Historically Where Is Floyd If He Beats The Winner Of Cotto Vs Margarito???

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  1. PaddyD1983

    PaddyD1983 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Interesting question...

    Personally, I think Floyd is the best boxer I've seen since DLH and RJJ in mid to late nineties. Not sure where I'd rank them in a list of all time greats as I've never sat down and prepared such a list but wherever RJJ and DLH are, that's where I'm putting Floyd.

    To put it in perspective, I'd rank Sweet Pea a fair way ahead of those three.
     
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  2. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    top 10
     
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  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    If Mayweather beats De La Hoya, then Cotto, then retires, he'll probably make it in to my top thirty, top 25. He'd be behind Jones and Whitaker though...
     
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  4. cardstars

    cardstars Gamboa is GOD Full Member

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    Interesting question that just hit me; where would you have him if he beat DLH but lost a close but UD to Cotto?
     
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  5. G_RapPBF

    G_RapPBF Well-Known Member Full Member

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    solidyfing himself as arguably the best P4P fighter of the last 20 years.
     
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  6. 41fever

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    would b a great accomplishment!
     
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  7. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :think


    Exposed as being outside of the absolute cream at that weight and losing his "0" would see him dip quite severely...perhaps as low as 40-45. That's assuming he retired after the Cotto fight.
     
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  8. 1lehudson

    1lehudson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No...It wouldnt. They would just make excuses and insist that he ducked the one that he didnt fight.
     
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  9. rusticraver

    rusticraver Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's just not a great era era he's boxing in.. it's a good one, not a great one.

    I think he gets starched by at least 30 fighters and probably more. So i'd have him top 40
     
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  10. robpalmer135

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    top 5 of all time.
     
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  11. PaddyD1983

    PaddyD1983 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wow!

    This got me thinking of who I have ahead of Floyd, so in no particular order, I still have Floyd behind;

    Whitaker, Duran, SRR, Hagler, SRL, Ali, Archie Moore, Joe Louis, Carlos Monzon, Tyson, Armstrong, Pep, Aaron Pryor, Julio Cesar Chavez, Greb, Langford.

    I'm guessing I've missed a couple, but on the basis of this, Floyd would seemingly head into my top 30 :think
     
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  12. fitzgeraldz

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    He stand in the same place he is right now ... neither of those guys make or break his legacy ... he's secured a spot in the H.O.F and he's secured a spot as one of the best non heavyweights in boxing history and the best fighter in this millenium ...
     
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  13. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would have him in the Top20 or Top15.
     
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  14. fitzgeraldz

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    In my eyes he's the best fighter ever ...
     
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  15. igotJUIC3

    igotJUIC3 Boxing Junkie banned

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    its hard to place todays best period because in a lot of eyes they can never do enough to past the already established top ten because they dont have to rivalries to do so....alot of the top ATG's are what they are because of other ATG's...thats a lot of hindsight though...we dont know who is ATG right now for Floyd or even if he had any...another thing is people on here blindly assume todays bests cant handle yesterdays best....i doubt that.....i think the matches will still be competitive like a RJJ vs SRR, a ODL vs Hagler, a PBF vs Duran a Tito vs SRL...you give these matches in their respective weights and primes these are tough matches for anyone to pick but you'll have some who will ouright overlook our bests assests and what they bring because they hold on to that ATG status so strongly...ATG is such a strong word here it almost is immune to losing to anyone of present.
     
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