Which of the following does Pacquiao beat? (Fights, not ATG-status)

USE YOUR MULTIPLE VOTES.



Who would you bet a significant amount of money on being beat by Pacquiao (either 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 epic trilogy).


Pre-aging/fading/Shot,, more-or-less in their primes...:

Shane Mosley
Oscar De La Hoya
Kostya Tszyu
Pernell Whitaker
Meldrick Taylor
Julio Cesar Chavez
Roger Mayweather
Aaron Pryor
Alexis Arguello
Roberto Duran


Not a discussion of ATG-status.... but of the match-ups... who wins each of these + briefly how or why....

 

Be Brave Now.

 

All are Great Fights while they last & in most cases Manny is significantly smaller in stature (so although he wouldn't win, still gets the moral victory )

Shane Mosley -- size matters, I can see a good trilogy... & could definitely see Pacquiao winning 2 to 1.... + feel Mosley knocking Pacquiao out is more likely than the reverse (he would test Pacman's chin.. see if it can handle a guy who hits like a Middleweight! & his body too). However, I think all things considered, size matters - 2-1 Mosley

Oscar De La Hoya -- size matters, but less of an issue here because punch-for-punch Mosley hits harder than Oscar! Oscar @ 140 & 147 was the best Oscar, imo. Lots of punches, fast, accurate & nice power-shots...; great jaw. A great trilogy but I see Oscar winning 2-1 (possibly knocking Pacquiao out in one of them!).

Kostya Tszyu -- Although a prime KT has the potential to knock Pacman out, you gotta go with Manny's work-rate & speed (and ofcourse his own power!)

Pernell Whitaker -- 2-0 Sweetpea Decisions.

Meldrick Taylor -- I really liked Meldrick Taylor. His story was tragic in THAT Chavez fight. But I say Pacman got this. TKOs.

Julio Cesar Chavez -- I'm undecided. Thrilling trilogy for sure... 2-1 either way.

Roger Mayweather -- Roger was good but his Def never compared to Floyd's... & he would eat shots aplenty. Manny KO.

Aaron Pryor -- Aaron Pryor... knockouts! (relentless!)... Hagler-Hearns style... great while it lasts!

Alexis Arguello -- I gotta go with the Nicarguan legend

Roberto Duran -- This one is interesting at Lightweight... but I don't think Manny could take so many Duran-hits over the course of a fight long enough to out-work Duran...

 

While Roger isn't on the level of the other guys, I figured I had to put someone who was on the Hatton-level from that era. Good but not ever amongst the p4p elite! As far as I'm concerned, EVERYONE should be voting Roger as one of theirs... but seems quite a few (5 people) haven't... that's inexcusable. Even if you haven't seen Roger box you should be able to assume it!

They're still fantasy match-ups & it's a credit to Pacquiao that it's being discussed despite size discrepancies. However, I do think it's over-hyped (Manny is NOT small for 140...! and when he fought at 126 & 130 -- he would have been a very decent-sized lightweight!).

Also, note: 'primes'/close-to.

Pacquiao's best days come from Morales 3 onwards.
Hell, I'd say from Marquez-II onwards, he was a completely REFINED fighter.
(he was damn good unrefined but much easier to beat!! & on a level-below what he is now).

 

Your picks are the same as mine

 

gotta give me & DINAMITA props, though. We kept it, civil


Funny how twice the number of ppl who voted Mosley have voted DLH!
When Mosley's slow-starts & lesser work-rate make it likelier for him to come out on the losing side of Decisions than prime-DLH vs. Pacquiao! (though given the fact that Mosley hits harder & would hit Pacquiao with more pain-drenched power-shots.... hence why I'd love to see Mosley work Pacquiao's both up & downstairs!!).