A question about Floyd's Legacy..

[josef4334]

like floyd said "legacy dont pay bills"

if he cared about his legacy he would have fought the fighters he needed to fight to prove that. he's in it for the money ALONE....i mean nobody will remember him like people remembers the ATG's. he left for 18 months and boxing continued. fights were made and people were happy. long after he's gone nobody will remember that "O" is his record. most people will say "ohhh.. that guy who ducked a lot of fighters while he was on his prime?" but then that will be on another discussion

[mnmc10]

pac beating the hell out of a bigger cotto super trumps pbf dancing with a a small jmm.

if we are going to use common opponents then jmm, hatton and hoya got beaten by pac in a better fashion than pbf.

nowadays its sad to say but every boxer is in this for money, even pac. we will pay to see them fight the best thats sure money so why did pac took more risk the pbf?

[JonesJrMayweather]

pac beating the hell out of a bigger cotto super trumps pbf dancing with a a small jmm.

if we are going to use common opponents then jmm, hatton and hoya got beaten by pac in a better fashion than pbf.

nowadays its sad to say but every boxer is in this for money, even pac. we will pay to see them fight the best thats sure money so why did pac took more risk the pbf?

Pac arguably lost both of those fights..Floyd won every round.

[mnmc10]

according to only a handfull of people, pacs record is official. to me one judge dont know math and pac won first fight, second one is a draw.

ill say it again pac beat jmm hatton and hoya in a better fashion than pbf.

[Kev]

according to only a handfull of people, pacs record is official. to me one judge dont know math and pac won first fight, second one is a draw.

ill say it again pac beat jmm hatton and hoya in a better fashion than pbf.

haha I love your stubbarn refusal to drop Marquez from your sentence despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Marquez and Manny went life and death over 24 rounds, Floyd used Marquez as an exhibition partner and won every single round, the most one sided title fight since Calzahghe Lacy.

Yes the weight was a factor but credit where its due.

Manny destroyed Hatton and Oscar far more impressively than Floyd did though, that's for sure.

[zhubin]

I know we are all supposed to be in full tilt "worship Pac" mode...but lets not lose perspective. Yes, Manny is a great fighter. Yes, he deserves props for going up in weight and doing well. And yes, he deserves to be pfp #1 right now. But...Roach has been very smart on who he has picked to fight Manny in his last three fights. By Roach's own admission before each of the last three fights...Pac's opponents have had glaring weaknesses. You still give Manny props for the risk of going up in weight...but Roach knew very well the risks were in their favor. As far as i am concerned...the best fighter Pac has fought is Marquez. Their first fight was a draw and their second was a very narrow victory for Manny (though you could have easily given it to JMM). I also give Floyd very little props for dominating Marquez. Floyd was the more skilled fighter...plus he took full advantage of the weight/size issue. Having said that...Manny holds no advantage (except maybe momentum) over Floyd. Skill, speed, endurance, defense...Floyd has more of it than Manny. That doesn't guarantee a Floyd win. But Floyd will be a HUGE step up in quality for Manny. If Manny pulls off the victory...i will worship him as much as some of the rest of you.