Why Floyd truly is an all time great

[Hunter]

Floyd is especially selective of his opposition. Not that he wouldnt have beaten them but if Floyd had an off night and these guys had the night of there life he would have lost.

Hatton - Floyd didnt fight Hatton when he stopped at 140

Cotto/Margarito - Floyd didnt fight these guys when Cotto was unbeaten and Margarito was supposedly a monster.

This is part of the reason he gets no respect and maybe why he is unbeaten, at 140 and above he hasnt fought anyone unless they have shown some vulnerability.

Floyd will wait til Pac loses or is taken to the brink and than will fight him. Thats Floyd's MO.

[milmascaras1]

how anybody can say with a straight face that mayweather jr.'s opponents have been weak is beyond me. it's not who he beat and when, it's how he beat them! like i said earlier, the only fighter who ever gave him massive fits is jose luis castillo and to some extent, zab judah, early on. his resume is impressive anyway you want to spin it:

genaro hernandez, 38-1-1 - HOFer and he just toyed with him!
angel manfredy, 25-2-1 - still a very good, tough fighter and won easily.
justin juuko, 33-2-1,
"goyo" vargas, 40-6-1
diego corrales, 33-0, destroyed corrales to unify titles.
carlos hernandez, 33-2-1 - as you can see, hernandez was still in his prime.
jesus chavez, 35-1 - ditto
jose luis castillo, 45-4-1/46-5-1 - two very hotly contested fights which mayweather managed to pull off.
victoriano sosa, 35-2-2 - good solid opponent in his prime.
philip n'dou, 31-1 - ditto
demarcus corley, 28-2-1 - ditto
arturo gatti, 39-6 - expected to win but not in the way he did it. absolutely awesome display!
sharmba mitchell, 56-4 - veteran was still dangerous.
zab judah, 34-3 - zab when still in his prime.
carlos baldomir, 43-9-6 - linear welterweight champion and toyed with him.
oscar de la hoya, 38-4 - beat de la hoya for jr. middleweight title. won easier than SD scores!
ricky hatton, 43-0 - took hatton's "0" and his heart away!
juan manuel marquez, 50-4-1 - expected to win but not that easy. masterful display after coming back from retirement.
shane mosley, 46-5 - got into trouble early on but regrouped and cruised the rest of the way.

anyone who thinks this isn't impressive is just a mayweather jr. hater. the man can box and he is truly the most accomplished fighter on the planet today.

[piye]

Mayweather has arguably the best resume in the sport only pacmans compares as he also has an awesome resume. Floyd is pretty much the man! he has a lot of haters because he's the man and he's cocky and arrogant with it.

Pac is also the man these guys should really sign up to punch one another in the face.

[Chino]

Floyd will wait til Pac loses or is taken to the brink and than will fight him. Thats Floyd's MO.

Pac has been taken to the brink twice by Juan Manuel Marquez which many boxing experts, commentators, and fans even thought the desicion was not what they were expecting. Then his loss vs Erik Morales 1. Floyd could have jumped in there for a fight, somehow, he didn't.

Pac is also the man these guys should really sign up to punch one another in the face

Lol

[piye]

WHy are people talking like Floyd only fights guys coming off loses? other than Zab recently who else has he fought coming of a loss? he just beat Mosley coming off one of his biggest wins.

[ono]

WHy are people talking like Floyd only fights guys coming off loses? other than Zab recently who else has he fought coming of a loss? he just beat Mosley coming off one of his biggest wins.

Even then i'm sure the Zab fight was agreed even before Zab lost to Baldozar (as Sal calls him)

[0james0]

That's one of the reasons I'm looking forward to Mosleys next fight, just to guage where that stamina is.

I've watched a few old Mosley fights recently and I must admit I forgot just how brilliant he was. Fast, strong and durable.