What was Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Greatest Win?
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What was Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Greatest Win?
1. Diego Corrales
2. Jose Luis Castillo
3. Shane Mosley
4. Ricky Hatton
5. Oscar Dela Hoya
6. Genaro Hernandez
7. Arturo Gatti
8. Carlos Baldomir
9. Jesus Chavez
10. Carlos Hernandez
When he beat Ricky Hatton, anyone that beats that man deserves it to be their greatest ever victory, that goes for Pac-man also
aye the ricky win was his bestQuote:
Originally Posted by Mattyhitman
pacman beat a very much faded ricky mind
never fought anyone in their prime worth a spit
It's hard to say... I'd almost agree that Ricky Hatton was the best win on his resume... Maybe Zab Judah was okay as well....
Mayweather is someone who is really measured by his class and the way he beats his opponents, rather than the opponents themselves...
He could easily have a list of serious 154 pounders on that resume... The greatest fighter, who never fought truly great opposition.. He could retire today, and I believe in 20 or 30 years I will still hold him as one of the most incredible fighters I have seen... His resume, not so...
Ricky Hatton win for me... Even though he was slightly out of his comfort weight. DLH would be second but a lot of stuff makes me discount the impressiveness of that fight..
I'm going to say Shane Mosley for two reasons . . .
1. Floyd was never hurt like that before. I mean rocked twice in one round and came back to totally outclass Mosley. Floyd made Shane look old from round 3 on. He did have a long lay-off but his last fight he destroyed Margarito. And I know old age can set in at anytime. But if people want to believe that's what it was, it started in round 3, when Mayweather stepped up his level of skills.
2. After Mosley beat Pacman, people are going to say, "Shane can still bang".;D
Now if the question was best boxing exhibition, his fight against Gatti was a classic.
whats his fella gomez from the contender put on a masterclass against gatti at the same stage of his careerQuote:
Originally Posted by Ant Live
i think ricky had also showed a lot of signs of wear and tear in fights in the run up to the mayweather fightQuote:
Originally Posted by Dizaster
ricky peaked sometime before that fight
Ricky peaked when he beat Kostya Tszyu.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44i think ricky had also showed a lot of signs of wear and tear in fights in the run up to the mayweather fightQuote:
Originally Posted by Dizaster
ricky peaked sometime before that fight
yep, that was his best win and he was on song at the timeQuote:
Originally Posted by boxingbantzRicky peaked when he beat Kostya Tszyu.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44i think ricky had also showed a lot of signs of wear and tear in fights in the run up to the mayweather fightQuote:
Originally Posted by Dizaster
ricky peaked sometime before that fight
i reckon he would have beaten tzu the same way in the couple of years that preceeded that
if he had met mayweather at the time he may have put on a better show
i still believe the ref handed the fight to mayweather, ive watched the fight since the event and it wasnt just my emotions at the time that blamed the ref
im not saying ricky would have beaten him, i am just saying the ref took away rickys best chance of winning
Agree with you for a change.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44
Whilst Floyd still would've outboxed Ricky, Joe Cortez did Ricky no favours at all that night. The worst refereeing performance I have ever seen. Took away any chance Ricky had of winning as he sure wasn't going to beat Mayweather fighting on the outside.
Vann gave Ricky enough fights over the years...
:D which ones?Quote:
Originally Posted by AdamGB
Diego Corrales for me. Undefeated, prime, and a top 5 p4p fighter at the time when he fought Floyd.
same here. but best exhibition of his skill is with gatti.Quote:
Originally Posted by generalbulldog
i wouldn't mind watching floyd's old fights again, that's for sure.
11. Zab JudahQuote:
Originally Posted by miron_lang
The Castillo rematch was classy but he took 12 rounds to formulate an effective game plan so I will leave that one.
I think the Corales fight was stunning.
Thank the Lord! After the first bunch of posts I had no clue how Corrales wasn't the biggest win. I see Ricky being a big win but Corrales and Floyd was a toss-up at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by generalbulldog
Castillo on the 1st fight. Cuz i believe he lost.
Yeah me too. Most times anyway :-\Quote:
Originally Posted by Manuel "Chubby" Medina
Hindsight is sweet...have to say Corrales domination waaaay back. More might be said of a victory when that opponent goes on to do big things.
I think I'll take a look at the Castillo & Corrales fights, I was doing the expat thing in those years and didn't get to see those fights. I'm reading some people favor his skill display as being more impressive and others saying his most adverse fight is more impressive.
As much as I wanted Floyd knocked out in this fight I got to say the Diego match. Doesn't matter what excuse Diego may have, Floyd dominated and made him look silly.
Corrales was Floyds best win, rest of his wins are not really that impressive.
Gatti was washed up
Hatton was already beaten in 147 by Colazzo
Marquez came up 2 weight classes and still got cheated in weight at the end,
he Lost to Castillo the first fight convincingly
and Mosley fight all of it looked weird as hell, he did pretty good with DLH though.
Quote:
Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust
I think you're confusing him with the boxer you took your name from.
Biggest win would have to be Hatton IMO. We all know how Hatton's career went down the shitter after the loss, but at fight time he was undefeated and seemingly at his peak. Not only that, but he was viewed by most as the worst possible matchup for Floyd.