For those who try to call FMJ the GOAT

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  1. dogcatcher

    dogcatcher Active Member Full Member

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    He is essentially a true LW (not WW) so how does he do against the following all in there primes:

    Roberto Duran 103-16-0
    Pernell Whitaker 40-4-2
    Henry Armstrong 150-20-10
    Julio Cesar Chavez 107-6-2
    Aaron Pryor 39-1-0
    Hector Camacho 79-6-3
    Antonio Cervantes 123-15-4

    If you even consider that he could lose any of these how can he be the GOAT, if he's not the best at his own size range?

    He's definitely in good company however when you consider the names mentioned, and If you say he beats them all, It's clearly a possibility with his skillset.
     
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  2. KingBenny

    KingBenny The maverick Judge Full Member

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    He would beat Pryor but lose to the rest on your list .
     
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  3. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Armstrong kills him
    So does pacquiao, Duran and Whitaker
     
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  4. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    I don't know about that Pryor would have been all over Floyd !
     
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  5. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There is a thread where I opposed Rumsfeld reducing FMJ...I tried convincing him & now myself that Floyd can become the GOAT

    The reality that Mayweather himself gave up on that, now he wants to be the ATG richest boxer...which is also cool :good

    NO more GOAT, he gave up himself...around the same time 50 stepped away
     
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  6. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran - Duran wins, too powerful and skilled for Floyd.
    Whitaker - Whitaker close win, fight is bottled up and sold for insomnia sufferers.
    Armstrong - Armstrong would outwork FMJ with his relentless stamina.
    Chavez - Winnable fight for FMJ (also for Chavez).
    Pryor - Winnable fight for FMJ (although Pryor is a 140 pounder).
    Camacho - Winnable fight for FMJ (See Chavez above).
    Cervantes - Winnable fight for FMJ, possibly the fighter he would be the most favored against on your list.
     
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  7. ValentinePrince

    ValentinePrince Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mayweather ducked his one clear legacy fight. This single handedly voids any chance of him being in the GOAT discussion.
     
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  8. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    He makes Pac his *****... All that maters. (His era)
     
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  9. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You can't be goat if you did even win fighter of the decade

    PAC is in the goat discussion

    Floyd isn't
     
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  10. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    No he just acts like a ***** for not fighting Pac!
     
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  11. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    Even the most diehard Pac fan knows deep down that Mayweather beats Manny.
    Admit it... There you feel better now??

    UD12
     
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  12. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Philly shell ( as broner so wonderfully displayed ) cannot handle a good left punch

    High guard leaves you open to body punches

    PAC would be floyds biggest test and he ducked it
     
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  13. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pryor eats Mayweather in his prime...he ate right hands for fun

    Hell I feel Pryor is Durans only duck (his manager)
     
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  14. dogcatcher

    dogcatcher Active Member Full Member

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    If Floyd is a Lightweight, than Pac is a Featherweight. I don't include him as there two different sizes just like SRR and SRL are too big (true WW's) for FMJ.

    I do think Pac gives Floyd a hell of a fight though.
     
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  15. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    But catches an "L" right?
     
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