Will Floyd Mayweather become more well appreciated as time goes on?

Pac did the same thing. Watch the Bradley fights.

 

Nope. He just can't compare to Greb.. or Leonard... or Ali... or Armstrong... or Duran... or Pep... or Whitaker...

 

It was 152, and there was no re-hydration clause.

You could certainly make the case that Cotto at 144 was more weight drained against Manny than he was against Floyd.

 

Whitaker has a similar career trajectory to Mayweather. But yeah, Top 10-15 is a pretty huge stretch for Mayweather. Top 20-25...not so much.

 

Floyd>Whitaker

 

Why would he be? Unlike fighters like Greb, Walker, Dempsey etc. Theirs very little film and lots nostalgia and exaggeration about how good they actually were or wasn't. Mayweather on the other hand theirs plenty of film . And plenty of proof of his cherry picking, of his demands that almost every advantage is in his favour. Most of the average sports fans think his win of McGregor was something special. But most knowledgeable boxing fans know it was another of his many set-up. Theirs no doubt that Mayweather was a very skilled boxer. If the game was just pure skill he maybe the goat. But what about heart? Determination? Grit? Ability to deal with a major disadvantage? ( fighting from behind,a major cut, after a knock down, major weight difference, fighting a opponent with a serious advantage in an area) Mayweather Never had to deal with anything that was a real issue other than a weight disadvantage. And that was against a very green Canelo and wait for it....... Conner McGregor . Most real and knowledgeable fight fans know his career, and especially his welter and higher career is nothing more than a mirage.

 

I suppose he would squeeze into the bottom of my top 30, similar rating to a Hearns or a Jones Jr. I could see him a bit higher than that, but probably never top 20.

 

What I'm talking about is serious adversity. He looks so good because most of his competion was no real threat. Well beyond primes like Deloyhoya, Mosley, Pacquhia, even Judah. Over hyped fighters like a very green Canelo , or Berto, Guerrero, and Cotto,who were average and exposed before he fought them. Fighters like Marquez who fought way above his natural weight. He would've gotten hit if he fought some serious competition. (Unless you seriously believe a Robinson,Leonard, Hearns, and many other very good, great welters wouldn't have landed shots on him, and wouldn't be leading on points at some time during a hypothetical fight with him) I don't see anything he's done in a fight esp at welter ( where he's gained his most recognition)that would lead any knowledgeable fans too believe he had that ability. Thus, against a major threat, no one knows what he would've done(every fight he's had after Corrales at jr light weight was pretty much a forgone conclusion). And to me (at least) that's a major, major question mark. And if he never showed it, how can he get credit for it?

 

Hey dude!!! Bro, you ever heard of dis guy called Halger?? Yo dis guy could fite!

i herd of dis fite called "Da War" and it's suposed 2 be like 3 rounds of CARNAGE.

Sonn as my interwebz is back 2 speed im watching it.

How manny fites have u watched?

I hav watched 12.

PBF is TBE no dobut.

 

Yes, Floyd Mayweather is the most prepared boxer in history.

 

You don't know boxing if you think he lacked any of those qualities you're saying. He beat Castillo and Jesus Chavez (among others) with injuries for starters. He fought as the smaller man many times. He fought from behind against Judah and Oscar. He fought guys in their primes while past age 35. He came back to walk Mosley down in the same round he got caught twice in. He did not suffer a major cut or get knocked down (other than his glove scraping the canvas) but there's a reason for that.