Pretty Boy Floyd vs Jermain Taylor

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Mayweather will never match the level of competition of SRL, and isn't interested in doing so. That's why he'll never be as respected as SRL. Not even really comparable. At this rate, I can tell you when Mayweather retires, there's going to be a whole list of "What ifs?" "What if he'd fought Hatton?" "What if he'd fought Margarito?" Etc etc. Same as the What If's with Roy. Floyd is really mimicking Roy's career anyway, at this point. Short term, lots of money and praise. Long term, boxing historians and serious fans will have too many unanswered questions to name them true Legends. That's my opinion.

Thats cool. True 38 fights wouldn't be much( if he beats De la Hoya and retires). compared to a lot of other fighters. But his resume would still rival anyones of the past 10, 11, yrs. From the last 10 years...back to 1996, that would be comparing him to the likes of De La Hoya, Trinidad, Hopkins, Jones Jr., etc. That's fair. I'd even say if he beats De La Hoya and Oscar shows he's still a capable opponent, that you could compare Mayweather's record to Whitaker, maybe Chavez, Nelson, or even a Napoles. The problem is the gaps in competition, whether you believe those fighters ducked him or not...he didn't fight them. Leonard's quality of opposistion: Benitez, Duran, Hearns, Kalule, and Hagler is far greater than Mayweather at this point, who has Hernandez, Manfreddy, Corrales, Chavez, Castillo, Corely, Gatti, Judah, and Baldomir. Those are really good fighters; but are they of the same calibre as Leonard's? I say no. When the word "Legend" is used, I think of a Robinson, Moore, B. Leonard, Ross, Armstrong, etc. These men fought over a hundred fights in some cases...and against quality opposistion. Sure, there were a few non-impressive combabtants in there; but we're talking about a shit-load of fights and consistancey over the bulk of them. Of course Mayweather's never going to fight 100 fights; and he doesn't have to. He just has to fight more often and against the best, and not just the monetary best or the best known, because boxing isn't as popular as it once was and there are many ignorant fans who don't know anything different than what network A or network B tells them. De La Hoya is one of, if not the best known active fighter; but best-known and best are two different things.

I could. :cool2: The word "legend" is tossed around far too thoughtlessly these days. Thats cool. True 38 fights wouldn't be much( if he beats De la Hoya and retires). compared to a lot of other fighters. But his resume would still rival anyones of the past 10, 11, yrs.

I think I remember that one.I picked PBF to beat Winky, I'd pick him to beat Taylor if that fight happened. I just wouldn't advise him to gight Taylor. When the Wright thread started PBF had just beaten who? Was it Gatti? Anyway, there wasn't talk of retirement or anything like that, he eas on top of his game and still is. But if he's serious about leaving, leave after the De la Hoya fight. If he wins who could deny him as a boxing legend? I could. :cool2: The word "legend" is tossed around far too thoughtlessly these days.

LOL it's funny how when Mayweather vs. Wright was being discussed in 2005, nobody doubted Floyd could beat him but when it's Taylor, everybody gives Floyd no shot at all. I do agree that Taylor is much more difficult for Mayweather than Wright but beating Taylor is not inconceivable. Mayweather > Duran and look at all he accomplished. I think I remember that one.I picked PBF to beat Winky, I'd pick him to beat Taylor if that fight happened. I just wouldn't advise him to gight Taylor. When the Wright thread started PBF had just beaten who? Was it Gatti? Anyway, there wasn't talk of retirement or anything like that, he eas on top of his game and still is. But if he's serious about leaving, leave after the De la Hoya fight. If he wins who could deny him as a boxing legend?

Mayweather wont fight Taylor! If he did its Goodnite Floyd!

Lets get real..This fight will not take place! But if it did yes Mayweather will dance hit and move, But if Taylor catches him once with a stiff hander its gonna be night night, And I dont see Mayweather doing that to Taylor do you? Peace...

My exact words won this site when Wright Mayweather was being discussed was that Winky would take him off the p4p list

Judah is actully not overrated. In the Mayweather fight he seemed to be focused and the more dangerous thing is the if he lost against mayweather his credibility is all lost and that what happened. Mayweather goals as i understood in the doc. 'Soul of the Champion': - To win 5 or 6 division title and that is why he went to 154 and not stayed at 147 - to retire undeafted - fight Oscar and Shane he wanted them both long time ago. - To be remebered as the greatest fighter of all time.

I'll refute as much as I can in as little time as I can here. How does beating Margarito and Williams compare to beating Judah, Baldomir, and De La Hoya? Mayweather is fighting and beating the best. So far the only guy he never offered to fight was Margarito, arguably the worst out of every name in your post. No, scratch that. Without a doubt, the worst out of every name on that list. Mayweather wanted Mosley, Mosley wanted a vacation. Mayweather wanted Hatton, Hatton wanted nothing to do with him. Mayweather is doing the only thing he can since these assclowns won't fight him. He's taking on and beating the big money fish so that they have no choice but to fight him. But the problem is he's having to go up to 154 to do it. You really think he's ever coming back down to 140 for little old Ricky Hatton? No fucking way. Be mad at Hatton for being a pussy, not Mayweather for offering him two fights. But like you said, talk is cheap, so let's just enjoy Mayweather dominating every fight he's in and rank him when he's done. Very simply, being the champ means defending your title against the best, whether you think they are or not. No one thought Buster Douglas would last more than a round or two against Tyson.....guess what, we are all dead ass wrong. So you have no respect for Margarito and Williams; and that's fine. You're entitled to your opinion on how good they are or are not; but until two men actually get in the ring and get it on...you don't "know.". No one thought Randolph Turpin would beat Robinson; but he did. And we got to see Robison come back and beat him. No one thought an old Robinson would beat a young Gene Fulmer after he'd lost the title, much less knock the granite chinned Fulmer cold with one shot in the 5th....but it happened. If Mayweather wants it, he's gonna have to go get it...and beating an overrated Judah, a plodding Baldomir, and an old De La Hoya aint' gonna get you mentioned alongside the greats in Val Halla.

LOL I'm sure if anybody out there thinks Spinks is better than De La Hoya, then Mayweather will kick his bitch ass next if he beats Oscar.

How good is Oscar though? Beating Mayorga doesnt mean anything. For all we know Oscar could be shot. Im not saying its Mayweather's fault, but if he beats Oscar Im not going to say he beat the best light middle. We have no way of knowing. if he fought and beat oscar/spinks at 154 hed likely be crowned by the ring.

I'll refute as much as I can in as little time as I can here. How does beating Margarito and Williams compare to beating Judah, Baldomir, and De La Hoya? Mayweather is fighting and beating the best. So far the only guy he never offered to fight was Margarito, arguably the worst out of every name in your post. No, scratch that. Without a doubt, the worst out of every name on that list. Mayweather wanted Mosley, Mosley wanted a vacation. Mayweather wanted Hatton, Hatton wanted nothing to do with him. Mayweather is doing the only thing he can since these assclowns won't fight him. He's taking on and beating the big money fish so that they have no choice but to fight him. But the problem is he's having to go up to 154 to do it. You really think he's ever coming back down to 140 for little old Ricky Hatton? No fucking way. Be mad at Hatton for being a pussy, not Mayweather for offering him two fights. But like you said, talk is cheap, so let's just enjoy Mayweather dominating every fight he's in and rank him when he's done. How good is Oscar though? Beating Mayorga doesnt mean anything. For all we know Oscar could be shot. Im not saying its Mayweather's fault, but if he beats Oscar Im not going to say he beat the best light middle. We have no way of knowing.

The era Mayweather in is just fighter are not like those time. He has the style to beat the best. and if someone says if Mayweather faced the guy in the 70s and 80s is another story because if he is a bit lower the competition will take him higher and maybe above that level

Damn. Actually using Taylor's name in the same sentence as those two is whack. here's a good sentence to use it in: Taylor W12 Hopkins (twice) and D12 Wright. :bottle:

For the record, I doubted Mayweather beating Wright. Could Mayweather beat Taylor? Honesly, as green as Taylor is, yes, it is possible. Would it make Mayweather a guaranteed all time p4p Great? No. Taylor is still green has yet to really impress as a middleweight champ. How many times did he hit Ouma cleanly? Taylor couldn't even knock out Joppy, who got flattened by a former welterweight. So, Taylor, despite his popularity, hasn't really proven himself "great"...no where near it. Some credit must be given to him for hangind tough with Hopkins and Wright; but he did anything but establish himself as the superior fighter in those three fights. Also, there's the issue of Baldomir. Carlos was a tough cookie and an inspirational story; but know one had even heard of him before he upset Judah...who was always overrated IMO. Floyd's win over Baldomir was very immpressive as was his win over Judah; but were either of those "greats"? No. If Mayweather beats Oldar De La Hoya and then beats Taylor it is very impressive; but doesn't not guarantee All-Time-Greatness, IMO......it does put him up there; but not beyond refute due to Oscar being past his best and Taylor not really having gained respect as a "champ". The surest shot for Mayweather to attain merits worthy of all-time-greatness is to spend a little time in the Welterweight division and defeat the fighters currently inhabiting the Top 10.....Cotto, Margarito, Mosley, etc. Prove you're the best at a weight, then move up if you want to. Mayweather hasn't really proven himself at any one weight since he fought at 130.....we've all just presumed he was the best because of his "skills". At lightweight, beating Castillo was sufficient; but he could have done more. At Jr. Welterweight, he beat Arturo Gatti, which, in the end, meanst nothing other than he was a Top 10 Jr. Welterweight. We "presume" he could have beaten Tszyu and Hatton; but we don't "know" that because he didn't prove it. Beating Judah and Baldomir and winning the lineal Welterweight Championship was a good move; but dominance is the key to greatness. Robinson cleaned out the welterweight division and the middleweight division. Benny Leonard owned the lightweights as did Duran...and then Duran moved up and beat one of the best Welterweights who'd ever lived. Leonard was no Baldomir....and he hung tough with Hagler, one of the greatest Middleweights who ever lived. Taylor is no Hagler. While it's true that it's not Floyd's fault that he was born when he was, you have to make the most of the situation....and he did great at Jr. Lightweight, and very good at Lightweight, and, so far is doing very well at welterweight; but there are other really good fighterse out there he could prove himself against...and "proof" is everything in the hurt-business. Pernell Whitaker beat all the best lightweights and welterweights....in other words, every big name fighter of his time. That's why he's great and an all-time great. If Floyd wants as much recognition as Pernell or more, after De La Hoya, he's got dates with Cotto, Margarito, Mosley, and Williams....or their conquerors. Talk is cheap in boxing. You wanna be the best....prove you are. I'll refute as much as I can in as little time as I can here. How does beating Margarito and Williams compare to beating Judah, Baldomir, and De La Hoya? Mayweather is fighting and beating the best. So far the only guy he never offered to fight was Margarito, arguably the worst out of every name in your post. No, scratch that. Without a doubt, the worst out of every name on that list. Mayweather wanted Mosley, Mosley wanted a vacation. Mayweather wanted Hatton, Hatton wanted nothing to do with him. Mayweather is doing the only thing he can since these assclowns won't fight him. He's taking on and beating the big money fish so that they have no choice but to fight him. But the problem is he's having to go up to 154 to do it. You really think he's ever coming back down to 140 for little old Ricky Hatton? No fucking way. Be mad at Hatton for being a pussy, not Mayweather for offering him two fights. But like you said, talk is cheap, so let's just enjoy Mayweather dominating every fight he's in and rank him when he's done.

why the fuck would a super-feather need to fight a huge middle and lose to prove somethin some of the fuckin idiots on this site have no clue so he could be a 6 division champ. as well as he will be the best fighter ever lived if he done that IMO

Damn, if Taylor isn't great, I wonder where you rank guys like Hopkins and Wright? :pat: Damn. Actually using Taylor's name in the same sentence as those two is whack. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

Damn, if Taylor isn't great, I wonder where you rank guys like Hopkins and Wright? :pat: