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hamed · 06-08-2008, 10:25 AM

Don't get me wrong, I think Floyd's great, his record is perfect, you just can't top that. It would just be too bad for him if he really does retire for good because history would always have questions if he never faced your boy Cotto. Arum once said unbeaten fighters late in their career fear losing their unbeaten tag most of all.

I know your thoughts on Ray but his win over Hearns still impresses me to this day. Tommy, a bigger, stronger fighter in his prime & Ray still found a way to rally & win. Throw in wins over Duran & Hagler (even though questionable) & Floyd's body of work, while still impressive, doesn't have any wins over Hall of Fame fighters to match those 3 except for his win over Oscar.

06-08-2008, 10:25 AM	#23 (permalink)
hamed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,073	Don't get me wrong, I think Floyd's great, his record is perfect, you just can't top that. It would just be too bad for him if he really does retire for good because history would always have questions if he never faced your boy Cotto. Arum once said unbeaten fighters late in their career fear losing their unbeaten tag most of all. I know your thoughts on Ray but his win over Hearns still impresses me to this day. Tommy, a bigger, stronger fighter in his prime & Ray still found a way to rally & win. Throw in wins over Duran & Hagler (even though questionable) & Floyd's body of work, while still impressive, doesn't have any wins over Hall of Fame fighters to match those 3 except for his win over Oscar. Last edited by hamed : 06-08-2008 at 10:28 AM.