ESPN...Mayweather Vs Past Greats?

I don't like Mayweather over Hearns to be honest, not over 12 rounds.

 

That guy is funny. A couple years ago he picked Margarito over prime versions of Trinidad, De La Hoya & Benitez. Now Mayweather beats Hearns @ 147.

If Cintron beats Williams watch him say Cintron beats a prime McCallum.

 

And Mw over Duran ? The one that beat Leonard the first time kills Floyd ..

 

Houston is generally an alright writer but I dont know what he is on about here.

The picks arent ridiculous...the Hearns one might border on it but the others arent such a big deal.

But the reasoning just seems silly, almost like a pisstake ...He could have just put down the picks and left out the reasonings and looked like less of an idiot.

Napoles had a hard fight with Lopez? Not the ones I watched, though he cut Jose in the second one pretty bad. And besides I cant see the relevance of those fights because Ernie wasnt like Floyd at all and wouldnt fight him the same. I wouldnt say Floyd has the better jab, he might be nearly as good when he uses it but to distinguish it as clearly better is just talking out your arse.

Cant really see why bringing up the Saxton fights for Basilio makes any sense...Screams of a quick glance of boxrec that call.

 

Mayweather over Hearns :rofl

Hearns is basically the worst possible matchup for Floyd. A BIG welter, with long arms, and one of the best jabs ever.

 

Joke.

 

Some of his picks looked like they might have merit.

Then I saw the bit about Mayweather beating Hearns.

Ah.... no !

 

At least the writer had the sense to pick Leonard over Floyd, and SRR over Floyd. But Floyd over HEARNS?? Hearns would obliterate lil' Floyd at 147. The Only thing that kept Hearns from killing his WW opponents was the threat of serious power coming back his way, of which SRL had plenty and Floyd has little to none. Plus, Hearns was a great boxer in his own right, used his height and reach at every opportunity, and had great movement. How in the hell....

 

Hearns wouldve stopped Mayweather

The size difference is just too great

 

:rofl

 

I guess we will never know. We can only imagine for now. Personally i dont know.:thumbsup

 

Haha good stuff..u can never truly be great in your era...u know ur great however when fans and media is comparing u to the atgs..

I got floyd top 35 atg...

 

Sure Floyd Mayweather jr got the skill and talent as a boxer but comparing him with the greatest boxers in our time is just pure nonsense. Mayweather got everything a boxer needed except one – COURAGE. He doesn’t have much of it. Ali fought the best in his era, Liston, Frazer, Foreman and all the best heavyweight boxer in his time. So did Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Duran and Hagler. They all fought the best in their division without any fear. Win or Lose they fought without any stupid demands. They all abide by the rules of the boxing commision without dictating their own. They were the best and they were fearless but professional. Floyd Mayweather jr “the best boxer of all time” if he is the judge. We just don’t know how to describe his proclamation. But for me, he’s just trying to promote himself. And it’s all NONSENSE

 

Mayweather IS TOP TEN GREATEST EVER...technically possibly the best of our generation...and I personally think he's a dick...i root against him...but you have to recognize how technically sound he is.