Floyd had 27 fights at 130 pounds

He truly was a great fighter at the weight... Fast, hard hitting, aggressive, elusive.. I loved watching him fight then..

 

completely zoned out after this. This shows you really don't follow boxing

 

:good :deal

 

Genaro was A class. Even Oscar waited for him to get older before he fought him.

 

Genaro is one of the great Mexican fighters of the last 40 years. /thread

 

You can go and ask uncle roger how much you know about boxing. He will tell you the truth.

 

Floyd's best wins at the weight:

* Genero Hernandez (Long-reigning and arguably lineal at 130lbs after defeating a still-dangerous Nelson).
* Diego Corrales (Undefeated, former titleholder, considered to be FMJ's most dangerous challenger at the weight at the time. Was rated ahead of Floyd at 130 going into their fight.)
* Jesus Chavez (Top 5 when he met FMJ, future two-division titleholder)
* Carlos "Famaso" Hernandez (Top 10, future titleholder)
* Goyo Vargas (former featherweight titleholder, mainstay in the 130lb rankings when he met Floyd)
* Angel Manfredy (perennial contender, coming off a big win over a reigning titleholder in Gatti)

Jukko, Gerena and Rios round out the list of challengers. All three were considered solid but hardly spectacular fringe contenders.

Now, just for comparison, here are Arguello's best wins at 130lbs.

* Alfredo Escalera x2 (Long-reigning titleholder, but had already had a couple of close calls-including benefiting from an outright robbery against Tyrone Everett)
* Bobby Chacon (two division titleholder. Ultra-talented, but inconsistent at times)
* Bazooka Limon (future titleholder. Woefully unskilled, but tough as hell)
* Rolando Narvarette (future titleholder. Fast, strong but somewhat unrefined and inconsistent brawler)
* Ruben Castillo (undefeated perennial contender)

Plus Rey Tam (undefeated but largely untested), Diego Alcala, and Arturo Leon.

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The numbers are similar, and if Arguello's quality is better, it's not by that much of a margin. I think Hernandez is actually superior to Escalera, and I don't think a fighter like Corrales would be out of place mixing in Chacon's company. Jesus Chavez-Limon would be a lot of fun, too. And so it goes.

Bottom line, Floyd's resume is pretty damned good at 130lbs and it compares well with just about any titleholder at the weight.

 

Floyd's early work routinely gets sold short when it comes to how people rate him today. He paid his dues on the way up and earned the P4P accolades he got. It wasn't a charity case like we see from time to time.

 

Well this thread sure backfired, try doing your research if you're going to critique somebody tinman

 

This thread really backfired lol. Floyd is probably GOAT @ 130lbs. What a dumbass thread

 

Hernandez was top 5.

 

I thought it was only 26, after all the Emanuel Augustus fight was at 135.

 

I didn't have the Ring ratings at the time. Going by Ring's annual ratings, Famaso wasn't in there at the end of 2001, but did crack top 5 eventually. Legit contender, at any rate.

 

I don't hate on GGG's resume. It's pretty solid, thus far. He has yet to face the number one at the weight, but he's got a solid selection of fringe contenders and a couple of mainstays in the Top 10.

That said, Floyd's work at 130 has a bit more depth in terms of quality. And, unlike GGG, he earned lineal recognition at the weight.

(Also, Azumah Nelson was coming off a good win over Jessie James Leija, so he wasn't done yet. Plus the way Hernandez defeated him (eschewing a DQ win to go the distance) was pretty inspired.

Chicanito isn't someone to sell short.)

We'll see how Golovkin's career progresses, I suppose.