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Why do people act like Floyd is in a league of his own?
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Last edited by Johnny2x2x; 06-03-2015, 12:18 PM.
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Originally posted by The Big Dunn View PostHow can you be serious? ODH, shane, cotto and Manny all waited to fight Floyd. ODH and Shane because Floyd at that time was high risk, no reward. Cotto because he was at ringside and watched Floyd v Gatti (rip). Manny, we saw on May 2nd why he waited.
Come on man, I get you can hold Floyd accountable for not giving Manny what he wanted to make the fight earlier, but the other 3 guys you can't really be serious.
Floyd is the most powerful man in boxing are you telling me he couldn't have made those fights sooner ?
Leoanrd fought them all yeah he waited on Hagler but Hagler wasn't in his late 30's neither was Ray ..
As far as Cotto ok I'll give you that as he said he wasn't ready for Floyd but Oscar was pretty much shot as was Mosley by they time Floyd fought em ..This is why I can't put Floyd and Ray in the same sentence or even rank them close to each other ..Floyds fights above 130 for the most part are a joke ..His Resume at 140 is atrocious ! Then. At WW finally gets Manny but who else is there Maidana twice Marquez who never really had success outside of Manny at WW ..Ortiz Gurrero ? Really is this close to Hearns ,Benitez ,Duran or Hagler ? I mean really ?
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Originally posted by SkillspayBills View PostHe manages to make A and B level fighters look like D level scrubs. He neutered an ATG fighter in Pac. The only one near that level against that level of opponent is Rigo. Floyd deserves to be in a league of his own because he's done it for 19 years.
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Because he is
He is head and shoulders the best fighter of his era....from 1995-2015 he has made more money in the ring than any other fighter, won more championship fights than anyone else, is tied for most lineal titles in different weight classes all time, beat most of all the hall of famers in his era, near his weight....Pacquaio, ODLH, Mosley, Cotto, Hatton, Castillo, Corrales, Genaro Hernandez, Gatti....he is in a league of his own, in his era...no fighter is close....sorry Pac Fanatics, he never was on his level
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Originally posted by RichCCFC View PostOk, this is kinda a stupid intro since I posed the question. The man is a great boxer and is undefeated for so many years, true! remarkable career.. but... people make it seem like skill wise there is nothing else remotely close to him in boxing today.
I think Rigondeaux, Gonzales, Lomachenko and Ward all have ATG skills too and are not that far off him at all.
No other fighter on the planet can say that, in their last 12 fights, they have fought nine world champions (10 if you include the second fight against Maidana), one number one contender at their weight class and one world champion moving up in weight.
That is what puts Floyd in a league of his own.
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Originally posted by big_james10 View PostThere are numerous comments that I could make about this post. However, I will simply make this one. Regardless of what you think of Floyd Mayweather, it is an indisputable fact that no one has fought the level of competition that Floyd has fought in his last 12 fights. Everyone Floyd has fought in his last 12 fights have either been world champions at 147 or 154, a number one contender in Robert Guerrero or, in the case of Marquez, a world champion moving up in weight.
No other fighter on the planet can say that, in their last 12 fights, they have fought nine world champions (10 if you include the second fight against Maidana), one number one contender at their weight class and one world champion moving up in weight.
That is what puts Floyd in a league of his own.
The last time he fought someone that wasn't a former/current/future champion was Henry Bruseles waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in January of 2005.....he fights a champion caliber fighter or top ten contender every time out......he is in a league of his own
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Originally posted by hugh grant View PostNobody thinks hes in a league of his won. If he was in league of his own why did Cotto think Pac would beat Floyd? Why did Maidana think Pac would beat Floyd? Because Maidana didn't think FLoyd was that good and was overated.
As a businessman he is in a class all by himself.
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Originally posted by PorterIsFuture View PostNever beat an ATG in his prime. Always pre/post..
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