Originally Posted by
jbirdy
yes floyd's record is perfect, but it is very carefuly put that way, meaning that pretty much every opponent has been hand picked and he has had is all pretty much his own way for most of his career. mosley is such a dangerous opponent for floyd. if floyd wants to keep an undefeated record he should stay retired. but he will never be an all time great. never.
I hate to be this way...to sound so "matter o' factly"...but your'e wrong & that is a cliche' that is past it's prime.
Floyd's record of opponents was not hand picked. Floyd took many of the fighters out when they were threats & highly regarded or coming off of credible wins.
Corrales was the #1 contender for the WBA strap & was also the IBF & IBA Super Featherweight belt holder when Floyd defeated him. He was regarded as the biggest threat at the time & he was undefeated in something like 33 fights with 25 or 26 knockouts on his record.
Chavez had lost I think only once & was the #2 contender for the WBC strap I think...either that or WBA. Can't remember for sure...but he was no joke either. Chavez was one of the great Mexi fighters coming up until he started falling apart from injuries...but regardless...he fought many great battles & was not a hand picked opponent.
I aint going through the entire list & giving an explanation because most of them don't need one. You have fighters such as Judah, Baldomir, Castillo (2 times), Manfredy, N'dou, Jukko, and Oscar that are & were all great fighters that took pretty hard beatings while in the ring with Floyd.
You can't just discount them because it suits a fancy or because you (NOT SPECIFICALLY YOU JBIRD...YOU IN GENERAL) don't like Floyd.
Floyd has proven his greatness time & time again & every time that he beats someone that everyone hopes will beat him...once they lose...theyr'e trash...& that just aint right.
Everyone loves to say that Floyd hand picks em...but they didn't land those belts for nothing & they didn't get their reps handed to them...they earned em.
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