Is Manny Pacquiao the new Henry Armstrong?

Yes, both are great at weight hopping, up there with the best weight hopping of any fighter. But both arent that great/dominant H2H at any particular weight class

 

I think depending on how Manny does against Clottey, then if he wins, against the PBF/Sugar Shane winner (if he beats them all decisively) then it would be fair to say that's he's a dominant Welterweight.

Still too early to say though.

 

If that happens I'd sort of agree although I cant see it happening and if it did (it wont) but he still wouldnt be a top3 WW H2H. IMO he was twice beat by Marquez at 126/130 so at those weights he isnt a H2H king at those weights

 

I would compare him more with Canzoneri or McLarnin but even than he is not up with those two. Not even speaking about Armstrong.

Pac is great, no doubt but people get carried away quite a bit.

 

I rank Armstrong in the top 1-5 and Pac in the top 30-35. Only one Armstrong for me though. No new ones. Just the one.

 

No. Even though Armstrong won titles in only 3 divisions, it was actually a much bigger achievement given the nature of armstrongs era...

 

Like Armstrong not having to face the other top blk contenders :yep

 

Relative to the quality of fighters in general the past few decades, sure, he could be considered a modern Armstrong.

Very few (No one sane anyway) people are going to claim Pacquiao's greatness is comparable to Armstrong's, but, again.... Relative to the talent pools he's moved through and how he's dispatched his opposition you could make the comparison.

 

1 big difference is Pacquaio was always the bigger man pre-140lbs, he would add a solid 4lbs of muscle year on year and get bigger. Tell me how many times Pacquaio has been the smaller man in the ring, probably his last 3 and first Morales fight

Armstrong was in with bigger men, Pacman wasnt

 

I voted "yes". Not because i think Pacquiao is as great as Armstrong, but because Pac is the modern equivalent. Due to politics, money, etc, it's simply not possible for a modern, established boxer to fight 12 times a year and rack up a legacy like Armstrong did. But Pac's weight class jumping certainly is remarkable, not to mention the fact that he has legit, proven one-punch KO power all the way up to 140lbs.

 

He's not the new Armstrong, but the new McLarnin.

His career has spanned from flyweight to welter, but he's never settled into or cleaned out any one weight class.

 

Yeah, Ray Robinson, Willie Joyce, Beau Jack, Chalkey Wright, and John Thomas were as white as bones. :nut

 

pacquiao has to fight outside of his home country. Armstrong wasn't

 

i always thought that was a hilarious name for a black guy