Floyd’s Legacy
December 29th, 2011
By Glen Anglin: No matter what happens in the future, the boxing world should forever recognize the fighting exploits of Floyd Mayweather. PBF has already fought so many good fights against tough competition, that it seems silly to suggest otherwise. He has beaten top competition for many years and has only had a few close fights.
Regarding Floyds specific talents, he has fast hands, good reflexes and good technique. But what sets him apart is his surreal ability to avoid getting hit squarely. He holds his right hand high to guard against the left hook, hides his chin behind his left shoulder and rolls to his right again and again. It is a predictable, practiced move, and it works like magic. This was never more obvious than in the Ortiz fight, where I believe Ortiz became unhinged by his frustration at being unable to hit Floyd. Victor’s head butting, smooching, and standing still with his hands down was proof to me that he completely lost his composure due to his inability to hit the defensive master. I have always believed that K. Pavlik should not be called ‘the Ghost’. That nickname should go to Floyd because trying to hit him is like trying to hit a mist in the breeze.
Using his top notch ability to avoid getting hit and fast enough hands to land his share of punches, he has won enough big fights to establish himself as an all time great who would give trouble to any welterweight of any time. I cannot think of any fighter at 147 who ever lived that would be a clear favorite against him. Yes, that includes both Sugar Ray’s. He is just too difficult to hit flush. Along with Ali, V. Klitschko and Pernell Whitaker, he is the best fighter I have ever seen at winning rounds on the judges scorecards. Because he is so good at winning rounds, I don’t believe any fighter alive can take a decision from him. To beat Floyd, you have to knock him out, which seems next to impossible, too.
I believe that his insistence about random, pre-fight blood testing is more of a negotiation ploy than anything else. He has always sought ways to make the other fighter bend to his demands in the negotiating process. Remember how he was able to come in over the weight for his match against Marquez? But, so what? He knows he has the negotiating leverage and he uses it. No shame in that. (By the way, not being an expert about blood and drugs, my question is why wouldn’t a post-fight blood test, as soon as possible after the fighters leave the ring, suffice?)
I care nothing about this pointless debate about P4P rankings. Who cares about a ranking that can never be used for anything other than never ending, insoluble arguments? I concede that his fights sometimes lack action and are too measured and resemble chess matches in shorts. You can also say that his family is a moral train wreck and that he behaves like a complete jackass and I will agree with you. Fine. Say what you want; the man has never lost. What does the actions of Manny Pacquiao or any other fighter have to do with this? Nothing. His boxing legacy is already established and does not depend on what any other human being does or doesn’t do. If he never fights again, he has proven his boxing greatness in the ring.
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ask me about pacman legacy?
joke legacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fake legacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
coward legacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
catch weight legacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
drain legacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
idiot legacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
steriod legacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks to uncle bob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he makes fake legends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is why hes not had a fight outside nevada in 6 years the cheat
makes up a story he wants to fight on may 5 where lmao nevada , no apponent but hey gotta love those hand injections
then acuses pacman of bieng on peds .. no proof but we all know mayweathers on illegal hand injections only availible in nevada
andy
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best posts I’ve ever read on this site, all pactards are fools
Posted December 30, 2011
please oh please enlighten me ? 1 he lies to you example paman your next then denies saying it sounds like a coward to me
Fk legacy…”legacy don’t pay the bills” – P#ssy Boy Floyd
@ USASAVEDUK
best posts I’ve ever read on this site, all pactards are fools
why can’t suppose 2 b boxing geniuses come 2 wbo & apply as boxing judges 2 see their qualifications? fmj & d pacman if they ever fight may generate the biggest amount of money for boxing_they are both great.
Writer is analytical on his article, except that he made one misrepresentation. He said that Mae Weeder did not lose a fight. He lost one to Castillo from Mexico on their first lightweight fight. Castillo, for fairness sake, won that first fight handily. But Mae was given the fight by the judges. That is why Floyd Sr. was screaming during his verbal fight with Jr., the words 40 – 1 meaning 40 wins and l lose, referring to that one with Castillo. The second fight, Mae won it with his boring style, fair and square!
Not a peoples champ! Even though its unpopular to say, Dude gets arrested for battering his girlfriend, always having issues in the ring, Kellerman, Paqiuao, Zab Judah fiasco. This guy gotta be checked!
This dude is always politicking about an agenda for his constituency. Not a peoples champ! Even though its unpopular to say, Dude gets arrested for battering his girlfriend, always having issues in the ring, Kellerman, Paqiuao, Zab Judah fiasco. This guy gotta be checked!
Floyds legacy involves a consumate politician. Good fighter but there is someone out there thats got his number. Id like to see Berto out there. Or Peterson! Dare to say Cotto. This Frisco Mayweather hand picks. Take it light fellas!
Floyds legacy involves a consumate politician, always posturing an emotional right of passage for his constituancy, which usually turns out to be negative. Good fighter but there is someone out there thats got his number. Id like to see Berto out there. Or Peterson! Dare to say Cotto. This Frisco Mayweather hand picks. Take it light fellas!
these dumb pacquiao fans…….first they say mayweather lost to Castillo ,but mayweather landed waaay more punches. then they say pacquiao beat marquez because he LANDED more punches….wtf…once again not only do you midgets dont know about boxing ,they dont even know how to watch boxing….
Legacy? It’s called doing time in the Floyd clan.
floyd’s legacy is running away from good fights and beating women to show his knocking power… how’s that floydiots?
I THINK LEGACY LITERALLY MEANS ” A FETE WITHOUT QUESTIONABLE DOUBT”. BUT THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT A CLEAR ANSWER ABOUT LITTLE FLOYD’S LEGACY.
LIKE;
WHY LITTLE FLOYD IS SO AFRAID OF THE PACMAN WHO HAS A 3 LOSS RECORD?
What legacy. That he was a thug an abusive person. A hater I don’t think he’ll be missed much I hope he looks like his dad when he gets older
lol nothing was funnier than the faces of Team Crampiao as they watched a 38yo lightweight box the ears off of their overrated fraud. LMAO at their predictions – 1st round KO, Crampiao gonna walk through JMM, this and that, bahahaha. A little p1ss drinking counter puncher was basically exposing Freddy Roach for the overrated trainer he is and Crampiao for the overrated hypejob that he is. Dude was running a clinic on this so-called P4P Chump. And doing it at yet another cowardweight that Crampiao loves to abuse.
banned in 49 states not in nevada though ,,, so its not so united … states of america is it ?
When Mayweather beats Pacquiao like a joke I’ll cry laughing at the Pactard excuses. Agh Manny Crampiao, get me my magic milkshake..
Mayweather needs to call out the fraudqiao on live tv.
Mayweather needs to go on live tv & tell the truth on Arum & publically call Manny Pacquiao a chicken.
@DAMNIT Mayweather won that Castillo fight by 5 rounds
Floyd Mayweather has one thing to do in 2012 & that’s go on live tv & call Manny Pacquiao a chicken & Bob Arum a corrupt old man, Mayweather needs to goad these frauds into fighting him.
If Mayweather does this & still fails to get them to fight him, then I will be happy to see the magnificent talent of Mayweather retire after he has beat Martinez at 154
The real fools are the newcomers to boxing who have zero clue as to what the sport is all about. It is skills not punching machine on Steroids
This article is a joke when Floyd clean out the welterweight division then talk about greatness lol this guy fights once every two years this writer need to do his homework have you ever see PAC man retire nooooooo so this writer should not talk about Floyd being great lol what a fool
Floyd should never fight suspected cheaters who do want to come clean period
What a joke!!!
so cuz mayweather has beaten de la hoya hatton castillo once and ortiz hes considered an all time great?? lol pacquaio almost has more knockout victories than mayweather has fights lol come on plz change article
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Amen………………………
Floyd will never be great until..he fights Manny pac man
he also lost the first fight against castillo by like 3points
..fight more often and take any fight
Slow down Floyd is great but not greater than the 2 Sugar Ray’s!! PS I think Ward might be a better all around fighter.
Convict, convict!!!
…Akon
floys is boixng greatest talent along with Manny
well written article apart from glens use of the word fighter floyd is a boxer i think there is a big difference between a boxer and a fighter take a knockout out of the equation and a good boxer will beat a fighter any day of the week after all the sport is called boxing
I still think his best performance was against a prime unbeaten Corrales.
I also still think he lost 1st fight with Castillo, and had he not been defending that “0″ for so long he may have fought more often & taken more risks
Not another bull***t lEGACY artical….give it a rest
this is the best article ive read on ere,im a massive floyd fan but agree he has faults but as boxing ability goes he would be match for anyone including my favourite all time fighter sugar ray leonard
agreed….De La Hoya fought a great fight against Floyd and Floyd’s composure was steller and I believe that the way he fought Oscar was his best all around performance…i also believe that he was @ his peak in that fight…despite the obsurdly crazy statistiocs against marquez….