Thread: Floyd picks his top 5 OF ALL TIME

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Originally Posted by Fenster

Bit harsh to constantly pick on one moment of madness

How about getting cleanly outboxed by Dejesus, Benitez, Kirkland Laing, Robbie Sims. Or being unable to figure out Tommy Hearns and getting blown out like a bum in 2 rounds.

But yeah, he'd go out and destroy one of the greatest defensive boxers in history.

There's a fine line between genius and madness.

Originally Posted by TitoFan

Is it fair to say Floyd should stick to boxing and leave the rankings to the people that know about rankings?

I agree with Floyd that he is likely the #1 of all time, but I think the rest of his list was shit, yeah.

I didn't even agree with his reasoning for why he was the #1, even though I think he is the #1.

Beaten more world champs than anyone... that's because there are about 10 "champs" in each division now a days.

Floyd is a genius in the ring but borderline retarded outside of it I think.

Originally Posted by Fenster

There's a fine line between genius and madness.

You certainly live up to that description under your name

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Originally Posted by Fenster

There's a fine line between genius and madness.

You certainly live up to that description under your name

You certainly don't live up to yours.

Floyd needs no choreographer in the ring but he needs Bob Fosse outside it. He actually belittled himself by his choices for the list who he picked off said list and who he left off it. He feeds the hysteria even if he wasn't serious.

Thee end.

Floyd also left Ray Robinson off the list as a deliberate slight. Its an attempt to distance himself from the fighter people have him in constant competition with for the best ever title. A tad petty, but look who we're talking about here. He based his number #1 selection is based off of earnings and beating more champions. Like I said before, some of the accolades hes boasting about are him being a beneficiary of the time hes fighting in.

Originally Posted by Fenster

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

You certainly live up to that description under your name

You certainly don't live up to yours.

When a guy who's consistently wrong thinks you stink, what can you say?

I don't TBE lists are appropriate anymore. Its really all about era's. Fight game has changed so much its near impossible to compare guys who fought 100+ fights a fight every 2 weeks, against guys who fight was less frequent and maybe get 50 fights. Add in 15+ round fighters. Also that pool of fighters was good but he only had 10 to choose from....and guess what he picked mostly the more recent options. My top five out of those would be:
1: SRR
2: Mohammed Ali
3: Mayweather
4: Armstrong
5: Duran/JCC
List leaves out guys like Monzon, Sanchez, Langford, Hopkins, Hagler...any of those could easily be 3-5.

Floyd never struck me as a ring historian anyway or someone who watched long hours of footage of ATGs during his rise. I take his list with a grain of salt....

Duran would annihilate a NON PUNCHER like Floyd.

Unless I've missed it, I'm really surprised there's virtually no mention anywhere of Sugar Ray Leonard, yet lots of Duran.

Originally Posted by erics44

makes me cringe watching any vids of floyd talking, hes an awkward dribbling idiot who just sounds like a cunt

embarrassing

Don't hold back..tell us how you really feel?

Lol

Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

Duran would annihilate a NON PUNCHER like Floyd.

Is that before or after he says "no mas"

Originally Posted by Primo Carnera

Unless I've missed it, I'm really surprised there's virtually no mention anywhere of Sugar Ray Leonard, yet lots of Duran.

Thats not his real list.

He put those names down (especially duran and chavez) to appeal to the masses.

Its a business pick.

Adrian Broner is poised to and most likely will be calling himself a "FOUR" division champion by years end. Does anyone in there right mind think he remotely compares to a Jones Jr, Hearns or Whitaker as far as ring/ big fight accomplishment We live in the era of everybody gets a star championships and trinkets. The things should come falling out of gum ball machines now.