Comments Thread For: Fighter of The Decade? Mayweather, Ward Top List of Candidates

[Rusty Tromboni]

I think it’s Floyd and then Ward or Roman. Cotto, Canelo, and Pac is a hell of a trio and all went on to big wins after

LOL, show me where any of those men in their 3rd pro-fight out-classed a guy like Russell.

Or when any of them fought a fighter as talented as Rigo - let along won.

Or had the late surge KO over a bigger man at the top of his game like Linares.



Let's go by actual footage. Not ****-****** fantasies.

[ShoulderRoll]

Yup. Pacquiao.

More than any of the numerous arguments that can be made in the Pac-Mayflower debate, this is the strongest.

Pacquiao had close fights every single time with Marquez.

Floyd coming off a long layoff/retirement completely dismantled JMM.

[IronDanHamza]

The Canelo Floyd beat was a better win than Linares?

Obviously.

Linares isn't even elite. We are talking about a guy who was battered into submission by Antonio Demarco.

[IronDanHamza]

An opinion, not a fact. And also, you got to be kidding about 2000-2009 decade award given to Floyd. Manny already beat 3 ATG's ( 2 of them in their prime.) with the 7 weight climb And ended the decade almost killing Cotto.

There was a reason 97% of writers agreed Pacquiao was the fighter of the decade/

Pacquaio beat no ATG's in their prime.

I like how you didn't use the P4P list as reasoning this time

[SplitSecond]

Obviously.

Linares isn't even elite. We are talking about a guy who was battered into submission by Antonio Demarco.

Canelo was elite then? Guy only beat trout.

[IronDanHamza]

Canelo was elite then? Guy only beat trout.

He went on to be atleast.

Linares is and always was dead average at best.

[Boxing_1013]

Not to mention, Lomo, Crawford, Golovkin only fought cannon fodder from 2010 to 2013. In fact, Lomo only started in 2013! Does that make them a total joke too??

Fighter of the DECADE doesn't mean fighter of 2016-2019 lmao.

GGG had Ouma, Proksa, Ishida, Macklin and Stevens from 2010-2013. 5 good/very good wins considering they were all by stoppage and besides Ouma all dominant performances.

[Rusty Tromboni]

Pacquiao had close fights every single time with Marquez.

Floyd coming off a long layoff/retirement completely dismantled JMM.

You're either completely ignorant, completely ******, or just lazy.

You really want to put all your chips down on this hand!?!?!?

I have more respect for you than that. There's no way that's the fight you're selling as Floyd's signature of the 2000's. Look at the hoops he made Marquez hop through. It was a great performance. As in, Floyd showed skill. But Floyd beating Marquez is like B Hop beating De La Hoya, Schmeling beating Walker or Tyson beating Spinks. A reminder why all fighters, but especially old ones should respect weight classes.

De La Hoya got WRECKED by Pacquiao. While Floyd made De La Hoyacut weight. And Floyd needed DLH to fade before pulling out a convincing but hard-earned win.

Mayweather also avoided the smaller Pacquiao through out the decade. He waited until Pac had one foot in the grave before meeting him. And, you guessed it, at Mayweather's preferred weight.

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He went on to be atleast.

Linares is and always was dead average at best.

Even thinking Trout could have had the decision over Alvarez, that’s still arguably a better win going in to Floyd than Linares had over anyone.

[Rusty Tromboni]

GGG had Ouma, Proksa, Ishida, Macklin and Stevens from 2010-2013. 5 good/very good wins considering they were all by stoppage and besides Ouma all dominant performances.

Yeah, he looked better than Kovalev ever did; who beat Ward, whom some here have nominated.