How many prime, all time greats did Floyd beat
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Over here we talking about Floyd not having any all time greats in their prime on his resumeComment
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“Prime” is the most annoying term used in debates and maybe all of boxing. Is one boxer allowed to be in his “prime” longer than another boxer? Can one boxers “prime” be maybe just 2-4yrs? Another boxers 10yrs? One boxers prime be aged 22? Another’s aged 32? How can your prime if meaning at your very best not be equated to a single fight? If a fighter loses does that mean they weren’t in their prime? If everyone listed their opinions of fighters “primes”’ their would be no consensus. We all know how hard it is to make fights in boxing. How does one fighter manage to stay in his prime while also fighting all his opponents in their prime also?!! How do all these fights happen with both fighters around the same age? With all of them starting at the same weight to coincide with meeting at the same weight?
So is “prime” you at your best ever performance or is your “prime” the years you could have been at your best? See how annoying that is? A guy can be 30yrs old and way overweight and poorly training. Still that could have been where his physique and experience crossed to be potentially at his best just based on what we know about humans and sports science.
Staying in shape, making weight, lasting is part of boxing. Guys get punished for staying in better shape and training harder consistently than others? How do you stay in your prime while also fighting all your opponents in their prime also? Cause it’s so easy to make fights?!! Everyone’s the same age? Some fighters who are before or past their primes are still a lot better than fighters in their primes. Even if a guy fought every fighter in their “primes” there’s no way that all those fighters were even the most challenging option out there.
Go ahead and let someone define then write an algorithm if they think it’s so simple. A bit of an older example but I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, kids today think Mike Tyson’s first name is “Prime”.
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