Mayweather's 3 best wins

1. Corrales
2. Castillo (2)
3. Mosley

I'll save the why later.

 

1. corrales. Because Coralles was knocking out guys left right and centre, he was p4p one of the best punchers in the sport, he was undefeated, didn't come close to losing before he faced floyd mayweather. Floyd dominated this guy and the rest was history.

2. Oscar De La Hoya. Went up to 154 to fight a huge del la hoya in the biggest fight in boxing history. This was a past prime oscar but still a good enough version to beat the likes of mayorga.

3. Ricky Hatton, Hatton was undefeated, who had been a JWW and WW champion, many said he had the right aggressive style since castillo to beat mayweather. We all know what happened next.

 

DLH - no he wasn't prime but he was probably about 20lbs heavier in there and still a skilled elite level boxerwho was coming off a very good win over Mayorga
Castillo 2
Corrales - Corrales was P4P and looked like a wrecking ball before and after

Hatton and Judah have arguments, Judah was P4P before the banana slip against Baldomir and was lineal champ (prior to that loss), Hatton also P4P undefeated lineal at 140 and coming off destroying Castillo. I don't think Mosley was, it was a good win but Mosley was 38 but I do think that fight finished Mosley off as a top level boxer

 

Reason why I put the Mosley win over the DLH win is dominance. Floyd was more dominating in this fight, which makes it a better win.

vs. Hatton, although Floyd dominated them both, Mosley is a better WW than Hatton and is therefore a better win.

 

corrales - i read somewhere that he was weight drained. but it's not FMJ's fault..
castillo - not really a HOF type of fighter. probly class B
de la hoya - finished version.

wow.. i can't even think of a notable win for FMJ lmao

 

I agree with this.

 

#1 Corrales (R.I.P.) - Floyd completely schooled "Chico". Scored 5 knockdowns against an undefeated power with I believe the highest knockout percentage in the division at the time. This was the fight that truly showed how special a fighter he is.

#2 N'dou -Again he was fighting a solid fighter with a a long reach and great power (I think a 90% KO percentage) and only 1 loss in 30 bouts. His defensive genius in the fight was absolutely incredible, there was a sequence when N'dou had Floyd on the ropes and was wailing away and floyd blocked every single punch by shoulder rolling 10 seconds straight, amazing! Then the pull back counter followed by 3 consecutive right hands for the knockout, crazy! This fight showed that Floyd's straight right hand was his best weapon.

#3 Hatton - Man forget about Hatotns best weight at 140lbs. He actually outweighed Money on fight night and put a lot of pressure on Floyd this fight. (Not to mention Floyd had fought at 154 against ODLH earlier that same year, so there was no way he could go to 140 and fight hatton a few months later)....

Hatton came to fight. Although Floyd was winning a majority of the rounds prior to the 10th, Hatton made him real uncomfortable. However, he bet him at his own game. I dont think Hatton landed 1 single left hand body shot in the fight (which was his signature punch) due to Floyds movement and inside positioning. Another thing I noticed in this fight was Floyd's skill in fighting off the back foot. You could tell how he would keep backing up at different angles and just kept tagging Hatton and tying him up before he could retaliate, which led Ricky to frustration and desperation (which is how the step back check hook knockout came about). Also the last half of round 8 was a complete schooling. This fight showed how truly great Floyd is at adapting to an opponents strength and then using it against them.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I've never seen anyone get as much credit for beating completely **** competition as Floyd does. I love watching it when Floyd's fans and boxrec warriors trying talking up certain opponents who never accomplished a damn thing in their career and make it seem awesome that Floyd beat them.

There's no disputing that Floyd looked great against N'dou, but he was doing it against C-class competition. Their only purpose in the sport is to make A-class guys look great!

To answer the original question:

Castillo
Corrales
A pick'em between Old Oscar or Old Hernandez.

I'm not as familiar with Genaro's career as I am with Oscar's, but he seems less ringworn than Oscar. On the other hand, Oscar's tools and physical gifts had a better chance against Mayweather.

Most of the other guys on his record were either too old, had too few accomplishments, or were otherwise tainted like the Marquez and Ortiz fights. The only other guys on his record who posed any kind of serious test for him were Judah (who always finds a way to lose important matches) and Hatton, (who had one, maybe two fights where he genuinely competed at B+ to A level). Everyone else was either at the gatekeeper level or below, old as ****, or a "young, hungry lion" that was way too green to be on the world stage.

 

Well the thread asked for his 3 best wins not 3 top oppoenents but while were at it, explain how N'dou was C-Class competition

 

Castillo 1- Torn rotator cuff and thoroughly outboxed the best lightweight in the world

Hernandez- Best 130 lb fighter. Floyd outclassed him.

Corrales- Undefeated KO puncher. P4P rated. Completely outclassed.

 

Floyd is held to a different standard than every other fighter because alot of the guys Floyd beats (and get criticized for) are the same guys that other top fighters fight (after Floyd) and get credit for.

Chop chop, judah, mitchell etc.

 

... have you seen him fight?

Did he ever beat anyone of note?

Did he get knocked out by lesser competition?

How many of his wins and KOs were against guys with 10 or more losses?

Perspective is an amazing thing...

 

Exactly. Even Pac is held to a different degree becasue he is expected to beat certain fighters. I notice a lot of posters on this board seem to coatride off of other posts b/c they dont like a certain fighter or are biased towards another fighter. Im stillwaiting on his explanation of how N'dou who was (30 and 1) when they fought is C-Class competition.