Italianmafia23, I am not descrediting what you wrote. Infact it was well written. I think Mayweather is a great fighter and has a lot of skill and potential; like most I am happy the fight even happened. But I was dissapointed with not only the hype of the fight, but with Mayweather himself for having verbally elevating the fight to a level of a gatti-ward type fight or even a mayweather-gatti. He won, there is no disputing, but if he's to be the face of boxing, he doesn't have it. He's masterful yes, but, he's not exciting. This was supposed to be his opportunity to shine and while I think most of us expected him not to go in there and slug, I and many others felt he could've put a bit more effort, not only because of the magnitude of the event, because he said he would himself.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. can win all the fights he wants, but, with his current style, no one will remember/care for him, nevermind put him alongside the greats. The greats generally had the ability to finish of their fighters and they fought in entertaining fashion; Floyd for the most employs a 'safety first' style. It's a smart style in terms of preserving his health and it works for him, it gets him the W, but, when it comes down to it, he just isn't entertaining and that is what puts people's asses in the seats. Look at Mike Tyson, he was a monster back in the day and everyone knows who he is, and he was mediocre the second half of his career...he lives off the excitement of his initial run!
Not taking away from Floyd, he is very skilled, probably the best of our time, but he just isn't adept enough to be 'the man'. Whether that be his personality, or unwillingness to mix it up and be exciting, I don't think he is capable of being the represenitive of boxing as all the opportunities he's had to shine in, he hasn't come through. Remember, the PEOPLE are what makes you great and noticed, not skills. Surely Arturo Gatti isn't so popular and well known because of classical boxing, elite, virtuoso performances........