Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather Jr: Who is the World’s best?

Pin It Now! The much talked about fight between the current Ring Magazine’s world number one Pound-For-Pound boxer, Manny Pacquiao and the number two pound-for-pound boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr scheduled to hold on the 10th of March 2010 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas has been called off due to a disagreement about Olympic style drug tests. The world had hoped to watch the fight between the best two boxers only to have this hope dimmed by irreconcilable differences. The fight would have been an opportunity to settle the argument as to who is the best boxer right now. Before we settle that, let’s briefly examine the profile of each of the boxers.
Manny Pacquiao (Born Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao) was born on the 17th of Dec.1978 in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines. He has fought 55 fights winning 50 with 38 knockouts, 3 losses and 2 draws. He is currently rated by the Ring magazine as number one pound-for-pound boxer in the world. He’s former WBC World lightweight champion, WBC world super featherweight champion, IBF world super bantamweight champion, WBC world flyweight champion, former Ring magazine featherweight and super featherweight champion; current WBO world welterweight champion, IBO and Ring magazine light welterweight champion. Manny Pacquiao is the first boxer to win seven world titles in different weight divisions, and the only boxer to win the Lineal Championship (‘the man who beat the man’) in four different weight classes.
He has beaten the likes of Mexican Mario Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Oscar Larios, Jorge Solis, David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, etc.
Floyd Mayweather Jr was born Floyd Sinclair on Feb 24, 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the United States of America. He is rated by the Ring magazine as the number best pound-for-pound boxer in the world currently. He was rated by the Ring magazine between July 18, 2005 and June 2, 2008 as number one pound for pound boxer. He has won six boxing championships in five different weight classes. He’s former WBC welterweight champion, named Ring magazine fighter of the year 1998 and 2007, he has fought 40 fights winning all with 25 knockouts without a loss or draw. He was nicknamed ‘pretty boy’ by his amateur team mates due to his defensive techniques and less scars on his face.
Mayweather Jr’s first professional fight was against Roberto Apodaca in October 11, 1996 which he won by knockout in round 2. Since then he has beaten Genaro Hernandez, Angel Manfredy, Carlos Gerena, Gregorio Vargas, Diego Corrales, Carlos ‘Famoso’ Hernandez, Jesus Chavez, Jose Luis Castillo, Victoriano Sosa, Southpaw De Marcus Corley, Henry Bruseles, Arturo Gatti, Zab Judah, Carlos Baldomir, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez.
Would the world ever have the opportunity to watch Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather Jr? Only time can tell. The record paraded by both boxers is very intimidating and the only thing that would put rest to this controversy is a fight between the two to decide who is truly the world’ best.

Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather Jr: Who is the World’s best?