Quote Originally Posted by zhubin View Post
You can also make the point that Norris never faced a fighter like Floyd. Floyd is a different kind of beast. I am not going to hold it against him for not being an "old school" fighter in terms of being "all action." And you are right...it's all hypothetical since Floyd's best weight is clearly not 154. I am never one to say a guy like Norris couldn't have won or had success against Floyd. But i think one has to be fair and say the opposite could be just as true.
Solid point. This has came up milliions of times over the years discussing hypothetical PBF opponents. "well Floyd has never fought anyone like X before." But the truth is, unless you've fought Sugar Ray Robinson, you haven't fought anyone who can be compared to Floyd Mayweather inside the ring in terms of straight up ability and intelligence.