Thread: Boxing Myths

Floyd Mayweather is a runner. Derrick Gainer IS a runner. Andre Dirrell is a runner and a winner and a class person. Just cause Floyd fights defensively and picks his spots doesn't mean he's running around the ring every fight.

James Toney hadn't won a round until he knocked out Michael Nunn. You don't hear this often now but it used to be gospel and just isn't true, he had three or four good rounds in a row before he KO'd him.

I could go on but I'll leave that for now.

Floyd is a runner. Even when he gets a shit fighter like Baldomir in front of him he coasts to a win. No killer instinct, no desire to get a KO and no desire to please boxing fans. Everything a great fighter does, Floyd does not.

Baldomir is the best example of Floyd as a runner but other than that how many times has he lately? Gatti, Corley, Mitchell, Judah, Hatton, Marquez, none of those I would consider "runner" performances. Lack of a killer instinct is another thing entirely, just cause he's not brawling doesn't mean he's running though.

He's not fan friendly nor entertaining, considering the millions he earns I think he is quite pathetic.

His biggest challenges at Welter were there in front of him and he retired. Why?

You tell me why

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Baldomir is the best example of Floyd as a runner but other than that how many times has he lately? Gatti, Corley, Mitchell, Judah, Hatton, Marquez, none of those I would consider "runner" performances. Lack of a killer instinct is another thing entirely, just cause he's not brawling doesn't mean he's running though.

Good list of shot fighters and forward plodders, just what he looks for. Do you ever think he fought them for a reason? Or do you think he was taking on the biggest challenges

Can you name one fighter he beat in better fashion than someone else did? The answer is no mate.

Originally Posted by Kel

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Baldomir is the best example of Floyd as a runner but other than that how many times has he lately? Gatti, Corley, Mitchell, Judah, Hatton, Marquez, none of those I would consider "runner" performances. Lack of a killer instinct is another thing entirely, just cause he's not brawling doesn't mean he's running though.

Good list of shot fighters and forward plodders, just what he looks for. Do you ever think he fought them for a reason? Or do you think he was taking on the biggest challenges

Can you name one fighter he beat in better fashion than someone else did? The answer is no mate.

Diego Corrales. I guess you could say that an overweight Castillo beat a weight-drained Corrales better than Mayweather did, but it's debatable.

LOL, I'm not talking about him not being exciting or avoiding challenges or fighting shot fighters or beating someone more impressively than other people have, I'm talking about him being a runner which he for the most part isn't. That's it. You're confusing me with a Floyd fan

Originally Posted by CFH

Originally Posted by Kel

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Baldomir is the best example of Floyd as a runner but other than that how many times has he lately? Gatti, Corley, Mitchell, Judah, Hatton, Marquez, none of those I would consider "runner" performances. Lack of a killer instinct is another thing entirely, just cause he's not brawling doesn't mean he's running though.

Good list of shot fighters and forward plodders, just what he looks for. Do you ever think he fought them for a reason? Or do you think he was taking on the biggest challenges

Can you name one fighter he beat in better fashion than someone else did? The answer is no mate.

Diego Corrales. I guess you could say that an overweight Castillo beat a weight-drained Corrales better than Mayweather did, but it's debatable.

Debatable but Castillo knocked him out.

Originally Posted by OumaFan

LOL, I'm not talking about him not being exciting or avoiding challenges or fighting shot fighters or beating someone more impressively than other people have, I'm talking about him being a runner which he for the most part isn't. That's it. You're confusing me with a Floyd fan

Yeah I probably made your thread a bit one sided sorry about that mate, you mentioned a lot of other fighters and examples. Well you have my input anyway

Originally Posted by Kel

Originally Posted by CFH

Originally Posted by Kel

Good list of shot fighters and forward plodders, just what he looks for. Do you ever think he fought them for a reason? Or do you think he was taking on the biggest challenges

Can you name one fighter he beat in better fashion than someone else did? The answer is no mate.

Diego Corrales. I guess you could say that an overweight Castillo beat a weight-drained Corrales better than Mayweather did, but it's debatable.

Debatable but Castillo knocked him out.

An overweight Castillo beat a weight-drained Corrales. When Mayweather beat him (as the underdog), Corrales was 33-0. PBF knocked him down five times and forced his corner to throw in the towel. It was a masterful performance.

I would argue Gatti (can you get your ass kicked worse than that? Not sure) and maybe Angel Manfredy but that's a bit more debatable as Chico kicked the shit out of him too.

Oh yeah, JMM. Granted there were circumstances what with the weight and wear and tear but JMM looked outclassed and no one's even come remotely close to doing that to him before.

Anyone got any other myths? I figured there would be ones added.

I don't know if Hearns' chin was as glassy as some make it out to be.

kostya tszyu was a great fighter.

Lewis having a china chin.

Originally Posted by sumkalambay

kostya tszyu was a great fighter.

Ok explain to me how a guy with an amateur record of 259-11, and a pro record that included 15 title defences and a unified division wasnt great? Maybe ask guys like Judah, Mitchell, Hurtado, Ruelas, Chavez and Angel Gonzalez how great he was.....

Kel's hate for Floyd makes him forget that his favorite fighter (Tszyu) quit on his stool in one of his biggest fights, he QUIT, so not really in any position to call anyone else a coward at that point