Comments Thread For: Roach Admits: Floyd Mayweather is King of This Era

[Drunken Cat]

Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins are both ahead of Floyd.

[Willy Wanker]

Both sides giving their respect.. you gotta respect what both guys did in the sport.

Legends. ATG defensive fighter and an ATG offensive fighter..

So far, I've only seen Roach praise Floyd, and Floyd showing Pacquiao a lot of respect.

I have yet to see Pac give props to Floyd. I'm sure he will once he slips back into reality and accept the fact that there won't be a rematch.

Floyd Sr. and Roger never give anyone credit outside of the family.

[hugh grant]

Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins are both ahead of Floyd.

Of course rjj is, but I keep thinking rjj is the ERa before Floyd. BH is of course better than Floyd as well.
The PAC that was steamrolling everyone is greater as well. The PAC senior didn't want his dson to figjht

[carloscruz10009]

So floyd is ahead of fighter of the decade? Interesting

[Nomadic]

Roy in his prime was flashy, dynamic and entertaining while fighting, I'll say Mayweather was a better tactician. Who is the best depends on what you prefer out of a fighter.

[Kagami Taiga]

Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins are both ahead of Floyd.

Nope. Don't see it. Floyd is thew greatest of this era and most in boxing see it that way.

[hitking]

Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins are both ahead of Floyd.

Floyd and Roy are from different eras first of all. Second of all, you're outta your mind. Roy was great. But, he depended too much on his physical gifts and once there was an oz of slippage, he went from being the best fighter in the world to a guy that was outclassed by, then knocked cold by a glorified journeyman in Glen Johnson. I've seen noticeable physical slippage from Floyd as far back as the JMM fight. But in terms of dominance. It can be argued that Floyd was more dominant after his physical gifts declined than he was as a lightweight. And you can't play the "Roy fought better comp" card. Don't know how long you've been following boxing. But towards the end of his run, Roy pretty much got the same "ducking" accusations as Floyd. And his comp was criticized to no end. As for B-Hop. He was great. And it can be argued that he and Roy are 1a and 1b in their era. But B-Hop has some very glaring holes in his resume. The first of which being he pretty much feasted on a poor division that Roy left. And pretty much showed no interest in moving up to face Calzahe and Roy. And waited on smallet guys to come him.

[786]

I'm sure Floyd senior knows or thinks PAC was the best but won't return the compliment as Floyd is his son

It's a weird one really, Pac won't give Floyd his props but Roach will. Floyd Sr doesn't give Pac any props but Jr does.

[carloscruz10009]

Floyd and Roy are from different eras first of all. Second of all, you're outta your mind. Roy was great. But, he depended too much on his physical gifts and once there was an oz of slippage, he went from being the best fighter in the world to a guy that was outclassed by, then knocked cold by a glorified journeyman in Glen Johnson. I've seen noticeable physical slippage from Floyd as far back as the JMM fight. But in terms of dominance. It can be argued that Floyd was more dominant after his physical gifts declined than he was as a lightweight. And you can't play the "Roy fought better comp" card. Don't know how long you've been following boxing. But towards the end of his run, Roy pretty much got the same "ducking" accusations as Floyd. And his comp was criticized to no end. As for B-Hop. He was great. And it can be argued that he and Roy are 1a and 1b in their era. But B-Hop has some very glaring holes in his resume. The first of which being he pretty much feasted on a poor division that Roy left. And pretty much showed no interest in moving up to face Calzahe and Roy. And waited on smallet guys to come him.

Fighting smaller guys.. Reminds me of whats his name.... 154-168 tho

[Mzembe]

Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has backed Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) as being the best fighter of this era.
After six years of hype, the two fighters finally faced each other on May 2nd, with Mayweather winning a twelve round unanimous decision.
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Stick to facts. Pac did NOT fight the best in his division. Let's look at his opponents since 2006 and let the facts speak for itself:

Oscar: Forced to fight at 147 and was completely drained
Cotto: Forced to fight at 145 and was drained too
Margarito: Forced to fight at 150 and was drained too
Mosley: Mosley was coming off a UD beating at the hands of Mayweather and was pretty much done. Why fight a guy who just got beat the hell up?
Rios: Rios is a BUM. I don't need to say much. If Floyd fought Rios, these *******s would be trolling all over the internet
Bradley: Bradley is a joke of a fighter. Just because he was undefeated means nothing.
Clottey: Who the hell is this guy?
Marquez: Marquez beat Pac 3 times then literally destroyed him with a single punch in their fourth encounter. The same Marquez that could NOT win a single round against Floyd
Algieri: Nobody knew who this guy was before he fought Pacman
David Diaz: Who is this?
Jorge Solis: Who is this?
Oscar Larios: Who is this?

There you have it. Pac is the most hyped boxer in history