PAC vs David Diaz: Option 2 for Manny

I'd rather see Pac fight Casamayor, Katsidis, or Juan/Julio at 135 before David Diaz.

 

It won't add anything. Morales ruined that. Morales fought closely with that Diaz and Pacman blew him out. Morales is past it, showing how good (or average) David Diaz is.

Casamayor, while older, is a better option IMO. If not, perhaps a tune up with a top level 135 contender in his prime(Katsidis). The other 2 Diaz's are busy with each other.

He can also stay down and fight one of the top 130 prime champions even if he can't get JMM in the ring. Guzman and Soto do more for his legacy than David Diaz.

 

I think a Guzman vs. Pac fight needs to be made

 

I had the same thought

 

PAC and Company would never fight Joan Guzman

 

i'm sure they would consider it if guzzy pulled in more people. but the prob is he doesn't. that's why a fight w/ jmm is more likely unless jmm "outprices" himself again.

 

He has money. No more talk about money. Fighting the best should be his concern now. He has had enough money fights. If he can't get JMM, he should be looking at Guzman/Soto winner. If he goes up to 135, he should face one of the real champions....not David Diaz who barely beat (and may have lost) to a man Pacquiao stopped 2 times.

 

Money is always a part of the equation. No need for Pac to risk taking an L against a relative unknown in the form of Guzman, when he would get more praise and money for going up in weight to fight the lesser talented, better known David Diaz.

 

Why should he risk fighting the better fighter? Because he has enough money now where he should fight for legacy. He won't get more praise for fighting David Diaz than fighting Joan Guzman. Not after than Morales fight. And David Diaz is better known that Joan Guzman or Soto? None of them are well known. The money differential at this stage is not enough to make up for fighting a fighter who barely beat a shot Morales after you just stopped Morales 2 times.

I am not buying into all this taking the fight for the most money crap. Once or twice? Sure....but not constantly. If you buy into it, that's you.

 

I buy into human nature. I would much rather see Pac fight Guzman than Diaz. However, I just don't see Pac getting into the ring with Guzman. I can't expect Pac to ignore logic and common sense like that. Legacy wise, fighting Diaz over Guzman wouldn't really hurt Pac. All people would remember is that Pac won another title in another weight class.

 

But I am not talking about human nature. Human nature says take the most reward with the least risk. But that is not a path to greatness. And all we hear about is how he is on a path to greatness. If he takes this fight with all the other options out there, it will show he isn't looking for the best fights, but the most money. Fine...I just don't want to hear about his path to greatness anymore. He has fought past it fighters and smaller fighters in between those fights.

As for his legacy. I think it will hurt him NOW if he takes that fight. Maybe not in the long run. Depends on what else happens. But I can guarantee you others will criticize this choice.

 

We're arguing two different things here. You're talking about what should be, I'm talking about what is. Pac has a lot more to think about then just himself when he gets into the ring. He has a family and an entire nation that depends on him. Not to mention he has a .promoter and a trainer that don't want to see him in the ring with Guzman. Right now they're praying Soto can pull off the win. No way in hell he gets in the ring with Guzman if he can fight Diaz

 

It should be a PART, not the determining factor. And there are plenty of fighters who fought lesser known dangerous champions to add legacy after they made money. Pacman is only famous BECAUSE of this (MAB-Pacman 1).

Either way, mega fight rules don't apply here. It's David Diaz. This is not a mega fight. And when faced with the option of David Diaz and Casamayor or Guzman/Soto, the money isn't great enough that he should choose the weaker fighter IMO.