For those of you who truly believe that Floyd Mayweather Jr is the best fighter today and one of the best of all time you really do not know much about boxing and have obviously have been cought up in the hype of Floyd Mayweather Jr. He has avoided all of the top guys in all of the weight divisions he has supposedly conquered, was quite obviously beaten by a passed-it, war weary and older Oscar De Le Hoya for the first 9 rounds of the fight, was out-worked AND out-muscled by a strong Jose Luis Castillo (a fight only taken because Castillo was seen as an easy fight for Floyd). Don't get me wrong, Floyd mayweather is an extremely skilled athlete with unbelievable hand speed and split-second reflexes but to call him the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is quite rediculous, let alone of all-time. Fighters such as Hearns or Leonard would have shown far too much heart for a quick, but not quite as quick mayweather.
I think if Floyd Mayweather was to fight a Ricky Hatton (another almost great but untested fighter) at light-welter he would be in for a tough nights work..imagine a castillo like fight but with a bigger, stronger, more aggressive castillo.
I agree that Floyd would probably dominate with his speed and slickness against a Margorito but would again come unstuck against someone like shane mosley (although past his peek, after seeing him completely dominate luis collazo in his last fight i believe he would be a tough fight for Mayweather).
This may be a big statement to make but it is fighters like Floyd Mayweather that have ruined boxing by refusing to fight the other top fighters in the division whilst still in their prime. Go back 10-15 years for example, the top fighters in the world were JC Chavez, Pernell Whittaker, Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad and shane mosley...and tell me..how many memorable battles did they have? How many hard-fought wars did they have? How many other top fighters did they tak a chance against?...Now..compare what they have done for boxing to what Floyd Mayweather has done for boxing and then tell me he is the best fighter in the world!
These are all my own opinions which I have formed on my own from hours of watching tapes and training in gyms. Ofcourse everyone is entitled to their own opinion and beliefs about the matter and I am open to hearing them so please reply with your own views. Thanks for taking the time to read this blog, Ross