Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Cosell
You know, I really love Mayweather, but I think he's just a marketing genius... he's got an amazing amount of talent, but he's hand picked his opponents (as any smart, business minded person would do) and because of that, I think we've been built up to see this indestructable image of the man that just isn't there. He's NOT a Leonard, or a Hearns, or a Hagler... he's just a very shrewd, very excellent boxer who has made a name for himself by taking the easiest road possible towards greatness. Now there's nothing wrong with that really, it's just hard for him to tout his "legacy" while doing it. If he buckles down and starts cleaning out a division, or starts fighting the people he knows he should, then he can silence all doubts and become "one of the greats." Until then, I'm just not going to be completely sold.
I agree except the part about him being a marketing genius. If he was then more people outside of us die hard fans would know his name