Did Floyd Mayweather fight anyone who could be called a top 100 fighter?

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  1. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was prime. He was 42-0-1 and was already fighting fir titles for five years. The idea that he wasn’t in prime is absurd
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No way, Canelo is far better now.
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He wasn`t prime, he learned a lot from that fight and also improved after his draw with GGG.
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    But he was not a to 100 P4P fighter of all-time at that point.
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    WTF? What did Paz beating Duran prove or Camacho beating a 40 year old Leonard? That`s insane.
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    At that point yes.
     
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  7. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ALL fighters get smarter as they get older. It’s natural for all of them. I don’t think his skill set improved all that much besides a few minor things. By prime we are speaking his physical characteristics such as strength, stamina, speed, reflexes, combined with a certain amount of boxing knowledge. He wasn’t some green kid coming up. He was a champion for years.
     
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  8. NoNeck

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    Disagree. He looked fine against Manfredy before he fought Floyd and all of the same issues existed.

    His pfp ranking was fine. I'm not going to go into it, but a lot of the guys you listed had lost recently or hadn't had any big wins.
     
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  9. George Crowcroft

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    And usually you're in for a beating if you're not great enough.
     
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  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Canelo has improved his punching and ring IQ.
     
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