I really got nothing against Mayweather. If you're a REAL fan of boxing, you respect his talent and savy. He waited a long time to get his shot just like Archie Moore and Aaron Pryor. But, it's like Rocky Marciano, who the hell did he fight. He's overrated and underrated at the same time.
Ummmm Diego Corrales Castillo - twice Zab Judah Oscar De La Hoya Ricky Hatton Juan Manuel Marquez Shane Mosley Miguel Cotto Pacquiao Plenty of big names, IMO...
I don't disrespect him, he's a great tactician. He fought the fight he needed to win. He's not in the class of the all time greats. Certainly not in the discussion of the GOAT. _
This is quite typical... all old timers destroy modern boxers. Just think about what progress has been made in sports medicine since then and how much conditioning has improved.
Hhahahahaaaa so you want to pit Bryce Harper against Babe Ruth because of modern medicine and conditioning? Dick Butkus would get pancaked by defenders today. Unless of course he was 27 and had modern medicine and conditioning then he'd have 30 sacks and 300 tackles a year. Dude-talking about boxers across timelines. Saying today's boxers are better than boxers from 20 years ago in a vacuum is silly. You put Mayweather back in the 80s or Leonard in 2015 and Leonard eats Mayweather for breakfast either time. Come on, don't be that guy. _
Word coming out that Manny fought with an injured right shoulder and was getting shots before the fight, can't say I don't find the timing peculiar but if true shows what a true fighter the guy really is.
So you think, in their primes, taking out eras and medicine and conditioning and all that, Mayweather has any shot against Leonard or Hearns or Hagler or Arguello or Pryor or Benitez or Duran? All things equal, adjusting for eras? The guy is a defensive pussy and those guys would maul him. Every one. And I don't hate the guy. But the boxers I saw back in the 80s would have destroyed Mayweather. _
Ya like 60 of Mayweathers punches were jabs that didn't do any damage. Dude ducks Pac for 5 years and tells everyone he just wants to give the fans what they wanna see blah blah blah...only to duck and run for 12 rounds. Guy is a business man first and a "boxer" second. Congrats on 48-0, but you ain't even worthy to hold Ali's jock.
Not making excuses but that was after Whitaker started having problems with cocaine. He only had 1 loss after he KO'd Hurtdao and then he fell off the wagon. He lost his last 3 fights. I know De La Hoya and Tito where in there but I have no idea who the 3rd was. He retired after the fight with Tito I think. He beat up Chavez pretty good but was screwed and his fight with De La Hoya probably could have gone to him as well, I don't remember why there was no rematch (of course maybe his suspension because of the coke could have had something to do with it)
Are there any other decent boxing talent out there? They were talking about some guy with like 18 straight knockouts?
Went exactly as expected. Mayweather is a great boxer but his fights are boring as fuck, and he is a tool.
Remember this name.... it's mostly in Russian but this guy is an absolute beast. Floyd Sr. has already told Jr to stay away.... far far away
He would absolutely have a chance against Leonard or anyone else. Defensive pussy? More like a defensive genius and master boxer.