If Floyd fought in the 70s and 80s....

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Back then there was Duran, Salvador Sanchez, Aaron Pryor, Alexis Arguello, Chavez and Camacho. If Floyd had been born the same yeaer as one of these fighters how would his career have turned out? I mention Sanchez because he might have eventually moved up to super-feather had he of lived long enough.
     
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  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well Uncle Roger would have had a few interesting challenges on this timeline: Napoles, Rodriguez, Griffith, Cokes, Atkins, Ortiz, Brown, Locche, Carter, Williams, Montgomery, Elorde, Saddler and Pep...
     
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  3. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    He'd be the Pernell Whitaker of the.. Err 70 s??. I think.
     
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  4. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm not sure he'd get past any of those names in their respective primes. That said, Floyd is a top 15 pfp ATG for sure imo.
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Not while Duran was champ.
     
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  6. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    His 50-0 could never have been replicated.
     
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  7. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    People need to understand that Floyd has more than enough talent to keep up with the fighters during that time.
     
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  8. scandcb

    scandcb Active Member Full Member

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    Duran beats him. Probably Chavez too.

    Maybe Pryor.

    Arguello would also be competitive against him. Although I would lean towards Mayweather winning.

    I think he beats Camacho and Sanchez.

    So still a great boxer, hall of famer, etc, but he wouldn't have the same aura that he has nowadays.
     
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  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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