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

Has anyone cherry picked in their sport like Mayweather has :think Um No !

 

darts was officialy declared a sport on march 25th 2005

 

Dominating in boxing is good. But in the end it is about the guys you beat.. Ottke dominated too.

 

Floyd fights maybe once a year against the easiest possible opponent that he can get away with fighting. A guy like Tiger tees it up every couple of weeks against a field of 150 of the best players in the world. Same with the tennis players, they play every week or 2 against the best players in the world. I like Floyd, but I really don't see this whole dominance thing. He picks and chooses who he fights for the maximum profit with the smallest risk. I have no problem with that, I like to see the boxer make the money instead of the promoters and Floyd has been a genius at that. Also most of my non-boxing fan friends don't even know who he is, where a guy like Tiger in known the world over.

 

has anybody ever dominated Mayweathers and Leonard Ellerbe's cocks the way MVC has???

at the same damn time.....woooo

MVC is an amazing **** rider the best ever

 

MVC, the ultimate FLoyd pole rider
No question his longevity is impressive - then again he's probably the most inactive sportsman in the world also looking at the last 6-7 years...name me a top sportsman that only participates in an event once a year

 

Wayne Gretzky. Not even Messi is on his level..c'mon MVC aren't you Canadian?

In his first NHL season, 1979–80, Gretzky was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the League's Most Valuable Player (the first of eight in a row) and tied for the scoring lead with Marcel Dionne with 137 points.[52][53] Although Gretzky played 79 games to Dionne's 80, Dionne was awarded the Art Ross Trophy since he scored more goals (53 vs. 51).[54] The season still stands as the highest point total by a first year player in NHL history. Gretzky became the youngest player to score 50 goals but was not eligible for the Calder Memorial Trophy, given to the top NHL rookie, because of his previous year of WHA experience.[55] The Calder was awarded to Boston Bruins defenceman Ray Bourque.[56]

In his second season, Gretzky won the Art Ross (the first of seven consecutive) with a then-record 164 points, breaking both Bobby Orr's record for assists in a season (102) and Phil Esposito's record for points in a season (152).[32] He won his second straight Hart Trophy.[52] In the first game of the 1981 playoffs versus the Montreal Canadiens, Gretzky had five assists. This was a single game playoff record.[57]

During the 1981–82 season, he surpassed a record that had stood for 35 years: 50 goals in 50 games. Set by Maurice "Rocket" Richard during the 1944–45 NHL season and tied by Mike Bossy during the 1980–81 NHL season, Gretzky accomplished the feat in only 39 games. His 50th goal of the season came on December 30, 1981 in the final seconds of a 7–5 win against the Philadelphia Flyers and was his fifth of the game.[58] Later that season, Gretzky broke Esposito's record for most goals in a season (76) on February 24, 1982, scoring three goals to help beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3.[59] He ended the 1981–82 season with records of 92 goals, 120 assists, and 212 points in 80 games, becoming the only player in NHL history to break the two hundred-point mark.[60] That year, Gretzky became the first hockey player and first Canadian to be named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year.[61] He was also named 1982 "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated.[62] The Canadian Press also named Gretzky Newsmaker of the Year in 1982.

The following seasons saw Gretzky break his own assists record three more times (125 in 1982–83, 135 in 1984–85, and 163 in 1985–86); he also bettered that mark (120 assists) in 1986–87 with 121 and 1990–91 with 122, and his point record one more time (215, in 1985–86).[63][64] By the time he finished playing in Edmonton, he held or shared 49 NHL records, which in itself was a record.

The Edmonton Oilers finished first overall in their last WHA regular season. The same success was not immediate when they joined the NHL, but within four seasons, the Oilers were competing for the Stanley Cup.[65] The Oilers were a young, strong team featuring, in addition to Gretzky, future Hall of Famers including forwards Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson and Jari Kurri, defenceman Paul Coffey, and goaltender Grant Fuhr. Gretzky was its captain from 1983–88. In 1983, they made it to the Stanley Cup Final, only to be swept by the three-time defending champion New York Islanders.[66] The following season, the Oilers met the Islanders in the Final again, this time winning the Stanley Cup, their first of five in seven years.[67] Gretzky was named an officer of the Order of Canada on June 25, 1984, for outstanding contribution to the sport of hockey. Since the Order ceremonies are always held during the hockey season, it took 13 years and 7 months—and two Governors General—before he could accept the honour.[68] He was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada in 2009 "for his continued contributions to the world of hockey, notably as one of the best players of all time, as well as for his social engagement as a philanthropist, volunteer and role model for countless young people".[69] The Oilers also won the Cup with Gretzky in 1985, 1987 and 1988.[70]

 

Well there's a diffrence between Boxing and other sports. How about the fact that you are acually hitting eachother in boxing?

 

Lets talk world sports. Not North American sports

 

If boxing had 1 governing body.. No alphabet belts and stuff.. somewhat like what UFC has now. I highly doubt he's still undefeated.

 

Some of the best players are from Europe :think

 

Mayweather is tops among all active athletes.

 

Quote of the year

 

even if ppl are thinking MVC is being unrealistic with this thread...he's been pretty open to all discussions...

this thread has actually been an enjoyable and educational read lol

op

 

I was actually thinking about PBF's resume last night when I watched the telecast of PBF-Guerrero. I have to say I am not impressed. He has alot of big names on it but the timing of when he fought them is just bad. People call him a cherry picker and while alot of those are *******s it is very true. Lets review the names he fought.

Guerrero - decent win over a guy who earned the shot.

Cotto - Why didn't they fight when Cotto seemed unstoppable and the fans wanted the fight? Dont say Arum because PBF clearly said in an interview he thought Cotto was too green to fight him. Instead he fights him after several beatings.

Ortiz - decent win over a guy with the physical tools but not the mental ones. I still think this would have been PBFs toughest fight as Ortiz was able to land and bother PBF.

Mosley - Good win

JMM - makes him come up 2 weight divisions and still does not bother to make the weight.

Hatton - Decent win but would have been better at 140. The result would have been the same though.

DLH - good win over a future HOF. Probably the closest PBF fight in recent memory.

Now on to the people he avoided and when.
Margo - He was a beast for a while more deserving than Baldomir or Judah.
PW - For a while he was the "most feared" man in the weight class.
Cotto - during his destruction mode it was never made.
Pac - It was both camps not wanting it but PBF just had to say make it and it would have been.
Now we got Canelo. PBF is saying he has to come down even though he is a titlist at the weight class.

While PBF's skill set is great the best thing about him is his match makers. They make the fights that produce the most hype along with the least risk.