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The Ring Magazine's 10 Greatest fighters by decade
10: Greatest fighters by decade

Posted May. 10, 2009 at 11:48pm
By Michael Rosenthal

1990s: Roy Jones Jr. – At his best, he inspired awe. Runner up: Pernell Whitaker.

2000s: Manny Pacquiao – Sorry Floyd but you need to fight the best to be the best. Runner up: Floyd Mayweather.

Michael Rosenthal can be reached at RingTVeditor@yahoo.com

Doug Fischer contributed to this report
Wait a second.... so Floyd isn't #1 because "you need to fight the best to be the best....", but then he picks Roy Jones over Pernell Whitaker? That seems like a bit of a contradiction to me.
I thought the same exact thing! Pernell and Oscar would be the two to debate over if that were the case.