This article was written in 2009 and best explains everything that happens today in the career of Floyd Mayweather. Back when the next Floyd killer GGG was beating sausage makers up in a gymnasium in Germany. By The Inevitable D. Berry: Ive watched and studied all 40 of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. fights and I have realized something; Floyd Mayweather Jr. cant win. I know some of you are thinking, hes so right! Mayweather cant beat World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao!. The problem with that thought: I wasnt talking about the Pacquiao fight. So I strongly advise the Pac fans to exit now. Its about to get so obscene in a minute. Im actually referring to the fact that no matter who Floyd Jr. beats, there will be people there to downplay his achievements. No matter who he beats, they will always say,well he cant beat so and so. I would like to share with you some scenarios in which no matter how it plays out, Mayweather cant win. First I would like to go over his past victories over the likes of Judah, Baldomir, Corrales, De La Hoya, Hatton, and Marquez. All of these fighters were doing good or on a comeback at the time that Mayweather fought them. Yet, Mayweather Jr. critics have said all of these fighters were washed up or too slow. Everyone cant be as fast as Mayweather. Remember, Corrales was 30-0 when he fought Floyd jr. Hatton was undefeated. Baldomir did the dirt to the (just as fast) Zab Judah. But Mayweather easily disposed of them. While some think Mayweather had problems with Judah, he actually stated that he knew Zab would come out fast and fade in the late rounds. That right check hook that Zab hit Mayweather with in the first or second round was the best punch Ive ever seen Mayweather take in all of his fights. He DID touch the ground (which should have been ruled a knockdown) but look at his balance as hes trying to stay up. That punch alone showed me Mayweather has a heck of a chin. I truly believe Mayweather fought Marquez just to let Manny know that Mayweather was coming for him. I think he came in over the weight limit to let Pacquiao know that he wont be getting him to fight at those catch weights as he made everyone else. I have to admit, Juan Manuel Marquez, Mayweathers last opponent, was smaller than Mayweather but it was him who signed the contract to fight Mayweather. Now lets look at the latest (so-called) Mayweather competition. If (Im only saying if because people said my last article was bias. He WILL BEAT PACQUIAO) Mayweather Jr. beats Pac-man people will bring up the 1.5 inch height difference and longer reach was the factor. They will still call Manny a legend even if he loses due to the wins he has over the same people Floyd beat first or simply beat in better fashion than Pacquiao (i.e. Marquez). If Mayweather beats Sugar Shane Mosley, people will say that Mayweather was supposed to beat him because Shane has only beat one of boxings greats. (Margarito is a cheater. Roids is one thing. Stuffed gloves is a boxing abomination). Mosley also has 5 losses on his plate whereas Mayweather has none. Mayweather is too experienced for Paul Williams and Andre Berto, Miguel Cotto is shot, in my estimation, Margaritos a cheater who I dont see as a good fighter, Matthew Hatton doesnt stand a chance and everyone else doesnt deserve to be seen on TV. So at the end of the day Mayweather will never win because hes in a class of his own. People say he fights too safe to be called great. Well, Muhammad Ali is great but he has taken a beating throughout his career so I think I would stay on the safe side too. At the same time you have to ask yourself, what is the safe side? Fighting (so-called) lesser fighters? Having the best defense in the sport? Letting people duck you and not coming out publicly about them ducking you only to down the road be said to have ducked them? Cherry picking? Not to mention he plays the role of the bad guy and most people will not let the bad guy win. Thats why hes Floyd Money Mayweather, he has to go for the money because the critics wont give him the respect even though he has already won it. (By the way) to all who say Mayweather is a cherry picker, ask yourself this. What if everyone wanted you to fight this guy who is good but isnt a star for a million bucks. At the same time you could fight a guy who is a star with a huge following but isnt that great of a fighter for 20 million dollars. Would you go for the recognition or the money and fame? My point exactly. GET EM FLOYD!
:nod Whatever he does, it will be looked down on. He won't be appreciated until he finally hangs em up. He'll be a top 10 fighter. Don't worry!!
Floyd's creation of the "Money" persona was the best and worst thing to ever happen to him Without it, he would be totally broke right now and that is fairly undeniable (3 comma joe?)He has been RIDICULOUSLY successful financially because even though he was perceived as "boring"...people wanted to see him lose. This helped to create a huge fanbase that still to this day feel the need to jump on every single thread that says anything bad about him and defend it rigorously. Both sides seem to obsess about him, and his out of ring antics only fuel this Posting only his winnings on wagers, Showing all his expensive sh*t off and rubbing it in peoples faces basically living like he had an endless ATM machine and that he was some sort of supreme being. His haters were jealous and thought he should be more humble, and his nut huggers were, for lack of a better word "proud" of him and supported it. He does some damage of his own to his legacy though by calling opponents C level (some would simply call that selling a fight), being a diva, fighting SOME garbage opponents, contradicting himself a LOT (yes other do too, but Floyd gets magnified because he is supposed to be the best and the best are held to a higher standard. That is every sport, not just boxing) He is equally guilty as he is innocent of a lot of what is said of him.