Floyd Mayweather vs Genaro Hernandez. Relive the first championship of a legend

This is a boxing thread clown. If you dont know enough about the sport to discuss it. Bounce homie.

 

Well if you are talking about his fighting style. It didnt change because of the Castillo fight. If you are talking about how he selected opponents, that would be false aswell, considering he tried his best to get fights with Oscar and Mosley in those days, Zoo and Hatton for that matter aswell.

 

He's not a SRL, Duran or even JCC. But considering the decline of boxing overall in America, he might be the last of the true greats. And that will more then keep his memory alive.



I mean when you children ask you about boxing, and you dont mention Mayweather as being the greatest defensive fighter of his generation if not ever, you are a fool and not a fan of the sweet science.

 

Its "U Mad". Brit. If you must use American terminology use it correctly.

 

Look at how excited Oscar gets.


I can imagine most of the Floyd haters had the same look on there faces. Then once again Mayweather dashed there hopes with a million counter rights.

 

With the Class of a Champion

By Thomas Gerbasi



Thank you Floyd Mayweather Jr. Thank you for not ruining your brilliant shutout over Genaro Hernandez with the posing, taunting, and boasting that we've come to expect from you. Thank you for showing some true emotion, letting us see your true colors, and letting us accept you as the bright young champion you are sure to be.

Before last night's WBC super featherweight bout between venerated champion Genaro Hernandez and brash 1996 Olympian Mayweather, my head said Floyd, but my heart said Hernandez. Mayweather, who showed nothing but disrespect for a fine champion in the pre-fight garbage we refer to as "hype", seemed to be on the fast track to becoming one of the most likely to receive a butt kicking. People I spoke to echoed my sentiments. "Mayweather will probably win, but I'd love to see him get his mouth shut." Father Floyd Sr, who should have known better, being an ex-fighter himself, was no voice of reason either, calling Hernandez "a bum". This crap is totally unnecessary, and threatened to overshadow a true "pick-em" fight, a fight which all true fight fans were looking forward to.

And it betrayed all expectations.

Hernandez rushed Mayweather at the opening bell, and through the first two stanzas tried to make a brawl out of the fight, hoping that dirty tactics would force the 21 year old to lose his cool. It was not to be. In that second round, blinding shots by Mayweather jarred Hernandez, letting him know that he was in for a long evening.

It didn't get any closer than that. Mayweather was too fast, too strong, and just too good for Hernandez, who looked bewildered and tentative for much of the fight. A gallant seventh round last stand by Hernandez showed him the futility of his endeavor, and the end was just a matter of minutes away. "Chicanito" was never in serious danger of being kayoed during the fight, but it was obvious that a few more rounds of Pretty Boy Floyd's machine gun punches would have produced a stoppage. At the end of eight rounds, brother Rudy Hernandez had seen enough, and he motioned to referee Jay Nady that the fight was over. Genaro offered no resistance to the stoppage.

After the fight, Mayweather was emotional, crying in the ring over his newly won title. He also showed the class of a champion, praising Hernandez while offering that "bygones be bygones". At 21, Mayweather has a lot to learn about boxing and about life. But he looks to be on the right track in both disciplines. According to Pedro Fernandez (read below), a December 12 date may be in the works for a battle between Mayweather and Angel Manfredy. Too much, too soon? Based on Manfredy's recent struggle against unknown John Brown, Mayweather may roll through "El Diablo", who doesn't have the punch to keep Mayweather off him. Early prediction: Mayweather by a lopsided decision.

As for Hernandez, who has been nothing but a class act in and out of the ring, I think it's time for him to hang them up. Not because I feel he's shot as a fighter, but just because I feel his heart isn't in it anymore. His pre fight comments seemed to be a concession speech, and once he saw that he wasn't able to catch Mayweather in the first couple of rounds, he went into a survival shell. When his brother stopped the fight, he had no complaints. Unfortunately, while this may not be the case, especially when taking into consideration his courageous win over Azumah Nelson, Hernandez will be remembered by many boxing fans as having quit on his stool against the two toughest fighters on his ledger, Mayweather and Oscar DeLa Hoya. Unfortunate, but true.

But out with the old and in with the new. A star was born last night in Vegas. At 18-0, the 21 year old Floyd Mayweather has beaten Olympic teammates Fernando Vargas and David Reid to a world title, and he did it using something I didn't think he had in him...maturity.

Hey Floyd, let's let bygones be bygones.