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Bandwagon jumpers or front-runners or what ever you call them are everywhere. You can’t drive through a neighborhood in Southern California without seeing a USC flag outside or you can’t go to a bar and talk football without running into some New England Patriot fans. Boxing fans are the same way and after Floyd Mayweather destroyed Arturo Gatti, they’ve all seemed to jump on the bandwagon.
Well I’ve been on the Mayweather bandwagon since he turned pro and I’ve ranked him as the best fighter in the world since Roy Jone’s struggled to a decision victory in the first Tarver fight in the fall of 2003. Even though Hopkins was in the middle of one of the sport’s lengthiest title reigns, I thought that Pretty Boy Floyd’s skills along with his physical gifts were vastly superior to those of Hopkins and still feel that the only two fighters in the last fifteen years with superior or comparable skills were Roy Jones in his prime or Pernell Sweat Pee Whitaker.
Even Emanuel Steward who worked with Floyd while his father was in jail for ******* distribution at the time of the Olympic trials felt that Floyd was the best prospect on that 96 team despite only coming away with a bronze medal. "He’s going to be better than his daddy or his uncle. He’s got stronger legs, he’s built better physically and he’s so comfortable in the ring, he grew up in it."
So it was no surprise that he was the first Olympian from that team to win a world title and I don’t think any of the other Olympian’s title winning performances were as impressive. Vargas beat Yori Boy Campas who was a seasoned pro, but whom had already been destroyed by Felix Trinidad and Jose Luis Lopez. David Reid’s win over Laurent Boudouani was impressive, but the Frenchman had been struggling as a champion, most notably in his two controversial bouts against current cruiserweight contender Guillermo Jones. [details]
Well I’ve been on the Mayweather bandwagon since he turned pro and I’ve ranked him as the best fighter in the world since Roy Jone’s struggled to a decision victory in the first Tarver fight in the fall of 2003. Even though Hopkins was in the middle of one of the sport’s lengthiest title reigns, I thought that Pretty Boy Floyd’s skills along with his physical gifts were vastly superior to those of Hopkins and still feel that the only two fighters in the last fifteen years with superior or comparable skills were Roy Jones in his prime or Pernell Sweat Pee Whitaker.
Even Emanuel Steward who worked with Floyd while his father was in jail for ******* distribution at the time of the Olympic trials felt that Floyd was the best prospect on that 96 team despite only coming away with a bronze medal. "He’s going to be better than his daddy or his uncle. He’s got stronger legs, he’s built better physically and he’s so comfortable in the ring, he grew up in it."
So it was no surprise that he was the first Olympian from that team to win a world title and I don’t think any of the other Olympian’s title winning performances were as impressive. Vargas beat Yori Boy Campas who was a seasoned pro, but whom had already been destroyed by Felix Trinidad and Jose Luis Lopez. David Reid’s win over Laurent Boudouani was impressive, but the Frenchman had been struggling as a champion, most notably in his two controversial bouts against current cruiserweight contender Guillermo Jones. [details]
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