Where would you put Manny Pacquiao on your P4P list?

Question

After his knockout of Erik Morrales Saturday night, Pacquiao left no doubt that he is one of the best fighters in boxing today. Where do you rank him on your pound for pound list today?

Answer 1

On the pound for pound list I would rank Paquiao second to Floyd Mayweather

Answer 2

At the TOP baby, at the top, Number 1 all the way. Who in the boxing game today K.O.d 4 best fighters lbs(pound) for lbs(pound) in the world? No one. Nope, not even Mayweather, he only beat 1 from the pound and he(Diego Corrales) just lost his title to Joel Cassamayor via lackluster SD. Not to mention he(Manny pacquiao) beat 3 legendary Mexican boxers of all time. He also completed a trilogy for the record books in boxing history with one of the smartest, most outstanding, classiest and one of the most complete fighters in boxing today and that is Erik "El Terrible" Morales. If "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather beat Oscar De La Hoya and Mosely then he's back on top, right now there is no doubt, that its Manny Pacquiao. He's the most exciting fighter, most charismatic fighter and arguably the hardest puncher today. What can I say. The man carries boxing on his back.

Answer 3

My list at the minute would look a little something like this.
1. Manny Pacquiao
2, Winky Wright
3, Rafael Marquez
4, Jermain Taylor
5, Juan Manuel Marquez

For the bit about Manny carrying Boxing on his back i agree a little bit, he is definitely a positive role model to people he is very humble even though he is virtually a God in the Phillippines unlike Mayweather who just talks crap about how good he is and beats women up not exactly a positive role model for young kids. I know who i would prefer to be the man to take boxing forward.

Answer 4

I wouldn't say that Manny Paquiao carries boxing on his back. No doubt he is fun to watch and is an excellent fighter. I agree that he may be the best pound for pound brawler, but lets be honest. It is because of that stellar weightclass that Manny is flourishing. Having the quality of warriors like Morales and Barrera add to Paquiaos luster. These brawlers are what everyone wants to watch, and dont get me wrong, i love to watch them too! ( Hence the trio have fought a combined what? 50 times?!) Mayweather Jr. is deservingly the best Pound for Pound fighter. Every fight looks effortless, he never seems to get hit, EVER! Let us not discount what he does every fight just because its not as fun to watch.

Answer 5

Let's look at their careers extensively...

Floyd really seems invincible with his boxing skills. Add to the fact that he had not suffered a loss. The closest fight he had was against Castillo, a great fighter in his own right. But a rematch with Castillo made clear that Mayweather is a much better boxer. Prettyboy had easily beaten very strong competition (Manfredy, Castillo, Gatti, Judah, Baldomir, Ndou, Corrales) mostly via landslide decisions but at his current weight, he lacks the KO power the fans want to watch. If you come to think about it, his opponents although very good pugilists in their own way, with all due respect, I wouldn't consider them "great" fighters yet. None of Floyd's opponents are that legendary. There are still many fighters (Hatton, Margarito, Cotto, De la Hoya, Mosely) left that will make you doubt Floyd could handle. Some of these fighters are quite inexperienced yet but very talented and capable. A couple is also undefeated! I know many would argue the point but many would also agree. Floyd needs a couple of VERY BIG names and still a couple of undefeated fighters to cement his #1 P4P status! He needs to erase all doubts! He needs to fight and defeat opponents he "allegedly" tries to avoid! He needs a little KO punch for fight fans! I respect Floyd's boxing skills, hey, I'm even trying emulate his defensive style... but in my opinion, he needs to be a little risky. He needs let his hands go a little and try to finish off his opponents even if it means some openings on his defense! Majority of fight fans wants that.

Manny Pacquiao is a sudden storm in the world of boxing. Before he dismantled Barrera, nobody knows who he was. Everyone thought he was just a push-over before that round 3 knockdown of Barrera. Before the Marco Antonio Barrera match, he had dominated almost everyone while climbing the boxing steps via sensational KnockOuts. He had faced good fighters (Ledwaba, Lucero, etc...) and made them kiss the canvas. The crowd loves the way he fights but forgets him afterwards. Boxing analysts/experts that time already had their one eye open for the PacMan but they find Manny a little too one-dimensional and fundamentally awkward. Most believed that he can't handle great tacticians like the mexican greats. All doubts were in a rollercoaster after every PacMan fight! After Barrera, people said wow!!! what power!!! what speed!!! After Marquez, a very controversial decision had transpired. Some would say Pacquiao should have won by obtaining that 3 knockdowns in a single round. Some are convinced that Marquez had schooled Pacquiao boxing skills. People had started to doubt pacquiao.
The trilogy of PacMan vs El Terible had been the very highlight of Pacquiao's career. The first fight, which PacMan lost, was controversial as well. He had been blood-blinded with a clear headbutt which the ref called a punch. But despite this, Eric Morales clearly won the fight. But a very close one! Now people really thought that Pacquiao can be managed by boxing tactics! When the rematch came, Pacquiao seemed to improve greatly. He is faster, stronger, and somewhat ring clever. He improved his defense with still tremendous agression and top-notch condition! He gave Morales a first KO loss which he also gave to Barrera! And the deciding third fight closed the deal!!! Pacquiao was a very dominating force. His speed, power, and conditioning can't be denied. He is improving everytime he steps into the ring, it's almost frightening. In summary, now, almost everyone can say that he can't be defeated in his weightclass. Although he lacks the belts, his past fights will make you realize that he will dominate anyone. He had defeated, or should I say, KOed the mexican legends. He seemed unstopabble at this point! Give me names of worthy opponents.... Only Barrera, Marquez, and Guzman pops into our minds. But two of these fighters had already tasted the raw power of the not-yet-improved Pacquiao. People could only see these potential opponents make their beds on the canvas. Manny is a crowd sensation and a pure warrior!

The verdict: Manny Pacquiao the #1 P4P boxer. Floyd only comes second!!

Answer 6

He should be #1 pound for pound since he's beaten the best of the best in the superfeatherweights and doesn't avoid anybody.

Answer 7

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