Is Mayweather Jr. really worth the PPV mega-bucks he gets for his "fights"?

[greynotsoold]

I've been a boxing fan forever and for years and years I would watch, record and study every fight, from 4 rounders to main events, because I just love boxing. I can enjoy just about everything that goes on in a ring; one of my favorite fights is Del Flanagan vs Sandy Saddler, for tactical reasons. I don't mind seeing an early ko if somebody does something intelligent to make it happen.
I don't follow recent fights so much because of years of paying to watch supposed top level fighters and finding out that they can't fight much. Watching two muscle bound guys stand toe to toe and swing haymakers bores the hell out of me. That's just 'fighting' and, while 'boxing' sometimes becomes fighting, they are not the same thing.
Give me two guys that know how to fight, that hit and don't get hit, trying to outsmart one another, really working, that's boxing.
One of these days, instead of going on'line to watch Olivares and Griffith and boring old Archie Moore (more kos than anybody else), I'll get around to watching mayweather.

[Mars_ax]

I've been a boxing fan forever and for years and years I would watch, record and study every fight, from 4 rounders to main events, because I just love boxing. I can enjoy just about everything that goes on in a ring; one of my favorite fights is Del Flanagan vs Sandy Saddler, for tactical reasons. I don't mind seeing an early ko if somebody does something intelligent to make it happen.
I don't follow recent fights so much because of years of paying to watch supposed top level fighters and finding out that they can't fight much. Watching two muscle bound guys stand toe to toe and swing haymakers bores the hell out of me. That's just 'fighting' and, while 'boxing' sometimes becomes fighting, they are not the same thing.
Give me two guys that know how to fight, that hit and don't get hit, trying to outsmart one another, really working, that's boxing.
One of these days, instead of going on'line to watch Olivares and Griffith and boring old Archie Moore (more kos than anybody else), I'll get around to watching mayweather.

You definitely sound like a 'true' boxing fan Grey, i've been watching boxing forever myself, but i'm not nearly as dedicated as you seem to be.
In re: PPVs, very few fights these days are worth paying for, it's not the money so much as it is the principal of the thing.

As for boring old Archie Moore, in fairness to the old mongoose, I only caught the tail end of his career.

[:::PSL:::]

Yes he's worth ppv megabucks. He's boring as hell but imho he plays good villain.

[Gandalf]

I think Mayweather can be somewhat boring to watch, but you have to respect the technical mastery. He is an exceptional talent and his resume though somewhat weak at 140 and above does have a lot of depth. If you are looking for blood and guts then Mayweather isn't for you, but he is a great fighter and I am usually at least curious to see his fights.

The market determines a fighters value and it seems that many do like to pay to watch him. Given the choice I probably would too providing the opponents are up to scratch. Now is Mayweather as exciting as someone like Pac, then obviously you would have to say no. But it's a totally different style and only a fool would dismiss the quality that Mayweather has.

I don't like the guy, but would like to see him fight 2 or 3 more big fights and none of that fighting guys out of their weight class or filler nonsense. Just a few quality fights for the fans.