Comments Thread For: J. Mayweather: One-Dimensional Pacquiao, Easy For Floyd

[The Big Dunn]

yes i believe so..floyd is very talented but look at his resume and tell me the truth about it..

He wouldnt be a 1st ballot HOF if his resume wasn't worthy. Please man just keep it real.

[kidrak]

floyd moved up and fough jose luis castillo for the lightweight title. No tune ups. Remeber that? Remember undefeated Diego, when he was terrozing muthaphikkas? Se what I mean?

Respectfully, just because floyd didn't fight a guy doesn't mean that fighter is great.

nah not enough..ok thats your opinion and mine..anyways.. so you saying me that floyd will be rank higher than manny?

[The Big Dunn]

Guys like Tyson are generational, in that they are few and far between. Holyfield still banked though. Hagler had the personality of ficus plant, meaning he just stood there and said nothing. If you keep winning eventually stardom can come to you, especially in the current climate of boxing. Boxing doesn't reach a broad audience, if it did, and you aired Ortiz/Berto on terrestrial television, I guarantee we'd be looking at a new bankable star in Ortiz.

Fair point. He does have a great story to tell.

[switchsouthpaw]

Perhaps. But its not guaranteed. Buster and Holyfield Lennox never got to Tyson's level even though they beat his a$$. Shane didn't get to ODH level, Hagler never got to the SRL level, etc etc. Besides, if in 2003 I told you Floyd and MAnny would be what they are now you would've laughed at me.

Guys like Tyson are generational, in that they are few and far between. Holyfield still banked though. Hagler had the personality of ficus plant, meaning he just stood there and said nothing. If you keep winning eventually stardom can come to you, especially in the current climate of boxing. Boxing doesn't reach a broad audience, if it did, and you aired Ortiz/Berto on terrestrial television, I guarantee we'd be looking at a new bankable star in Ortiz.

[The Big Dunn]

no be serious dude..yah i like manny but i dont hate floyd..the resume tell itself.. barrera morales on pac resume is sure enough he fought tougher fights than floyd..floyd should try fighting marg and cotto on their prime to match manny's resume..

floyd moved up and fough jose luis castillo for the lightweight title. No tune ups. Remeber that? Remember undefeated Diego, when he was terrozing muthaphikkas? Se what I mean?

Respectfully, just because floyd didn't fight a guy doesn't mean that fighter is great.

[kidrak]

You like Manny so you like his resume more. When you consider who floyd fought when he moved up vs who manny fought its tough to say manny's resume is better. Floyd moved up so long ago that people forget who he fought, and more importantly, at what point in their career he fought them.

no be serious dude..yah i like manny but i dont hate floyd..the resume tell itself.. barrera morales on pac resume is sure enough he fought tougher fights than floyd..floyd should try fighting marg and cotto on their prime to match manny's resume..

[The Big Dunn]

Maybe...maybe not. A prime Cotto and Marg could have at the very least changed the perception that Floyd doesn't take any risks. A prime Cotto was a problem. A fresh Marg was a handful for all 12 rounds even though limited in many other areas. These names at the very least would have helped Floyd's cause.

Do you really think Cotto in 2005 woul've given floyd a problem? At 147? Marg had a better chance because of his style but its not like he was Duran. Thats all I'm saying

[The Big Dunn]

I'd like to believe that their are other stars on the horizon that could capture the public's imagination.

Perhaps. But its not guaranteed. Buster and Holyfield Lennox never got to Tyson's level even though they beat his a$$. Shane didn't get to ODH level, Hagler never got to the SRL level, etc etc. Besides, if in 2003 I told you Floyd and MAnny would be what they are now you would've laughed at me.

[kidrak]

A 1st ballot HOF is a waste of talent? Seriously!

yes i believe so..floyd is very talented but look at his resume and tell me the truth about it..

[The Big Dunn]

then whats your point?

You like Manny so you like his resume more. When you consider who floyd fought when he moved up vs who manny fought its tough to say manny's resume is better. Floyd moved up so long ago that people forget who he fought, and more importantly, at what point in their career he fought them.