Roy Jones. Fighting Tarver was a huge risk but he did it.
That fight outweighs any risk May ever took.
How the hell does Tarver outweigh Corrales?
Jones was favored to beat Tarver.
Mayweather was favored to lose to Corrales.
Tarver never would have made the top 10 p4p list without beating RJJ.
Corrales stayed on the top 10 p4p list even after losing to Mayweather.
Tarver had one loss and SD victory over an over-the-hill Reggie Johnson going into the first Jones fight.
Corrales was undefeated with 33 wins, 29 of which ended inside of the distance.
It really is no contest. You got the excuse that Roy drained himself coming back down to LHW, but that's about it. It's not enough.
Jones was favored to beat Tarver.
Mayweather was favored to lose to Corrales.
Tarver never would have made the top 10 p4p list without beating RJJ.
Corrales stayed on the top 10 p4p list even after losing to Mayweather.
Tarver had one loss and SD victory over an over-the-hill Reggie Johnson going into the first Jones fight.
Corrales was undefeated with 33 wins, 29 of which ended inside of the distance.
It really is no contest. You got the excuse that Roy drained himself coming back down to LHW, but that's about it. It's not enough.
IIRC Floyd was favored to beat Corrales, 7-5. I don't remember the exact weight, but didn't Corrales have to drop from lightweight to super feather to fight Floy?
IIRC Floyd was favored to beat Corrales, 7-5. I don't remember the exact weight, but didn't Corrales have to drop from lightweight to super feather to fight Floy?
You recall incorrectly. Corrales was the betting favorite. It wasn't a huge difference, but it existed.
And no, Corrales didn't drop from LW to SFW to fight Floyd. Corrales just defended his IBF SFW Championship against Angel Manfredy before he met Floyd. Mayweather on the other hand just fought Emanuel Augustus at LW, the only fight that damaged his "pretty" face in his entire career.
You recall incorrectly. Corrales was the betting favorite. It wasn't a huge difference, but it existed.
And no, Corrales didn't drop from LW to SFW to fight Floyd. Corrales just defended his IBF SFW Championship against Angel Manfredy before he met Floyd. Mayweather on the other hand just fought Emanuel Augustus at LW, the only fight that damaged his "pretty" face in his entire career.
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