GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
Personally I view it the opposite for hardcore fans. Manny should have nothing to prove to the hardcore fan. If you don't view Pacquiao the second best and only to Floyd then most likely you fit into the uneducated fan.What if Manny went out and beat Bradley, Vargas, Lomachenko, and Crawford.....and then retired. Would that ease the L he took from Mayweather in the eyes of the hardcore fan?
I say yes
That would be a helluva a run to end a career, and while it wouldn't make up for the Mayweather loss, it would fully establish that Pacquiao was a clear cut #2 to Mayweather and it's not even close between him and the #3 Boxer of this era. Kinda like a 1) Jordan 2) Kobe and then the rest of the SGs in NBA History![]()
The Floyd fight was Manny's chance to be number 1, he lost cleanly, but off resume and performances he deserves number 2.
If just the Floyd fight determined your opinion on Manny you are uneducated to his career...so victories vs. Crawford and Loma wouldn't mean much to that fan, because they probably don't even know who they are.
I actually find myself agreeing with @Black Jesus, Manny is at the point he can make whatever fight he wants and I don't think he deserves any criticism. If he wants to fight bums and collect paychecks, I honestly wouldn't be bothered by it. If he wants to continue and make fights vs. top fightes that is amazing, but at this point I don't require it of him. His legacy is set. Some wins or losses from here on out don't really change anything for me. Dude is an ATG on the final victory lap of a great career. His place in history is already cemented.


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