If Pac beats Marg, does his weight-jumping top Hearns, Duran, RJJ and Oscar?

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  1. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Thats true :lol:
     
  2. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Pac already tops those guys.

    You gotta go back to Armstrong to find someone better than Pac at weight jumping.
     
  3. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    What about Sam Langford
     
  4. Raskolnikov

    Raskolnikov Guest

    :patsch Erm, yes he did have the extra weight classes, so perhaps you should know your history before exposing your own lack of knowledge.

    Duran purposefully skipped over lww in the late 70s in order to fight in the more lucrative welterweight division, and he later benefited from winning the light-middleweight title.
     
  5. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    I'm more impressed by fighters dominating under 147 where competition is always insanely tough.
     
  6. Raskolnikov

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    Both questions can be answered by simply reading the first line of the opening post:

    Modern era weight-jumping anyone?

    I was looking purely at fighters who had the benefit of the additional modern divisions.

    And FYI, putting Armstrong in this poll would be disrespectful. Of course his weight-jumping credentials trounce those of the modern guys.
     
  7. igotJUIC3

    igotJUIC3 Boxing Junkie banned

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    lol...chill out...bein sarcastic

    i think Duran's over rated anyway
     
  8. herbzg

    herbzg Euro-Level Athlete Full Member

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    Not on par. Pac hasn't won world titles in 8 weight classes. And what has either Margarito or Pac done to earn a shot at a 154 belt?
     
  9. D.T

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    Pacquiao would not be the greatest because:

    Catchweights (fake, hollow victories, especially when you have 17 divisions to choose from)
     
  10. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    You realize many champs gain immediate title shots in the division directly above them.
     
  11. PH|LLA

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    Even without the catchweights. 112 to 140. And he defended his WW title at the full WW limit.


    so that's 112 to 147, which is from Flyweight to WW

    Flyweight, Jr. Bantam, Bantam, Jr Feather, Feather, Jr Light, Light, Jr Welter, Welter.

    That's a 9 division span over which he's won title fights.

    Even without catchweights, Pac has lineal titles in 4 divisions, something noone else has ever been able to do. That's even if you erase all his catchweight fights.
     
  12. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    If some of you cry babies have such a huge problem with the whole "7-8 division Champ" ****, get over it and look at what's the most important part...WHO he beat. I mean, for ****'s sake, we all know betls these days don't have the meaning they once did. So focus on the fighters...not the betls.
     
  13. caneman

    caneman 100% AllNatural Xylocaine Full Member

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    Henry Armstrong has titles in 3 of the original 8 weight divisions.

    Manny Pacquiao already has titles in 4 of the original 8 weight divisions.

    Pac could make it 5 :shock: if he gets by Margarito and chooses to challenge for the middleweight belt.
     
  14. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Or Jimmy Mclarnin from bantamweight to welterweight beating 14 hall of famers.
     
  15. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    Nutrition and training were different. It's all about context. Armstrong didn't have a nutrition expert getting him exactly right on the weight and the supplements available to do it. He did it raw.

    That is, fairly or not, not going to replicated.