If Floyd wins tonight, does he go > Sugar Ray Robinson

[JoeyNumbers]

No.

Mayweather doesn't fight for legacy, he said it himself.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Still not as impressive as Robinson though who had the best offensive tools of any fighter I've ever seen.

I think Roy Jones is up there as well. Floyds technique is just perfect. I think hes so good defensively that people miss how accurate he is.

[Toney Loc]

I'm looking to take some bets, I have Floyd winning. Any takers???????

I would make a seperate thread on this but for some reason, I can't make threads.

[Marduke]

Ray had much better one punch power than Floyd, but technique wise, Ray liked the loopy shots and opened himself up a lot. Speed wise they are on the same level, with Floyd probably ahead because of his better technique.

And that's why technique means jack **** when calling someone an ATG.

In the end, they get measured by the competition they have fought and beat.

Floyd's current career is overshadowed by Pacquiao, until they fight, how can he measure up to the classic all-time greats?

[jrosales13]

Read post 55, with that said watching LaMotta, no doubt tough as nails but what did he ever do to keep from getting hit.

His defense is actually underrated... He was not a defensive specialist or had great defense by any means. But, he had very good fundamentals and was solid at rolling with punches.

[TheGreatA]

Ray had much better one punch power than Floyd, but technique wise, Ray liked the loopy shots and opened himself up a lot. Speed wise they are on the same level, with Floyd probably ahead because of his better technique.

A lot of Robinson's power came from perfect technique. He found his opponents flush on the chin with punches almost every time. Accuracy was a big part of it.

Mayweather throws impressive lead right hands, hooks in combinations to the body and head, especially early on in his career, but I don't think he quite got full leverage behind his punches like Robinson, perhaps because he shortened up his punches more (although Robinson could too) and was more defensively aware.

The opponent isn't much but it's a good display of Robinson's talents nonetheless:



One of Mayweather's most aggressive efforts:

[etlux]

Apparently no one has had a 41-0 start..... therefore Floyd surpasses him. In this respect, not overall achievements.

please tell me you're kidding. Even Valuev was 49-0.

[Jim Jeffries]

There's a good argument for Floyd cracking top 30 with a win tonight, though it very much depends on the nature of the win.

[boxingking500]

mayweather could knock pacquiao out in 5 seconds and he would still not surpass... SRR...

[boxingfan_123]

cmon now check the poll