Manny Pacquiao is becoming underrated on this forum

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  1. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    Floyd & Pac should have fought in 2008 then buggered off

    But they just mopped around for too long looking like a pair of dossers
     
  2. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Pacquiao was a SuperFeatherweight in 2008 and Mayweather was a Welterweight. And Mayweather was retired anyways.
     
  3. navigator

    navigator "Billy Graham? He's my man." banned Full Member

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    I don't think so. The majority here would agree he's a Top 50 ATG.
     
  4. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't know about his historical ranking, but refer to post #6 for his post 1980 ranking.
     
  5. navigator

    navigator "Billy Graham? He's my man." banned Full Member

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    Who are people ranking over Pacquiao from the last thirty years?

    (Besides Mayweather, that is. Let's face it, 'Pacquiao or Floyd, Who's Greater?' is just one of those debates.)
     
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  6. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Dude, there is basically no logical argument that Pacquiao isn't the greatest p4p fighter since at least Ray Leonard. And you could make a pretty good one that he is greater than Leonard.
     
  7. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    I don’t hate Pacquiao I think he is a great fighter just vulnerable to skilled counterpunchers. That is not underrating or hating just facts.
     
  8. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Name me a Flyweight champ in history who wouldn't be vulnerable to JMM or Erik Morales?
     
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  9. navigator

    navigator "Billy Graham? He's my man." banned Full Member

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    Eh? You didn't answer the question. Who, besides Floyd (and even that isn't unanimous), are people ranking over Pacquiao from the last thirty years?
     
  10. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    RJJ, Whitaker
     
  11. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Mayweather used illegal IV fluids in their matchup and Pac was injured. On the first point alone, the fight should not be factored in as a loss.
     
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  12. navigator

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    Those are ATG fighters. So it's Pac, Floyd, Roy and Pete in whatever order. Being in that conversation and mentioned alongside such a select few isn't underrated, it's high praise/recognition. That's a number smaller than the number of digits on your hand, man.
     
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  13. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    I rank them accordingly

    1. Pac
    2. RJJ
    3. Mayweather
    4. Whitaker
     
  14. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    This forum used to try to eat me alive for saying Pacquiao was a top 20 fighter ever back around 2013-ish. They thought/think that opinion was/is outlandish. So if the claim is that he is the GOAT; overrated. If the claim is that there have been 75 more accomplished boxers; underrated. And there are varying degrees between.
     
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  15. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Floyd wouldn't beat Whitaker and Floyd would KTFO Roy