Why was Floyd afraid of challenges?

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  1. GotchaHat

    GotchaHat Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Why was Floyd afraid of big challenges, such as a Prime Pac, Margo etc. He always chose when the time was right to fight, even went into 'retirement' to avoid a Golden Boy rematch
     
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    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd fought and beat a titleholder when he was just 21, and in only his 18th pro fight. I'd call that a challenge.
     
  3. MoneyMay1

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    If he fought Pac in 2013 instead of Canelo, I guarantee you there would be a thread saying that Floyd was ducking the young hungry lion Canelo. Then Floyd schools him and Canelo gets called green. If Floyd beat a young Crawford or Spence, they would say the same ****
     
  4. Pimp C

    Pimp C AHHH HA

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    :facepalm:
     
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    GotchaHat Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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  6. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    To protect his zero and market himself as the guy you want see lose post Oscar.
    His style is borong for casuals so he had to do that to be the ppv draw and make so much money.
     
  7. f1ght3rz

    f1ght3rz Ronaldoooo is crying in his caaaaaar Full Member

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    Logan Paul is probably the best opponent on his record. Which is a joke tbh. But i mean it's Fluid....151 wins but 148 bums.
     
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    Spliced edited video created by a pbf hater means nothing you dumb alt troll. Nonsense like this is what pbf haters like you are reduced to it's pathetic. Pbf schooled 3 guys that beat that bum margo. Pbf doesn't lose a round to that cheating glove loading bum. Beating margo doesn't prove his greatness, he's great with or without that cheat. He's schooled much better fighters than him
     
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    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Absolutely ridiculous. Floyd beat Cotto. He told Margarito he would fight but Margarito the cheat ****ed up by getting destroyed by Shane Mosley so Floyd had to take care of Mosley instead. In fact 3 of Floyd’s victims in Mosley, Pacquiao and Cotto annihilated Margacheato Margarito.
     
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    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well I think the premise of the thread as false. I think he did take risks earlier in his career. I think it's only when he retired and came back that he became more tactical and less risk taking. This was mainly for marketing for casuals of protecting that 0.
    Floyd's career was of two halves so either extreme of for and against are inaccurate. it was somewhere in between.
     
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    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Business
     
  12. sdot_thadon

    sdot_thadon Active Member Full Member

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    What am I missing here? Margarito just would have been another fight where his opponent was virtually unable to land clean and you same guys would be crying about how he ran from him. One thing I'll always give Floyd is he's the 1st athlete I can recall that had a huge legion of negative fans(haters) that supported him financially just as much as his true fans did.
     
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    Floyd beats prime Pacquiao. No version of Pacquiao beats Floyd.

    A fighter who can't cut off the ring will NEVER have a chance of beating Floyd.
     
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    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Prime Pac, margarito, williams, oscar 2, sergio martinez all would have been great fights for him that could have troubled him.
     
  15. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    No

    It's called "Smart business decisions"

    hehe