CheckHook wrote:koolkc107 wrote:CheckHook wrote:This thread is a fine example of current scenes ability to talk absolute sh
ite to discredit someone they don't like....
'Pacquaio is only a 3 weight world champion and Ricky Hatton wasn't the #1 fighter at 140 when they fought'.... And I think they believe it when they say it too.

Alright, since you are trying to be the voice of truth.
How many do YOU credit Manny with?
My main point is you only look like a moron when you cherry pick what information you want to use and what you want to discard depending on the version of truth you wish to present to the forum. Be consistent across the board. If you have a problem with ABC belts, that's fine, don't recognise them. If you have a problem with ring belts that's fine too, don't recognise them. If you have a problem with guys winning titles against none title holders, that's fine, don't recognise them, but be consistent. Too many people on CS reek of hypocrisy and do everything they can to revise history and crowbar facts to fit agendas like a 2nd rate university student trying to sound intelligent. Its tedious and ridiculously transparent.
For me, I'm happy to recognise Manny as an 8 weight world champion, since trying to decipher where one ABC lineage begins and another ends is really not something I care all that much about. He has been world class in every weight class he has competed in and been the #1 man in most of those. That's enough for me. If I start delving too deep into his world titles then I have to do that with every fighter and I have to start to acknowledge that all those guys that fought for an ABC after someone had vacated aren't really world champions. Or maybe if there is a legitimate #1 in a division and someone else holds an ABC, I have to acknowledge they aren't a world champion. Either that or I could just do what you do and highlight the deficiencies in the sport and concept of world champion when it pertains to a fighter I want to discredit....
Actually, it is not me coming across as cretinous.
First of all, I did not say I personally think Manny only has 3 belts.
What I wrote was about varying personal preferences, not necessarily my own.
What stopped you from seeing or understanding that?
For example, if you actually read what I wrote, you'd see that I recognize ring belts.
No way I do that and only have Manny with 3.
And for the record, it is not so much an attempt to discredit anyone as it is to state facts.
Clear, concise, irrefutable facts.
Lastly, if you recognize Manny as an 8 weight world champion, you should NEVER call yourself a boxing fan.
It was a farce in so many ways, but mostly because neither guy had any legitimate claim to the belt.
I'll ask you the same question I posed in what I wrote...If the WBC said whoever wins May 2 is its new cruiserweight champ would you count that as an additional legit belt for the winner?
That is exactly what you are doing when you say Pacquiao is an 8 weight champion.
You are giving him credit for something he did not earn and does not deserve.
You are a Pac fan, plain and simple. And after May 2, we probably wont see you much