Quote Originally Posted by ross_w
For those of you who truly believe that Floyd Mayweather Jr is the best fighter today and one of the best of all time you really do not know much about boxing and have obviously have been cought up in the hype of Floyd Mayweather Jr. He has avoided all of the top guys in all of the weight divisions he has supposedly conquered, was quite obviously beaten by a passed-it, war weary and older Oscar De Le Hoya for the first 9 rounds of the fight, was out-worked AND out-muscled by a strong Jose Luis Castillo (a fight only taken because Castillo was seen as an easy fight for Floyd). Don't get me wrong, Floyd mayweather is an extremely skilled athlete with unbelievable hand speed and split-second reflexes but to call him the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is quite rediculous, let alone of all-time. Fighters such as Hearns or Leonard would have shown far too much heart for a quick, but not quite as quick mayweather.
I think if Floyd Mayweather was to fight a Ricky Hatton (another almost great but untested fighter) at light-welter he would be in for a tough nights work..imagine a castillo like fight but with a bigger, stronger, more aggressive castillo.
I agree that Floyd would probably dominate with his speed and slickness against a Margorito but would again come unstuck against someone like shane mosley (although past his peek, after seeing him completely dominate luis collazo in his last fight i believe he would be a tough fight for Mayweather).
This may be a big statement to make but it is fighters like Floyd Mayweather that have ruined boxing by refusing to fight the other top fighters in the division whilst still in their prime. Go back 10-15 years for example, the top fighters in the world were JC Chavez, Pernell Whittaker, Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad and shane mosley...and tell me..how many memorable battles did they have? How many hard-fought wars did they have? How many other top fighters did they tak a chance against?...Now..compare what they have done for boxing to what Floyd Mayweather has done for boxing and then tell me he is the best fighter in the world!
These are all my own opinions which I have formed on my own from hours of watching tapes and training in gyms. Ofcourse everyone is entitled to their own opinion and beliefs about the matter and I am open to hearing them so please reply with your own views. Thanks for taking the time to read this blog, Ross

So if he's not the best fighter pound for pound today than who is better? Floyd would obliterate Hatton. It would be reminiscent of what he did to Gatti, just might take a few more rounds. You said yourself he would whup up Margarito. I think back in the day at lightweight or welter Floyd and Mosley could have had a megafight that lived up to the hype but nowadays Mosley would come up short against him. FLOYD HAS NOTHING MORE TO PROVE. He is retiring because there is no one left to challenge him. Will he stay gone? Doubtful and then you can see him slap around some of the guys you mentioned and maybe some new tough up and comers. But dont hate because Floyd has fought everyone who has posed a decent challenge and has brought money to the table. The only one you can say he ducked was Margarito (who I think we both know he would beat on all night and Tony wouldnt touch him once) but he did that to get the Oscar fight.

And look at Golden Boy. He's considered a great champ but most of his victories were against legends that were fading and past their prime. And if you think he won the first nine rounds of that fight, you are the one who knows nothing about boxing, my friend. Oscar hit nothing but air in that fight. And he hit it so hard he got too tired to keep throwing his jab; his only punch that was getting anything done at all. Floyd clearly beat him. He didnt KILL him. But he clearly beat him, outworking and outlanding Oscar pretty much the entire fight.

Do I think this makes Mayweather an all time great? No. If anything I still think Oscar has a more impressive resume. But he is definitely the best in the game right now? I mean...who is better? Drop some names...