Floyd has beaten all linear WW champions

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  1. hussleman

    hussleman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The goal in boxing is to become the linear champion in your weight class (#1 fighter). Floyd has beaten 2 linear champions in Carlos Baldomir and SSM but still a few haters saying he has done much at WW, which is ridiculous. Also, Floyd beat the number # 2 WW at the time in Zab Judah. Has Pacman beaten one lineal champ at WW, NO! Some need to get their facts straight before judging. Food for thought!
     
  2. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    Its not that they dont like him for who hes fought, hes not liked because of the list of people he has NOT fought.
     
  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Mosley hasn't been lineal since the turn of the century.

    Bald was lineal.

    The complaints at welterweight are because when he retired there were names such as margo, williams, cotto, clottey and mosley occupying the top 5. Floyd failed to fight all of them.
     
  4. mrjotatp4p

    mrjotatp4p THE ONE Full Member

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    Mosley had a tooth ache and teh rest are Top Rank fighters other than Williams.
     
  5. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Floyd has gone on a vacation and is not likely to fight any time soon, but *****'s still makes threads about him everyday..
     
  6. caneman

    caneman 100% AllNatural Xylocaine Full Member

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    And Floyd has been a welterweight since late 2005, 5 1/2 years and only 1 name from above to show for it. For comparison, Pac has only been a welterweight since Dec. 2008, for 2 1/2 years, and has fought all names above with the exception of Paul Williams who's since fought as high as middleweight.
     
  7. Maximus

    Maximus TKO6 Full Member

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    Shouldn't this thread be in the Classic section?
     
  8. Anarchy99

    Anarchy99 Babalu will KILL You! Full Member

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    Ummm I'm guessing 10 pages long.
     
  9. Exactabox

    Exactabox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Benny Leonard "The Ghetto Wizard" Knocked out 70 fighters and won over 180 times.
    Better lightweight than Floyd. Neither are active or in current the P4P list.
     
  10. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    The top 6 fighters all found a way to fight each other apart from floyd.
     
  11. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    cotto, margarito, mosley and pacquiao all has the better set of opponents at welterweight than floyd. the goal is not beating how many linears, the goal is to fight the best every time. floyd retired back in 2008 when cotto was the best. floyd is currently retired now, or at least in his vacation, when pacquiao is the best at the weight.
     
  12. Hugo81

    Hugo81 Member Full Member

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    floyd fights over the hill fighters. Not one in their prime in thelast 4 years
     
  13. Andy McNab

    Andy McNab Boxing Addict banned

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    Baldomir and Zab Judah = Very beatable opposition. Shane was just past it. Once the division heated up with the likes of Cotto, Margarito, Clottey and Williams we get....................retirement!!!

    He retired until it was safe to come back, then Pac came along......retirement/vacation time again.

    Nothing impressive about avoiding fighters.
     
  14. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    mosley was no 1 contender there is no true ww champ still
     
  15. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I agree. Only knowledgeable boxing fans can appreciate this
    yeah, that's why I like Pacquiao. He always fights guys in their prime and fighters who are not old and fights for legacy over money :cool: