Finally Floyds back on top where he belongs

By Cliff Rold
After a win which was dominant both in terms of skill and physical mastery, Floyd Mayweather made clear what was hinted at in his win over Juan Manuel Marquez

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last year.
He’s back.

More to the point, he never really left. When he played like he had for a brief period between 2008 and 2009, he was seen by many as the best fight in the world pound-for-pound with only one real competitor.
Nothing has changed and anyone who sees a discernible gap between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is probably really saying one of two things:

1) Who their personal favorite between the two is; and/or
2) Who they think would win a fight between the two.

That’s it. Given that both have separated from the pack across multiple divisions and at Welterweight, that they are contemporaries who can make a real rather than imaginary ‘pound-for-pound’ fight, it all comes down to a question borrowed in paraphrase from Mayweather-Mosley.
Who would you be picking?

In terms of accomplishments, competition, and dominance they just aren’t that far apart. Mayweather beat Mosley by a score of no less than 10-2; Pacquiao beat Miguel Cotto last year while losing maybe three rounds before stopping him in the twelfth. Cotto beat Mosley about 7-5 a few years ago, making his edge approximately the rounds difference of control between Mayweather-Mosley and Pacquiao-Cotto.

Pacquiao has made title claims in more weight classes generally (seven) and lineally (a record four) than Floyd (five and three). Floyd has the singular best title reign of either so far, posting a historically significant run at Jr. Lightweight. And, while lagging behind Pacquiao in terms of divisions competed in, he’s bested more current or former titlists (15 to 12) and more current or former lineal World Champions among them (eight to five). If one considers the Mayweather-Mosley fight as legitimately for lineal honors at Welterweight, in spite of Floyd’s ‘good on him’ refusal to pay WBA sanctioning fees, he also has won more title fights, stretching to 19-0 versus Pacquiao’s 13-1-2.

Against common opponents, Pacquiao was more dominant against Oscar De La Hoya

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and Ricky Hatton after they had lost to Mayweather; Mayweather was more dominant against a Juan Manuel Marquez who took Pacquiao to the wall twice in a draw and loss. What each man took out of those foes, and what mitigating circumstances might have existed, are open for debate. The results are not.

The bottom line: discussion of the best fighter in the world across all seventeen of boxing’s weight classes is a two-man race. The rest of the world is playing for third and is well lapped by the men up top. Thinking from the perspective of a fan, Pacquiao might rate ahead. His fights are usually more thrilling, an electricity not seen since the heyday of Mike Tyson. Thinking clinically, Mayweather is the best technician since the prime of Pernell Whitaker.

If it all comes down to who would be most likely to win a clash between the two, and after the Mosley win it’s the only sincere way to analyze the race, then it’s put it in language *********** readers can appreciate.
Skills pay bills.

1) Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KO)


2) Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO)


3) Paul Williams (38-1, 27 KO)


4) Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KO)

5) Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO)

6) Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO)

7) Fernando Montiel (41-2-2, 31 KO)

8) Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO)

9) Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (75-3-1, 39 KO)

10) Ivan Calderon (33-0-1, 6 KO)

Five More Who Could Easily Be Here: Chris John, Nonito Donaire, Anselmo Moreno, Bernard Hopkins, Lucian Bute
Five More Who Could Be Here Shortly: Andre Ward, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Juan Manuel Lopez, Celestino Caballero, Devon Alexander


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The full top 10 by SportingLife.com is as follows:

1 - Floyd Mayweather Jr
2 - Manny Pacquiao
3 - Juan Manuel Marquez
4 - Bernard Hopkins
5 - Miguel Cotto
6 - Chad Dawson
7 - Shane Mosley
8 - Paul Williams
9 - Juan Manuel Lopez
10 - Yuriorkis Gamboa



BOXREC
World active P4P ratings

1
Floyd Mayweather Jr
2
Manny Pacquiao
3
Wladimir Klitschko

4
Bernard Hopkins

5
Vitali Klitschko
6
Chad Dawson

7
Paul Williams


8
Shane Mosley

9
Juan Manuel Marquez

10
Lucian Bute

 

Before the Mosley fight nobody had him #1, so now mutha****a's startin' ta wake up, about damn time.

 

Dude stop showing Footage from ya family reunion...

I'm not in this picture, cause I'm over ya girlfirends house ****in her in da ass...and gettin my dick sucked...:drink


You know she was giving it up the whole time you were deployed right?...:yep

 

Any person or website, T.V. or radio program, or news publication that gives Floyd any credit gets ripped apart by you haterz....