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To me, Floyd is far and away the best P4P boxer out there but I just hate to see him fighting these huge guys. Ill say it again, he doesnt get nearly enough credit for fighting these guys who are obviously so much bigger & stronger then him. He doesnt get any credit at all for that. None of the writers talk about it. Then you add that to the fact that not only is he fighting huge guys, but he's doing it at the same time while he's declining in all of his attributes because the extra weight is making him slow down.
Floyd had good size at 130 but thats it. In every other fight he looks like the much smaller man. He's even got a small frame anyway. If he stood beside someone who was the same size as him, he would look smaller. It just upsets me because if you look back at his N'Dou fight, he couldve did that for years. Everyone clowns what he's done lately but imagine if he really didnt take risk. Everyone sweats guys like Hopkins who dominated a division forever & even somewhat Tszyu. You think Floyd couldnt do what Hopkins did? and he wouldve did it against much better comp.
Floyd could be still at 135 right now and who wouldve ever beat him? He'd be killing Diaz and all those boys. He could wait for guys to move up like Hopkins did and kill Pac, Morales, MAB, JMM, Valero, Guzman, & Rocky. None of those guys would have a chance with Floyd so then what? He could retire with one of the best resume's ever but never took any real risk because he was bigger then those guys. He'd be P4P #1 on everyone's list.
Then Floyd moved up to 140 and thats where I wish he was still at. Just look at the Gatti fight and look at Floyd's body. He was so fit & toned. Everything looked so natural. He couldve been one of the best 140 pounders ever, if not the best. If anyone thinks Harris, Hatton or Cotto had a real chance then there crazy. Guys can be bigger then him at that weight but he was still really strong and had nice pop, not to mention blazing speed. From 140 on down no one and I mean no one even sniffs Floyd's jock. He wouldve been a All Time Great if he stayed there and no one could argue against it. He was damn near perfect.
Now he goes to 147 and thats when things get tricky. I have always believed that Floyd is the best from 154 on down but once you get to 147 then it gets tricky and once you get to 154 then it gets downright scary. These guys are big and Floyd isnt. He is also slower & because of the weight, he cant throw combos like he does at the lower weights. I still say that physically Baldy gave him alot of problems. Even with the huge disadvantage at weight, I'd still pick him over anyone at 147. Margarito scares me and Oscar & Shane somewhat scare me but I would feel confident in all of them but at the same time he might have to go through hell to beat all of them. At 154 I get scared of nearly all the guys and though I wouldnt pick it, I wouldnt be surprised if he lost to Winky, Oscar, Karmazin, Quartey, Ouma, Forrest, and probally more.
To me, Floyd is far and away the best P4P boxer out there but I just hate to see him fighting these huge guys. Ill say it again, he doesnt get nearly enough credit for fighting these guys who are obviously so much bigger & stronger then him. He doesnt get any credit at all for that. None of the writers talk about it. Then you add that to the fact that not only is he fighting huge guys, but he's doing it at the same time while he's declining in all of his attributes because the extra weight is making him slow down.
Floyd had good size at 130 but thats it. In every other fight he looks like the much smaller man. He's even got a small frame anyway. If he stood beside someone who was the same size as him, he would look smaller. It just upsets me because if you look back at his N'Dou fight, he couldve did that for years. Everyone clowns what he's done lately but imagine if he really didnt take risk. Everyone sweats guys like Hopkins who dominated a division forever & even somewhat Tszyu. You think Floyd couldnt do what Hopkins did? and he wouldve did it against much better comp.
Floyd could be still at 135 right now and who wouldve ever beat him? He'd be killing Diaz and all those boys. He could wait for guys to move up like Hopkins did and kill Pac, Morales, MAB, JMM, Valero, Guzman, & Rocky. None of those guys would have a chance with Floyd so then what? He could retire with one of the best resume's ever but never took any real risk because he was bigger then those guys. He'd be P4P #1 on everyone's list.
Then Floyd moved up to 140 and thats where I wish he was still at. Just look at the Gatti fight and look at Floyd's body. He was so fit & toned. Everything looked so natural. He couldve been one of the best 140 pounders ever, if not the best. If anyone thinks Harris, Hatton or Cotto had a real chance then there crazy. Guys can be bigger then him at that weight but he was still really strong and had nice pop, not to mention blazing speed. From 140 on down no one and I mean no one even sniffs Floyd's jock. He wouldve been a All Time Great if he stayed there and no one could argue against it. He was damn near perfect.
Now he goes to 147 and thats when things get tricky. I have always believed that Floyd is the best from 154 on down but once you get to 147 then it gets tricky and once you get to 154 then it gets downright scary. These guys are big and Floyd isnt. He is also slower & because of the weight, he cant throw combos like he does at the lower weights. I still say that physically Baldy gave him alot of problems. Even with the huge disadvantage at weight, I'd still pick him over anyone at 147. Margarito scares me and Oscar & Shane somewhat scare me but I would feel confident in all of them but at the same time he might have to go through hell to beat all of them. At 154 I get scared of nearly all the guys and though I wouldnt pick it, I wouldnt be surprised if he lost to Winky, Oscar, Karmazin, Quartey, Ouma, Forrest, and probally more.
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