Lyle's take on "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr.

[LegendBoxing65]

I know who I pick if Mayweather fought the Leonard of 1981.. Leonard by 5th or 6th round knockout. Ray would have matched speed and have been too big for Mayweather. I just do not see how Mayweather would have survived the power of Sugar Ray Leonard.

[pete shonan]

the problem with floyd for me is that if you are the greatest then you gotta show some heart. floyd shows no heart, he infact shows very little. he seems to have no pride...he's willing to dominate a guy over 4 rounds and rather than put him away(which he could have against baldi), he decides hes gonna coast over the next 8 rounds to an easy victory. so he spent alot of the fight litterally running away, throwing one or two punches, ducking, running, throwing a punch running and ducking again....etc... that is not great. that is not a show of heart. that is not what great boxing is all about, and that is not what we look for in an all time great fighter.
so is floyd agile? yes. is he fast? yes. can he box? yes. can he run around the ring like a chicken instead of taking someone out? yes. is he great because of it? no.

[Pugilistic]

Thank you, cc back

It's not that I don't think Floyd is talented I just don't think he has taken the oppertunities to show boxing fans just how good he is. Here's a short list of guys he had the chance to/didn't/hasn't fought

Oscar De la Hoya
Shane Mosley
Kostya Tszyu
Ricky Hatton
Miguel Cotto
Antonio Margarito
Joel Casamayor
Acelino Frietas
Jorge Barrios
Vernon Forrest
Ricardo Mayorga
Winky Wright
Jesse James Leija
Pernell Whittaker


I mean not all of these guys are world beaters but they are better than let's say......Victoriano Sosa and Henry Bruseles

yeah thats a good list lyle. CC. mayweather should fight some of these guys