame we never got it.
    Hamed would've been a good scalp, especially an inshape one.
    Mayweather is the obvious option.

    Tbh Pac fought almost everyone so it's hard to make a list like this. My favourite fights that involves Manny are

    Arguello vs Pacquiao
    Chavez vs Pacquiao
    Duran vs Pacquiao
    Pryor vs Pacquiao
     
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    He would have beaten the tar out of Jose Luis Castillo. And given him the beatdown of a lifetime. And I would have loved to see that fight. Would have been a showcase fight for Manny.
     
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    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Would have like to see Gomez vs Pacquiao too.
     
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    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Great list would take out Valero for casamayor
     
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    why the site keep asking if i want to like this post?
     
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    Pacquiao would have ****ed Baby Bull up big time. In a seriously bad way.

    That said...

    Edwin Valero.
     
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    Two all time greats and two of my favourites.

    Think Nas has enough to stop Manny. What about you ?
     
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    Someone already mentioned it but Tsyzu would have been a good one. Action fight. I wanted to see a fight with Khan when he was prime. Khan is a punchline today but he would have given the fans an entertaining fight and would have probably been knocked out in spectacular fashion.

    Historically, maybe a manny JCC fight would have been a good one. Being a fan of both, I don’t know who I would be rooting for.
     
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    I would have liked to see him face Mayweather again. Two of the best fighters of their generation.

    I think Mayweather would have easily beat him again though. Styles make fights and Mayweather had the skills to negate Manny's offense.
     
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    Casamayor, Freitas, Chico, Castillo, Guzman
     
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    Just Valero and Guzman, Guzman fight coulda happened but arum didn’t want it. Valero was crazy and hung himself. Other than that, he pretty much fought everyone he could fight.

    Juan Diaz would have just turned up like David Diaz. Too short and too easy to hit. Pressure fighters are at an absolute disadvantage against a prime Pac, mainly because Pac too was a pressure fighter with limitless stamina, 10 punch combinations, faster hands and feet than you and hit harder than you, so what can you do?

    Even bigger guys couldn’t pressure him. Only one to do it well recently was horn aided with some serious size advantage, hometown ref, judges and a lot of fouling. I credit the tough performance to the fouls since it’s not the first time Pac struggled with doublers - agapito Sanchez.
     
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