I now rate Joe #1 simply because he did what I wanted him to, beat another phenomenal fighter. I rate him high for what he has accomplished, but more because of his enormous potential even at this late stage of his career. He has the style to make other great fighters look one dimensional, only very special fighters can do that. He has never even come close to losing, nothing disputed and continuously dominating. Yes he even replaced Mayweather on my own list, simply because I have seen Mayweather look beatable, while Joe has not even been truly tested yet IMO.
Multiple titles in different weight classes mean nothing to me if you avoid the best those divisions offer. I know a number of them in the top P4P lists have moved up and weight and won a title, but unless they stick around long enough to clear that division out also, to me it is just another win.
I was always down on Joe before because of the opposition he has fought, but he has unified his division against feared opposition and did it easily. What many see as him beating "over-rated" opposition, I now realize it as Joe making that opposition look over rated.
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