I re-watched the Mayweather-Judah fight earlier and it got me thinking about the whole resume discussion.
A lot of people talk about Floyd not facing Mosley, Cotto, and Margarito in their prime. I have heard fight hype, Floyd and his team and his most loyal followers talk about fights not happening b/c of Arum and when certain fighters leave Arum then fights get made. How much of this is true and much is it b/s coming from the Floyd camp?
I think you could make a case that Floyd's resume before he left Top Rank is better than after. He fought Genaro Hernandez, a young Manfredd even though he wasn't great but he was pretty hot at the time, an undefeated Corralles, fought Castillo twice, and a 28 year old Zab Judah. He also got at least 5 million in the Judah fight with over 15k in attendance for that fight and wasn't as well known then, remember he only had a little over 13k there for the Marquez fight. Obviously he made the right choice leaving Top Rank but its not like Top Rank didn't do pretty well for him either.
A lot of people talk about Floyd not facing Mosley, Cotto, and Margarito in their prime. I have heard fight hype, Floyd and his team and his most loyal followers talk about fights not happening b/c of Arum and when certain fighters leave Arum then fights get made. How much of this is true and much is it b/s coming from the Floyd camp?
I think you could make a case that Floyd's resume before he left Top Rank is better than after. He fought Genaro Hernandez, a young Manfredd even though he wasn't great but he was pretty hot at the time, an undefeated Corralles, fought Castillo twice, and a 28 year old Zab Judah. He also got at least 5 million in the Judah fight with over 15k in attendance for that fight and wasn't as well known then, remember he only had a little over 13k there for the Marquez fight. Obviously he made the right choice leaving Top Rank but its not like Top Rank didn't do pretty well for him either.
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