Someone needs to explain to me why Floyd doesn't deserve to be mentioned with ATGs

[Majesty]

I said before the fight that Shane was past it and it would be a lopsided Mayweather decision. Floyd isn't mentioned w/ ATG's because
A)Ducked too much top opposition
B)Safety first fighting Style
C)He hasn't achieved as much as Pacquiao
D)The one which I believe is most important. We don't know what we got till it's gone.

Lets compare, Sugar Ray Leonard, an all-time great to PBF.

Sugar Ray Leonard fought 40 fights in his career. 36-3-1, 25 KOs

Floyd Mayweather has fought 41 fights in his career. 41-0, 25 KOs

I mean yeah SRL fought some great opponents in the 80s, but Mayweather has a better record than SRL and has won a lot of big fights himself.

For people who say Mayweather ducked competition, he has had more fights than SRL did, an all-time great.

And what do you mean he hasn't achieved as much as Pacquiao? Pacquiao has losses and draws. Mayweather has no loses and no draws. And why would that disqualify Mayweather from being an all-time great even if it was true? (which it isn't)

And what has Pacquiao achieved that Mayweather hasn't?

SRL didn't have more fights because he had eye problems, which is why he retired for a few years and comeback. Im a big Floyd Mayweather Jr fan, but come on Floyd Mayweather Jr hasn't fought anyone close to.

Wilfredo Benitez
Tommy Hearns
Marvin Hagler
Roberto Duran

Is that Mayweather's fault though? There's no one who's resume out there has 4 people of those kind of ATG stature.


Personally I think people pay for legacy way too much, just because they weren't around in the 70s and didn't fight people who are now after their career is over seen as some of the greatest fighters of their generation. That should stay in their generation.

I think if you have a resume of beating the top fighters in YOUR generation, not the 70s, not the 80s, but now generation, then they deserve the same kind of recognition. Because 30 years from now come of these names will be on the ATG lists too.