PBF or Pac, whose legacy suffers more if "no fight"?

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  1. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why doesn't PBF just go and kick Pac's ass
    if he is so sure he can do it?

    (Ali tried that against Frazier in 1971 and got
    bounced off the canvas.)
     
    Longhhorn71, May 2, 2010
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  2. Fan88

    Fan88 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    PBF suffers more I think because Pac has been beating guys "he's not supposed to beat" for some time now, always successfully meeting supposedly too difficult challenges. PBF has never been an underdog to my knowledge.
     
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  3. Gander Tasco

    Gander Tasco Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    PBF - He needs Pacquiao to truly prove himself in the eyes of the fans. He needs to deal with real adversity. Pacquiao has proven himself a long time ago.
     
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  4. Fallow

    Fallow Active Member Full Member

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    Floyd's does. He's beaten some very good fighters, exceptionally good, but Pac has beaten better.
     
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  5. Ben_UK

    Ben_UK Member Full Member

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    Pac would be an underdog against Mayweather too. Hes a victim of his own success.
     
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  6. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Depends.
     
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  7. Manjuice

    Manjuice chiastic contrapposto Full Member

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    Neither. Whoever loses lost to the best fighter of this era. No shame in losing to the best.
     
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  8. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Mayweather was 3/1 underdog against Genaro Hernandez and slight underdog against Corrales. And besides Hoya, when was the last time Pac beat someone he wasn't supposed to beat? He was at least a 2/1 favorite against Cotto and Hatton. He was 8/1 favorite against Clottey. He was the favoite against Diaz and Marquez as well.
     
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  9. eko718

    eko718 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I got to say Pacquiao. If they never fight, the general viewpoint by most boxing analysts and fans is that Floyd would win. Additionally, the reasons for there not fighting would reflect far more poorly on Manny than it would on Floyd, as it would likely be due to blood testing.
     
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  10. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    Both fighers' legacies will suffer if this fight doesn't get made.

    Both camps have failed to compromise, for this fight to happen.
     
    CarlesX7, May 2, 2010
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  11. Fallow

    Fallow Active Member Full Member

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    Barrera (1st fight), Morales (2nd fight), Oscar. Clear underdog in all those fights.

    Add to this that there were very, very reasonable grounds to believe that both Cotto and Hatton could beat him on a size and strength basis alone.

    No contest here, Mayweather absolutely needs Pac more than Pac needs Mayweather.
     
    Fallow, May 2, 2010
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  12. P.4.P.G.O.A.T.

    P.4.P.G.O.A.T. Q Boro Killa Bee Full Member

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    After last night, it's just about even. It looks like Mayweather is ready to make the fight if Pac agrees to the tests.
     
    P.4.P.G.O.A.T., May 2, 2010
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  13. Starched Him

    Starched Him Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pac. Nobody thinks Pac can beat Floyd at this point
     
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  14. PourGasOnIt

    PourGasOnIt New Member Full Member

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    Neither's legacy will suffer.
     
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  15. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Who cares there's Martinez and Williams out there
     
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