Just going with the obvious ones people missed out
Prime Spadafora
Prime Freitas
Prime Harris
Prime Lakva Sim
Josh Clottey
Prime Angel Manfredy at 135
Prime Robert Garcia
Joel Casamayor
Steve Forbes
Vuyani Bungu (Willing to move up 2 weight classes)
Naseem Hamed (At a 128 catchweight)
Kosta Tszyu
Cezar Bazan
Juan Lazcano
Sharmba Mitchell (140)
Lovemore Ndou (Fought Philip Ndou instead)
And last but not least Oktay Urkal
Just going with the obvious ones people missed out
Prime Spadafora
Prime Freitas
Prime Harris
Prime Lakva Sim
Josh Clottey
Prime Angel Manfredy at 135
Prime Robert Garcia
Joel Casamayor
Steve Forbes
Vuyani Bungu (Willing to move up 2 weight classes)
Naseem Hamed (At a 128 catchweight)
Kosta Tszyu
Cezar Bazan
Juan Lazcano
Sharmba Mitchell (140)
Lovemore Ndou (Fought Philip Ndou instead)
And last but not least Oktay Urkal
Antonio Margarito, 2007
Miguel Cotto, 2007 and 2008
Paul Williams, 2008 and 2009
Manny Pacquiao, 2009 and 2010
Sergio Martinez, 2011 and 2012
Erislandy Lara, 2012, and
Canelo Alvarez, 2013 and 2014
…he would have been a Top 5 ATG on all cards, even with a few losses.
However, because he ducked all these fights, the boxing community will judge him hard and now he is seen as a coward, and not even Top 50 P4P All Time because he didn’t care about his legacy. If it wasn’t for him Dancing With the Stars and Wrestling with Big Show, he wouldn’t have anyone watching all his fights fighting nobodies.
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2008 Paul Williams was avenging his loss to Quintana, and then moved up to JMW and MW. By 2009 he was already a MW, 2010 he was a MW too. So I don't know why you're mentioning Williams in the years that you are mentioning him. I can go along with the thread, but in an intelligent manner. Let's say he ducked Williams in 2007.
Floyd was calling EVERYONE out from lightweight to welterweight when he was budding as a star, when all the top dogs were in their prime. A lot of them didn't give him a fight(Shane, DLH, etc.) when they were on top, so maybe he is still mad about that and is doing the same thing to everyone else. Maybe he feels that he's earned the right to do whatever he wants now since he's the top dog. I think he really learned from DLH when he finally gave Floyd a fight. He dictated EVERYTHING, from ring size, to gloves, to weight, to conference/touring schedule, to venue, to purse, to PPV cut, EVERYTHING. Now he's making everyone fight on his terms.
Talk is cheap.
Did he not call out Manny during the Ortiz press conference and many other times. See talk is cheap when it comes to Floyd!
When it got to be a real possibility to fight Mosley and Floyd knew that Mosley was available and calling him out in late 2006/2007 Floyd said NO every time!!!
When they fought (Mosley vs FLoyd) Floyd knew that Mosley was old and inactive.
2008 Paul Williams was avenging his loss to Quintana, and then moved up to JMW and MW. By 2009 he was already a MW, 2010 he was a MW too. So I don't know why you're mentioning Williams in the years that you are mentioning him. I can go along with the thread, but in an intelligent manner. Let's say he ducked Williams in 2007.
Williams called out Floyd and was willing to fight him at any weight .... Floyd never responded/agreed. So which of the two didn't want the fight? I say its Floyd. What do you think?
2008 Paul Williams was avenging his loss to Quintana, and then moved up to JMW and MW. By 2009 he was already a MW, 2010 he was a MW too. So I don't know why you're mentioning Williams in the years that you are mentioning him. I can go along with the thread, but in an intelligent manner. Let's say he ducked Williams in 2007.
In 2008 Paul Williams knocked out Quintana in the first round and then he continued with Andy Kolle and Verno Phillips the same year. He was well and ready for Floyd at 147p in 2008. Paul Williams called out Floyd 2007-2010 at any weight, including 147p. I cannot imagine anyone being louder and clearer than Paul doing just that. That you didn’t hear him do it is amazing because everyone else I know heard him loud and clear.
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