Comments Thread For: Roy and Floyd: Playing Favorites Cheats Best of The Best

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One could say the same about the Corrales win, which was even more egregious, in that Corrales was so skeletonized and weight drained that he couldn't even put up a modicum of resistance. At the weigh in he could hardly stand. And he needed the money to pay his legal fees, plus, was going straight to jail after fight. People eith don't seem to know, or seem to forget, including the article writer.

And it took Mayweather 10 rounds to stop a physical and emotional cripple.........

You really believe that?

Yeah, Corrales was so weight drained and so ****** down that he went to jail came back and went right back to that weight class. Alrighty...

[blaqkobra]

mayweather called out damn near everyone. dont put it on mayweather that its his fault when bob arums is the snake that prevented the fights may was asking for

Thank you!!!! people do not realise that floyd has only had five fights at welterweight(2 being world title fights) floyd fought and beat everybody on his way up winning the wbc belt at every weight class . i challenge all the critics to name a legit threat that floyd has "ducked" who isnt promoted by bob arum( who clearly holds a grudge against floyd). p.s marquez was a tune up fight; he had as good a chance as welterweight out there of beating floyd... since when does a guy not get credit for fighting the p4p #2 in a tune up? He went after pacquaio straight after that , when that fell through he went for the next best guy mosley! How is that ducking or playing it safe ? Name one guy he has ducked who is not promoted by bob arum.. 1 guy!!!

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how does the victory over Marquez count as an elite win, Juan jumped up two weight classes and was a small lightweight as is..... albeit was a sharp performance for someone who'd been out of the ring for so long

You dont understand weigh-in weight and actual fight weight do you ,,, prior to Mayweather what was JMM fight weight in his previous 3 fights ? I,ll give you a hint its over 142 !

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how does the victory over Marquez count as an elite win, Juan jumped up two weight classes and was a small lightweight as is..... albeit was a sharp performance for someone who'd been out of the ring for so long

Shane Mosley pumped 2 weight classes and beat Oscar de La Hoya in his prime. Floyd pumped up 1 weight class and beat Oscar at 154, in his 6th weight class. Your point is?

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That is a ridiculous article. Once again it was Floyd who motioned Shane to come to him. Interview interrupting he is not but if he had so what he is the true welterweight champ. Not floyd.

[jbpanama]

This author is just trying to get some attention. Plain and simple.

Mayweather's resume doesn't even come close to Roy, BHop or Mosley's!!! Also, Mayweather disrespects the sport by claiming he is greater than Ali and Ray Robinson!!

This article makes Boxing Scene look like the National Inquirer of boxing publications.

How many fighters did Ray Robinson AVOID???

Did he say, Hey Man I don't want to fight no
RAGING BULL, them Italians got something in
Those MEAT BALLS!!!

Truth is in Ray's time, BOY would be still fighting
6 ROUNDERS!!!

[boxasmash]

Hatton, Corrales and Marquez aren't elite wins.

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Shane Mosley pumped 2 weight classes and beat Oscar de La Hoya in his prime. Floyd pumped up 1 weight class and beat Oscar at 154, in his 6th weight class. Your point is?

Mosley had two fights at welterweight before he fought ODLH the first time he didn't jump straight from LW. Know your **** before you post.

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How is Corrales an elite fighter and Castillo not?

Becuase when Floyd beat Corrales he was a undeafeated champion who many people were picking to win. Alot of you have forgotten the hype that was surrunding the two before they fought and were how shock they were by the way it turn out.

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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Call it the “Curse of Junior.”

Though in-ring accomplishments warrant a far higher dialogue, few boxers of this generation are more polarizing than the famous fighting sons of Roy Jones and Floyd Mayweather.

And try as I might, neither the journalist nor fan in me understands why.

Of course, I’ve long accepted that exchanges on message boards, etc. will be dominated by the “Roy sux” and “call him Gayweather” crowd, predictably chiming in from the corner of Pathetic and Loser.

But I’m always a mite disappointed when the illogical naysaying carries over – admittedly in more articulate forms – to my good friends and colleagues in the traditional and online media.

My only sensible thesis is based on likeability, or in this case a lack thereof.

Because by numbers alone, denying their preeminence looks pretty ridiculous.

Love him or loathe, Jones was inarguably virtuoso in his prime – sequentially conquering four weight classes while besting Hall of Famers (Hopkins, Toney, McCallum, Hill), a credible second tier (Tate, Griffin, Johnson, Ruiz) and the requisite less-heralded filler without hiccup from 1993-2003.

It’s a victims list few of his era can match name for name, and one fewer still could navigate in the one-sided fashion the gifted Pensacolan managed prior to an eyes-closed Antonio Tarver left hook that suddenly ended the run at Mandalay Bay in 2004. [Click Here To Read More]

Fitz knows his boxing!!!!!