Is Mayweather A Divisional Goat?

[Coverdale]

Jesus Chavez, one of my favourites. Chavez very good and underrated fighter too in my book. Think he was ranked #3 when Floyd beat him, or maybe #5, I forget.

Erm, Hernandez is one I like as it’s Floyd’s first title win vs a really good fighter in Genaro. One sided though.

I quite liked the Judah fight, that was the last fight really where Floyd showed any kind of real killer instinct, eh, I guess kinda did vs Hatton aswell at times.

Realistically, any fight Floyd had at 140 and below I think is entertaining, especially the entire 130 run.

He still threw combos, power shots with genuine spite, looked for finishes, etc. Post 140 and hand issues combined with being undersized heof went into a more safety first approach, defensive, not too many combos, which I personally did still enjoy to watch but acknowledge most didn’t.

That was an excellent fight. And it really was a fight, even though one always felt Mayweather had the edge throughout. He took some clean punches and traded. His control of the distance and those quick sneak uppercuts were the most obvious difference.

I noticed something you mentioned earlier in the thread: Lederman scoring the first round to Chavez. He actually felt the need to justify it mid-broadcast, saying it was due to effective aggression. Nah, the first was obviously a Mayweather round

[QueensburyRules]

- - Nobody cares about fraudulent l'l floydy and he cr ackdaddy

[The Big Dunce]

Floydie’s legacy will go down as TBE, The Most Boring ever. There is not a single division or category in which he is The Best Ever. Nino Locche and Willie Pep can out-defend him. Now if cherry-picking or running is a boxing category, I challenge you to find someone more adept at it than Floydie.

[Mr Mitts]

Floydie’s legacy will go down as TBE, The Most Boring ever. There is not a single division or category in which he is The Best Ever. Nino Locche and Willie Pep can out-defend him. Now if cherry-picking or running is a boxing category, I challenge you to find someone more adept at it than Floydie.

But that is about all Locche did was defend. His few punches couldn't break out of a cobweb--and that's his hard shots!

[NotIron]

Floydie’s legacy will go down as TBE, The Most Boring ever. There is not a single division or category in which he is The Best Ever. Nino Locche and Willie Pep can out-defend him. Now if cherry-picking or running is a boxing category, I challenge you to find someone more adept at it than Floydie.

That would be TMBE not TBE.