Greater Fighter: Money May or Pretty Boy Floyd?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by asero, May 23, 2020.



Greater Fighter:

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  1. Money May

    6 vote(s)
    20.0%
  2. Pretty Boy Floyd

    24 vote(s)
    80.0%
  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    No it isn't.

    I said Mayweather was better as a 147 pound fighter than he was as a 130 pound fighter.

    The former beat Canelo handily. I struggle to imagine any 130 pound fighter give up two stone and beat Canelo.
     
  2. Olu G. Rotimi

    Olu G. Rotimi The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    That is an opinion which many including Floyd Money Mayweather himself does not happen to share. He feels that at 130, 135 and 140 pounds he was even sharper as he was fighting more regularly. By the time he got to 147 and 154 by his own admission his body had broken down due to wear and tear and a long career remember he was boxing as a little boy and had a celebrated distinguished amateur career. When Floyd fought at 130 Canelo was a young pup kid. Yes Floyd is old enough to be Canelo’s Daddy and he would always beat him up as if he was his Dad.
     
  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    People don't have to share opinions, that's the very purpose of forums such as these.

    His resume at 147 is better than his resume at 130.

    Can you find any examples in history of a 130 pound fighter beating the best 154 pound fighter in the world?
     
  4. Olu G. Rotimi

    Olu G. Rotimi The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    My point exactly you come up with a false hypothetical. The question is whether Pretty Boy Floyd who ruled the roost at 130-140 pounds is better than the Floyd at 147-154? When he fought at the lower weights Canelo would have to come down to those weights. What we do know as a fact not opinion is that he beat Canelo at age 36 at the higher weight when he was past his athletic and physical best And beat him rather easily. Therefore It stands to reason that had they fought at the lower weights when Floyd was at his best he would have beaten Canelo even easier possibly stopped. If you cannot not understand that then frankly I despair. Logic is logic.
     
  5. lufcrazy

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    You've actually proved my point much better than I could have done so thanks for that mate.

    You're right he did beat him in real life as a 147 fighter.

    As a 130 fighter it's just a hypothesis.

    Thanks again buddy.
     
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  6. Olu G. Rotimi

    Olu G. Rotimi The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Great happy for you but you don't prove my point which is PBF was even better than Money May as a fighter just more dominant.
     
  7. lufcrazy

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    I don't prove it, you proved it for me.
     
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  8. Olu G. Rotimi

    Olu G. Rotimi The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    I disagree PBF was even marginally better than Money May!
     
  9. Henry Hank

    Henry Hank Mexicans Run Houston Full Member

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    You just floored that clown.

    Nicely done.
     
  10. Olu G. Rotimi

    Olu G. Rotimi The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    No he did not all Bozo.
     
  11. Dempsey Gibbons

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    Yes, he fought him twice.

    Had he fought him 20 times you would not say he beat 20 world champions.

    Like when Pacquiao fought Bradley and Marquez, you do not say he beat four world champions.
     
  12. IntentionalButt

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    PBF and not even close.
     
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  13. Olu G. Rotimi

    Olu G. Rotimi The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    You may not read very well I assume because the message in the picture says he beat them in 16 consecutive fights that is the point. This has nothing to do with Marquez or Bradley unless they were part of a consecutive run by Pacquiao of world champions he defeated. Unlikely because Marquez knocked him out cold and in my opinion deserved the verdict in the other 3 earlier fights.