how so? ur not gonna pull out some bums who are 41-0 like everyone else was to try and prove a point are u?
No, but records alone don't tell the entire story. Opposition faced is just as important of a factor, and probably the more telling.
floyd has been in meaningful matches (with the exception of sharmba mitchell.. i give u that) since he fought genaro hernandez. dude is a 9 time champ in 5 diff weight classes...
No doubt, Floyd has had a great career.
In recent years though, he just hasn't taken the toughest fights out there. Period. His best wins were nearly 10 years ago. After moving up past 140 though, not so impressive.
yea at this point in time he may not be in a rush to fight everyone... but shit would u want to if u were a multi millionaire and in ur 30's with more than 130 fights in ur career?... (counting his amateur)..
When you claim to be the best ever, naturally people are going to want you to back up your claims.
How do you do that:
By fighting the best fighters out there.
i never thought it was fair that people jumped on this "Floyd has to fight Pacquiao"... no no no... Pacquiao has to fight Floyd... the Road leads to Floyd here whether u pacman nut huggers believe it or not... without floyd, pacman can just retire and go be mr political guy back in his country and everyone would be okay with that...
Can't agree with this.
According to Mark Taffet of HBO Sports, Manny is the sport's biggest box office draw, in addition to being the sport's best fighter. Fighters are all looking to get a shot at Pacquiao, not Floyd.
Shit, at the press conferences last Saturday...Guerrero, Marquez, and Berto all called out Manny. Right now, Manny is that dude. Floyd lost his place by leaving the sport, and avoiding the toughest fights.
its just everyone knows Floyd is the best and they wanna see if Pacman can really beat him... and until that happens... we will never kno... i honestly hope it does... i just hate the fact that u new fans and nut huggers jump on floyds shit callin him a bitch.... no boxer is a bitch... u try fighting in front of 1000's of fans and millions worldwide.. that takes some fuckin balls.
Everyone? Who?
Manny is considered the best fighter in the world on just about any Pound for Pound list you can pull up.
Floyd isn't a bitch, but he has a history of avoiding the toughest fights, and that isn't an opinion...that's a fact.
When Cotto and Margarito were fast rising stars and legitimate threats to Floyd at welterweight...did Floyd prove his claim of being the best by cleaning out his division?
Nope.
He "retired" :dead:
When he came back, did he clean out the division?
Nope. He forced the lightweight champion to move up two weight divisions and fight him. (Not to mention, not even honoring the contracted weight :ermm
No one is doubting Floyd's skills or shitting on what he's done in the sport. But its Floyd who's backed into a corner now.
He can't fight anyone except for Pacquiao (or mayyyyybe Sergio) without a public backlash...which he's already getting now for avoiding Manny in the first place.
