Manny Pacqauio's 8 divisional conquest is stuff of legends

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  1. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    doesnt mean what it once was
    the fact there are 17 weight divisions multiplied by the number of titles per weight division these days its watered down
    whats more impressive is him owning a legit flyweight title as well as a welterweight title later.... no one will do that again
     
  2. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    Of those 8 paper titles, how many did he defend?
     
  3. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    interim and catch weight titles should be excluded thats for sure
     
  4. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    Henry Armstrong holding 3 different weight class Championships simultaneously (all 3 undisputed) is Legendary, especially during the time there was only 8 weight classes with one belt per and Armstrong held 3/8 of all Championships...what Pacquiao is doing is a rarity...!!!
     
  5. jonze86

    jonze86 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It has done successfully before,RJJ as last example.

    But nevertheless it's amazing archievement.moved up totally what close to 40pounds?or even little bit more?

    Where you rank Pac all-time probably never heard that.i had him about 30.or so,unique fighter with his power and speed.
     
  6. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    I think Pac's win over Margo is pretty good regardless. The size difference was huge. Margarito was a good enough fighter that if you couple that with the size disparity, considering Margarito's chin and stamina as well, it's a damn good feat.
     
  7. boyschoir

    boyschoir Boxing Addict Full Member

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    these are what legends are made of:

    Floyd fighting 2x @ 154

    and

    fights Canelo @ 152 (catchweight)

    what a legend....TBE :rofl
     
  8. this_and_that

    this_and_that Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Seven reasonable world titles. That Margarito bout was nothing but an exhibition.
    A good feat, don't get me wrong, but the title was nonsense.

    Hadn't he jumped a weight class (super flyweight I believe?), he would've been a legit 8 division titlist.
     
  9. junkhead

    junkhead My dogs watch me post Full Member

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    He's straight up an ATG. Can you picture any flyweight right at this moment winning a LMW title, or even being a P4P great Welterweight? I mean, look, Marg, wasn't a LMW, I'll give it that. But people don't realise how big of a climb Pac has made. His loss to FMJ did literally nothing to effect my opinion of him (a Mayweather win wouldn't of changed my opinion on Mayweather either), he achieved everything he needed to before that fight.
     
  10. this_and_that

    this_and_that Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Flyweight
    Super Bantamweight
    Featherweight
    Super Featherweight
    Welterweight

    I think having 4 lineal titles in 4 different divisions is also noteworthy and would take a while to be broken.
     
  11. Mr_Harry

    Mr_Harry Guest

    Yea its ****ing hard to picture a flyweight winning a light mw title and being a contender at ww let alone being a p4p 1 at ww
     
  12. Raybans

    Raybans Pro Gamboa Full Member

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    The crazy thing is I think he skipped two of the lower weight classes 115 and 118
     
  13. Mr_Harry

    Mr_Harry Guest

    Yea he should be a 10 weight div champ
     
  14. Huberth

    Huberth Active Member Full Member

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    fight with self proclaimed tbe should have been 5 yrs ago, self proclaimed tbe win over PAC is worthless. as fmsr said "your fighting like your scared"
     
  15. Xerant

    Xerant Gotta Hate negociations! Full Member

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    Joke or not, this is what its gonna say on paper and it is what it is. Great Stuff.