Is this era really that weak, why didn't Floyd have a nemesis?

I think it more shows how head and shoulders above the rest that the two of them have been, resume-wise. They are both bona fide ATG's in every way. Give it a decade after they're gone...

 

Gilberto Keb Baas was a world champion that Ring Mag and several other publications ranked as #1 in the division!!

 

Also have got to state the obvious here...

If there had always been 4 belts in every division and the talent was diluted by 50% by having 17 divisions instead of 8 since the beginning of MOQ boxing, there would be loads and loads more of undeserving and subpar titlists back in those days, similar to today.

 

Floyd had plenty of nemeses, but he refused to fight them until they were over the hill.

Played the sport but most people see through the b/s

 

No it's not. It's proof that they can fight effectively at an older age. Training and rehab at the elite level are better than before (ex. Vitali would've been finished after the Byrd fight and again after the 1st retirement in past eras).

 

I knew someone would try to put a positive spin on that.

 

If Floyd was around in 2000, he would not have gone up to welterweight. This era is fairly weak, although there were guys with styles that would have troubled Floyd (like Margarito and Williams).

In 2000, you had prime versions of De La Hoya, Trinidad, Mosley, Quartey, Wright, and Forrest. You also had dangerous fringe contenders like Espana, Carr, and Jose Luis Lopez. Trust me, more than a few of those fighters could have beaten Floyd.

 

:deal

 

He did have Pac 2009

 

Where did you get your crystal ball from?

 

Would you say that advancements in training and rehab is one reason Hopkins has been able to fight as long as he has?

 

Well, if he hadn't waited six years until Pacquioa was an old man with a bunch of injuries he could have had a series with him instead of Marquez. If he'd been a little more ambitious weight climbing he could have been Martinez' nemesis.

 

One reason among others.