True or False: Floyd never defeated fighters as great as Crawford, Stevenson, Davis, Ennis, orSpence

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    The Bivol and Floyd fights were different, Bivol has massive physical advantages over Canelo that Floyd didn`t have.
     
  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Floyd didn`t punch harder at 154 than Plant did at 168.
     
  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Where was DLH rated P4P by the ring or anybody else that year?
     
  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Bivol knew how to use his height and reach, Floyd didn`t have those advantages, Canelo will stop GGG in their next clash or just bully him for 12 rounds because he`s much bigger and stronger now.
     
  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Depth, most top fighters just got by on athleticism, most divisions were quite easy to dominate back then.
     
  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    lol! Calzaghe was better than any fighter in the 90`s or would have at least cracked the top 10 he was brilliant and better than Hatton who was just quite good and a brilliant body puncher.
     
  7. uranage

    uranage Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Crawford can beat the version of fighters Floyd fought because some were old & some were green...but I won't give props to Crawford for beating those version, the props goes to FATHER TIME.

    Now prime for prime, all of those fighters I *mentioned* WRECK Crawford...some will outbox him, some will outskill him and some will stop him but he beats NONE OF THEM!!
     
  8. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Bivol did not beat Canelo with size rather he beat him with his advantages in skills, mobility, defence, ring generalship and speed of hand and foot.
     
  9. African Cobra

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    Clearly did because Canelo was eventually able to walk through Pmant which he could not do with Floyd.
     
  10. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Mark, I’ve already told you that ratings depend on the strength of the era.

    You should know this.
     
  11. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nonsense.
     
  12. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Why are you laughing?

    The ratings you posted were from 2007, which was before he’d fought Hopkins.

    So there’s no way on earth that Joe would have been rated that highly in the 90’s, with that resume up to Kessler. Not a chance.

    The 90’s P4P’s were guys like Lewis, Roy, Hopkins, Toney, Oscar, and Pea etc.

    Calzaghe had no chance of being rated in the top 10 back then, and neither did Hatton.
     
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    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    I’d have to fancy a prime Manny.

    Canelo is prime now at SMW-LHW.

    Marquez wouldn’t beat Crawford.
     
  15. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Don’t be silly.

    It’s just different styles, with different tactics.