The career of Floyd Mayweather Jr

Floyd could've had a fight with any of those legends of the sport...He was at 130 from 1996-2002 (that's when barrera, morales, hamed were in their prime and all were within 5 lbs of 130)


There's no excuse for those fights not happening.

 

Mayweather left 130 at the end of 2001. Barrera had just began 126 at the time, against Hamed. Morales had just started 126 and was looking lousy. I'm sure Mayweather would've liked a Hamed fight (he specifically mentioned that he wanted Hamed), but not vice versa.

Mayweather fighting guys like Cotto, Margarito, or Tszyu would've been more impressive wins to me than beating those smaller guys. Barrera and Morales may have been bigger names, but those other guys were bigger challenges.

 

I think you're analyzing this backwards.. Both of you.. The question is..of those Top 20 GOAT fighters (or 30 whatever pleases you) ..How many great fighters did they fight?..not good, very good but great fighters they faced (sometimes multiple times)

Now compare that to Floyd and how many GREAT fighters hes faced..then you will come up with a better answer

 

PBF just didnt pursue the right fights. He beat a lot of guys past their prime or coming off losses, and then he exited the sport right as the 147 division really heated up. At 130 and 135 he is a great fighter, his skill is undeniable, but he just DID NOT fight the best fighters. He always looked impressive, but its hard to say how he would do against many fighters simply because he fought only two elite fighters, Castillo and Corrales, and at only 1 weight class.

 

Agreed he looked very impressive but its funny..youll never truly know unless you fight another great fighter..because you cannot be that much greater than another great as proven thru time..you will struggle and its more ones heart and will that wins...Hagler/Hearns..SRL/Hearns, Duran/SRL...Greater fighters than Floyd

Floyd is not more indestructible than Tito pre DLH.. TITO was the MAN!! remember that! What happened?..he faced his match in Oscar and actually lost that fight IMHO

 

Top 30-40...the skills are undeniable..im not gonna hate

 

I agree, he left right as a lot of really elite fighters came into the mix, competitive matchups that really would have tested him. And he still had at least 2 years left before he would be out of his prime, at least, likely more.

We'll never know unfortunately, not unless he comes back.

 

Vastly more important than who someone DIDN'T fight is who they DID fight.

If he comes back, that will play a bigger role in establishing his legacy.



E.g.

If he came back now, there's Margarito, Pac, Cotto, Berto...

And always more coming up.

 

pbf is defo 30 to 40 p4p