Boxing Myths

[OumaFan]

Floyd Mayweather is a runner. Derrick Gainer IS a runner. Andre Dirrell is a runner and a winner and a class person. Just cause Floyd fights defensively and picks his spots doesn't mean he's running around the ring every fight.

James Toney hadn't won a round until he knocked out Michael Nunn. You don't hear this often now but it used to be gospel and just isn't true, he had three or four good rounds in a row before he KO'd him.

I could go on but I'll leave that for now.

[Kel]

Floyd is a runner. Even when he gets a shit fighter like Baldomir in front of him he coasts to a win. No killer instinct, no desire to get a KO and no desire to please boxing fans. Everything a great fighter does, Floyd does not.

[OumaFan]

Baldomir is the best example of Floyd as a runner but other than that how many times has he lately? Gatti, Corley, Mitchell, Judah, Hatton, Marquez, none of those I would consider "runner" performances. Lack of a killer instinct is another thing entirely, just cause he's not brawling doesn't mean he's running though.

[Kel]

He's not fan friendly nor entertaining, considering the millions he earns I think he is quite pathetic.

His biggest challenges at Welter were there in front of him and he retired. Why?

You tell me why

[No Contest]

He's not fan friendly nor entertaining, considering the millions he earns I think he is quite pathetic.

His biggest challenges at Welter were there in front of him and he retired. Why?

You tell me why

He did duck Mosely right after the Marquez fight, and stormed off like a lil baby. But he is very entertaining to watch.

[hitmanhatton]

the one most banded about recently has to be

"anyone who fought at 106 at 16 years old must be a freak of nature to be at 147 by the time they are 30...."

[Kel]

Baldomir is the best example of Floyd as a runner but other than that how many times has he lately? Gatti, Corley, Mitchell, Judah, Hatton, Marquez, none of those I would consider "runner" performances. Lack of a killer instinct is another thing entirely, just cause he's not brawling doesn't mean he's running though.

Good list of shot fighters and forward plodders, just what he looks for. Do you ever think he fought them for a reason? Or do you think he was taking on the biggest challenges

Can you name one fighter he beat in better fashion than someone else did? The answer is no mate.

[CFH]

Baldomir is the best example of Floyd as a runner but other than that how many times has he lately? Gatti, Corley, Mitchell, Judah, Hatton, Marquez, none of those I would consider "runner" performances. Lack of a killer instinct is another thing entirely, just cause he's not brawling doesn't mean he's running though.

Good list of shot fighters and forward plodders, just what he looks for. Do you ever think he fought them for a reason? Or do you think he was taking on the biggest challenges

Can you name one fighter he beat in better fashion than someone else did? The answer is no mate.

Diego Corrales. I guess you could say that an overweight Castillo beat a weight-drained Corrales better than Mayweather did, but it's debatable.

[OumaFan]

LOL, I'm not talking about him not being exciting or avoiding challenges or fighting shot fighters or beating someone more impressively than other people have, I'm talking about him being a runner which he for the most part isn't. That's it. You're confusing me with a Floyd fan

[Kel]

Baldomir is the best example of Floyd as a runner but other than that how many times has he lately? Gatti, Corley, Mitchell, Judah, Hatton, Marquez, none of those I would consider "runner" performances. Lack of a killer instinct is another thing entirely, just cause he's not brawling doesn't mean he's running though.

Good list of shot fighters and forward plodders, just what he looks for. Do you ever think he fought them for a reason? Or do you think he was taking on the biggest challenges

Can you name one fighter he beat in better fashion than someone else did? The answer is no mate.

Diego Corrales. I guess you could say that an overweight Castillo beat a weight-drained Corrales better than Mayweather did, but it's debatable.

Debatable but Castillo knocked him out.

[JazMerkin]

Floyd is a runner. Even when he gets a shit fighter like Baldomir in front of him he coasts to a win. No killer instinct, no desire to get a KO and no desire to please boxing fans. Everything a great fighter does, Floyd does not.

Did Floyd give your missus one or something??

You're worryingly obsessed with him

[CutMeMick]

Some of my fav:

SRR aka. Walker Smith was undefeated as an amateur.
Willie Pep won a round without throwing a single punch.
Charley Burley was a great boxer.
Charley Burley KO'd SRR while Burley was a janitor at a gym.
Duran KO'd a horse.