This is the crux of the issue. Floyd fans are coming at this from the laughable vantage point that we have to prove Floyd wasn’t the greatest...
People were favoring all kinds of guys over Floyd throughout his career. Tszyu, Mosley, Cotto, Pacquiao, Margarito, Williams, etc. Apart from...
Does it have to be one of those two options? Because I see neither happening.
The vast majority of them. Same as any other era in boxing history.
Can he? Yes. He’d be favored over any of them in one-off fights at his best. Would he if that was the opposition he actually faced starting in...
So what are you saying? There are actually reasons for Leonard having a worse win-loss record than Haney?
It’s the go to fight for any modern fan with a low opinion of the old timers. One of the best fights and most important pieces of footage ever.
Stop making head to head threads involving fighters with hardly any relevant footage. We don’t know is the answer.
He was a cute little guy. Great to root for. The Carbajal fight was his magnum opus, even though he was fighting a fairly shot opponent. The...
Holyfield is definitely a better choice than Oscar. Slipped my mind.
1900s: Philadelphia Jack O’Brien 1910s: Soldier Bartfield 1920s: Harry Greb 1930s: Baby Arizmendi 1940s: Archie Moore 1950s: Gavilan/Turner...
His chin was probably at least questionable, but his conditioning was the bigger issue. Gradually led to him becoming an inconsistent fighter. Not...
When you get to top 10 territory, it’s less to do with any cherry picking and more to do with the fact that the opposition he beat simply wasn’t...
That’s how pretty much every conversation I’ve had with people in real life goes.
Now these are the real questions.
