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

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    No. I have him at #9. #8 is fine too. Top five are Griffith, Napoles, Britain, Leonard, Robinson, very difficult to see him in about that.
     
  2. southpaw123

    southpaw123 Active Member Full Member

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    Simply put... No. If anyone ranks him between 10-20 I'd have no argument. 6-10 argument is somewhat understandable but id disagree with whoever states it.
     
  3. Neebur

    Neebur Active Member Full Member

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    Nah hunny, style has to go to the Pea man :thumbsup:

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  4. rhin0z>

    rhin0z> Boxing Addict Full Member

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    told you I cant argue with you. sweetpea is nice. but these guys were so good at the only thing left to judge is style. and I put TBE and PEP against any of them boys .
     
  5. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    Top 5? No, definitely no.
     
  6. Enigmadanks

    Enigmadanks Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That really speaks to his greatness and overall longevity.

    I personally have him ranked as the #1 fighter at the 130 lb division. 27-0 with 20 KO's and he wiped out the entire division at a relatively young age.

    Him being considered a top 10 WW of all time considering it was 4 weight divisions north of where he started from is a remarkable feat.

    That's like saying Ray Leonard or Tommy Hearns (who i believe are both top 5 WW's,) are also top 10 LHW's ever, which obviously neither man is.
     
  7. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Not really, you can add two weight divisions onto guys like Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns who fought in the days before they changed the weigh in rules. If Floyd had to fight in their era he'd have started at light welterweight and they would have took his lunch money.
     
  8. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not top 5 but he is in the top 25.
     
  9. Davidkratos92

    Davidkratos92 Member banned Full Member

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    probably the only boxer in history with a better defense than mayweather
     
  10. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Would have liked to see Mayweather fight Pryor, Duran or Chavez before we start saying his defense was that good.
     
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  11. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Maidana kicked Floyd's ass Kenny Bayless made sure Maidana had no chance in rematch.
    Floyd wasnt dehydrated he needed the 750 ml of saline, almost 8 times the dose for dehydration he needed it to mask his PED's abuse. Floyd is the biggest con job EVER in boxing.
    Hoe long have you been watching boxing??
     
  12. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Now say again how many fights did Floyd win fairly ????? How many without the blatant assistance of the NSAC. USADA, & Vegas boxing officials. not to mention the PED's it looks like he was using
    Face it FLOYD CHEATED & GOT CAUGHT!!!! Floyd was blessed with incredible boxing talents but cursed with the cojones of a gnat He chose to CHEAT!!!!!!!
     
  13. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    49-0.... Why can't you accept this?
     
  14. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Cheaters are exempt from top P4P rankings
     
  15. Neebur

    Neebur Active Member Full Member

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    No there's arguably many with better defences than Floyd. Nicolino Locche definitely has imo. Did you even watch the video of Locche? Pep, Locche and Whitaker for me are the 3 best defensive boxers ever. Then there's a case for Mayweather in the top 5 just outside them.
     
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