It does work like that. If you see flaws in a fighter who struggles with a counter puncher who uses educated footwork in jmm and when he faces a shot pbf and has no answers for pbfs ability to control range and dictate distance on him. Common sense tells you at their peaks this would always be an issue, pbf is a stylistic nightmare for him and I've yet to see anyone refuse it.
This is the problem, we don't need to see anyone refute it, we should have seen the fight itself. And we didn't. Use your conviction to bet on boxing and make yourself some serious money, but it won't wash in a fantasy debate.
I'm not interested in blame. I'm just gutted the fight didn't happen. Gotta remember I'm not one of the *****s nor *******s. Wasn't back then, still ain't now.
You can nitpick any resume. Floyd’s is excellent resume. Full stop. If you are the type to pick apart guys resumes you need to log off and see a therapist cuz you got issues. only in boxing do we make so many excuses for every guy who loses.
Great resume but he went out as weak sauce for Madiana, Berto, and Mcgregor ugh. Got way to wrapped up in protecting the 0. Would of been better he retired after Pac fight. Which for all its hype was a dud fight.
Floyd fought his opponents when they were past their prime (Mosley, DLH, Cotto, etc) and avoided them when they were in their prime. He always demanded home advantage and when he fought smaller men like JMM and Hatton, he made them fight him at his chosen weight. He avoided Williams, Guzman, Tszyu and Forrest. He didn't mind making JMM move up from 135 to welterweight, and Hatton move up from 140 to 147, but refused to move from 135 to 140 to face Tszyu, and 147 to 154 to face Forrest. He had home officials who helped him when needed (Castillo I with dishonest judges, Hatton with the dodgy Cortez, etc). He "retired" to avoid all the good fighters at 147: Williams, Margarito, prime Cotto, and prime Mosley. He was always extremely careful, never took a risk during his career. He should NOT be considered an ATG because his career is largely manufactured.
If Mayweather is not ATG material, who is? You would struggle to find many or any if Mayweather is the benchmark for fighters not good enough to be considered ATGs.
I do believe you are partially right but you have to give more modern examples the sport has changed. Floyd was only going to fight 2x a year tops and are you gonna ruin future earnings by over challenging yourself? Floyd took some risks. Wasn’t his falt De La Hoya was old and wasn’t taking care himself outside the ring by 2007. For my money 1999 2000 Oscar was a better fighter, and Oscar is a great example of a guy that took risks.
Armstrong ducked Cocoa Kid. I don't think the other three have ever ducked someone, but all 3 have missed crucial fights during their prime.
As good as his resume looks I wonder how it would have looked if he’d fought Paul Williams or Antonio Margarito ?
