126lb Featherweight Top 10 all time

Pacquiao is absolutely one of the best H2H at 126 of all time. If an ATG with a styles advantage can't beat you and you've steamrolled Barrera (admittingly Pac had the stylistic advantage) then you must being doing something right. Pac is competitive with any 126 pounder in history.

 

If Pac had stayed at 126 until 2008 or 2009 he would of had an argument for best Featherweight all time H2H. When he moved up he became more skilled, but lost the physicality. Pacquiao is the most physically dominant Featherweight in boxing history.

 

Pacquiao is definitely better than Marquez at 126 ? Based on what ? Marquez was caught cold in the 1st round. And after that won arguably 8 out of the 12 rounds. The fight was only a draw because Marquez was caught cold in the opening round, and had a mountain to climb points wise. The very fact Marquez earned a draw after being down 3 times in 1 round, shows how dominant Marquez must of been for the remainder of the fight.

 

If Marquez is better than Pacquiao at Featherweight then we need to consider whether Norton is a better HW than Ali.

 

Pac was hurt a couple times against Marquez and once against Serik.

 

He isn't. Armstrong or Saddler are.

 

Morales more skilled than Marquez ? I disagree entirely. Marquez is better technically throws better combinations and is a better pure boxer than Morales. You say Marquez doesn't like to lead which is true but when he has to fight it out, like he did vs Juan Diaz he adjusted there just fine. And also Marquez has only ever been beaten once convincingly to Mayweather, arguably the most skilled boxer in the last 20 years or so, and that was way above Marquez's best weightclass

Morales lost the trilogy to Barrera, lost the trilogy to Pacquiao convincingly. Marquez beat Barrera in a highly skilled technical bout, so if Marquez is "one dimensional" and only does well against hyper aggressive fighters. How was Marquez able to beat Barrera then ? and how comes Marquez was also able to adjust against an improving Pacquiao ? and Morales couldn't who is supposed to be more skilled than Marquez ?

 

I never said Marquez was better than Pacquiao at Featherweight, but Pacquiao certainly never "proved" he was definitely better than Marquez at Featherweight like you claimed.

 

Marquez loses to Barrera and Morales in their prime.

 

Debatable no evidence to back it up, all i know is that Marquez beat Barrera and did better than Morales did against an improving Pacquiao.

 

Hell...I'd probably put Salvidar above Pac in terms of physical dominance.

 

Pedroza could get clipped, but if Agapito Sanchez could make Pac's life miserable through the use of a few dark arts, I can only imagine what the Panamanian could do. Plus, Pedroza's recuperative powers were great at the weight and he was a superior boxer at range than Pac was at the time. I just see this as a hideous match-up for Pac more often than not.

 

You know when I was thinking of Pedroza vs Pacquiao, I thought the exact samething as you regarding Sanchez vs Pacquiao. That certainly was a rough night at the office for Pacquiao.

I think Pedroza is a very tough stylistic match up, for a more one dimensional Pacquiao at Featherweight. I'd favour Pedroza to win personally, the only danger for Pedroza is that he could be a slow starter. He was hurt against LaPorte early on, got a slow start vs Lockridge, and against Pacquiao that could be dangerous. But the Pedroza that fought Patrick Ford I'd favour that version of Pedroza to win.

 

Maybe Ramos does, too...but his reign was kinda short and the Robertson fight was controversial. Probably lands in the top 20 or so for me.