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<blockquote data-quote="Dexter Moser" data-source="post: 360708" data-attributes="member: 5705">Floyd is supremely talented at two things:&nbsp; anticipating the other fighters movements, and making money.&nbsp; Recall that early in his career he was portrayed as a good guy because of his looks and articulation, &quot;Pretty Boy Floyd&quot;.&nbsp; He himself sought to put on a black hat, appear arrogant and anti-Mexican, for no other reason than to draw pay per view viewers to his matches - they paid to see him be defeated!&nbsp; I think he's much more nuanced, and much smarter, than what you see on shows like 24-7 or now, All Access.As far as pure boxing ability, he has enormous talent.&nbsp; I don't think he'll go down with Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard because he didn't face the opposition they faced, and he also doesn't take a punch as well as they did.&nbsp; But talent-wise, he isn't far off.&nbsp; He chose to focus less on making a legacy and avoided some tough fights (Margarito, Pacquiao) and more on earning $.&nbsp; It's hard to blame him - he's the one risking brain damage with each fight.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dexter Moser, post: 360708, member: 5705"] Floyd is supremely talented at two things: anticipating the other fighters movements, and making money. Recall that early in his career he was portrayed as a good guy because of his looks and articulation, "Pretty Boy Floyd". He himself sought to put on a black hat, appear arrogant and anti-Mexican, for no other reason than to draw pay per view viewers to his matches - they paid to see him be defeated! I think he's much more nuanced, and much smarter, than what you see on shows like 24-7 or now, All Access. As far as pure boxing ability, he has enormous talent. I don't think he'll go down with Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard because he didn't face the opposition they faced, and he also doesn't take a punch as well as they did. But talent-wise, he isn't far off. He chose to focus less on making a legacy and avoided some tough fights (Margarito, Pacquiao) and more on earning $. It's hard to blame him - he's the one risking brain damage with each fight. [/QUOTE]

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