Thoughts on Mayweather

[kid_thunder]

i fuckin hate mayweather he a dickhead him and hopkins i have meet them both in person

[HOMETOWN CHAMP]

PBF is a great champion and even if he didnt fight cotto, margo or williams he still did a great job throughtout his whole career i mean he did fight a lot of champs all together in his five weight classes

[C.J.Rock]

I just needed to post this somewhere. Tremendous champion, possibly top 10-20 for most talented ever and an amazing amazing defence, which he will be remembered for but, and I don't think many will agree with me, he will also be remembered for winning the WW title at a time when the WW division was and still is the hottest in boxing and not defending it ONCE v a top ranked 147 pounder. This would have been akin to SRR not fighting the champs at middlweight like Lamotta etc. There's no excuse for it and regardless whether any Floyd fans choose to like it or not, at a time when gys like Williams,Cotto,Margarito and a TON of solid fighters were at 147,Floyd fought none of them and that's just a fact.

Floyd Mayweather , like Roy Jones before him, was born with amazing God Given boxing talent. But also like Jones he dodged his most dangerous legit contenders to move up in weight and face easier competition.
Therefore BOTH of their legacies will suffer. They will not be remembered among the best ever because they both lacked one thing A champions heart

[donnydarkoIRL]

Put em Up;
Many great fighters have their popularity limited because of their dominance. Pernell Whittaker was sometimes "boring" to watch because of his defensive wizardry. Some purists thought Ali was boring, only watching to see how he won, believing the result was a foregone conclusion,
John Ruiz was.....just kidding

[Put Em' Up]

I have an honest and legit question, when is the last time (or should I say at what time) can anyone really say that they were looking forward to a Mayweather fight because of Mayweather?

That's easy:

Gatti - no one thought Gatti had a chance unless you buy into great white hype. I wanted to see what PBF would do to him.

Judah - say what you want about Judah being inconsistent, when the guy is focused he's one of the most dangerous guys in the division and he proved it for four rounds. I've never considered buying a PPV for Zab alone, Mayweather was the reason.

Hatton - again, didn't really think he had a chance and it makes the top ten FOTY list in my book. And I wanted to see what PBF would do to him.

De La Hoya - I haven't cared to see a DLH fight since he got beat up by Hopkins. I'm not some fan who'll eat up any crap Oscar poops out, but when this was set I was eager for it.

No actually you just cemented what I said, You watched those fights with anticipation because the opponents were DLH, Gatti, Hatton and Judah. You gave reasons about wanting to see them or how they would fare. Had nothing to do with Floyd himself. You would have tuined in to see Gatti and Cotto for the same reason, Hatton and DLH for the same reason, Judah and Mosley for the same reason. Had nothing to do with Floyd himself.