Name 6 fighters Floyd would need to defeat to retire as GOAT

Guerrero
Bradley
Trout/alvarez winner
Martinez (even if at 154)
Pac (don't really care about this one but might as well put it down)

Beating all of the above would be a good start....whether it made him GOAT or not would be up to history...

 

There aren't 6 active fighters Floyd could beat for that to even happen. Realistically speaking. However for him the be the (goat), 1 of those would have to be Ward.

 

He cant be GOAT. Too much diva and controversy in his career

 

I'm assuming you want serious answers here so here you go...

Canelo or Trout
Lara
Martinez
Golovkin or Geale
Pacman

This is just for him to a top 5-10 p4p atg.
As someone else posted above, Ward would also need to be involved at some point for him to realistically considered GOAT.

 

He could start beating lightheavies and cruisers...

I know it's unlikely.

 

Pacquiao 1
Martinez
Pacquiao 2 (to avenge his loss)
Canelo
Vitali
Wlad

 

There is no-one beatable that could give him that title, pacquiao at his peak would have been a start, we know what happened there.

 

If Floyd wants to be the GOAT, he has to understand that he has to be greater than the likes of Henry Armstrong and Sugar Ray Robinson...

W Chad Dawson (170lb catchweight)
W Andre Ward (168lbs)
W Sergio Martinez
W Gennady Golovkin (160lbs)
W Austin Trout
W Recovered Manny Pacquiao
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W Jose Luis Castillo
W Juan Manuel Marquez
W Miguel Cotto
W Diego Corrales
W Genaro Hernandez
W Ricky Hatton

- Then he'd definitely be GOAT without even a spec of a question. Other than that, I'm not too sure.

 

GOAT is not possible - if he wants to walk in the same halls as Hearns, Leonard, Duran and Hagler he'd have to beat Pacquiao (if he can come back strong) Martinez and Ward - basically it'll never happen, Mayweather cannot compare with some of the greats of the late 80s and 90s - when I look at the resume of the likes of Leonard, Hearns, Duran, Hagler I just laugh at Floyd Mayweather

 

...Even that wouldn't make him the GOAT. Dirrell has fought once in like 2 years. Martinez is getting on. Golovkin is relatively untested.

 

Guerrero
Pacquiao
Bradley
Martinez
Golovkin
Ward

Yeah, he'd have to do something ridiculous like that to even be considered..

The prime strength in depth isnt really there in his current fighting divisions.

 

Again, he probably still doesn't crack a top 15. It's all too late for Pretty Boy now. That ship sailed.

 

What would he have to do for you? loll

W David Haye
W Yoan Pablo Hernandez (200lbs)
W Andre Ward
W Sergio Martinez
W Recovered Pacquiao

I suppose Bob Fitz and Mickey Walker did it the hard way like this..

 

Currently he's probably around 40-50. So we want to give him a case for leapfrogging 39, possibly 49, other fighters. ...Do I think beating an aging Sergio Martinez, Andre Ward, a mediocre Robert Guerrero, and a relatively untested Golvokin is going to do that? No deal.

 

I put Mayweaher in my 40-50 bracket also, probably more so in the later 40's than early 40's.

I think you have a point there.
I don't see much glory in beating Martinez tbh

I forgot Guerrero has to be included:
W Yoan Pablo Hernandez
W Chad Dawson
W Andre Ward
W Recovered Pacquiao
W Robert Guerrero
- This resume will cement him in the top 10 for me. MAYBE GOAT or at least top 3.
You have to remember you're asking a man whose prime weight is 130lbs (where he's the greatest in that weight EVER) to go up to 168 and above to beat the best there.