Pacquiao is a great fighter, an ATG no doubt but anyone that has seen both guys careers & picks Manny aint thinking too clearly. Duran is ALL WRONG for Manny, I`ll give Pac more credit than to say it would be a mismatch but there really is no way I see him beating a prime Duran, just dont see it at all.
Thread starter said PRIME, that means Duran pre no mas, different kettle of fish altogether, very very different.
Manny has problems with aggressive, durable fighters who fight back. Duran is no Ricky Hatton: he has skill and will actually land his punches on Pacman.
I could also say that ESB is full of Pacman nuthuggers. Maybe it's just that Duran's resume looks a LOT better than Pacman's.
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Duran. I know alot of people will criticize that legends are always picked over modern fighters, but i think Pacquiao's last 3 wins have been a little misleading. He didnt look as dominant against JMM. Duran was the complete package in around up to his first fight with Sugar.
Well at least the loss of pac was when he was still a bum himself. WHEN DURAN LOST TO HEARNS. He was ALREADY A SOMEBODY! WHEN PAC LOST TO TORRECAMPO he was STILL A NOBODY!!! That's the difference my friend!