
Originally Posted by
Deanrw
I do consider Mayweather a great fighter. His past accomplishments speak for themselves.
I don't look at any fighter as p4p best as it is a flawed interpretation with too many intangibles. If I did however, I could not consider Floyd to be p4p the best fighter as I am not even close to convinced he is even the best 147 pounder out there. Even though I consider him the most technically sound fighter alive right now, there are bigger and stronger men in his own weight class who have, in my eyes, a very good chance at beating him.
This is the kind of mess having 10000 world title belts up for grabs causes. A fighter gets to pick and choose who he fights and more often than not they will always go after weaker prey, especially when they tie in greatness with winning belts in different weight classes.
Not to take anything away from Floyd, as he is a victim of the state of boxing just as much as everyone else. He has to be wondering what he has to do to prove his greatness as he would have to keep fighting and fighting to cement his claim. All the other top dogs in the division are only aiming for him and not for each other. If they fought each other and let the dust settle, then Mayweather could not skip past their name any longer and he would have to either put up or shut up. This is the exact reason you cannot lay the blame on Mayweather himself.
Not all his victims were slow plodders either, Judah was fast as hell. Sure he has some weaknesses, but he was very dangerous.
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