Let us examine Floyd Mayweather's best opponents

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  1. Tyson Fury Goat

    Tyson Fury Goat Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    seen few floyd theads coming up.......

    Let me first start by saying in no way am i saying Floyd was not a great fighter but the best of his generation? come on LOL i will put forth my claim that Floyd was not.

    He simply never took risk in his career he cherry picked fights and the A class fighters he eventually fought where out of their Prime

    Let us look at Floyds best opponents and analyze them

    Diego corrales

    This opponent is widely seen as one of floyds best wins but let us look deeper Corrales was drained in the fight ,Diego Corrales looked dead at 130 lbs. He failed to make weight on his first attempt, scaling two pounds over the junior lightweight limit. An hour later, after some downtime in a sauna, Corrales made the weight. By the time the bout began..... Floyd knocked him out [url]https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/jan/25/ex-manager-says-some-morons-let-corrales-fight-flo/[/url] corrales manager said morons let him fight floyd

    Jose luis Castillo

    Floyd challenged THE CHAMPION Castillo for the light weight title this was good opponent for floyd this was a clear robbery floyd reaction waiting for results told us everything. Castillo looked like the challenger .......This fight for me showed that Floyd wouldn't of been able to deal with Margo

    Oscar de la hoya

    Floyd beat Oscar i had it a draw but can see Floyd winning this was against a old washed up Dela Hoya

    Shane Mosley

    Floyd fought Mosley 2 years after Mosley beat Margo and made him take the test Mosley he beat him convincingly against anther great fighter past his best see a pattern?

    Miguel Cotto

    Cotto gave floyd a really good fight again Cotto was comming off beat downs by Margo and Pac and past his best

    Saul Alvarez

    Floyd drained a green 23 year old and beat him by UD

    Manny Pacqauio

    This is the big one Floyd could of fought Pac in 2010 while Pac was at his best but he didnt want to because he knew he could not win....what he did do was fight him 5 years later after he had been knocked out cold while having issues with his shoulder

    Floyd Mayweather ducked the best challengers in his career Margo/Prime mosley/Prime oscar/ Pime cotto/williams/martinez/ Prime pac

    Can a Floyd fan tell me which Prime ATG fighter has floyd fought?
     
  2. Boon

    Boon Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    There are too many points that you have made that are invalid and can be ruled null. I don't have time to go through this but I think this has been covered in other threads before many times over.
     
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  3. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Why does Pacquiao always gets a pass? Cause ever since he move up at ww? He mostly face fighters that are either way past their primes? Or in a bs catchweights.
     
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  4. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Floyd started call out oscar which was before oscar fought either sturm or Hopkins. Plus floyd wanted to fight Mosley and was at ringside when mosley easily destroy Vargas but Mosley declined saying he got to do go to a dentist.
     
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  5. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Tell me which atg fighters in their primes that Pacquiao clearly beat without catchweights?
     
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  6. BCS8

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    Oh god no not a floyd thread his supporters will be all over it like mcdonalds coffee on a lap. we're doomed.
     
  7. Tyson Fury Goat

    Tyson Fury Goat Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    bareera
     
  8. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Lol wrong. Barrera before the Pacquiao was fighting in his 60 something pro fights and wasnt the same fighter as he once was. Plus before the Pacquiao fight? Barrera was dealing with steel plates in his head and couldn't train much cause of the fire in his camp. So try again.
     
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  9. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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  10. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. I always laugh when people call Canelo, who was a unified champion with over 40 professional fights and almost 10 years as a pro green.

    That would make almost every champion in boxing today green.
     
  11. Tyson Fury Goat

    Tyson Fury Goat Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    33 bum fights in mexico
     
  12. KeedCubano

    KeedCubano Read my posts in a Jamaican accent Full Member

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    It's definitely not a clear robbery. Could go either way, calling it a clear robbery does clear robberies an injustice.

    Something like Chavez vs Whitaker or Pacquiao vs Bradley is a clear robbery.
    In fairness here it's not Floyd's fault that Del a Hoya and Mosley were from the generation before, and they were still some of the best options available.

    Pacquiao is inexcusable, for both men. Both had plenty of opportunities to fight eachother and could've in 2010.

    Canelo had 10 or so title fights at that point and was undefeated coming off one of his best wins. He was drained but he took the fight and actually offered the catch-weight. And it's a win that has aged brilliantly.
    Not saying he beat the best Canelo but it's not a win that should be discounted.
    So Pacquiao saying he's doesn't like blood testing is Mayweather's fault? Everyone else Floyd fought had it.


    And this isn't even hate, I think Pacquiao's greater but Mayweather gets overly hated on. His résumé under the microscope is clearly not what it is on the surface, but it's far from poor and every other résumé under the microscope is worse than it is surface level
     
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  13. Pakkuman

    Pakkuman I'm not hot. I'm just BIG. banned Full Member

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    Floyd has huge asterisks next to his biggest wins.

    Castillo
    • Clear loss
    Marquez
    • Cheated Marquez on the scales
    Canelo
    • Catchweight drained the fatty
    Maidana
    • Draw is the best scenario for Floyd (I had him losing)
    • Wouldn't let Maidana wear his preferred, commission-approved gloves
    Pacquiao
    • Pacquiao was injured and denied a shot over a checkmark on a box
    • Floyd used illegal PEDs
     
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  14. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm a fan of both, but lets look at Pacqiuao

    Knocked out by nobodies early on

    Lost to Morales first time out and beat a shell twice after

    Lost all four with Marquez, but I will be kind and allow him to have the second fight

    Oscar looked like a holocaust victim and hadn't fought at welter for years

    Drained Cotto and Miguel was still getting over the marg beating

    Beat a shot Marg after he was smashed by Mosley and stopped by miguel. Oh did I mention he was drained? Lol

    Beat a 50 year Mosley who Floyd already dismantled earlier

    Only beat Hatton, because he was all over the place after losing to Floyd and had a new trainer, that didn't suit him

    Lost to an Older Floyd easily and **** all was wrong with his shoulder

    Should of probably got the decision with horn, but struggled badly with a bum

    We can do this **** with any fighter

    Why don't you just be mature enough to admit Floyd is an all time great, but you believe Manny is better?
     
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  15. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    FFS
    This thread again
     
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