An interesting article by Jason Probst, though verbose and flowery. I do take issue with 1 point though. He likens Floyd Mayweather Jr. to Pernell Whitaker. Although Whitaker won many fights against world class opponents and was an all-time great in the lightweight division, his style was different than Mayweather's. Whitaker lacked the inside skills that Floyd has. Pernell relied on holding a lot more, and frustrated opponents rather than dominating them. Although Mayweather held quite a bit against Jose Luis Castillo, he usually does not fight that way. He often fights on the inside with almost no holding, using his left shoulder and gloves to block punches. I saw him fight that way against Jesus Chavez in Nov. 2001, who was very aggressive, pinning Mayweather to the ropes. It was a great fight as long as it lasted, but Mayweather's power and speed wore down Chavez.