Where do you rank Floyd amongst these Past fighters @ WW?

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  • tennesseeboy
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    Where do you rank Floyd amongst these Past fighters @ WW?

    Basilio, Duran, Whitaker, Hearns, Trinidad, Griffith, Armstrong, Walker? Should he be mentioned in the same breath as these guys if he retired TODAY?
  • 4Corners
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    #2
    Floyd's best weight wasn't WW though, so it depends I guess.

    Floyd is around the Top 30 to me, same with Manny.

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    • DLT
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      Its kinda a weird question because his best weight clearly isnt WW, but thats the case for most of those guys on your list. I wouldnt put him in the same group as Hearns & Walker at WW. I might wouldnt put him in the same group as Tito in terms of accomplishments at the weight although I think he could beat Tito. I would put him in the group with the other guys at that weight though

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      • Doctor_Tenma
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        #4
        Never expected Floyd to rank highly among the ATG WWs when he entered the division, but he's definitely had a pretty good run nonetheless.

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        • Roman Moreno
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          #5
          He's not an ATG, everyone on that list is an ATG WW. Floyd isn't.

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          • Larry the boss
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            #6
            Floyds ww run is underated

            titles won(or fought for or won and didnt pay fees)wba,wbc(2times)ring,ibf,ibo,iba,lineal champ
            beat Judah-former lineal champ
            baldo lineal champ
            Mosley-wba champ
            ortiz-wbc champ
            hatton-former wba champ

            man had a nice ww run,won every title except the WBO

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            • check hook
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              #7
              Originally posted by tennesseeboy
              Basilio, Duran, Whitaker, Hearns, Trinidad, Griffith, Armstrong, Walker? Should he be mentioned in the same breath as these guys if he retired TODAY?

              WW isn't Floyd's best weight, but his body of work and ultimately the public recognition (this actually counts) means that YES he is prob ranked in with guys like this. At the same time though it's important to recognise that he is ranked in the pack at 147, but not at the top.

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