floyd turns down Mosley....

[Bx730NY]

I won't defend him for anything else but putting him on the same page as Calzaghe?? No way..

The guy became a world champ in his 18th or 19th fight. Won titles in 5 different weight classes. Has fought legit threats and live opponents in or close to their peaks. (Corales undefeated, Ricky Hatton undefeated, Jesus Chavez, Jose Luis Castillo x2, Oscar with all advantages in Oscar's favour, Judah).

Sure, he has faced a few dead bodies in there along the way but putting him in the same vein as Calzaghe is taking the piss...You're comparing Floyd to a guy who fought nobodies (apart from an old, short notice Eubank) until his 43rd or so fight.

Blegit, you've made the smartest post so far. Well done. People forget to mention that Floyd was calling Mosely out closer to both of their primes. Now that Mosely is somehow on top again, a retired Floyd is 'ducking' him? Pathetic.

well sure floyd is higher, but honestly speaking corrales and castillo got their fame by beating each other...although diego was very good at the lower weights he was limited and not really a p4p fighter. castillo was tough. much can be said for kessler and lacy.

now floyd's fights with chavez,hernandez,manfredy, and oscar are what may give him the edge but then calzaghe beat bhop...then bhop smashed pavlik so the argument of bhop being way past it loses weight. so i think they're even...

floyd may well could beat mosley,cotto,margo,berto,williams,clottey but he didn't and he doesn't get ranked high because of possible victories, he has to actually do it. and there's no need for the "what ifs" because these guys are right here in the states and in his era....

Sure, he beat Bhop..or did he? Many people don't think he did...but I'll take that arguement because it's what the record books say at the end of the day.

Fair point.

However, the whole point about Corales is that people were 50/50 as to who was going to win that fight. Floyd took a big risk and dominated him. It annoys me when people say Floyd 'NEVER' took risks. Sure, he was more conservative in his selection later on but I personally don't think that the guy is actually 'scared' of anyone.

I just think Floyd achieved more and didn't stay in a dead division which he could have done and dominated like Calzaghe for years. If anything he is guilty of moving up too quickly without facing all elite fighters in the division but it's a trade off...do you want to win belts in multiple divisions or stay in one division and be dominant?

Which one is right or wrong? Which feat is more impressive? These are another set of variables that could be argued..

Of course floyd moved up. He was too big for those lower weights thats why. He wasn't gonna be able to squeeze in too many more years. Calzaghe could probably eat all day for a year and still not be a heavyweight.

And don't try to downplay Joes win over hopkins. It's in the record books so you guess you gotta count it? Ridiculous. hopkins tried everything in the book from cheating to faking low blows to try to keep Joe off him. The he decisively beats Pavlik so the argument that he was washed up goes out the window.

Joe was cruising from round 4 on and found an answer for the right hand and was looking like he had hopkins gassed to the point it may have been a stoppage. Tha's why hopkins had to fake.

[Taeth]

Calzaghe, tried slapping Hopkins which IMO is coping out of really boxing to "Beat" Hopkins, he wasn't the one landing clean punches, if you want to give people rounds for throwing a lot of slaps and missing then be my guess, it was a close fight regardless, but Hopkins won it because of the knockdown. Calzaghe also good a gift decision against Roy Jones Jr., not that he won it, but by the margins the judges was retarded, no way did they have the right to give him every round except the first. Hell, I watched it originally on the Brittish broadcast and even they had Calzaghe only up by three or four rounds at the end, and they were sucking on Joe's cock when they talked about the fight.

Also Mayweather was too big for the lower divisions? He's only 5'8 looks like he's completely bulked out at 147. No way was he TOO big at 130 he fought over half his career there. He could easily still be a lightweight if he wasn't trying to up.

[Althugz]

Calzaghe also good a gift decision against Roy Jones Jr., not that he won it, but by the margins the judges was retarded,

Ohhh! You mean that circus exhibition billed as a legit light heavyweight fight?

Man, that fight made me so fuckin mad. Jones has Calzaghe down in the 1st with pain etched all over his face and what does Roy do? Taunt him and smile at him until he recovers...

What would the old Roy have done? Finished Calzaghe with the next blistering 10-punch combination he threw. Roy did not want to fight.
What a joke.

[Bx730NY]

Calzaghe, tried slapping Hopkins which IMO is coping out of really boxing to "Beat" Hopkins, he wasn't the one landing clean punches, if you want to give people rounds for throwing a lot of slaps and missing then be my guess, it was a close fight regardless, but Hopkins won it because of the knockdown. Calzaghe also good a gift decision against Roy Jones Jr., not that he won it, but by the margins the judges was retarded, no way did they have the right to give him every round except the first. Hell, I watched it originally on the Brittish broadcast and even they had Calzaghe only up by three or four rounds at the end, and they were sucking on Joe's cock when they talked about the fight.

Also Mayweather was too big for the lower divisions? He's only 5'8 looks like he's completely bulked out at 147. No way was he TOO big at 130 he fought over half his career there. He could easily still be a lightweight if he wasn't trying to up.

Holy s**t!!!! Your posts get more stupid as you get older. LMAO

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PBF will fight again if he runs out of $.

[zhubin]

For all of his incredible skills, Floyd is ultimately an attention whore. A fighter who is concerned about money first, legacy/challenges second. Unfortunately not all fighters consistently seek the best fighters and fights available. Not all fighters are going to have the mentality and courage of greats like Morales, Barrera, Pac, Mosley, etc. Floyd is going to milk this retirement business for all he can. But with his lust for attention and $$$...he will certainly come back. I just hope he looks for the great fights instead of the "event" fights...but that's highly doubtful.

[blegit]

i can no longer defend the guy in terms of where he stands in the all time ranks. whether he's retired or chooses to come back and fight. as it stands he not an all time great. He's on the same page as calzaghe IMO. Good fighters with great numerical numbers.

I won't defend him for anything else but putting him on the same page as Calzaghe?? No way..

The guy became a world champ in his 18th or 19th fight. Won titles in 5 different weight classes. Has fought legit threats and live opponents in or close to their peaks. (Corales undefeated, Ricky Hatton undefeated, Jesus Chavez, Jose Luis Castillo x2, Oscar with all advantages in Oscar's favour, Judah).

Sure, he has faced a few dead bodies in there along the way but putting him in the same vein as Calzaghe is taking the piss...You're comparing Floyd to a guy who fought nobodies (apart from an old, short notice Eubank) until his 43rd or so fight.

Blegit, you've made the smartest post so far. Well done. People forget to mention that Floyd was calling Mosely out closer to both of their primes. Now that Mosely is somehow on top again, a retired Floyd is 'ducking' him? Pathetic.

Thank you for the compliment. And it did strike me as so partial that people refuse to mention Floyd calling out Mosley when Mosley was a fearsome lightweight who no one wanted to see. I am a Mosley fanatic but Mosley wanted none of Floyd back then and I refuse to lie just because the truth is not what I want to hear. The truth needs to be told in entirety not partially as to portray something else.

[JT Rock]

i can no longer defend the guy in terms of where he stands in the all time ranks. whether he's retired or chooses to come back and fight. as it stands he not an all time great. He's on the same page as calzaghe IMO. Good fighters with great numerical numbers.

I won't defend him for anything else but putting him on the same page as Calzaghe?? No way..

The guy became a world champ in his 18th or 19th fight. Won titles in 5 different weight classes. Has fought legit threats and live opponents in or close to their peaks. (Corales undefeated, Ricky Hatton undefeated, Jesus Chavez, Jose Luis Castillo x2, Oscar with all advantages in Oscar's favour, Judah).

Sure, he has faced a few dead bodies in there along the way but putting him in the same vein as Calzaghe is taking the piss...You're comparing Floyd to a guy who fought nobodies (apart from an old, short notice Eubank) until his 43rd or so fight.

Blegit, you've made the smartest post so far. Well done. People forget to mention that Floyd was calling Mosely out closer to both of their primes. Now that Mosely is somehow on top again, a retired Floyd is 'ducking' him? Pathetic.

Thank you for the compliment. And it did strike me as so partial that people refuse to mention Floyd calling out Mosley when Mosley was a fearsome lightweight who no one wanted to see. I am a Mosley fanatic but Mosley wanted none of Floyd back then and I refuse to lie just because the truth is not what I want to hear. The truth needs to be told in entirety not partially as to portray something else.

Good man