floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
all ATGs have their key victories. which are
floyd's?
floyd's?
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Ambling Alp II
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
None. That is the problem.
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Syntax Error
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
Probably Canelo.
Alvarez is much bigger & younger & some felt he might be too big for FMJ, but Floyd made easy work of him.
Alvarez is much bigger & younger & some felt he might be too big for FMJ, but Floyd made easy work of him.
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King Carlos
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
Except for Corrales, he's always been the frontrunner. The fact that he won the way he did makes that one his signature win to me, even if I don't rate Corrales all that highly. Canelo is another good call.
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Tuan_Jim
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
Corrales doesn't exactly loom large in boxing history, does he.
There were plenty of times Mayweather could have tackled a scary opponent but he boxed someone else, moved division, temporarily retired etc. History will not be kind.
There were plenty of times Mayweather could have tackled a scary opponent but he boxed someone else, moved division, temporarily retired etc. History will not be kind.
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SaadOffTheDeck
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
Hernandez, corrales, Castillo, hatton, Alvarez, cotto, etc...
Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
it was really shocking to see justSyntax Error wrote:Probably Canelo.
Alvarez is much bigger & younger & some felt he might be too big for FMJ, but Floyd made easy work of him.
how easy it was.
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
man wrote:it was really shocking to see justSyntax Error wrote:Probably Canelo.
Alvarez is much bigger & younger & some felt he might be too big for FMJ, but Floyd made easy work of him.
how easy it was.
One of very few fights I regret not betting and betting big on. I didn't see any way a slow-footed low-volume guy like Alvarez could really even cause Floyd to break a sweat.
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
Just so damned good he made elite fighters look pedestrian.SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Hernandez, corrales, Castillo, hatton, Alvarez, cotto, etc...
Love him or hate him he is a tough nut to crack
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
Yup, I'm not a fan. I'm also not blind. Marquez, Manny, etc . not mention Shane was top 5 p4p when he fought him. Definitive atg, I'd guess he'd be in my top 20-30.tiny_acres wrote:Just so damned good he made elite fighters look pedestrian.SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Hernandez, corrales, Castillo, hatton, Alvarez, cotto, etc...
Love him or hate him he is a tough nut to crack
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
You gotta be kiddingAmbling Alp II wrote:None. That is the problem.
Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
He put a real beating on gatti,
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
WTKO 11 Diego Corrales
W12 Saul " Canelo" Alvarez
WTKO8 Genaro " Chicanito" Hernandez
WTKO6 Juan Manuel Marquez
W12 Jose Luis Castillo (II)...Proved that he was the better man in the rematch
WTKO2 Angel "El Diablo" Manfredy
W12 Shane Mosley
W12 Marcos Maidana
Uffff He didn't need the Pacman's or Golden Boy's wins. The great Floyd Mayweather, Jr. beat every significant top notch fighter of his era from 130 to 154lbs. He has been the best fighter pound per pound for the last 15 years, a decade and a half. And he never lost a fight. A top ten boxer ATG in my view.
W12 Saul " Canelo" Alvarez
WTKO8 Genaro " Chicanito" Hernandez
WTKO6 Juan Manuel Marquez
W12 Jose Luis Castillo (II)...Proved that he was the better man in the rematch
WTKO2 Angel "El Diablo" Manfredy
W12 Shane Mosley
W12 Marcos Maidana
Uffff He didn't need the Pacman's or Golden Boy's wins. The great Floyd Mayweather, Jr. beat every significant top notch fighter of his era from 130 to 154lbs. He has been the best fighter pound per pound for the last 15 years, a decade and a half. And he never lost a fight. A top ten boxer ATG in my view.
Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
funny list though ...elmersalsa wrote:WTKO 11 Diego Corrales
W12 Saul " Canelo" Alvarez
WTKO8 Genaro " Chicanito" Hernandez
WTKO6 Juan Manuel Marquez
W12 Jose Luis Castillo (II)...Proved that he was the better man in the rematch
WTKO2 Angel "El Diablo" Manfredy
W12 Shane Mosley
W12 Marcos Maidana
Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
man wrote:funny list though ...elmersalsa wrote:WTKO 11 Diego Corrales
W12 Saul " Canelo" Alvarez
WTKO8 Genaro " Chicanito" Hernandez
WTKO6 Juan Manuel Marquez
W12 Jose Luis Castillo (II)...Proved that he was the better man in the rematch
WTKO2 Angel "El Diablo" Manfredy
W12 Shane Mosley
W12 Marcos Maidana
I remember him brutally finishing Marquez in the 6th round. Was an incredible night of boxing. On this night, no man could have beaten the great Pretty Boy. Even the great Roberto Duran would have farted and turned his back, wailing 'No Mas!'
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
It is. The win over an ancient Mosley is actually probably the biggest win. It only came six years after Winky Wright beat him for the second time.man wrote:funny list though ...elmersalsa wrote:WTKO 11 Diego Corrales
W12 Saul " Canelo" Alvarez
WTKO8 Genaro " Chicanito" Hernandez
WTKO6 Juan Manuel Marquez
W12 Jose Luis Castillo (II)...Proved that he was the better man in the rematch
WTKO2 Angel "El Diablo" Manfredy
W12 Shane Mosley
W12 Marcos Maidana
Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
Ambling Alp II wrote:None. That is the problem.
Probably not he was just to good for them all.
Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
His most impressive performances
KO 7 Phillip Ndou
TKO 6 Arturo Gatti
TKO 10 Diego Corrales
He looked fantastic, and near untouchable in all 3 of those fights.
Plus he's got wins over Cotto, Mosley, De La Hoya, Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez among others.
KO 7 Phillip Ndou
TKO 6 Arturo Gatti
TKO 10 Diego Corrales
He looked fantastic, and near untouchable in all 3 of those fights.
Plus he's got wins over Cotto, Mosley, De La Hoya, Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez among others.
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
History will be exceedingly kind. People will look at the names. He tackled plenty of scary opponents until he beat them. Then the excuses flew. He fought a 170 lb kid in his prime as an old man. Schooled Manny, but that doesn't matter either. He'll have 10 or so hof fighters on his ledger.Tuan_Jim wrote:Corrales doesn't exactly loom large in boxing history, does he.
There were plenty of times Mayweather could have tackled a scary opponent but he boxed someone else, moved division, temporarily retired etc. History will not be kind.
Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
Hit the nail on the head Saad.SaadOffTheDeck wrote:History will be exceedingly kind. People will look at the names. He tackled plenty of scary opponents until he beat them. Then the excuses flew. He fought a 170 lb kid in his prime as an old man. Schooled Manny, but that doesn't matter either. He'll have 10 or so hof fighters on his ledger.Tuan_Jim wrote:Corrales doesn't exactly loom large in boxing history, does he.
There were plenty of times Mayweather could have tackled a scary opponent but he boxed someone else, moved division, temporarily retired etc. History will not be kind.
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Ambling Alp II
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Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
He beat four great fighters in his career. Who of these were close to his prime?
Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
The Revival wrote:Hit the nail on the head Saad.SaadOffTheDeck wrote:History will be exceedingly kind. People will look at the names. He tackled plenty of scary opponents until he beat them. Then the excuses flew. He fought a 170 lb kid in his prime as an old man. Schooled Manny, but that doesn't matter either. He'll have 10 or so hof fighters on his ledger.Tuan_Jim wrote:Corrales doesn't exactly loom large in boxing history, does he.
There were plenty of times Mayweather could have tackled a scary opponent but he boxed someone else, moved division, temporarily retired etc. History will not be kind.
Re: floyd : which are the fights that determine him as a fighter?
Yes Im with Saad on this. I can't sand Floyd and have been praying for him to lose for years..but he doesn't. He's beaten everyone pretty much. It could be argued he should have fought manny before manny started looking beatable - other than that the names on his resume are tremendous. DLH, Moseley, Manny P, JMM, Canelo, Cotto, Castillo, Corrales, Hatton, Maidana - He's one of the greatest fighters of all time and would give anyone around his weight class in history hell. He's just almost impossible to hit cleanly and punches with more venom than his record would suggest. Everyone thinks they can just charge in there and rough him up - but it just doesn't happen as he's sooo hard to hit and then punishes fighters for their mistakes. A truly exceptional fighter on all levels......still cant stand him tho lolcfang wrote:
The Revival wrote:Hit the nail on the head Saad.SaadOffTheDeck wrote: History will be exceedingly kind. People will look at the names. He tackled plenty of scary opponents until he beat them. Then the excuses flew. He fought a 170 lb kid in his prime as an old man. Schooled Manny, but that doesn't matter either. He'll have 10 or so hof fighters on his ledger.