Comments on: If Pacquiao Beats Cotto That’s 7 Titles: Is It More Impressive Than The Legends?

By: Pacman : Undisputed !

Pacman : Undisputed ! — Mon, 10 May 2010 02:47:13 +0000

Props on this Levinson ….comparison like this really puts everything in perspective and I hope somebody will step up once Pac and Floyd decide to hang it up ……I got great respect for all this boxers !

By: Measuring Pacquiao among boxing’s all-time greats « loQal – Sports and Fitness

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:40:01 +0000

[...] to his fight with Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto, Levinson wrote an article comparing Manny with four other multi-titled fighters – Sugar Ray Leonard, Oscar dela Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Henry Armstrong. [...]

By: Manny Pacquiao Hits Boxing Record for Winning 7 World Titles in 7 Weight Divisions | Proud To Be Pinoy

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:08:36 +0000

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By: Bluemoon

Bluemoon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:28:04 +0000

How come Ricky Hatton was not mentioned?!

By: PIJoe

PIJoe — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:49:09 +0000

It’s about time somebody made a a comparison like this of those alltime greats that built careers around moving up through divisions and taking world titles. I’m not sure what you mean by “real” titles. The Ring, ESPN, even Encyclopedia Britannica lists De La Hoya’s world titles at 6, Pacquiao’s world titles at 6, Mayweather at 5. One of the other greats in the list (Leonard) commented on this subject and how as you said “no one wants to give a fighter full credit until after he retires” in relation to Pacquiao by saying “What Manny has done sort of defies all reason. We don’t yet know where he will hit that wall. What is the weight at which he can’t? We have come to the point where we are watching a phenomenon. I don’t know if we will appreciate it now or it will take us years to appreciate it.”

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:25:17 +0000

very nice article and worth reading….

By: nicholsjet

nicholsjet — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:12:22 +0000

Scott Levinson,
You presented “an unshakeable fact”.
Very good and thank you for those info.
This is the best reference/comparison so far.
Great article!!!

By: Catch Weight

Catch Weight — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:37:52 +0000

Scott, you have a different way of comparing fighter’s achievements. Thanks for the insight. Good job!

@David Jones: As what BisDak says, being undefeated in 140 division is something you have to consider an amazing feat. Something that the British fans are overwhelmed with through the years.

By: Johanne

Johanne — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:04:21 +0000

Very insightful article. Although, I’m left wondering why Thomas Hearns isn’t on the list. Didn’t he win five titles in five different weight-classes two weeks before Sugar Ray Leonard did?

By: Manila Ice

Manila Ice — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:19:03 +0000

I guess the reason why The Leonard-Duran-Hagler-Hearns (Add Wilfredo Benitez)era was so popular at that time was because the hall-of-famers mentioned got to clash against one another during their prime. I hope I would be fair to assess that this generation’s crop of welterweights up to light middleweight can be compared to these guys because there are plenty of great match-ups that can be made with these active future hall-of-famers. Imagine the matches ahead – Cotto vs. Mayweather, Pacman vs. Maywheather, Moseley vs Pacquiao, Cotto vs. Marquez, etc.