Al Bernstein On Boxing: Mayweather-Williams Has A Nice Ring To It

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1. Shane Mosely.
2. Miguel Cotto.
3. Antonio Margarito.
4. Manny Pacquiao.
5. Paul Williams.
6. Andre Berto.
7. Joshua Clottey.
8. Cory Spinks.
9. The late Vernon Forrest.
10. Kostya Tszyu.
11. Joel Casamayor.
12. Paul Spadafora.
13. Stevie Johnston.

When Floyd was 130 lbs champ, Prince Naseem Hamed was 126 lbs champ.
14. Prince Naseem Hamed
15. Marco Antonio Barrera.
16. Erik Morales.

These elite fighters were all dukin' it out during the past 9 years; isn't it just a little bit strange that Floyd Mayweather hasn't fought ANY of them ?

Don't forget fellas like Kermit Cintron, Vivian Harris, Acelino Freitas, and Juan Lazcano either.


After 2001 and the magnificent fight with the late Diego Corrales at 130 lbs, floid stopped being a warrior.

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It makes great sense to criticize PBF's welterweight tenure. But with that list you name you could do that with just about any fighter. Kostya Tszyu didn't fight any of those names on your list. Forrest only fought Mosley. PBF has a better resume than anybody on your list except Mosley's and Pac's. PBF cleared out 130 and Hamed, Barrera, or Morales weren't moving up to face PBF. None made an attempt. I know that and you know that. You can't blame everything on PBF. Freitas, Lazcano, and Vivian Harris Laughable. Not worth breaking down. Nearly all the names you have on here are not anything better than who he beat in Hatton, Corrales, Castillo, Judah, Baldomir, and De la Hoya. Somehow you forgot to mention that after PBF cleared out 130 he went right to the 135 king, Castillo, and fought him twice. Once again, you can take almost any modern fighter who ever fought and then list a great number of good fighters he didn't fight. If PBF beats Corrales and Castillo you can't say but he didn't fight Spadafora or Freitas. Fighters can't fight 100+ fights anymore therefore one fighter can not fight everybody of note in every weight class. And I do agree with what is true in your argument and that is PBF's welterweight tenure needs to be better. He has avoided the elite there.