Margarito fought better quality opposition than Mayweather.

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  1. ajlc15

    ajlc15 New Member Full Member

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    Mayweather certainly is light years ahead in terms of skills and legacy, but if we are just talking about the list of opponent, setting aside the result of the fight, Margarito's list is far more impressive.

    Margarito's top 5 opponents (order of last fought):
    1. Manny Pacquiao
    2. Shane Mosley
    3. Miguel Cotto
    4. Paul Williams
    5. Sergio Martinez
    Others: Clottey/Cintron

    Mayweather's top 5 opponents (order of last fought):
    1. Shane Mosley
    2. Juan Manuel Marquez
    3. Ricky Hatton
    4. ODLH
    5. Diego Corrales
    Others: castillo/Judah/gatti

    Mayweather seriously needs to start fighting guys like pacquiao or martinez, which I think both he could convincingly beat. IMHO, he will be able to crack the all-time top 10-15 list with two convincing wins, especially against pac. But if he retires now, then there's a great possibly in the distant future that even a fighter like Calzaghe's would outshine mayweather. One hundred years from now, there's won't be enough historians that will be critical of Calzaghe beating old Jones and old Hopkins, but plenty that will be bewildered by his record of 46-0, five more than mayweather's 41-0.

    Casing Point: It will hurt mayweather's legacy if he doesn't have pacquiao's name in his resume.
     
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  2. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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  3. Cage

    Cage Well-Known Member Full Member

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    and when have you ever heard Floyd say that he cares about his legacy?

    and since we are on the subject of legacy. . . and we are trying to compare dukweather to margocheato

    floyd will be remembered as a GREAT fighter who was too much of a ***** to test himself against prime opposition

    Margo will be remembered as a C level fighter who put bricks in his gloves
     
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  4. TheGreat

    TheGreat Boxing Junkie banned

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    Mayweather won all his fights, While Margacheato got his ass kicked numerous times.
     
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  5. compukiller

    compukiller Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  6. ajlc15

    ajlc15 New Member Full Member

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    Yes, because the result of their fights is exactly what I was comparing :patsch
     
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  7. Scrap21

    Scrap21 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Floyd's resume is really thin if you compare it to other great fighters. It's that "0" that floyd clings on to make him seem greater than he really is.
     
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  8. timmyjames

    timmyjames PTurd curb stomper Full Member

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  9. Boom_Boom

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    ...interesting :think
     
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  10. Real_Truth

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    No everybody is on to him now...he's being called a ***** for that "0". What a dumbass.
     
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  11. Boxed Ears

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  12. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    Yet Mayweather is your top 2 P4P fighter.
     
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  13. boxsensei

    boxsensei Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pacquiao was a good opponent, they both fought Mosley... P-Will is an exciting fighter but he woefully flawed. I mean he got beat by Quintana. Cotto is questionable too. And he fought a completely different version of Sergio Martinez then the one right now. That Martinez wasn't all that tough of an opponent.
     
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  14. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    Win/Lose this is 100% correct.
     
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  15. Panthers89

    Panthers89 Mr. Big Dreams Full Member

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    showsjust how ****ed up boxing is right now
     
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