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What would Mayweather's career been like if he had lost that '0' vs Castillo?
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Originally posted by Slip Stream View PostIt only appears that way because he hasn't lost, but it can't be understated how damaging a loss can be to a fighter on the rise. And one's perception of self is all important when a fighter is in the ring, not what fans think.
Then look at those undefeated guys resumes. Those are the 1's that are most easily picked apart. It is more widely said that those are the fighters more likely to avoid the challenges than those that have a loss or 2.
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Originally posted by Bushbaby View PostFloyd wasn't On the rise when he fought Castillo. He was well established by then. Losses can be damaging to contenders & prospects. But realistically losses are expected in boxing. In fact what is the percentage of undefeated fighters??
Then look at those undefeated guys resumes. Those are the 1's that are most easily picked apart. It is more widely said that those are the fighters more likely to avoid the challenges than those that have a loss or 2.
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I would have made him a better overall fighter instead of a counter puncher.
You'd see him fight more often when he gets an opponent compromised and he'd throw more combinations. You'd see him body attack early in a fight and maintain it to try and break his opponents down.
Theres NOTHING wrong with a loss if the opponent is quality and you've fought a good fight. Quality men in boxing will learn alot about themselves and their sport when a loss is accessed in a positive way! The greatest fighters ever have losses in their records it didn't bother their growth and as for losses past their prime as long as their not devasting it doesn't bother me one bit. I don't have that crazy fan attachment to the outcome. I understand that anyone can loose, its how it happens that determines if its negative or positive! Ray.
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Nothing would have changed, except maybe a Castillo trilogy would have taken place. I find it laughable how people find all these subtle ways to hate on Floyd, spewing garbage like "he could have been a greater fighter" or "he wouldn't have ducked so much". I know it drives people crazy that Floyd has managed to stay undefeated for so long, while only having one tough fight (which he showed was a fluke in the rematch).
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Originally posted by Bushbaby View PostFloyd wasn't On the rise when he fought Castillo. He was well established by then. Losses can be damaging to contenders & prospects. But realistically losses are expected in boxing. In fact what is the percentage of undefeated fighters??
Then look at those undefeated guys resumes. Those are the 1's that are most easily picked apart. It is more widely said that those are the fighters more likely to avoid the challenges than those that have a loss or 2.
So yeah, losses are common but greatness is not, and how it's attained is a tricky matter or there'd be more icons of the sport.
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I don't think it wouldve changed much seeing as he gave him an immediate rematch. Floyds teanm treated the win like a loss and got right back on plan after therematch.
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Originally posted by _original_ View PostNothing would have changed, except maybe a Castillo trilogy would have taken place. I find it laughable how people find all these subtle ways to hate on Floyd, spewing garbage like "he could have been a greater fighter" or "he wouldn't have ducked so much". I know it drives people crazy that Floyd has managed to stay undefeated for so long, while only having one tough fight (which he showed was a fluke in the rematch).
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There would be no Flom0s who barely watched boxing yet claim they been fans for years just doing searches online for boxing tidbits to make up for the years of never watching boxing, these Flom0s are the worst fans in all of sport they repeat everything Floyd says especially that 42-0 crap, and they call everyone a bum who has a loss.
Also he wouldn't have ducked so many challenges and his style would have changed maybe tried to be more flashy with his combos to gain more fans.
Mayweathers main selling point is that he is undefeated and talks so much crap hoping people pay to see him lose, so far its worked and its why he picks his fights carefully and is not very active.
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