How Would Manny Pacquiao Fare Against the Best Fighters in Boxing History?
As Manny Pacquiao builds on his legacy it is perhaps time to put some of his accomplishments in historical perspective and to compare him to some of the all-time stalwarts in the divisions he has conquered. Let’s begin at featherweight, where Manny exploded into the boxing consciousness on an international level. I have actually seen people paid to write about boxing claim he was not a featherweight champion. It is a preposterous notion of epic proportions. Naseem Hamed was the featherweight champion. He lost to Barrera. Barrera lost to Pacquiao. That is as linear as you can get. Debating this on the basis of him not being recognized by an alphabet soup organization is an argument steeped in failure. To deny him status as a former featherweight champion is shilling for the sanctioning bodies and has no place in the arena of legitimate boxing writing. So how would he do with the some of the better all-time featherweights?
