http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/5671/stay-put-manny-pacquiao/ Amazing to look back and read sports journalists making the case that there is nothing worth gaining by Pacquiao moving up and fighting Diaz.
Have he stayed in 130, he maybe a congressman right now. And we'll no longer witnessed his phenominal rise. After Morales, no more lucrative fight remained in the division. Guzman, Soto, Valero though competitive fights, none of the 130's can offer good economics.
Just goes to show how phenomenal his run of destruction has been. You could've been thought of as insane to predict stoppage victories over De La Hoya, Hatton and Cotto when this article was written. Anyway, he is definately reaping the rewards now and deserves them all.
Interesting to wonder if there were any fighters who had the potential to do what Pac is doing now but just for whatever reason, never tried...
Recently guys like Oscar, Floyd, Jones, Holyfield, Toney, Mosley, Williams have all moved through the weights and been multiple weight champions. But as great a feat that is, no one has done it so impressively and in such a short time span since Armstrong. So, no I don't think others could've done what he has. Once in a lifetime fighter.
