Quote Originally Posted by IamInuit View Post
Its incredible to me that Chico is viewed as Floyds shining moment. A man that was about to do hard time for an assault charge and who came into the ring headless. Floyd could have least fought Freitas.
Him and Shane could have met at the 130/35 area and each blames each other but the fact remains it did not happen. Manny/Floyd folded for 50 mil a piece. Leonard and Duran fought twice in 6 months.
There is no way to know how much Chico's impending jail time had an effect on his performance. But the fact is Diego was one of the very best and most feared fighters in the business at the time...and Floyd put on a masterclass against him. He deserves mad props for that.