So you don't want to answer the question about GGG being the favoritemany great fighters had better starts than 47-0
but they took challengers and didn't establish their greatness until after losing
Zarate was 52-0 before moving up to challenge Gomez and Zarate is not even considered the best bantamweight ever
Benvenuti was 65-0 with a 120-0 amateur record before his first loss
not to mention the number of hall of fame fighters other greats have fought
All that other stuff is irrelevantsure he's been P4P number 1, whatever that's worth, it is a highly subjective mythical list after all
but when was the last time he wasn't the favorite going in
Mayweather needs to challenge himself if he wants to be considered an all time great
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Cold Heart and a Weak Mind
Floyd has fought guys that, at this present time, would be ranked higher on the "p4p greatest of all time" list than Glolovkin.
I love GGG but he isn't even the linear champ of his weight division, and he never beat the man at his weight division. Why is he considered a greater fighter than a guy like De la Hoya?![]()
David Lemieux = Future MW Champ and P4P King
You said Floyd should fight Golovkin because, and I quote, "he should be measured against other greats." That insinuates that you believe Golovkin is a great fighter. If you don't think he's a great fighter, why would Floyd fight him? According to you, greats must be measured against other greats, so fighting a non-great like GGG would be a waste of time, right?
David Lemieux = Future MW Champ and P4P King
I said
'Other great fighters that started at lighter weights than Floyd have competed at middleweight (Armstrong, Gavilan, Napoles, Duran)Floyd claims to be TBE so he should be measured against other greats'
Where is GGG in that sentenceGolovkin would be a huge risk for Floyd and previous great have taken risks and challenged themselves
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Cold Heart and a Weak Mind
Over $400 million in career earnings.
47-0 record spanning 18 years as pro
Set the new standard for drug testing before fights
Self managed/promoted
Highest paid athlete in the world several years running
P4P #1 for years
Who has better stats than that?
Cold Heart and a Weak Mind
I have Floyd 46-1 over 18 yrsbut what are numbers. Spadafora spanned 18 but should have been 48-1
. He also did more jail time than Floyd.
Fighting the best and challenging yourself against the odds is what makes fighters great
You say he has influenced positive change but I would question his support of USADA which has been found lacking when VADA is clearly the better instrument
Again it is outside the ring stuff so holds no bearing on Floyd's perceived greatness as a fighter![]()
Cold Heart and a Weak Mind
Maywether has fought the best throughout his career. He has beat them all.
He has almost single handedly forced the issue on increased PED testing. Before he started insisting on it 6 years ago it was hardly considered. Now it's a staple for most big fights. This helps protect the fighters. Your personal feelings about VADA vs USADA are irrelevant compared to the good being done by the god being done to end the cheating.
The outside the ring stuff is very important to Floyd and it obviously factors into his perception of himself as the best ever.
He's going to have had a 19 or 20 year career where he's fought the best and beat them all. He'll retire with his health and brain fully intact, not a drooling, shaking vegetable.
He'll be rich as fuck, not some half way house living bum.
He'll have managed his career his way without getting screwed over by shady promoters and without having to answer to anyone but himself.
No other fighter has ever had this much control over their own careers. If you think that's nothing then you just have too narrow a view of what the sport and business of boxing is really all about.
He's been able to achieve all these amazing feats by being such a great fighter.
We'll have to agree to disagree about Floyd fighting the best (and beating them all)
apart from Genaro I can't think of a fight where Floyd wasn't the favorite, he never challenged himself as all the previous greats have
you may appreciate the business side of boxing but I prefer to concentrate on what is done inside the ring
other matters outside the ring like doing time for beating a woman does not concern me in regards to a fighters accomplishments between the ropes
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Cold Heart and a Weak Mind
Mayweather is one of the best ever / all time greats, so it goes without saying that he's ALWAYS the favourite to win his fights.
The fact that you think that makes him less of a fighter is laughable.
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