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Im sick of all these fans, media, & commentators always living in the past. You guys get too caught up in it. The fact is that the guys in the 80's and before then fought on basic TV and the sport was bigger back then. Just because its not like that now doesnt mean these fighters arent just as good. There are so many people who say that todays fighters are nothing compared to the 80's. I was watching PTI the other day and they were talking about how there arent any good fighters left. Like they know boxing? Just because the names arent out there doesnt mean these guys arent good and just because the media attention isnt as big doesnt mean these guys arent as good.
You guys are idiots if you dont think guys like Floyd, Hopkins, EM, Pac, MAB, the Marquez brothers, Winky, Oscar, Shane, and so many more guys couldnt fight in any era. Its just a differnent era. If today were like the 80's then people would be sweating guys like Floyd. If Ali fought today then I bet you same clowns would say that he is a bum just because of the way he fights. So many times I hear Floyd get negativley compared to Leonard & Hearns. Again, how fair is it for everyone to compare them? Floyd has moved up so quickley and doesnt never even weigh over 148 pounds while Hearns & Leonard ended up fighting at LHW. Its ******. You cant judge guys like that. If Hearns & Leonard started at 147 and spent most of there careers there then a better comparison is for them to be compared to Floyd at 130. Were those guys better then a 130 pound Floyd? Thats the comparison that should be made. Floyd was a killer at 130. Comparing them now is like comparing Floyd vs EM, Pac, MAB, & JMM. Those guys are great but Floyd wouldve killed them at that weight. Is that a fair compaison? No. Compare them at 122 to Floyd. Thats being fair.
Even so, I bet you that Floyd does alot better against those guys at 147 then they do against bigger guys. If your going to do that then why not compare Leonard & Hearns to RJ? RJ wouldve killed them at 168-175. Its the same thing. I bet Floyd does better against them at 147 then they would against RJ at 168-175. The bottom line is you guys need to wake up and stop acting like the guys in the 80's were Gods and that these guys stink. There's no difference. Ill compare a 130-140 pound Floyd against anyone in history. Give him a couple of more fights to fill in and Ill probally add 147 to the list. Mosley could fight against any 135 pounder in history. How many Middleweight could be a prime Hopkins or a 154 pounders beat a prime Winky?
Another thing that makes me mad is the art. So many of you clowns today could care less about it. You guys try to diss MMA but you guys are the same guys killing boxing because all you want to see is blood & guts. I love the art of boxing. I love watching a guy fight a bigger man and skool him for 12 rounds. I love watching a guy who has no power find a way to beat a hard hitting monster. Alot of you guys hate Floyd because he is defensive 1st. Alot of you same guys wouldve hated Ali & Sweet Pea. Alot of you same guys find Hopkins boring. Again, I love the art but I also love everything about boxing. I love watching Pac knock someone the **** out. I use to love Tyson. I loved when Mayorga came on the scene. I love watching Chico but I can also find a way to love the boxing purist. How come so many of you cant. Instead of appreciating art, you guys think it sucks if a guy doesnt knock someone out or throw a million power shots. You guys are the one's killing the sport. Stop dissing these guys who put on boxing clinics just because they didnt satisfy your need for blood & guts. Broaden your horizons. Open yourself up to other things. I love all styles of boxing and so should you. If your good then I can appreciate it, no matter how you fight! The sad thing is that we have some super fighters going nowdays but were not going to realize it until after the fact. 20 years from now there will be alot of people talking about these current fighters like we talk about the guys in the 80's. Were just too dumb to realize it.
You guys are idiots if you dont think guys like Floyd, Hopkins, EM, Pac, MAB, the Marquez brothers, Winky, Oscar, Shane, and so many more guys couldnt fight in any era. Its just a differnent era. If today were like the 80's then people would be sweating guys like Floyd. If Ali fought today then I bet you same clowns would say that he is a bum just because of the way he fights. So many times I hear Floyd get negativley compared to Leonard & Hearns. Again, how fair is it for everyone to compare them? Floyd has moved up so quickley and doesnt never even weigh over 148 pounds while Hearns & Leonard ended up fighting at LHW. Its ******. You cant judge guys like that. If Hearns & Leonard started at 147 and spent most of there careers there then a better comparison is for them to be compared to Floyd at 130. Were those guys better then a 130 pound Floyd? Thats the comparison that should be made. Floyd was a killer at 130. Comparing them now is like comparing Floyd vs EM, Pac, MAB, & JMM. Those guys are great but Floyd wouldve killed them at that weight. Is that a fair compaison? No. Compare them at 122 to Floyd. Thats being fair.
Even so, I bet you that Floyd does alot better against those guys at 147 then they do against bigger guys. If your going to do that then why not compare Leonard & Hearns to RJ? RJ wouldve killed them at 168-175. Its the same thing. I bet Floyd does better against them at 147 then they would against RJ at 168-175. The bottom line is you guys need to wake up and stop acting like the guys in the 80's were Gods and that these guys stink. There's no difference. Ill compare a 130-140 pound Floyd against anyone in history. Give him a couple of more fights to fill in and Ill probally add 147 to the list. Mosley could fight against any 135 pounder in history. How many Middleweight could be a prime Hopkins or a 154 pounders beat a prime Winky?
Another thing that makes me mad is the art. So many of you clowns today could care less about it. You guys try to diss MMA but you guys are the same guys killing boxing because all you want to see is blood & guts. I love the art of boxing. I love watching a guy fight a bigger man and skool him for 12 rounds. I love watching a guy who has no power find a way to beat a hard hitting monster. Alot of you guys hate Floyd because he is defensive 1st. Alot of you same guys wouldve hated Ali & Sweet Pea. Alot of you same guys find Hopkins boring. Again, I love the art but I also love everything about boxing. I love watching Pac knock someone the **** out. I use to love Tyson. I loved when Mayorga came on the scene. I love watching Chico but I can also find a way to love the boxing purist. How come so many of you cant. Instead of appreciating art, you guys think it sucks if a guy doesnt knock someone out or throw a million power shots. You guys are the one's killing the sport. Stop dissing these guys who put on boxing clinics just because they didnt satisfy your need for blood & guts. Broaden your horizons. Open yourself up to other things. I love all styles of boxing and so should you. If your good then I can appreciate it, no matter how you fight! The sad thing is that we have some super fighters going nowdays but were not going to realize it until after the fact. 20 years from now there will be alot of people talking about these current fighters like we talk about the guys in the 80's. Were just too dumb to realize it.