is floyd the greatest jr lightweight ever?

[Fox McCloud]

Correct me if i'm wrong but weren't the majority of these guys at 54

Also curious what constitutes a duck these days? If you could lay out a case as to how, why and importantly WHEN Mayweather ducked Berto for example i would be mighty appreciative

What are you saying? Don't you remember Winky Wright and Fernando Vargas's legendary campaigns at 147?

[SkillspayBills]

Without a doubt. Noone at 130 would have beaten Floyd. Floyd wanted to fight the winner of Frietas-Casamayor after he dominated Corrales and what happened...........Frietas ducked him.

[Fox McCloud]

Without a doubt. Noone at 130 would have beaten Floyd. Floyd wanted to fight the winner of Frietas-Casamayor after he dominated Corrales and what happened...........Frietas ducked him.

I thought both of those fights didn't come off because of money...

[SkillspayBills]

I thought both of those fights didn't come off because of money...

Yeah...........money. After Floyd dominated Corrales he immediately became a risk vs reward type of fighter. Not many fighters wanted to take him on after that bout.

[Fox McCloud]

Yeah...........money. After Floyd dominated Corrales he immediately became a risk vs reward type of fighter. Not many fighters wanted to take him on after that bout.

That's fair... I never really consider that ducking.

Things do have to make financial sense, and the nice thing about boxing, is that a world beating prospect with no name can get a mandatory shot, wreck a champion and become established, and start to generate money.

It is too bad that neither of those fights came off... those would be pretty good feathers in his cap if those were on his resume.

[jrosales13]

Without a doubt. Noone at 130 would have beaten Floyd. Floyd wanted to fight the winner of Frietas-Casamayor after he dominated Corrales and what happened...........Frietas ducked him.

Wasn't it impossible to make that fight since Freitas was a Showtime fighter and Floyd an HBO fighter?

[V.WEBB]

Who has floyd beat at jr lightweight? If its anything like the list of ppl he ducked at welterweight it shouldnt mean much

List of ppl floyd ducked at welterweight

Paul Williams
Margarito
Cotto
Pacquiao
Vernon Forrest (r.i.p.)
Tito Trinidad
Winky Wright
Ricardo Mayorga
Fernando Vargas
Joshua Clottey
Andre Berto

They let anybody get an account here.

[jrosales13]

They let anybody get an account here.

Dude was just naming names for the sake of naming them.

[trk]

Who has floyd beat at jr lightweight? If its anything like the list of ppl he ducked at welterweight it shouldnt mean much

When Floyd was getting started, Genaro Hernandez was the #1 fighter at 130. Mayweather dominated Genaro Hernandez. The next highest ranked fighter was Angel Manfredy. Floyd dominated Angel Manfredy. A little while later Diego Corrales became #1 at 130. Floyd dominated Diego Corrales as well. So that is 3 times that Mayweather won dominating victories over the #1 ranked opponent at 130. He also beat titlists Jesus Chavez, Carlos Hernandez, and Gregorio Vargas.

[jrosales13]

When Floyd was getting started, Genaro Hernandez was the #1 fighter at 130. Mayweather dominated Genaro Hernandez. The next highest ranked fighter was Angel Manfredy. Floyd dominated Angel Manfredy. A little while later Diego Corrales became #1 at 130. Floyd dominated Diego Corrales as well. So that is 3 times that Mayweather won dominating victories over the #1 ranked opponent at 130. He also beat titlists Jesus Chavez, Carlos Hernandez, and Gregorio Vargas.

......Nice