With sublime skill and a polarizing persona, Floyd Mayweather became the face of boxing and the world's highest-paid athlete, cementing him as our top pound-for-pound boxer of the last 25 years.
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/14970037/ranking-top-25-pound-pound-boxers-25-years
I initially thought Roy Jones would be number one but I understand why they chose Floyd over him especially when discussing the past 25 years.
Actually Manny has wins over 6 people. But his lost to Floyd is probably what put Floyd ahead of him. Manny has more wins over the best fighters over the past 25 years than anyone else on the list BUT he has several losses to the guys on the list as well while Floyd doesn't.
Ok. this makes sense.
It does separate him from Roy for a lot of people. I believe he is the only one on the list with wins over 5 people on the list-Cotto, Mosley, ODH, JMM and Manny.
Actually Manny has wins over 6 people. But his loss to Floyd is probably what put Floyd ahead of him. Manny has more wins over the best fighters over the past 25 years than anyone else on the list BUT he has several losses to the guys on the list as well. Floyd doesn't.
Well its because he beat Manny. Despite the reasons or why. He beat Manny. Props to Floyd. That still dont make him the best fighter in last 25 years.
do you have him ranked higher then Manny
Well its because he beat Manny. Despite the reasons or why. He beat Manny. Props to Floyd. That still dont make him the best fighter in last 25 years.
It does separate him from Roy for a lot of people. I believe he is the only one on the list with wins over 5 people on the list-Cotto, Mosley, ODH, JMM and Manny.
Then explain to me you dumb fuk...
What exactly did you mean when you told the Pac tards to "shut the fk up and give Floyd his credit" after he beat Manny.
wtf does that have to do with what i just said? lol NOTHING! Beating Manny in a fight dont make him the best in the last 25 yrs much less 25 days. Are you that dense you cant understand wtf im saying? lmfao!
Are you retarded? It has everything to do with what you said.
Exactly. Cherry picking fight ducking coward. Never fought any fighter in their prime. Only ones he could buy. Anyone who thinks that piece of human waste is the best needs their head examined.
I guess you're including yourself in that bunch lol. Right after the fight you wrote a thread telling the Pac Tards to STFU and "give Floyd his credit." Now, you're saying the opposite. Are you mentally ill?
You're right.
Here's Pacquiao holding like a mother****er, where's all the casuals calling him out on it?
Great video!! Spoon and the other slow mo homos need to see their God hugging and running.. They are pure pact@rds!!! Stupid and ignorant all the time..
Mayweather was already viewed as greater than Pacquiao before he beat Pacquiao.
http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SDNjAZ33cJkba3C6e7X9Dg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztxPTg1/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/sports/2015-04-27/f1b5b7c0-eca3-11e4-b201-81d7761d1908_top-25-new.jpg
"Those polled were HBO broadcasters Jim Lampley and Max Kellerman; Showtime's Al Bernstein and Steve Farhood; freelance broadcaster and Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame founder Rich Marotta; promoter Lou DiBella; matchmaker Chris Middendorf; Associated Press national columnist Tim Dahlberg; retired AP boxing writer Ed Schuyler Jr.; boxing historian and writer Cliff Rold and myself."
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/where-floyd-mayweather--manny-pacquiao-rank-amongst-all-time-boxing-greats-062113734-boxing.html
Good one. I had this argument with A Floyd hater who tried to convince me Evander Holyfield was greater than Floyd Mayweather and he said he could provide lists that would back up his claims.I have yet to find one lol.
Actually it should be someone who gives epic battles that can be remembered through time. That ain't Floyd. His fights just ain't epic more like bore fests.
Espn hahaha
If I come in this thread and start saying stupid sh*t like "Pac doesn't have skills, all he does is throw a lot of punches really fast," then started talking sh*t about him not fighting anyone (MAB was past it, Morales drained, JMM beat him, Oscar and Cotto drained), you would be defensive, too.
That's the kind of retarded sh*t people like you say about Mayweather. I'm not even a fan of his and it drives me crazy how you actually think he's some running boring cheater. It drives me even crazier to see you compare him to Wladimir f*cking Klitschko.
Get your heads out of your asses and recognize a great fighter for how great he is. Same goes for the immature sect of Mayweather's fans who don't give Pac his due credit.
Well said !
Haha. On the contrary it is the Floyd fans who seem to feel so threatened when facts are presented to them. If Floyd's legacy is secure Floyd fans would not be so defensive. They know their idol is a hugger runner, punch-hold, duck-hold fighter like W. Klitschko. See, others do it too. He is just the "best" in resorting to these cheating ways.
If I come in this thread and start saying stupid sh*t like "Pac doesn't have skills, all he does is throw a lot of punches really fast," then started talking sh*t about him not fighting anyone (MAB was past it, Morales drained, JMM beat him, Oscar and Cotto drained), you would be defensive, too.
That's the kind of retarded sh*t people like you say about Mayweather. I'm not even a fan of his and it drives me crazy how you actually think he's some running boring cheater. It drives me even crazier to see you compare him to Wladimir f*cking Klitschko.
Get your heads out of your asses and recognize a great fighter for how great he is. Same goes for the immature sect of Mayweather's fans who don't give Pac his due credit.
Whitaker is better than Floyd, dlh said it as much and he fought both.
PAC just beat Bradley for the 3rd time so is for sure greater than Floyd. Only one given him trouble for a long, long time is jmm his kryotonite
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I think Floyd is exceptionally talented. But how great is he really? Why couldn't he be like Whitaker who did not excessively hold? That's the simple question. If you are great why resort to those things that are illegal anyway? Why can't any of you answer that?
Simple. He does that because he has to or else he gets hurt and loses. Why else would he? Of course you guys don't want to face that fact. Just "resort" to childish name calling.
Whitaker is better than Floyd, dlh said it as much and he fought both.
PAC just beat Bradley for the 3rd time so is for sure greater than Floyd. Only one given him trouble for a long, long time is jmm his kryotonite. Floyd is a drug cheat, and pac had bad arm. PAC is 5 time lineal and 8 division champ
Floyd has to fight GGG to be in the conversation with the PACs, Duran's, srl, and srr of this world
I doubt it. You have to consider 154 is Floyd's 5th Division, where as it was Roy's first, he was breifly there. By the time Floyd got to Jr. Middle, his best years were behind him, contrary to popular belief. Roy on the other hand was just starting out and fresher, he's naturally the bigger guy.
So a Green Roy beats a vetran Floyd. Says a lot.
Haha. Just attack the messenger. Childish posts. Your idol is a fraud and you know it. We haven't even talked about his vampire facial and iv use but never mind. You will just defend him no matter what with childish posts anyway. Go celebrate his fraudulent legacy. Lol.
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Haha. Just attack the messenger. Childish posts. Your idol is a fraud and you know it. We haven't even talked about his vampire facial and iv use but never mind. You will just defend him no matter what with childish posts anyway. Go celebrate his fraudulent legacy. Lol.
Youre no messenger lol , youre a sour grape kid with the same ol sour grape song and very little knowledge of boxing .
Dont you think its been done to death and people are just over the BS , why cry in threads where Floyd is given props to by the boxing media this is not his fans voting him the best of the era , its his peers the fighters the trainers and everybody else officially involved in boxing gives him credit and openly admits he is the very best of this generation , Manny fans are still crying a river lol .
Whiny little kids achieve nothing other than trolling forums , I see you as a child whos hero got beat nothing more .
Haha. Just attack the messenger. Childish posts. Your idol is a fraud and you know it. We haven't even talked about his vampire facial and iv use but never mind. You will just defend him no matter what with childish posts anyway. Go celebrate his fraudulent legacy. Lol.
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