THAT was the interesting question posed by a caller on Canada’s “In this Corner with Russ Anber” boxing show.
View the YouTube video clip to find out Anber’s answer.
How about you, do you agree?
Pancho Villa’s real name, by the way, was Francisco Guilledo. Here’s a video of his June 18, 1923 fight with Jimmy Wilde for the vacant world championship, courtesy of the same YouTube user who uploaded the previous clip.
September 9th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
It’s really hard to compare fighters from two different eras.
100 fights of Pancho Villa is enough for him to be the greatest but the quality of Manny’s opponents cannot be undermined either.
It’s a tie.
September 9th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
sa noon pancho is the best . sa ngayon pacman. but sa kanila dalawa kung sino ang pinaka. pacman para sa akin.
September 9th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
pacman ang pancho. iba ang sa noon kaysa ngayon. para sa akin. pancho is the best talaga. pacquiao best fighter din. iba si pacman. si pancho di natin nakita talaga ang mga fight niya noon. sa ngayon nakita natin. sa nakita natin kay pacman. masayahan tayo kay pacman dba. iba siya na boxer. malakas ang spirit niya sa laban. pag nakita niya na parang nasaktan na siya. ilaban niya na kaya niya. my sign siya dba. nakita ba ninyo kung ano to? tingnan ninyo sa mga laban niya.at yong nakita natin na kulang sa boxer .si pacman ibigay niya kung ano yon.yong nangigil tayo . pag si pacman masaya tayo parang ma sucess tayo pag si pacman. para sa akin pacman is the best fighter. at si pancho napabilang dito.
September 9th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
bat nde nyo sinama si flash elorde?
September 9th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
When it comes to popularity, it’s Pcquiao, considering that we now have 85 million filipinos compared to the popularity of Pancho Villa with only 2 million pinoys then.
As to skills and talents, it’s Pancho Villa. He became a very busy boxer with over a hundred fights to his credit. He became a champion with raw skills and pure talents considering that Villa didn’t have the comfort of coaching,the gym and the equipments.
He opened the window for filipino boxers to fight here in the states and make a decent style of living. with all these added together, it’s Pancho Villa by a mile.