Irrefutable Ranking of 2000's Elite Fighters

I see what you did there :good

 

Someone beat you to it. Be original.

 

If you're going to consider that Cotto was past his best in 2009 which he really wasn't, then you must consider that Hamed may have been over the hill against Barrera. In both instances I believe they were close to their best.

Pacquiao lost 7-5 against Morales. Let's remember that in the second fight against Morales, Barrera was probably outboxed even worse than Pacquiao was.

Pacquiao defeated Marquez in the 2nd fight. It's no robbery it's a close controversial fight. You can choose to live in an alternative world, but the card is the card.

I believe Barrera is the most skilled technically of the entire era. More so than anybody that era. But Pacquiao didn't care. His power, speed and stamina were too much.

Pacquiao's destruction of Barrera is hands down the best win of that decade. And probably the best victory since at least Jones-Toney if not even Hagler-Hearns.

 

Is this trolling? It's absurd to have pac in the third tier below Marquez.

 

I don't know how you can say Barrera over Hamed was a greater performance than Pacquiao over Barrera.

We both consider Barrera to be a greater fighter than Hamed. Pacquiao was more dominant against Barrera than Barrera had been against Hamed.

Barrera was more skilled than Pacquiao. But it didn't matter. Pac said you see this left hand. I'm going to take this thing and whack you upside the head so ****ing hard that you won't be able to see straight. And I'm going to be cranking that thing so often that your brother will enter the ring in tears to rescue you from more pain.

Young fighters come back from beatdowns regularly like Cotto did. It's those late career or sometimes mid career beatdowns that ruin a fighter.

 

Fact is Barrera's better than Hamed was. In retrospect, it's clear Barrera>>>>>Hamed.

Then Pacquiao wins 10 of 11 rounds and by the way Barrera stepped on his foot causing Pacquiao to go down. You're really grasping at straws when you bring up the KD.

Barrera's brother jumped into the ring in tears. That's how badly the beatdown was. You can't justify that than anything other than a demoslishing. Yes, Barrera more skilled. But Pac said you see this left I'm just going to whack you upside the head until I come close to killing you. Go ahead get back up, I'm just going to use this left and beat the living pis out of you. Cue Barrera's brother jumping into the ring full of tears.

 

2-1-1 for Pacquiao. Deal with it.

 

Sergio Martinez as great as Barrera and Morales? Calzaghe comparable to Hopkins? atsch Did you start watching boxing in 2006?

 

Of course only going with their work after 2000, something like this...

1. Floyd Mayweather
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. Manny Pacquiao
4. Juan Manuel Marquez
5. Marco Antonio Barrera
6. Erik Morales
7. Roy Jones
8. Joe Calzaghe
9. Israel Vazquez
10. Rafael Marquez
11. Oscar De La Hoya
12. Felix Trinidad
13. Wladimir Klitschko
14. Miguel Cotto
15. Shane Mosley
16. Lennox Lewis
17. Vitali Klitschko
18. Kostya Tszyu
19. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
20. Andre Ward
21. Winky Wright
22. Sergio Martinez
23. Nonito Donaire
24. Roman Gonzalez
25. Ivan Calderon

 

Marquez owned Pac, and was robbed in the 2nd and 3rd fights. But since their 2nd fight, outside of the fights between them do you really think Marquez's resume compares to Pac's? Marquez lost to Bradley while Pac beat Bradley twice. Pac at least won two rounds against Floyd, while Marquez was shutout. Pac beat Oscar, Hatton, Cotto, Marquez beat Casamayor, Diaz, Katsidis.

 

S class stands for 'saline drip' I presume?