Really enjoyed the post my man. I too like many was a Floyd hater for a period of time. I def have a heightened appreciation for his skills. Without a doubt, one of the greatest, if not the greatest defensive fighter of all-time. The 50-0 record doesn't mean anything to me because the last two victories were completely shallow IMO. Beating a washed up Andre Berto, who never deserved a crack at the belt, and then beating a guy making his boxing debut doesn't really do much in terms of putting a stamp on a legacy. But take those away, and Floyd has a great resume, with sneaky power from his younger days.

The criticism about selection of opponents is real though, there were numerous times where Floyd slyly took on opponents that were well past their prime. That has more to do with the the self-proclamations of being the greatest ever. Sugar Ray Robinson took on everyone, multiple times as well. Muhammad Ali never ducked an opponent ever - and his last two fights - Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick were obvious legitimate Heavyweight contenders, who both went on to be champions. Sugar Ray Leonard fought Duran at the height of his powers - twice and his fights with Thomas Hearns (when he was young, hungry and still unbeaten) and Marvin Hagler are still much better than anyone that Floyd took down. It's always difficult to compare fighters from different eras, so I will say for sure that Floyd was one of the best, no doubt, just maybe not THE best to ever do it. I still have plenty of love for Floyd as a fighter for sure though. Great article bro!