if mayweathwer jr so good why ...

[Technical_Skill]

joe c
The southpaw had "some 120" fights and won four schoolboy ABA titles, followed by three consecutive senior British ABA titles (British Championships) from 1991 to 1993. This made him only the second boxer in history to win at Welter, Light Middle and Middleweight divisions

now you have to agree that better than mayweather amature record

Not a chance, Calzaghe's record is outstanding,

But Mayweather won The National Golden Gloves, and Michagan State Golden Gloves, to name a few of his achievements.

[msagrain]

yea but joes got a big arguement agenst mayweather amature record how many people can have 120 in 3 years? thats nearly a fight every week n a half

[Steelhammer86]

This is a good question. The Mayweather nuthuggers talk about him as if he is the best of all time. If he is the best, shouldn't he have won the gold medal? Of course his nuthugging fans will make excuses about judges, or him being dehydrated, or the referee, or something...but the truth is Mayweather's very good, but just isn't all that great.

[Technical_Skill]

Mayweather and the olympics, from Wikipiedia

At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Mayweather won a bronze medal by reaching the finals of the featherweight (57 kg)[8] division's 31-boxer tournament. In the opening round, Mayweather led 10-1 on points over Bakhtiyar Tileganov of Kazakhstan before he won by round 2 referee stoppage. In the second round, Mayweather outpointed Artur Gevorgyan of Armenia 16-3. In the quarterfinals, Mayweather survived a late rally by Lorenzo Aragon of Cuba to win 47-11. In his semifinal bout against the eventual silver medalist, Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, Mayweather lost by a controversial decision that the U.S. team officially protested. Many who saw the bout, including the referee, believed that Mayweather had won.[9]

[Left2body]

This is a good question. The Mayweather nuthuggers talk about him as if he is the best of all time. If he is the best, shouldn't he have won the gold medal? Of course his nuthugging fans will make excuses about judges, or him being dehydrated, or the referee, or something...but the truth is Mayweather's very good but just isn't all that great.

Being a great boxer does not hinge on being a great amateur boxer. Amateur boxing is a different sport which awards different styles.

Cotto while having some success at amateur was not stylisticly built to be a great amateur. PBF's style of catching a lot of punches on the arms or sholder can be a weakness in the amateurs where they award contact not effectiveness.

[-Hyperion-]

I havent seen the Tape, apparently it was a roy jones style screw job

lol, ive heard it was a controversial decisoin, but ive found other sites that say it was close and even though they think mayweather won, it wasnt a clear victory for him.....

[Winkyftw!]

he was robbed against SerafimTodorov.

Todorov had a 5-1 pro record, never really sucessfull.

[msagrain]

lol, ive heard it was a controversial decisoin, but ive found other sites that say it was close and even though they think mayweather won, it wasnt a clear victory for him.....

yea it doesnt matter it what the judge say goes i think dhl was robbed agest floyd but .... nothing

[Technical_Skill]

Floyd Mayweather Jr's Amateur Achievements

1993 Michigan state Golden Gloves Champion (106 pounds)
1993 National Golden Gloves Champion (106 pounds)
1994 Michigan State Golden Gloves Champion (112 pounds)
1994 National Golden Gloves Champion (112 pounds) and outstanding boxer award.

1995 National PAL champion (125 pounds) and Outstanding boxer award
1995 US National State Champion (125 Pounds)
1996 Michigan state Golden Gloves Champion (125 pounds)
1996 National Golden Gloves Champion (125 pounds)
1996 Olympic Bronze Medalist (125 pounds)

[Steelhammer86]

yea it doesnt matter it what the judge say goes i think dhl was robbed agest floyd but .... nothing

Jose Luis Castillo was also robbed in his first fight with Mayweather - even the HBO broadcast crew thought JLC won, and seemed shocked at the judges decision.