Someone needs to explain to me why Floyd doesn't deserve to be mentioned with ATGs

[generalbulldog]

As the great Eddie Futch once said, "When you keep on fighting top level caliber opponents, you ain't going undefeated."

Leonard fought guys that are highly ranked in boxing history. Hagler is arguably the greatest MW ever. Hearns is a top 25 fighter easily, Duran is ranked by Ring Magazine as a top 5 fighter. Benitez is a top 50 fighter.

That's a hell of a resume.

I like Floyd a lot, but the comparisons of the 2 resumes is way off.

[doublehook2]

As the great Eddie Futch once said, "When you keep on fighting top level caliber opponents, you ain't going undefeated."

Leonard fought guys that are highly ranked in boxing history. Hagler is arguably the greatest MW ever. Hearns is a top 25 fighter easily, Duran is ranked by Ring Magazine as a top 5 fighter. Benitez is a top 50 fighter.

That's a hell of a resume.

I like Floyd a lot, but the comparisons of the 2 resumes is way off.

Fair enough, but Leonard fighting in an era where there were better fighters shouldn't disqualify Mayweather from being considered an all-time great.

In this era, Mayweather has a very, very impressive resume. And despite the fact that he didn't fight Hagler, Hearns, and Duran, he still fought some of the guys of this era.

If you say that comparing SRL to Mayweather is way off, then how does someone like Roy Jones Jr compare to Sugar Ray Leonard in your opinion?

Is Roy Jones Jr resume more impressive than Mayweather? Is Roy Jones Jr more of an all-time great than Mayweather?