Floyd's resume.

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OK makes sense. I think Pernell did what Floyd has done earlier and better.

I will bow to your greater knowledge. Mainly lurk on here without posting, but I found some comments in this thread a bit much.

There are a handful of fighters in the history of boxing that have achieved what mayweather has, yet he's derided by certain people, mainly due to his personality.

Although his attitude may not be palatable to everyone, his resume, skills and longevity are unmatched in the last 25 years.

Much of that is very true but its also true that Floyd never had a Leonard to fight or a Hearns or Benitez and Duran. The closest man he fought to that kind of talent he did so about 5 years past the use before date. He simply does not have the opponents. He does not get points because he made more money than anyone else.

Now he cant be blamed for the line up anymore then Hopkins can be for his middleweight run or Wlad for his present one. Hopkins still makes top 5 all time at middleweight by most historians.
I hope these historians that judge him on the record actually watch his fights and see the ease in which he defeated his opponents and apply that fact in their summations. I personally dont think he becomes who he is today had he fought in the eighties nor a few other eras but that does not mean he's not an Atg had he fought in any of them either.

Something we all need to consider also is that all these others that came before him never had to operate in this cesspool of total connectivity. We often question how he'd deal with their times but how would they deal with his? Would they be the same fighters?