Why do people compare PBF to SRL

[BoomBoom]

Floyds holds wins over 2 ATG fighters at most. Past prime ODLH, and possibly Hatton if he finishes his career an atg.

Sugar Ray holds wins over at least 4 ATG fighters Duran, Hagler, Hearns, Benitez.

Floyd is a great fighter with a good resume. SRL is a great fighter with a great resume.

[The Rookie Fan]

I agree that PBF being the current great and having ended his career at WW now he is being compared to past great WWs instead of past SFW or LWs. In all honesty a better comparison would be PBF vs Mosley at LW or PBF vs Oscar at LW.

Fighters are often wrongly judged by the fights they had at the end of their careers at weights they don't belong in the first place. As good as Oscar was at welterweigh, he was much better at the lighter weights. Other fighters like Trinidad are also judged like this.