Statistically speaking, is Mayweather the boxer most closest to perfection?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Kurushi, Apr 6, 2013.


  1. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Actually it has been around since 1984.

    So out of almost 30 years of boxing.
     
  2. tyewil

    tyewil Member Full Member

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    fixed
     
  3. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    Tim Bradley, Marquez rematch even Thurman would at least bring some interest. He signed to fight Guerrero on the night he beat Berto. I knew that night Floyd would want to fight him. And fighting Ortiz was a similar pick, when he was not fighting Manny. The fact he did not fight Manny for 3 or 4 years when he could have and turned down a superfight against a multiweight titlist negates almost anything he does now. And it was not Manny who didn't want the fight. Floyd put up obstacles and played games so making the fight was almost too much.
     
  4. Gander Tasco

    Gander Tasco Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lol ya blame it on a 'weak era' and Floyd hasn't even fought all the top guys of his era.


     
  5. paloalto00

    paloalto00 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ricardo Lopez was picture perfect with his technique
     
  6. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Nobody fights all the top guys. Yet he's fought most of them and is 43-0 and has 20+ championship fights

    This is a weak era. A defensive sieve for instance in Pacquiao who who laid out by a 40 year old lightweight was a dominate welter for awhile. No way a fighter of Pacquiaos caliber is successful in a strong welter era
     
  7. Gander Tasco

    Gander Tasco Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He avoided some of the toughest / biggest fights of his career, which is well known and a huge blemish on his legacy.

    Paquiiao's calibar? Pacquiao is already rated a greater fighter then Floyd. Being KO'd at the end of his career doesn't change that.

    If this a weak era what does that say about Floyd who avoided the best fighters of his era.
     
  8. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Yes he is perfect in this weak era,Thats why his record has no blemishes !


    All the real challenges were a few yrs back .
     
  9. MichiganWarrior

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    Yawn KO6
     
  10. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There are flaws in boxing stats. Mostly they are compioed by people ringside. As good of a view that one might have ringside, they will still miss some punches. Short of sensors on the gloves. There is no way to be 100% accurate.

    The other issue is that keeping stats is a relatively new thing.
     
  11. dogcatcher

    dogcatcher Active Member Full Member

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    Why do people insist that a fighter who's average career official fight weight was 130 lbs. has to fight the best 154 lb. guys out there.

    Yes as he aged he filled into 147 lbs., but that is his limit ie; beyond his optimum performance weight.

    Mayweather is at the end of his career likely and anything else he does is just icing on the cake.
     
  12. shoulderroll

    shoulderroll Active Member Full Member

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    Nah, that would be Sugar Ray Robinson
     
  13. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Top 50 easy.
     
  14. Kurushi

    Kurushi Active Member Full Member

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    Thanks for your replies. Some nice responses here.

    To clarify a bit. I'm not necessarily thinking of attributes as compared with other boxers or even things like accuracy %. I was thinking more along the lines of the minimum amount of negative incursions (if that makes sense?). So have there been other boxers who were not only undefeated but who never got knocked down or even hurt that much?
     
  15. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    Nah that's Joe Calzaghe.