Comments Thread For: True Dat: Colorful Hopkins Makes Valid Point on Pacquiao

[potejam]

The thing is, for most of Pac's career, he was fighting at much lower weights where they are few, if any, premium black fighters. That's why he's fought so many Mexicans. His fights at higher weights haven't been against black fighters yet (other than Clottey) because Arum doesn't have any. Now that Arum's fighters are used up, he's going to fight the next guy out there. Likely it's going to be a black American fighter because that's who the best guys are at welterweight.

[lutenco]

ROBERTO DURAN was a 135 pound fighter that fought better middleweights that BHOP fought in his carrer!!!
BHOP has to shut up;he wants to promote a fight MANNY-SHANE....what a mistake!!!
He wanted SHANE vs FLOYD and he learned nothing!!!

[THE REED]

As ****** this ex con is he does make valid points.

I like pacquiao I think he's an amazing fighter and top 5 ATG but you can argue about him being legit. He's been matched up very well for quite awhile now. In all honesty I hate mayweather and I like pacquiao but I think mayweather would beat pac if they would fight.

Myweather would win 8-4 rounds, due to his speed, ability, and very very much longer reach.

It wouldn't be any of his physical tools that would win him the fight, but his intelligence on how and when to use those tools...

[twosweethooks]

HA ! The ink penned warriors rise to the TOP !! Top of the Dregs !!

Great Try Lyle,, first name last name makes no difference.

Convolution is yer game !

I say lets match Marley (notice I put him first but last to be announced)vs Lyle with da Gloves on in da Ring !

Introducing Lyrical Lyle in this corner for anything to demote and beat Manny Pacman Pacquiao vs Marvelous Marley who stands for truth, Put up or shut up, hair on yer balls, come get some, don't hide on vacation too long or you'll lose yer PRIME,,,,,,,,,,,for the Worls mouthyweight champeenship of da worl !

Whatchamightsay,,,,,Want to beat Pacman, get in line, Come GIT SOME !!

YOUR sweet Darling, that Hoppity Hopkins and Lyrical Lyle that sings the same ol same ol song, that will Pot shot and smash da Pacman WON'T come out of the darkness but hides behind his only hope, the ridiculous drug scheme, is presently trying to grow some HAIR on hims Balls !!! Yall are pushing the boy , let him have his yearly vacation, it takes a year or two to grow enough hair on hims balls to :

SIGN A DECENT CONTRACT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SIGN YER NAME OR PUT YER MARK ON THE DOTTED LINE and then we will have a fight !!!!!!!!

Or just set back at yer desk and beat yer gums in the face of HISTORY that has been MADE !!

Pacman wants the fight !! He patiently waits !!! He fights all comers while WAITING for the hair to grow.

[BoxingScribe]

LOL how can pac fight an African-American fighter that is nowhere to be found?

*cough* Zahir Raheem after he beat Morales *cough cough*

[JayDee2700]

The artical is dead right I've been sayn this **** since ppl said manny was the best boxer! Tho I dont agree with slick black boxer, I just think manny would get his ass beat by sum1 that is slick, fast, an has sum power which is normally wat urban black boxers are. Not to take away from wat manny has done, but when you start facing the same type of style every fight(no matter how big or strong) you gonna look good cause you've seen the style n know wat to expect. We all knew Margarito wasnt gonna out box manny only chance he had was to KO him.

[BoxingScribe]

The thing is, for most of Pac's career, he was fighting at much lower weights where they are few, if any, premium black fighters. That's why he's fought so many Mexicans. His fights at higher weights haven't been against black fighters yet (other than Clottey) because Arum doesn't have any. Now that Arum's fighters are used up, he's going to fight the next guy out there. Likely it's going to be a black American fighter because that's who the best guys are at welterweight.

Manny ducked Nate Campbell when he was the linear champ to fight Diaz. And Arum could have had him fight Zahir Raheem after he beat Morales, but instead put Morales in there with him after the loss. So lets not act like Manny didn't have the options of fighting slick African American fighters when he was at the lower weights. From 130 on up he had that option.

[BoxingScribe]

The artical is dead right I've been sayn this **** since ppl said manny was the best boxer! Tho I dont agree with slick black boxer, I just think manny would get his ass beat by sum1 that is slick, fast, an has sum power which is normally wat urban black boxers are. Not to take away from wat manny has done, but when you start facing the same type of style every fight(no matter how big or strong) you gonna look good cause you've seen the style n know wat to expect. We all knew Margarito wasnt gonna out box manny only chance he had was to KO him.

We saw what Marquez did to him. Imagine what Alexander or Mayweather would do to him.

[WESS]

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Leave it to Bernard Hopkins.

Seven months off his last win in Las Vegas and several weeks from his next test north of the border, the imminent senior citizen still manages to make news with his mouth.

By alleging pound-for-pound phenom Manny Pacquiao is undeserving of consensus No. 1 status because he hasn’t fought a top-flight black opponent, Hopkins regained in a single sound bite the relevance he’d apparently craved since embarrassing Roy Jones Jr. last April.

“Floyd Mayweather would beat Manny Pacquiao because the styles of African-American fighters – and I mean black fighters from the streets or the inner cities – would be successful,” he said. “I think Floyd Mayweather would pot-shot Pacquiao and bust him up in between the four to five punches that Pacquiao throws, and then set him up later on down the line.

“Maybe I'm biased because I'm black, but I think that this is what is said at people's homes and around the dinner table among black boxing fans and fighters. Most of them won't say it (in public) because they're not being real and they don't have the balls to say it.” [Click Here To Read More]

This is what I've been saying for some time now... It's the same reason I have the arguable TOP 3 P4P as follows:

1. Martinez: Pavlik (#1 MW), Williams (#2 MW)
2. Mayweather: Mosley (#1 WW)
3. Pac: Clottey (#5 WW), Margarito (not ranked)

Quality over quantity. If people want to be biased and say it doesnt matter Floyd only fought once while Pac fought twice, then Martinez STILL beats Pac. Either way you look at it Pac does NOT deserve to be #1. Mayweather and Pac are fighting over the #2 spot and as you may understand beating THE #1 WW is better than beating a #5 WW & a non-ranked cheater/fighter as is the reason Floyd is bumped up and Pac down.

Do the math. Arum better chose wisely.

[iNDOLiFER]

wess i thought pac was one of your favorite fighters, how can u rank him so low? treat yourself dont cheat yourself. LOL