Do you think Floyd Mayweather is a top 5 greatest boxer of all time?

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  1. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Would a win against Jessie Vargas alter your list in any way shape or form?

    say a win vs Jessie> retire
     
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    Not even remotely close to 5th. More like 30-40. ZERO wins or ZERO fights vs another ATG in their prime.
     
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    Welterweight division
    Top 5 as in do you think if you only count welterweight boxers, is he one of the top 5 best boxers in history?
     
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    Castillo? Arturo Gatti?
     
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    No he just simply doesn't have the wins (hell even fights) over guys in their prime.

    He needed to fight Mosley and DLH when they were on top.
     
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    f--- no
     
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    Pacquiao is around 12-15.

    But top 5 you have guys like Robinson, Armstrong, Ali, Duran, Etc. I just don't see how Floyd is in that mix.
     
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    Top 35-40. Who did he beat besides an injured pacquiao
     
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    Very difficult question. I don't know. Even, I can't decide about top 5 pfp since 2000.
    In any case, he was a grandmaster of boxing.
     
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    Robinson, Leonard, Ali, Duran, and Armstrong are all definitely above him, so it's just not possible for him to be top 5.
     
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    Pacquiao is not in the top 40, 12-15? Jesus.
     
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    He has to be top 15. He's an 8 divison world champ. Destroyed and I mean completely annihilated Barrera, Morales and Cotto.

    Also Decisioned Marquez. Put Hatton in the grave.

    Dudes top 15 easily. Look at the man's resume against ATG fighters.
     
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    no way is he 40th. How many fighters have impressive undefeated records and defeated 23 world champions like him?
     
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    He's top 50 at best, Floyd is near top 5. Probably top 5.
     
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    not top 5, I don't know where he ranks but he was the best of his generation. But to be top 5 he would have had to have taken a few more challenges in his career IMO.
     
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