Does Floyd only fight tune-ups?

[BattlingNelson]

I love how you contradict yourself in your own post. Hahahhaa. Too rich.

I suppose moving up to face Gatti at 140 was a 'tuneup'.

Gatti wasn't exactly the most formidable of opponents at 140 was he? In a way that was a tune-up for Tszyu or Hatton at 140. Both of which never came.

Sidenote: What on earth are you doing here pisspac? This thread has nothing to do with Calzaghe.

[Roger Mellie]

Apparently he does, at least according to the bastion of common sense, our dear mate Burner. You see lads, Burner says Floyd is so good he's better than himself. If this is so, obviously every fight is just a tuneup for him.

Burner thinks Floyd is the new Chuck Norris!

[B u r n e r]

Gatti wasn't exactly the most formidable of opponents at 140 was he? In a way that was a tune-up for Tszyu or Hatton at 140. Both of which never came.

Sidenote: What on earth are you doing here pisspac? This thread has nothing to do with Calzaghe.

So Gatti, Judah, Hatton and Oscar were tune up fights???

So going by your logic...what the hell do you call Kesslers resume??

And please dont make me pull up posts of BattlingNelson and Battheman HYPING the Hatton and Oscar fights.

Thx.

[daggum]

floyd fought 2 eliminators to get to gatti. gatti! what do you call that? i call it a waste of time.

[Clyde Barrow]

Burner thinks Floyd is the new Chuck Norris!

He's rubbish mate. But truth is he's fast becoming my favorite poster. Burner never fails to entertain, albeit unintentionally.

[BattlingNelson]

So Gatti, Judah, Hatton and Oscar were tune up fights???

So going by your logic...what the hell do you call Kesslers resume??

And please dont make me pull up posts of BattlingNelson and Battheman HYPING the Hatton and Oscar fights.

Thx.

Gatti, Judah and Hatton where tune-ups for bigger fights that never came.

As for the other part of your post well you just do your thing bro.

[ИATAS]

Seems so long ago when Floyd was fighting the best opponents possible. God I miss the 130 pound Mayweather.

I believe Castillo changed floyd's mentality.

[Ravishing]

So Gatti, Judah, Hatton and Oscar were tune up fights???

So going by your logic...what the hell do you call Kesslers resume??

And please dont make me pull up posts of BattlingNelson and Battheman HYPING the Hatton and Oscar fights.

Thx.

The thing with all those guys listed above is neither of them are fighting at a high level anymore, nor were they all "the best" fighters he could've fought more than how much money he would've made fighting one guy instead of the other. But let's not beat around the bush, Floyd hasn't really gone for the "challenge" more than the "check", but letting us believe at the same time that he was in a competitive fight. After the Castillo / Corralles fights is where I started to slightly question his moves, but also always knew he was looking for the big money fight with Oscar. The irony just lies with how the WW landscape looks now adding how long he's been in the division and who he still yet hasn't faced:

Shane Mosley
Miguel Cotto
Luis Collazo
Joshua Clottey
Andre Berto
Antonio Margarito
Manny Pacquiao

Granted, some of those names are dark horses, but the fact is that Floyd is still in the prime of his career and those names above are some of the top names in the last several years at WW which he's never once faced. With all great fighters and champions stands their resume while being at the top (or in this case #2) and none of those guys being on there to me is a bit dissapointing considering at least 3 of those guys should've had fights with Floyd by now, and it's not because they didn't blatantly call him out. But hey...

[BattlingNelson]

floyd fought 2 eliminators to get to gatti. gatti! what do you call that? i call it a waste of time.

Gatti was in itself a tune-up for Tsyu/Hatton that never came.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Seems so long ago when Floyd was fighting the best opponents possible. God I miss the 130 pound Mayweather.

I believe Castillo changed floyd's mentality.

when you get that close to losing, sometimes a phobia develops



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