Man, I have to disagree that Floyd cherry picked. Hatton was in his prime and was considered a viable threat after beating Kostya. Baldomir was a much larger fighter and was the lineal champ coming off of a HUGE upset of Zab Judah. Canelo Alvarez was considered a viable threat to Floyd. Shane Mosely was considered a threat after destroying Margarito, n Floyd had been trying to fight him for close to a decade before he ended up beating him.
I would've liked to have seen Floyd fight Oscar n Mosely sooner and fought Paul Williams, Kostya, n Manny. That being said, I can't put all of the blame on him for those fights not happening, as I feel circumstances n the the other fighters themselves had as much to do with those fights not happening.
Floyd is a great fighter. All Time Great Fighter. In the discussion for best fighter of the last 30 years with legends like Leonard, Hagler, Whitaker, Roy Jones, Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield, Duran...etc. He ISN'T in the discussion for G.O.A.T., due to missed opportunities n lack of HOF prime opponents available. To say that he ducks anyone or hand picked opponents just isn't accurate either. He is without question an all time great fighter n more than willing to face the biggest challenges, assuming the money is right.
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