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There are also a lot of guys that were more skilled then Floyd (Sorry all you PBF fans).
Yeah? I challenge you to name FIVE of them...
I am not saying all of these guys are more skilled then PBF, but look at these names and compare see with what you come up...

Pernell
Pep
RJJ
SRR
Arguello
SRL
"Finito" Lopez
Ali

It's a tough argument to see who is more skilled however you mix it up though Floyd is at THAT level. SweetPea and Pep have gotta own for defense, but Floyd's pinpoint punching is far better IMO plus his defense is right up there. SRL, PBF and RJJ and very close in all aspects IMO as well, they were all absolute masters of their own styles. People say p4p SRR was the greatest ever, I tend to agree but Floyd's defense is much tighter, although SRR's offense was phenomenal, probably the best in the history of boxing (enter disclaimer here). Judging against Finito and Ali is incredibly difficult for me, because the severe differences in weight make all movements different for their respective weight classes, Ali (LIKE RJJ) was Freakishly quick for being a HW.

Total package of offense and defense a good argument could be made to have Floyd in the top 5 easily.