How good was Floyd?

[Gary Coleman]

He made great fighters look ordinary, took very little punishment and made a fortune.

Turned pro at age 19, retired at 38 and his glove touched the canvas once.

ATG conversation aside, who's had a better career all things considered?

[JakeTheBoxer]

He was far better than all welterweights today.

[VG_Addict]

If Floyd beat Casamayor at 130, Spadafora at 135, Harris and Hatton at 140, Pacquiao in 2011, Bradley in 2012, and Canelo without a catchweight in 2013, where would you rank him all time? Top 10?

[Shadoww702]

If Floyd beat Casamayor at 130, Spadafora at 135, Harris and Hatton at 140, Pacquiao in 2011, Bradley in 2012, and Canelo without a catchweight in 2013, where would you rank him all time? Top 10?

Already top 10 and I'm not even a big Floyd fan.

Too be fairnI blame Pac more. scurred of needles???

[IronDanHamza]

One of the greatest to ever live.

Easily one of the best I ever saw fight live.

[elfag]

Floyd beat Manny clearly, but it was like 8-4. Not a shutout lol

yeah manny was quick too. floyd didnt land as clean as he usually did, manny has fast reflexes, he could adjust a bit in the microseconds before the punches landed. he was still well outboxed but won some rounds.

floyd played it safe as he always doesnt. he beat manny at his pace in an easy fight, not taking too many risks, coasting in first gear.

can look at it either way, that pac won some rounds but also that pac wasnt even in floyds top 5 hardest fights. pac couldnt make him work hard. which means pac's pressure was pretty ineffective.

[M312]

Floyd was the master of the cherry pick... He was also very good.

It's a shame we never knew just how good he was since he would make sure fights were always stack for himself.

He's so good that there should be no question marks... But there are just too many imo.

[sicko]

Mayweather greatness is Set In Stone, no Random Loser on this Forum is ever going to change that so people should just move on

You wasn't a fan...COOL but at the end of the day Nobody Gives AF about our personal opinions lets be honest

[The Old LefHook]

Mayweather cherry picked his way to idolatry by many a halfwit. He was a good defensive fighter, not a top 10 ever fighter. He fought no great fighters other than Pacquiao after waiting 6+ years for the man with a style that ages you faster--to age. Robinson kills him. Duran would kill him as a lightweight or a welterweight. Benitez certainly beats him. He would never get in the ring with Mickey Walker. He would rather fight a Baldomir instead. He would not fight people when they were at their most dangerous. Always waited for them to slip first. His style preserved him because there was no action in it. Other fighters gave of themselves, and so wore out sooner. Then he fought them.

Punks think Mayweather was TBE. To say MW is TBE is to agree with several million halfwitted punks who squall the same thing with minus knowledge of boxing. All his fights looked like exhibitions, not just the recent ones. Was Meadowlark Lemon the best basketball player ever. He gave exhibitions too. I never saw so many idiots in one thread. I would appreciate it if all you Mayweather nut polishers would stay in this section and stay out of the one where I normally post.

[Echo Hawk]

Cherry picked his whole career. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.