Where Is Floyd Mayweather Ranked In All Time Listings Now He Has Retired?

[Thread Stealer]

How anyone can make a case for a fighter to be among the all time greats when his 3 biggest wins are a 35 year old Oscar, a one dimensional and undersized Hatton, and a shot/punching bag in Gatti...is beyond me. There is no arguing that those three fighters are the BIGGEST names on his resume. Sure, he fought some good competition earlier in his career...but in recent years he has handpicked some real average foes. He gets some props for going up in weight to fight Oscar...but that fight cannot be called a career defining fight. I think it's a combination of Floyd not being in a particularly strong era for fighters in his weight classes (this aint no days of Duran, Hearns, Hagler, Leonard) and also him handpicking less than spectacular opponents. It doesn't help that you always get the sense that Floyd fights more for money and publicity rather than personal challenges and a legacy. Sure, no one can question his incredible skill. But that is not enough to be mentioned among the truly all time greats.

Those are the 3 biggest names, but not his best wins.

I'll take his wins over Hernandez, Corrales, Manfredy, or Castillo anyday over the win over a terribly overmatched Gatti.

I wasn't too impressed with the performance against DLH. DLH is bigger and all so that helps in Mayweather's favor, but Floyd was rather underwhelming and disappointing in that fight.

[zhubin]

How anyone can make a case for a fighter to be among the all time greats when his 3 biggest wins are a 35 year old Oscar, a one dimensional and undersized Hatton, and a shot/punching bag in Gatti...is beyond me. There is no arguing that those three fighters are the BIGGEST names on his resume. Sure, he fought some good competition earlier in his career...but in recent years he has handpicked some real average foes. He gets some props for going up in weight to fight Oscar...but that fight cannot be called a career defining fight. I think it's a combination of Floyd not being in a particularly strong era for fighters in his weight classes (this aint no days of Duran, Hearns, Hagler, Leonard) and also him handpicking less than spectacular opponents. It doesn't help that you always get the sense that Floyd fights more for money and publicity rather than personal challenges and a legacy. Sure, no one can question his incredible skill. But that is not enough to be mentioned among the truly all time greats.

Those are the 3 biggest names, but not his best wins.

I'll take his wins over Hernandez, Corrales, Manfredy, or Castillo anyday over the win over a terribly overmatched Gatti.

I wasn't too impressed with the performance against DLH. DLH is bigger and all so that helps in Mayweather's favor, but Floyd was rather underwhelming and disappointing in that fight.

I agree. Those aren't the best fighters he has faced...but those are the three names that have given him the most publicity and hype. As i stated earlier, he fought and beat some good fighters early in his career...but nothing on his resume jumps out for me and says "top 10 greatest fighter of all time." I have in the top 30 or there abouts....but he doesn't come close to top 10.

[Thread Stealer]

How anyone can make a case for a fighter to be among the all time greats when his 3 biggest wins are a 35 year old Oscar, a one dimensional and undersized Hatton, and a shot/punching bag in Gatti...is beyond me. There is no arguing that those three fighters are the BIGGEST names on his resume. Sure, he fought some good competition earlier in his career...but in recent years he has handpicked some real average foes. He gets some props for going up in weight to fight Oscar...but that fight cannot be called a career defining fight. I think it's a combination of Floyd not being in a particularly strong era for fighters in his weight classes (this aint no days of Duran, Hearns, Hagler, Leonard) and also him handpicking less than spectacular opponents. It doesn't help that you always get the sense that Floyd fights more for money and publicity rather than personal challenges and a legacy. Sure, no one can question his incredible skill. But that is not enough to be mentioned among the truly all time greats.

Those are the 3 biggest names, but not his best wins.

I'll take his wins over Hernandez, Corrales, Manfredy, or Castillo anyday over the win over a terribly overmatched Gatti.

I wasn't too impressed with the performance against DLH. DLH is bigger and all so that helps in Mayweather's favor, but Floyd was rather underwhelming and disappointing in that fight.

I agree. Those aren't the best fighters he has faced...but those are the three names that have given him the most publicity and hype. As i stated earlier, he fought and beat some good fighters early in his career...but nothing on his resume jumps out for me and says "top 10 greatest fighter of all time." I have in the top 30 or there abouts....but he doesn't come close to top 10.

Top 30, is really, really, really impressive.

I'm a fan of him but I'm thinking that ranking him that highly might be a bit of a stretch.

It's very hard to compare anyway.

[zhubin]

Those are the 3 biggest names, but not his best wins.

I'll take his wins over Hernandez, Corrales, Manfredy, or Castillo anyday over the win over a terribly overmatched Gatti.

I wasn't too impressed with the performance against DLH. DLH is bigger and all so that helps in Mayweather's favor, but Floyd was rather underwhelming and disappointing in that fight.

I agree. Those aren't the best fighters he has faced...but those are the three names that have given him the most publicity and hype. As i stated earlier, he fought and beat some good fighters early in his career...but nothing on his resume jumps out for me and says "top 10 greatest fighter of all time." I have in the top 30 or there abouts....but he doesn't come close to top 10.

Top 30, is really, really, really impressive.

I'm a fan of him but I'm thinking that ranking him that highly might be a bit of a stretch.

It's very hard to compare anyway.

I rank him more for his skill and defense than i do his resume. I am not huge Floyd fan, but i can appreciate that he is a highly skilled fighter. Skill wise he compares favorably with the all time greats.