Manny Pacquiao, better fighter than Marvin Hagler, do you agree?

[VG_Addict]

Errr...

Canelo has NEVER BEEN STOPPED! So how can you claim that Hagler has a better chin?

Hagler faster?

Anybody can pull up a video of Canelo on the mitts and see immediately there's hardly ANY boxers capable of such swiftness as that at that weight and any who are are ALL from the current or recent eras.

It's just that nothing you said has any relevance to reality!

The fact that he fought really hard punchers like Hearns and Mugabi, and only went down once IN HIS WHOLE CAREER?

[HarvardBlue]

I rate Pac slighty higher than Hagler.

I rate Pac as the greatest southpaw boxer of all-time, followed very closely by Sweet Pea, and again veyr closely by Hagler.

Even during his drug fueled days Pernell Whitaker is head and shoulders above Pacquiao.

You can't just type something and make it true.

[soul_survivor]

right but not a good counter-puncher, never much of a defense either

Hagler had a great defense, his dome!

[Basco]

Never in a million years!!!! I will just leave it at that!

[D4thincarnation]

Even during his drug fueled days Pernell Whitaker is head and shoulders above Pacquiao.

You can't just type something and make it true.

Not even close, Pacquiao much the superior fighter with the superior record.

[HarvardBlue]

Not even close, Pacquiao much the superior fighter with the superior record.

I would expect YOU to say that...

[LRcie03]

Answer: Toss up

It is difficult to compare the two. I think both are great, but Marvin had quite a consistent run with the middleweight title.

I wouldn't hate if someone disagreed, Manny indeed may be "better" than hagler, its a matter of opinion about eras too. Most would agree better competition in the 80's, but better atheletes now perhaps.

[ironmt]

Well they LOOK worse on film.

And their records READ worse.

So I dunno what basis in reality your statement has.

Mayweather is by far the best defensive boxer in history.

Pacquaio is by far the best offensive fighter in history.

Now how the hell can you dispute that!

Ali, Pep and Whitaker had just as good defensive skills as Mayweather, If not better. That puts your Mayweather "by far" theory to rest.

Robinson, Armstrong and Tyson had just as good offensive skills as Pacquiao, If not better. That puts your Pacquiao "by far" theory to rest.

[Pretty Boy32]

Defiantly not, by any means.

He is however better then Gary Lockett, just barely though.

[Sheppirino]

Watching ESPN First Take, SKIP seems to feel that Hagler was overhyped, just a puncher.

Is there any merit to it?

That right there should tell people exactly how much Skip knows about boxing. Not a damn thing.