Quote Originally Posted by lance Uppercut
Quote Originally Posted by Ricardo Finito Lopez


He has also won multiple World titles in 5 different weight classes, and i can only think of 6 other boxers in the history of the sport that have achieved that. Oscar De La Hoya, Thomas Hearns, Ray Leonard, James Toney, Lester Ellis, Roberto Duran, Mayweather is only the 7th boxer in the history of boxing to achieve that so that achievement alone ranks him up there as one of the greats IMO.
alphabet titles. I am sure that any decent fighter from the past could have done the same thing if they lived in the era of alphabet soup champions. How many times was he really THE WORLD CHAMP like he is now in the WW division, and how many times was he just holding meaningless alphabet trinkets.

That being said Mayweather will be remembered as a great fighter by anyones standards. But calling hiim a 5x champion is like calling holyfield a 4x world champ or Herbie Hide a 2x world champion.


alphabet titles. I am sure that any decent fighter from the past could have done the same thing if they lived in the era of alphabet soup champions. How many times was he really THE WORLD CHAMP like he is now in the WW division, and how many times was he just holding meaningless alphabet trinkets.

You see what i mean ?? this is my exact point of fans that will criticize fighters, for winning World titles in multiple weight classes and not dominating that division. But they will always criticize fighters who dominate only 1 division, but then they accuse them of facing weak opposition.

It takes a lot of dedication to move up in weight and still maintain fitness, muscle, etc. Boxers have to go on crazy diets etc. And your telling me any decent fighter from the past would have achieved what Mayweather has ??

That being said Mayweather will be remembered as a great fighter by anyones standards. But calling hiim a 5x champion is like calling holyfield a 4x world champ or Herbie Hide a 2x world champion.

No it isn't because they lost there titles and then regained it thats totally different.