The Real On Floyd's Resume!

[DLT]

True, true but he can't go for 10 more years. Floyd's style of fighting relies too much on chear speed and bullet-like reflexes... Somewhat like Roy Jones Jr but with the added defense. He needs to be fast, to react fast. he's chin was never really tested (not for lack of trying!). He could fight and win maybe another year if he had to, but he has retired.

Ive heard people say that before but I completely disagree. Your only basing that on the fact that Floyd is fast and not a super power guy and that isnt fair. The reason why Floyd can do it and RJ cant is because Floyd is 10x more fundemental then RJ. Everything RJ did was unorthodox. He did a ton of bad things in the ring but could get away with it because he was so superior in athletic ability. Then when that went away he had nothing to fall back on. If Floyd loses alot of his speed & reflexes then he can still fall back on a ton of stuff. He does nearly everything by the book. He's very sound in the ring. Everything he does is almost just how you would teach it. He also has a much better D then RJ ever had. Then add to that the fact that he's super intelligent and knows how to adjust during a fight probally more then anyone in the sport. That should carry him even when his skills slip some. Some people think they have slipped now but he still looks good.

I compare him to some guys in the NBA. There are some guys in the NBA who are so slow and have no athletic ability compared to other guys. There are some white boys who cant do anything and then the black guys can run and jump out the gym. Yet you watch the guy and he has all the fundementals. He can do everything by the book while the other guy just uses his athletic ability. Thats why he's in the NBA and can still play a long time. Floyd is both of those. He can definatly fall back on his fundementals

[DLT]

Its even more crazy because guys like Chico, Castillo, and so on were way bigger then Floyd when they fought and now Floyd is fighting at weight classes way bigger then them when anyone will tell you that there still way bigger then Floyd. That is so impressive but he gets no credit for that

[P4P50]

i agree completely.......notice none of the floyd haters have replied...

[Guest]

This is a masterfully written article. I was actually going to write something like this, but it was hard to find sources for fighters that ducked Mayweather at 130 and 135 to back up my argument...

[fatpom]

Not to interupt the group sucking of Floyd and each others ****s here. But its pretty easy to say he offered people the fights, but what did he offer?

Fact is its become pretty clear that Floyd has been reading from the Roy Jones playbook while building his career and has priced himself out of a lot of fights as a result.

At the end of the day, if you really want the fight, you'll make it. And the only fight since Castillo that Floyd really wanted was Oscar and its the only real fight he's made since.
Hatton for instance turned down Floyd, yes. But WHY did he turn it down? Because he wanted a fight in the US under his belt before fighting Floyd. If Mayweather had really wanted that fight, he would've agreed to go to the UK and we would've had a fight. Ricky was the champ after all.

I don't give guys credit for making offers, I give guys credit for making fights. Other people seem to be able to do it. Why can't Floyd?

None of this, by the way has anything to do with his ability. He's an exceptional fighter who has fought & beat some great fighters.

[ThaHorseman]

Not to interupt the group sucking of Floyd and each others ****s here. But its pretty easy to say he offered people the fights, but what did he offer?

Fact is its become pretty clear that Floyd has been reading from the Roy Jones playbook while building his career and has priced himself out of a lot of fights as a result.

At the end of the day, if you really want the fight, you'll make it. And the only fight since Castillo that Floyd really wanted was Oscar and its the only real fight he's made since.
Hatton for instance turned down Floyd, yes. But WHY did he turn it down? Because he wanted a fight in the US under his belt before fighting Floyd. If Mayweather had really wanted that fight, he would've agreed to go to the UK and we would've had a fight. Ricky was the champ after all.

I don't give guys credit for making offers, I give guys credit for making fights. Other people seem to be able to do it. Why can't Floyd?

None of this, by the way has anything to do with his ability. He's an exceptional fighter who has fought & beat some great fighters.

When Hatton asks for $13 million its time to walk away. Champ or not, the real money comes when guys fight in the US (thats not a bash on other countries, just the facts). Hatton didn't start getting paid until he went to the US and fought. Same goes for Mosley. Shane wanted $10 million to fight Floyd back in the late '90's. So say what you want about Floyd for not fighting guys like Margarito, but you have to agree that he has been on the other end too.

[fatpom]

When Hatton asks for $13 million its time to walk away. Champ or not, the real money comes when guys fight in the US (thats not a bash on other countries, just the facts).
Hatton didn't start getting paid until he went to the US and fought. Same goes for Mosley. Shane wanted $10 million to fight Floyd back in the late '90's. So say what you want about Floyd for not fighting guys like Margarito, but you have to agree that he has been on the other end too.

Hatton managed to make a fight with Tszyu and intice him to head to Britain, clearly he's not that impossible to deal with.

And, I'm not giving Magarito any credit for offering Floyd a fight either. It works both ways. I DO give Margarito credit for taking on a incredibly dangerous opponent as a back up plan.
Floyds back up plans to fights he can't make consist of nobodies & guys coming off losses.

[realheavyhands]

I Dont Even See Why Floyd Reired I Dont Think He Reached His Full Potenial, He Never Even Tested Himself.. HES CAUGHT UP INTO MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES

[Tysonisgod]

Floyd's scared of a Margarito who hadnt fought any good fighter, has losses on his resume to bums, and had just got beat by a sorry as Santos at 154? Floyd's scared of that guy but at the same time is trying to fight guys like Shane & Oscar at 154 when Floyd clearly didnt belong there? Then the Clottey fight came and now its like no one talks about Margarito anymore. Where's all his hype at now? That guy was going to beat Floyd? Floyd beats Oscar at when he clearly didnt belong there and Margarito cant even beat Sanots but Margarito can beat Floyd? Someone please explain that to me. I dont know why so many people even made a big deal out of Margarito calling him out.

perfectly put my!! floyd is the best fighter in the world and should get treated with more respect

[Tysonisgod]

I DO give Margarito credit for taking on a incredibly dangerous opponent as a back up plan.
Floyds back up plans to fights he can't make consist of nobodies & guys coming off losses.

Who at the time was more dangerous than an unbeating Chico, JLC, and fighting at weights floyd shouldnt be seein untill he's old and fatter lol 154lbs against one of the best boxers in the past 10 years thats more dangerous itself than anyone Tony has fought