Why is Mayweathers resume so thin compared to other fighters in the last 15 years ?

[Texanballer]

Mayweather's resume is pretty good. But dont say your the best ever or the best of this era.

I find it convenient that he is possibly the best ever at 130 which has been thin throughout history.

[Hityawitdat]

Aside from 140lb, at the time Floyd fought the best in the division.

I think there would be no argument that Floyd fought the best at 130, and cleaned out the division.

At 135, he fought the best (the best being Jose Luis Castillo).

At 140, The best (being Hatton) blatently, and openly stated that a fight with Floyd Mayweather was premature.

At 147, in 2006 the Best was Zab Judah (not Margarito, and not Cotto [who wasn't even at 147 at the time]). Zab Judah got beat by Baldomir. Who Floyd also beat.

The only time where Floyd where it would of been at least feasible for Floyd to fight Cotto, would of been during 2007. Floyd instead elected to fight 2 of the top 3 biggest & richest fights in boxing history. One of them being a long awaited fight with the undefeated king of the one division which had been questionable. And the other was the top Jr. MW at the time.

Sure Floyd doesn't have names like Hearns, Duran or Hagler on his resume, but the man can only beat who's around at the time.

And it looks like you can add the names "Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez" in the near future to his already impressive resume.

Thank you for bringing some logic to the conversation. He beat Judah, and Baldomir was the guy who beat Gatti and Judah to become undisputed WW champ. Those were the guys at the top of the division. And if comes back, it'll be for a superfight that will only make his resume more impressive.

[The Gambler1981]

Mayweather's resume is pretty good. But dont say your the best ever or the best of this era.

I find it convenient that he is possibly the best ever at 130 which has been thin throughout history.

130 has had some pretty damn good fighters, it is not welter or lightweight in terms of depth or history by any means though.

It is not super middle or cruiserweight either though, there have been quite a few class guys that had very nice runs in the division.

In this era his resume is very good, is it the best I do not know but that is a very subjective question (where do loses fit in for one).

[IMDAZED]

Listen we all throw hate out at fighters in spades, BUT i cannot agree with anyone that knocks Nards resume it is easily the best of this generation.

And you are telling me this because...?

[Burner]

IMO resume IS the largest part of the 3 components.

They are all equal.

[iecen]

Rem he fought Oscar and Tito at 160 and wright was a career LMW.

so then you agree if he padded his resume like Hopkins and fought smaller guys with big names he would be great.

[iecen]

Listen we all throw hate out at fighters in spades, BUT i cannot agree with anyone that knocks Nards resume it is easily the best of this generation.

half of his resume are smaller fighters, so if Floyd pads his resume with guys like Pac, Morales, Barrera, and others then you would consider his resume great.

[larryx]

half of his resume are smaller fighters, so if Floyd pads his resume with guys like Pac, Morales, Barrera, and others then you would consider his resume great.

hopkins resume is solid..tito and oscar were both titlist at 160..so damn that smaller man ****,,,punks jump up to get beat down

[JAB5239]

IMO resume IS the largest part of the 3 components.

I disagree, the fighter themself is the most important~.

Ok, and what is the ultimate way of judging a fighter? Answer.......his resume.

Ali had many close fights during his second and third reigns as champ. But many, if not most consider him the greatest heavyweight ever because of his resume. Benny Loenard, Harry Greb, Ray's Roninson and Leonard. All are considered great because of their resume. It is ABSOLUTELY the biggest factor when considering a fighters greatness and place in history.

[The Gambler1981]

Ok, and what is the ultimate way of judging a fighter? Answer.......his resume.

Ali had many close fights during his second and third reigns as champ. But many, if not most consider him the greatest heavyweight ever because of his resume. Benny Loenard, Harry Greb, Ray's Roninson and Leonard. All are considered great because of their resume. It is ABSOLUTELY the biggest factor when considering a fighters greatness and place in history.

A resume is such a flimsey way by itself to judge a fighter, they are so much more then what their resume says~.

You do not hire prespective employees based on just a resumes, you only hire people after interviews and deterimining if what the resumes is saying is accurate. I view boxing resumes the same way, they are a good way to start, but are not the be all and end all~.