How highly would Mayweather be rated if he accomplishes the following feat?

[Unknowndonor]

he'd still not probably make top 10..because no matter what any new era fighter does he will never be placed in the top ten...because for some reason nothings ever good enough..whereas the old school fighter get all these excuses and their records and opposition aren't as throughly picked apart like the new guys...

back then amazingly everyone was a contender and a great mark on a champions record,

now its "well he's a bum, he's a bum, oh he won an alphabet belt, he's not a real contender, he was overmatched any way, he didn't belong in the ring, so what he beat an undefeated contender"

floyd would have to beat cotto (but he's too green)
..................................mosley (he's too old)
..............................margarito (he was just a big gatti)
..............................hatton (he was one dimensional,too small)
..............................paul williams (too green and overrated)
..............................winky (too slow and plodding)
.............................bhop( he finally got old)
then floyd loses to one of the klitschkos and its you see I told you he wasn't that great.....floyd couldn't do enough to ever be considered top 10..and top 5 is just insane not because he isn't deserving but just because he's born in an era where the majority is never satisfied...he fight 80 more times and still it wouldn't be enough....

but that's just my opinion..right now i think he's top 20 if he beats mosley @ 147 then i'd put in top 10

It seems like he'll never get credit. I feel ya on that one.

He'll be rated a lot higher in 20 years time. Every great fighter's legend grows the longer they have been out of the ring.

We talk about guys like Leonard, Hearns and Duran as if they are almost God like but there is no reason to think that if these guys fought today, and against the same fighters as Floyd that they would all be undefeated.

De La Hoya would have proved troublemsome, especially for Duran, Judah also.

Plus all three of these guys were naturally a lot bigger than Floyd who started out as a superfeatherweight.

It's unfair to make direct comparisons between them and him.

Yes. 20 years from now, he'll be rated higher. That's just how it goes.

[Kel]

When Floyd moved to light welter, Hatton, Cotto and Tszyu were making all the noise. He fought none of them! If he fought any one of them I would never consider posting this.

If he fights Cotto soon that would be great, Mosley is past his best and Margarito is not as good as so many people keep saying.

[Galaxy]

When Floyd moved to light welter, Hatton, Cotto and Tszyu were making all the noise. He fought none of them! If he fought any one of them I would never consider posting this.

If he fights Cotto soon that would be great, Mosley is past his best and Margarito is not as good as so many people keep saying.

Judah is arguably Cotto best opponent so far in his career, Hatton didn't want the fight & Tszyu was in semi-retirement. If Cotto beats both Judah & the winner of Margarito/ Williams then he will indeed be great opponent. Back then he was still trying to make his name!

[Kel]

When Floyd moved to light welter, Hatton, Cotto and Tszyu were making all the noise. He fought none of them! If he fought any one of them I would never consider posting this.

If he fights Cotto soon that would be great, Mosley is past his best and Margarito is not as good as so many people keep saying.

Judah is arguably Cotto best opponent so far in his career, Hatton didn't want the fight & Tszyu was in semi-retirement. If Cotto beats both Judah & the winner of Margarito/ Williams then he will indeed be great opponent. Back then he was still trying to make his name!

Tszyu was in semi-retirement?

[SweetPea]

1. Defeats Mosely

2. Defeats Margarito

3. Defeats Cotto

All in consecutive order then retires. How high would he be ranked? Can he be a top 5 all time great?

Depends on a number of variables...
How convincingly does he defeat them?

How impressive do those fighters look before/after they fight Floyd?
For example, if Cotto barely scrapes by Judah, a Floyd victory over Cotto doesn't look as impressive as it would if Cotto destroys Judah in a couple rounds.

My general stance is that if Floyd cleans out 147 over the next 3 or 4 fights, he'll be at least Top 20 all-time.

[Kel]

1. Defeats Mosely

2. Defeats Margarito

3. Defeats Cotto

All in consecutive order then retires. How high would he be ranked? Can he be a top 5 all time great?

Depends on a number of variables...
How convincingly does he defeat them?

How impressive do those fighters look before/after they fight Floyd?
For example, if Cotto barely scrapes by Judah, a Floyd victory over Cotto doesn't look as impressive as it would if Cotto destroys Judah in a couple rounds.

My general stance is that if Floyd cleans out 147 over the next 3 or 4 fights, he'll be at least Top 20 all-time.

I agree with that mate. But can you see him cleaning out the 147 division?

[Galaxy]

When Floyd moved to light welter, Hatton, Cotto and Tszyu were making all the noise. He fought none of them! If he fought any one of them I would never consider posting this.

If he fights Cotto soon that would be great, Mosley is past his best and Margarito is not as good as so many people keep saying.

Judah is arguably Cotto best opponent so far in his career, Hatton didn't want the fight & Tszyu was in semi-retirement. If Cotto beats both Judah & the winner of Margarito/ Williams then he will indeed be great opponent. Back then he was still trying to make his name!

Tszyu was in semi-retirement?

He hadn't fought since surrendering to Hatton!

[gyrokai]

1. Defeats Mosely

2. Defeats Margarito

3. Defeats Cotto

All in consecutive order then retires. How high would he be ranked? Can he be a top 5 all time great?

Mayweather won't do it... Fight them all.

[JonesJrMayweather]

the only person floyd need to fight is mosley..cotto,williams,margarito would all be torn up by floyd....

[Pugilistic]

i would put him in top 15 of all time if he got thos wins

[Tysonbruno]

Every division he has moved up into he has fought the number 1 of that division he has beaten some good fighters and made them look average he is a 5 weight champ and a 6 time champ not alot left to prove perhaps he is already top 10 or perhaps 11 at worst.

[oakleyno1]

if hatton can knnock out jc then the only fight flloyd needs imo is ricky. cotto and the others r unproven, hatton would have then taken kostya and castillo, but i feel unless hatton fdights flloys before this time nx yr hes gnna b to old

[bzkfn]

he'd still not probably make top 10..because no matter what any new era fighter does he will never be placed in the top ten...because for some reason nothings ever good enough..whereas the old school fighter get all these excuses and their records and opposition aren't as throughly picked apart like the new guys...

back then amazingly everyone was a contender and a great mark on a champions record,

now its "well he's a bum, he's a bum, oh he won an alphabet belt, he's not a real contender, he was overmatched any way, he didn't belong in the ring, so what he beat an undefeated contender"

floyd would have to beat cotto (but he's too green)
..................................mosley (he's too old)
..............................margarito (he was just a big gatti)
..............................hatton (he was one dimensional,too small)
..............................paul williams (too green and overrated)
..............................winky (too slow and plodding)
.............................bhop( he finally got old)
then floyd loses to one of the klitschkos and its you see I told you he wasn't that great.....floyd couldn't do enough to ever be considered top 10..and top 5 is just insane not because he isn't deserving but just because he's born in an era where the majority is never satisfied...he fight 80 more times and still it wouldn't be enough....

but that's just my opinion..right now i think he's top 20 if he beats mosley @ 147 then i'd put in top 10

I always felt Floyd was ducking the Klitschko's! Finally somebody else said it.

[chris6878]

Cotto is too slow, Magarito has not fought anyone IMO and I think Mosely would beat floyd. I do not think that floyd can handle the heat that mosely still brings. Shane is just as fast as pbf but shane hits much harder. I dont see shane standing around waiting to be hit. I see shane by KO! But we all know PBF dont want none of that!

[skel1983]

Every division he has moved up into he has fought the number 1 of that division he has beaten some good fighters and made them look average he is a 5 weight champ and a 6 time champ not alot left to prove perhaps he is already top 10 or perhaps 11 at worst.

When was Gatti rated number 1 at 140??