Throwback-Mayweather Canelo Epilogue

[IronDanHamza]

ATG 152 lbs win.

Out of curiosity, do you feel the same way about Pacquaio's win over Cotto?

[Thraxox]

Out of curiosity, do you feel the same way about Pacquaio's win over Cotto?

They don't deserve much credit on the wins of those two despite the fact that it was their best performances of their careers.

[IronDanHamza]

They don't deserve much credit on the wins of those two despite the fact that it was their best performances of their careers.

That's fair enough.

I'm the opposite I give both alot of credit but as long as it's consistent then fair enough.

[Thraxox]

That's fair enough.

I'm the opposite I give both alot of credit but as long as it's consistent then fair enough.

I'm very consistent on "compromised" fighters in my criticism, but if the catch weight benefits the fighter then I'll hold back my criticism.

[Evil_Meat]

Gotta love how many people say Canelo was too green. Yeah he was extremely green, as he only had over 40 professional fights.

[kafkod]

8 lbs and 4 years makes no difference at all. 27 yo 160lb Canelo is exactly the same as the 152lb 23 yo version Floyd fought. And now I'm off to Paris, France to check out my new property... The Eiffel tower. I just bought it for Ł1000 off a guy on the internet. Should be a great investment!

[The Big Dunn]

Why is beating a weight drained 22 year old Canelo a great win for Floyd, while Loma gets slaughtered for "picking on kids" when he talks about fighting 22 year old Tank Davis?

The difference is Tank is not the "other best" fighter at 130, Berchelt is . As such they should fight. Canelo was the other best guy at 154 when Floyd fought him.

Question-why do posters like you, that often post about wanting to see the "best fight the best" continually call for a Loma/Tank fight, even though you admit Tank isn't one of the 2 or 3 best 130lbers in the world?

[kafkod]

The difference is Tank is not the "other best" fighter at 130, Berchelt is . As such they should fight. Canelo was the other best guy at 154 when Floyd fought him.

Question-why do posters like you, that often post about wanting to see the "best fight the best" continually call for a Loma/Tank fight, even though you admit Tank isn't one of the 2 or 3 best 130lbers in the world?

I believed Floyd was wrong to veto Tank vs Loma when Tank held a world title. I seem to rate Tank higher than most doe, because I saw it as a 50/50 fight. Breadman Edwards did too. But now Tank isn't holding a title, I give him a pass for not wanting Loma yet. It's up to him and his team to decide when he's ready.

[The Big Dunn]

I believed Floyd was wrong to veto Tank vs Loma when Tank held a world title. I seem to rate Tank higher than most doe, because I saw it as a 50/50 fight. Breadman Edwards did too. But now Tank isn't holding a title, I give him a pass for not wanting Loma yet. It's up to him and his team to decide when he's ready.

At no point did I ever see you rank Tank ahead of Berchelt or Machado. If you did and I didn't see it, please show me where. If you see this as a 50/50 fight then you see Tank as one of the best in the world, which I KNOW you don't because you have often posted Loma would destroy Tank.

Even if you honestly felt it was a 50/50 fight (which I don't believe for one second), Berchelt and Machado were still ranked ahead of Tank in every credible rankings. At no point does a Tank/Loma fight fit your "best fighting the best" desire.

You are being disingenuous, if not outright dishonest. If you want to see Tank get crushed by a much better fighter just say so. It's fine.

Just don't get mad when another poster says they want to see Loma fight Crawford or any other fight that appears on paper to be as equally one sided as Tank/Loma.

[sbbigmike]

Man, dude’s strategy was brilliant. And he was real sharp that night.

Floyd was all of pretty boy Floyd that night a top 2 performance for him.......

At this point I felt 154 was optimum for Floyd; just with the scale games fighters play these days he didnt want to give up too much ground....He wasnt as sharp moving down to 147 thereafter