Floyd Mayweather NEVER DARED TO BE GREAT

Yeah, the first time..I already addressed that and my point is that Floyd then went on to withdraw once everything was accepted. Moreover, none of this changes the fact that Pac was actually semi-shot when Floyd fought him. So it can be a postman's fault technically...that doesn't matter. The fact is, it didn't happen until 2015 and Floyd has no at-or-near prime ATG or even mid tier HOF in his resume in 19 years! Name me one!

 

Exactly. Marquez deserves the credit for KTFO6. It took away a LOT from Manny, especially psychologically. It just changes a man and it was evident in Manny's style since. He resorted to pure boxing at a level that was to his own detriment.

 

Not exactly. Having an aggressive style, being hit a lot in your career as you take a lot of risks against tough fighters, being at the lower weight classes etc. has an effect on your prime. But most importantly, refer back to the original post where I discuss what 'ring age' is. So either way, yes, Mayweather remained closer to prime, but Pac was semi-shot regardless and so the win is very hollow.

 

good post! That said, boxing is the height of idiocy. You're taking punches for a living and hurting people for a living. It's a God foresaken sport and for that I am ashamed to say it is a guilty pleasure. But you're in the hurt business. It is in the best interests of his legacy though if he did go out and take the riskier fights etc. This is why my favourite fighter is Vasyl Lomachenko and this is also one of 93493 reasons why I respect Manny more. They dare to be great. Edit - to understand what it means to dare to be great, you must look at the great people of old.

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For example, Spartacus dared to be great to the extent that he gave his life to his cause.

 

Yes, Conor McGregor dares to be great unlike Mayweather.
McGregor took on Jose Aldo, one of the very greatest MMA fighters of all time. Conor has been taking on the riskier fights.
Despite this, I will be supporting Khabib Nurmagomedov against Conor.

 

Yeah according to Roach it was their fault initially, but in the next negotiations, Pac agreed to everything and Mayweather pulled out. It's not even about 'same weight class' - it's about daring to be great and moving up if there's nothing around (don't bring up GGG, I don't care for GGG). Pac defied logic, it wasn't merely being 'around his weight class', he was a former Lineal Flyweight champ who weighed in very light to demolish much bigger men. That's why he's one of the greatest.

 

Word for word perfectly put.