All time P4P, where is Floyd?

[bradlee180]

Too early to rank, his career ain't over yet.

[beenKOed]

Too early to rank, his career ain't over yet.

Take a chance my fellow boxing fan, where is he going to wind up. I think top 15 now and if he keeps the ZERO, top 10.

[Silkeyjoe]

Too early to rank, his career ain't over yet.

Take a chance my fellow boxing fan, where is he going to wind up. I think top 15 now and if he keeps the ZERO, top 10.

I dont think keeping the 0 moves him up. No doubt he is the best boxer of our generation but he has been handpicking his opponents late in his career to ensure he keeps his 0. I mean take for example Sugar Ray. Finished his career with 20 losses or so but I dont think that makes much of a difference to his legacy. The majority of these losses were well after he past his best and just needed the money. Floyd aint gonna have to do that.

Fighters Id have ahead of him are the 2 sugar rays, Duran and Hagler. Theres probably more but havent seen much footage of all the old guys so dont want to comment. I also think that Rigo could be better then him too and if he can move up in weight and beat some of the best at featherweight there is certainly an argument. Did Floyd ever fight anyone as dangerous as Donaire? Corrales maybe?

[ykdadamaja]

He is certainly in the top 10. In this new age, with stronger, faster and better training regimens, to do what he has done, he has to be a top 10.

Where in the top 10 is up for debate. But, the top 10 is a who's who....

My top 10 list, in no order, has to have:

JCC Sr.
Ali
Joe Louis
Sugar Ray Robinson
Carmen Bassilio
Willie Pep
El Finito Lopez
Mike Tyson
Jack Johnson
Mayweather...

Hagler/Leonard/Sanchez/Marciano/Lewis/Hopkins have honorable mention.

[bradlee180]

In this new age, with stronger, faster and better training regimens, to do what he has done,

Floyd doesn't train any different than fighters from over 50 years ago...

[beenKOed]

Too early to rank, his career ain't over yet.

Take a chance my fellow boxing fan, where is he going to wind up. I think top 15 now and if he keeps the ZERO, top 10.

I dont think keeping the 0 moves him up. No doubt he is the best boxer of our generation but he has been handpicking his opponents late in his career to ensure he keeps his 0. I mean take for example Sugar Ray. Finished his career with 20 losses or so but I dont think that makes much of a difference to his legacy. The majority of these losses were well after he past his best and just needed the money. Floyd aint gonna have to do that.

Fighters Id have ahead of him are the 2 sugar rays, Duran and Hagler. Theres probably more but havent seen much footage of all the old guys so dont want to comment. I also think that Rigo could be better then him too and if he can move up in weight and beat some of the best at featherweight there is certainly an argument. Did Floyd ever fight anyone as dangerous as Donaire? Corrales maybe?

I'm not willing to say the ZERO doesn't mean that much or can be dismissed that easily. Even though Floyd has shopped around for some easy fights, the 0 would be impressive in any era, after 45 fights.
If anyone thinks boxers don't take easy fights throughout their careers, they are fooling themselves. Top boxers aren't fighting as much because they make more money and don't have to.