If Floyd had stayed at superfeatherweight

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  • Horus
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    #21
    Originally posted by Dice
    People always talk about how Floyd ducks people but they never mention him being ducked. He has called out Hamed on multiple occasions and he called out Barrera like u mentioned, But of course its mayweather so he was obvousily duckin Lennox Lewis and Roy Jones which proves he isnt p4p
    Dice it is because they have no sense of History and they just became boxing fans in probably 2005.....

    Floyd called out Barrera and Morrales..but both didnt want to moved up or fight


    Thats why I dont trip when I see poster write all floyd would have got his ass whip if he would have fought Morrales,Barrera,Pacquaio at 130 or 135 because that tells me they are new to boxing or that they are extreme fans of that fighter... because they would know if they understood the history of boxing that Floyd vs. All those fighters except pacquaio could of happen if they would of moved up instead of milking the smaller divisions..

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    • Vasyl’s dad
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      #22
      Originally posted by Soir
      I think the biggest mistake Floyd made in his perfect career was moving up in weight and proving that he can dominate higher divisions. If he would have just stayed in the SAME division over a period of years like Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe or Margarito I think he'd get more respect.

      Floyd is punished by his critics just for being better than everybody else. No one accuses Margarito of ducking Kelly Pavlik or Mikkel Kessler, because we all know Margarito can not handle anyone his own height or natural weight. We put this burden on Mayweather because we think he can take it.

      We are asking a former superfeatherweight champ to clean up a division 3 levels up from the one he started in! And if this former superfeatherweight refuses to clean up this division he will be considered a coward and a failure!!!

      He shouldve never left superfeatherweight.
      uh, what higher divisions did he dominate?

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      • evilp0ptart
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        #23
        Originally posted by Horus
        Dice it is because they have no sense of History and they just became boxing fans in probably 2005.....

        Floyd called out Barrera and Morrales..but both didnt want to moved up or fight


        Thats why I dont trip when I see poster write all floyd would have got his ass whip if he would have fought Morrales,Barrera,Pacquaio at 130 or 135 because that tells me they are new to boxing or that they are extreme fans of that fighter... because they would know if they understood the history of boxing that Floyd vs. All those fighters except pacquaio could of happen if they would of moved up instead of milking the smaller divisions..
        Just because they didn't happen (or they "ducked" Floyd) does not mean that he would have beat them

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        • 3_Hooks
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          #24
          Originally posted by Soir
          I think the biggest mistake Floyd made in his perfect career was moving up in weight and proving that he can dominate higher divisions. If he would have just stayed in the SAME division over a period of years like Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe or Margarito I think he'd get more respect.

          Floyd is punished by his critics just for being better than everybody else. No one accuses Margarito of ducking Kelly Pavlik or Mikkel Kessler, because we all know Margarito can not handle anyone his own height or natural weight. We put this burden on Mayweather because we think he can take it.

          We are asking a former superfeatherweight champ to clean up a division 3 levels up from the one he started in! And if this former superfeatherweight refuses to clean up this division he will be considered a coward and a failure!!!

          He shouldve never left superfeatherweight.
          exactly..........

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          • larryx
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            #25
            Originally posted by fasthard
            if mayweather stays in super featherwieght... These guys would whooped him up >>>barrera, morales, marquez, pacquiao....
            boy stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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            • larryx
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              #26
              Originally posted by el gallo negro!
              uh, what higher divisions did he dominate?
              last time i checked he was lineal at 135,and 147,,title holder at 140,154-facts

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              • Mr. Ryan
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                #27
                The guys at 130 pounds he could have fought to enhance his legacy, Joel Casamayor and Acelino Freitas, had contracts with Showtime.

                Realistically, Mayweather had no other option but to move up to seek greater challenges.

                If he had stayed at 130, he would have been criticized for ducking the best in the higher divisions and made nowhere near the capital he did.

                Mayweather's greatest potential rivals at the time, Morales and Barrera were new at 126 when Mayweather moved to 135.

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by Horus
                  Dice it is because they have no sense of History and they just became boxing fans in probably 2005.....

                  Floyd called out Barrera and Morrales..but both didnt want to moved up or fight


                  Thats why I dont trip when I see poster write all floyd would have got his ass whip if he would have fought Morrales,Barrera,Pacquaio at 130 or 135 because that tells me they are new to boxing or that they are extreme fans of that fighter... because they would know if they understood the history of boxing that Floyd vs. All those fighters except pacquaio could of happen if they would of moved up instead of milking the smaller divisions..
                  why you think i didn't respond to it horus? it's water under the bridge to me. i don't give any of them a shot at beating floyd at 130, any of them.

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