Quote Originally Posted by mikeeod View Post
Can't see how anyone can have Roy ranked ahead of Floyd, Hop, n Manny. Just makes no sense to me...

I would have to rank Floyd in the top 20. He is a great fighter and has beaten all styles at multiple weights in various different ways. The guy is really a 140 pounder at most, n he is shutting out the top guys at 154. Tough to argue with that kind of dominance. Would've liked to have seen him beat Paul Williams, Kostya, Prime Shane, n Winky (too big, I know, but I think Floyd could've pulled it off) but I'm not one of those guys who thinks he sucked them. He has fought some solid comp throughout his career.

Right now I keep going back and forth in how I rank Floyd, Manny, and Hop because all three have MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS that may never be broken or duplicated. All three r phenomenal in their own way. Going back to my earlier point, I just can't see how some of the lists on here have Roy anywhere near the top 30, not to mention ranked over the other three...
in reality, bhop is kind of overrated. at this point, most of his legacy comes from his longevity. he has been a top fighter for so many years that it just pushes him up the rankings despite not being super great. i would say that hagler, monzon, and robinson are all easily above him at middleweight and there are a handful of other middleweights throughout history that are arguably better. bhop just gets the nod over the other guys because of longevity. honestly, he isnt a fighter that is eye catching by any means. he is a great fighter but not its hard for me to call him elite.

i think that pac got very overrated also because of his 3 or so year dominance at a higher weight. i can see pac being ranked in the top 30 comfortably and maybe top 25, but the top 20 would be kind of pushing it for me. pac isnt the first person to beat bigger fighters. there are just so many joke belts now that he can win "titles" at different weights. if these belts existed for the last 100 years, there would be multiple fighters with this same accomplishment and probably even better.

jones actually dominated all of his competition. he never really had trouble in any fight before the first tarver fight. after that fight, he never looked the same again. you dont see many people staying at a top level for that long and really never having a close fight. yes, he didnt fight everyone, but neither has anybody. people like to pick on jones and mayweather for ducking fighters but pac ducked fighters on his way up too but for some reason nobody ever mentions it. i think that jones should be in the top 20 of all time. him and mayweather are close with pac and bhop lagging a little behind.