Quote Originally Posted by Olympian904
MannyP...Floyd is just to advanced for these average welters that everyone "hopes" can beat Floyd.Who is he suppose to fight?He offered to fight Mosley on 3 seperate occasions.I dont see how its hyped...considering his 121-6 lifetime record.
Yes, he's a fantastic fighter...at lightweight. Personally, I don't believe he can deal with the size and power of the bigger fighters, and based on the competition he has chosen through his career, I don't think that there is anything there that shows he can.

As far as the welters that "everyone 'hopes' can beat Floyd," I have no idea what you're talking about since that was kind of my point, they're average...nothing special. Certainly not a test as to what Mayweather can do against a truly bigger and stronger fighter.

Still, everyone wants to justify their argument that he can fight at 154 based on his ability to twist and turn and out point small guys with no real power who were physically dominated by him at what, 130, 135? What does that prove? In fact, when I look back on his career I would say that the best fighter he's ever faced was Castillo, and I give him credit for two good decision wins against a quality fighter, but 1) they were not dominating wins and 2) Castillo is nowhere near the quality of Oscar.

I'm not a Floyd hater, I just want him to justify the hype. If he can do it and show me something I haven't seen in him before, I say good for him and I'll give him the credit deserved. Until then, however, I have to call it based on what I've seen and, based on that, he hasn't proven it to me yet. Not at 154, that's for sure.