The Myth that Floyd didnt fight Top Welters

[Travdog]

May 30, 2006 Ring Magazine

WELTERWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 147 pounds
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Ratings Fighter Record
C C 23 CARLOS BALDOMIR 42-9-6 (12)
1 1 7 FLOYD MAYWEATHER 36-0 (24)
2 2 254 ANTONIO MARGARITO 33-4 (24)
3 3 106 ZAB JUDAH 34-4 (25)
4 4 2 RICKY HATTON 41-0 (30)
5 5 58 LUIS COLLAZO 26-1 (12)
6 6 17 ARTURO GATTI 40-7 (31)
7 7 95 KERMIT CINTRON 25-1 (23)
8 8 63 JOSE ANTONIO RIVERA 37-4-1 (24)
9 9 52 OKTAY URKAL 36-3 (11)
10 10 321 THOMAS DAMGAARD 37-1 (27)

Floyd agreed to fight the Undisputed Champion Judah in 2006. Not his fault that Judah lost to Baldomir. He beat them both! Revionist history says that Baldomir was terrible but back them people thought Floyd was afraid to fight him because he was a big welter. Just check the Baldomir Gatti fight and listen to Merchant

[Biolink]

Speaking of revionist history, go back and look at old Threads in Non-Stop Boxing.

Some of them are very interesting. Specifically the one's that thought Floyd would lose to Gatti, Baldomir, and Judah

[PrettyBoy22]

People have short memories.

This is the thing that gets to me, when Floyd fought Judah and Baldo nobody was bitching about he should fight Cotto or Mosley- NOBODY was. In 10 years, people will forget victories over Pacquiao and Mosley and say he should fight whoever is top of the P4P lists at that time.

[PrettyBoy22]

Speaking of revionist history, go back and look at old Threads in Non-Stop Boxing.

Some of them are very interesting. Specifically the one's that thought Floyd would lose to Gatti, Baldomir, and Judah

Link please? can't be doing with drafting through pages. Or just a page number

[Biolink]

There was a thread that someone created that documented well over 50 or more of these ridiculous threads. I've since lost that link, but I'm scrambling around.

[freeloada]

Damn.. i dont see Shane Mosely?.. I dont see Manny Pacquiao.. I dont see Miguel Cotto.. I dont see Antonio Margarito.. I dont see Paul Williams.. I dont even see Kermit Cintron.. lol.. Maybe when he fights a LEGIT welterweight people will finally stop talking ****..

[Parody]

People just try to discredit him later on, he is always in a lose-lose situation.

[baracuda]

lol...baldo had 9 losses and zab lost to him before he fought floyd......gtfoh with that bs......

[alza1988]

DelaHoya at LMW as well not to forget.

[fugu]

Yeah i dont get it either.
He fought top competition, or atleast top ranked at the time.

Then he fought Oscar for a major payday and gigantic exposure at a weight class above.
Then a fight vs Hatton who was unbeaten and had claimed a title at 147 and was the lineal champ at 140.

Then retirement.