How do you split the "Pretty Boy" and the "Money" eras in Mayweather career?

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  1. Smoochie

    Smoochie Combat sports fanatic Full Member

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    Ok, the general consensus is Floyd prime was divided in like two, but, when started one and when started the other in your opinion?
    I think, despite still scoring some impressive KOs (Hatton and Mitchell), you could consider most of his welter/superwelter work as "Money". He became more flamboyant with his persona outside and more focused on his defensive wizardness.
    You got a couple of stinkers at the lower-weights going to the distance but still, until superlight-weight at least, he was "Pretty Boy" imo. Being still very defensively responsible but getting caught more and letting his hands fly with speedy combinations that carried lotta of power which dissipated during the weight-climbing. Gatti and Corrales being at his highest powers during that run and Canelo being the most stellar example of "Money" (which ironically I consider his last performance before the end of his prime).
     
  2. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Personally I think the "Money" era of Mayweather's career started with the ODLH fight.
     
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  3. PrimoGT

    PrimoGT Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    When he changed his nickname?
     
  4. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    De La Hoya fight. It broke the PPV record. Before this he hadn't cleared 400K PPVs. Between this and the Berto fight his lowest PPV was 900K.

    Before the Judah fight(2 fights earlier) he'd scored 4 KOs in 5 fights. After this he had 2 in 14.
     
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