Mayweather could have had his pick of the fighters at WW or LM. After any big fight in the lower weight classes Floyd is the first name on their lips. He was coming off a De La Hoya victory and everyone wants to get some of the cash that he brings to the table. From 140-154 Floyd is the biggest name out there period. I will agree Gatti brought Floyd the exposure but to a certain extent the way Floyd completely owned his a** put him where he is today. I dont understand why people diss Floyd for the way he is outside the ring, Mike Tyson raped women and got in street brawls but he was loved more for it. In the ring Floyd is a amazing judge him purely on that. He's been in one bad fight against Baldomir the rest have been either exciting middle of the ring battles or high quality technical masterclasses if you cant appreciate that you shouldnt be a boxing fan.