What if Pac had fought: Bradley (instead of Clottey) and Marquez (instead of Margarito) and Berto (instead of Mosley) and dominated and KO'd them all in brutal fashion... What do you think would his haters be talking about now? I have a feeling that most of them would be saying that he didn't fight the "big, strong welterweights". It seems like whoever he fights, for them he's always cherry-picking. Just wondering.
Clottey, Margarito, Mosley are credible opponents. Another fight with Marquez should happen. He'd destroy Bradley and Berto.
Boom_Boom: I think that's what most of them would say. They'd also say that he only fought older, smaller fighters (JMM) and green fighters (Bradley and Berto). I consider myself a fan of boxing and I've been a fan for close to two decades now. I just find it sad how some people can never appreciate a good fighter (Pacquiao) because of regional/specific-fighter bias. I know Pac's fans can get irritating sometimes, but that should not hinder you from appreciating him if you're a true boxing fan.
Whats there to duck ? Clottey just lost to Cotto who Manny happened to beat. Margarito got destroyed by Mosley and was cheating anyway. Mosley... They were already ducking him. Roach ffs said it himself.
seriously, pretty much no1 wanted those fights to happen...the margo one got some attention for the pure spectacle imo
The fights he's taken were tougher than those ones. He has in reality taken the toughest fights out their recently and his performanes against Cotto and Hatton are two of the best p4p performances of the last 5 years considering he's really just a LWW. The only thing that I don't like is his refusal to take steroid tests because it makes me think there is at least a 50% chance he is juicing. Apart from that he is the best boxer in and outside of the ring at the moment.
A lot of people were saying Clottey should've won the Cotto fight...they would've put that twist in there had Pac not fought him. Margarito beats the **** out of all those guys...without plaster. They were already saying he ducked Mosley and will continue to say so :deal