Would Mayweather be a draw if he didnt hype himself up?

[Mary Jane]

All you need to do is base it on who they beat.

Hopkins beat the hell out of Pavlik the next big thing, he goes up to light heavy and embarrasses Tarver, he ended Winky Wrights 7 year streak without losing a fight, He stopped the Golden Boy, and embarrassed Trinidad, who was undefeated and a favorite to win.

Then you have other good wins that go un noticed, guys like William Joppy and Glen Johnson

Hopkins always looks for big challenges. He even flirted with going up to heavyweight! Hopkins ducks no man and fights everyone.

Mayweathers best wins were against DLH JUDAH HATTON CORRALES and Castillo. All solid fighters. Only one of those guys are hof locks.

Winky Wright, Felix Trinidad, and Oscar De La Hoya are all locks. Then some can argue Glen Johnson, Antonio Tarver, and MAYBE Kelly Pavlik (Assuming he gets 3-4 more great victories down the line) can be hall of famers.

The problem with your argument is that you value Hopkins' wins over DLH, Pavlik, Winky, and Trinidad as really special, but you overlook that Hopkins was the much bigger man in those fights. Everybody on this site right now is hating Floyd because he's fighting Marquez, a smaller man. That's the place where I seem imbalance.

[Bhopreign]

Then I guess Ali wouldnt have been a draw had he kept his mouth closed.

[JAB5239]

Floyd is the BIGGEST star in the sport..... the highest paid.....and the best fighter.

Deal with it.

Absolutely!! The Vince McMahon of boxing!

[Texanballer]

The problem with your argument is that you value Hopkins' wins over DLH, Pavlik, Winky, and Trinidad as really special, but you overlook that Hopkins was the much bigger man in those fights. Everybody on this site right now is hating Floyd because he's fighting Marquez, a smaller man. That's the place where I seem imbalance.

Hopkins wnats to fight Adamek and i even think he said he was flirting with fighting Valuev.

Mayweather wont even fight WELTERWEIGHTS

[JAB5239]

Then I guess Ali wouldnt have been a draw had he kept his mouth closed.

Having a big mouth and drawing attention is one thing. Drawing attention and continuosly fighting the best is another. One man did it, another man hasn't.

[Kevin Jesus]

Hopkins wnats to fight Adamek and i even think he said he was flirting with fighting Valuev.

Mayweather wont even fight WELTERWEIGHTS

HBO was going to move Adamek vs Hopkins away from July 18th to make room for a Floyd comeback....

[Kevin Jesus]

Hopkins is a great fighter and undeniably one of the greatest of all time. But Look, Hopkins vs Calzaghe=Free HBO, Jones vs Calzaghe=HBO PPV.
Marquez vs Diaz=Free HBO, Marquez vs Mayweather=HBO PPV.

[FLY TY]

Hopkins wnats to fight Adamek and i even think he said he was flirting with fighting Valuev.

Mayweather wont even fight WELTERWEIGHTS

carlos baldomir was a WW...oscar was BIGGER than WW, he was a jMW.....

you dudes need to quit with that "he's scared to fight welters ****......"

we all know he'll fight whoever brings him the most money....

cut it out.

[AssasinKing]

Lets be honest. He draws people because he talks a great game. He hypes himself up to be something very good. He also talks about how much better he is than his opponents. If he did not have such a big mouth would he be in such high demand? People watch Mayweather to see him get knocked out because of his attitude.

Its true...i know how good a boxer he is and know not many people could beat him, but i kept watching hoping some1 would....dunno if hes ever gonna take on a legit welterweight tho....last time it was the best light welter......now its the best lightweight....lol who is next :x

[JAB5239]

carlos baldomir was a WW...oscar was BIGGER than WW, he was a jMW.....

you dudes need to quit with that "he's scared to fight welters ****......"

we all know he'll fight whoever brings him the most money....

cut it out.

So are you a Floyd fan or a fan of boxing. Because fans of boxing want to see him take on the toughest opponents like Cotto, Williams and Mosely. Fans of Floyd want to see him make the biggest pay day.