Quote Originally Posted by zhubin
The classic Floyd fan response "who could he have fought?" Hey....maybe it's Floyd's fault or not...maybe he is a victim of his era.....but go take another look at his career resume. The only fighter you can MAYBE call great is Castillo. When did he fight him? 5 years ago. So yeah...Oscar's last big win was against Vargas maybe a little over 5 years ago...but he at least faced a great fighter at his comfortable weight (Mosley) and was willing to go up in weight to fight a legend (Hopkins). He lost/...so what....he tested himself against the best...instead of playing it safe. What the hell has Floyd done? Looked spectacular against stiffs and a mental basket case.
Excellent points,CC. Oscars resume is far far far far far far superior to Floyds' A win over Pernell is a million times better than any win on Floyd's resume. Even a loss to Pernell,albeit a close one would be more impressive than alot of Floyd's wins!