I could name 20 boxers in history who are better then Mayweather..
I reckon he's about... 35 AT now
If he beats Cotto and another top welterweight he would be scraping my top 10. But you have to prove it, no point everyone thinking your the best you have to prove it
I think in the long run Floyd will be seen as a top twenty ATG, maybe higher. Like Roy Jones, his skills are such that it is possible to predict with a fair degree of confidence that he would have been able to compete pretty well with the greats of any era.
It is hard to imagine anyone saying that now, but I think that the passage of time tends to add lustre to any top level career, as fans look back fondly on the greatest fighters of their youth. As time goes on all this "he should have fought him, no him, no him" will be forgotten, and we will be left tending to evaluate Floyd on his skills, which from where I stand, are top of the line.
Also, he's not finished yet, and may go on to fight Cotto, and who knows who else at welter and higher weights. He might not do too, but I for one think that there is still more to come from Floyd. We'll have to wait and see.
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