Originally posted by El Temible
I think your problem is you don't have a very good way of gaging time...
let's look at it deeper, with a few other top guys pound for pound in boxing today:
Manny Pacquiao 43-3-2 (33kos)
last fight? Oscar Larios with a record of 56-4-1.. wins a hard fought 12 round decision
before that? Erik Morales with a record of 48-3-0.. wins a 10th round TKO
before that? Hector Velazquez with a record of 42-10-2.. wins a 6th round TKO
all 3 fights within the last 11 months, less than a year
Winky Wright 50-3-1 (25kos)
last fight? Jermain Taylor with a record of 25-0-0.. fights to a hard fought draw with the previously undefeated champion, puts the first blemish on his record
before that? Sam Soliman with a record of 31-7-0.. fights to another unanimous decision
before that? Felix Trinidad with a record of 42-1-0.. fight a dominating fight, easily winning all 12 rounds to finalize Trinidad's career
all 3 of these within the last 14 months, a little more than a year
Marco Antonio Barrera 62-4-0 (42kos)
last fight? Rocky Juarez with a record of 25-1-0.. fights to a tough split decision win and agrees to a rematch coming in Sept
before that? Robbie Peden with a record of 25-2-0.. fights to a unanimous decision
before that? Mzonke Fana with a record of 22-2-0.. wins by KO in the 2nd round, and lets not forget the fight before this one where Barrera went up 2-1 on Erik Morales
all 3 were within the last 15 months, a little more than a month
now, on to Floyd Mayweather 36-0-0 (24kos)
last fight? Zab Judah with a record of 34-3-0.. Judah, coming off a loss to 41-9-6 Baldomir, fights with Judah to a 12 round decision
before that? Sharmba Mitchell with a record of 56-4-0.. wins by TKO in the 6th
before that? Arturo Gatti with a record of 39-6-0.. outboxes the slugger to win a TKO in the 6th
now, these 3 fight were within the last 14 months, one less than Barrera, same timeframe as Winky, and 3 months more than Pacquiao..
now look at the competition of all their opponents and tell me where everyone belongs in the pound for pound rankings...
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