Has any other athlete dominated their respective sports the way Mayweather has?

Even after Tiger dominated his most infamous tournament (Masters 1997), he was pretty much unranked after that until he started performing consistently.

He was never a top 5 when he started.

Floyd reached #8 p4p in 1998
#2 in 1999

But that's just how boxing is. There's no realistic way to get #1 p4p even if you knock everyone out. You're not faced with decent competition until you get farther in your career.

But the fact that he's been winning/climbing the ladder so quickly is dominating enough for me.

 

Like I said before. There's no realistic way to get #1 p4p as an infant pro. But the fact that he climbed the ladder so quickly and dominated so fast is proof that he was way ahead of everyone else. Way ahead of his time.

 

I don't agree with this at all. The only reason that there may be a low pool of boxers in each respective division is because boxing is such a hard sport.

Everyone can be a pro (Given that you pass the pro examination) but 99% of the people don't make it big. They take multiple losses in their first few bouts and they go into retirement.

It's much easier to reach decent success in Tennis than it is in boxing.

 

We never know. Floyd is a different kind of athlete.

It's his sheer willpower, willingness to work hard which propels him ahead of every other athlete.

That's just what I think

I think he could be just as dominant if he focused on other sports.

 

He's 5 years younger than Floyd... and he hasn't been dominating as hard as Floyd has

Sure he won wimbledon last year, it's great and all but he hasn't been showing enough consistency since his loss to Nadal at Wimbledon 2008.

 

Wrong. I do follow tennis from time to time. I do watch championship games and slams when they're on.

Not an avid follower, but still know some stuff.