Mayweather & Pacquiao are the last elite fighters of this era................

Mayweather & Pacquiao are the last elite fighters of this era. Do you think there is any truth to that statement, thats what im saying, i dont say that with pride as im a Boxing fan but i dont see many fighters on the horizon capable of reaching that level, particularly as the standard seems to have suffered with drop of popularity in the U.S, although Ward has the talent he still has a lot to prove he can be on that level.


The elite of yester year has or is dying out, Pac, Mayweather being the last, Mosley, DLH, Tito, Barrera, Morales, Holy, Hopkins etc being the old guard.


Potentially i would say Gamboa, Lopez, Dirrell, Porter, Guerrero, Jacobs, Rigondeaux are some of the better prospects that you could pin your hopes on, however im skeptical about some of these guys, particularly Dirrell, as even though he has the talent he seems to lack the mental strength imo


Thoughts............

 

To me Wlad has never been elite, VK you could make an argument for, although you could argue he never beat another elite fighter to prove he was one, of coarse you could bring up the Lewis loss but..........

 

I dont know what this has to do with a potential fight between the two, im not a Pacquiao fan either, i just thought it was pretty much accepted that he (Pacquiao) was an elite fighter since he has wins over first ballot HOF's, Mayweather is better imo but Pacquiao is still an elite fighter, as he has the record to prove it.

 

I dont think there is a lot he can do as he does not have the opposition out there to differentiate himself as an elite fighter, plus without that type of opponent we cant eradicate (in our minds)what has happened to him in past against Brewster Purrity, sure he has improved a lot since then but we have no way of judging just HOW far he has come since then, i mean is that ever capable of happening again with a fighter who has some dog in them who is going to put it on him? Peter had him down when they fought and Peter is not exactly Joe Frazier.

Its not his fault, he is a victim of the division imo.

 

I would say Ward has the talent and most importantly the mental focus to but we need to find out whether him getting dropped early in his career is going to be a factor in whether he forfills his potential.