In no other sport is an undefeated record so insignificant.

Although team sports may not be a good comparison, the truth of the matter is that a team that goes undefeated, or on an unbeaten streak, usually does so against every other team in the league or conference. There's no other way. So being undefeated means something. Normally you have to win some of those games "away", not just in the friendly confines of home. In boxing it's not like that at all. You can win your first 50 or 70 fights without leaving your hometown, or by fighting nothing but tomato cans. What does that prove? Absolutely zilch. A fighter with a 30-3 record can be twice as good as one with a 50-0 record. "W's" and "L's" are meaningless unless tempered with quality of opposition.

That being said, Floyd has some very good names on his resume, and can't be accused of padding his record.