Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Facing the best as usual, A look at his past 5 opponents!

[Smooth Criminal]

who you calling a ***ing coward you ***ing ****? just kidding... don't get your panties in a bunch

*** off ******* !

[Allucard]

Baldomir - Lineal WW Champion - 13lb weight advantage over Floyd, coming off a winning streak without a loss in over 8 years.

De La Hoya - #1 ranked WBC LMW champion. Coming off a KO win over Mayorga at his proper weight. 20lb weight advantage over Floyd.

Ricky Hatton - #1 ranked Lineal LWW champion, on the p4p list, undefeated.

JM Marquez - #1 ranked Lineal LW champion, p4p2 (or p4p1 as most felt be beat Pacquaio) - coming off two KO wins over opponents who previously were never KO'd.

Shane Mosley - #1 ranked WW Champion, p4p3. Coming off two brutal KO wins at 154 and 147 against the previous #1 WW.

Next up:

Manny Pacquaio!

It's true... But still haters have to hate. The historians will tell it like it really is when all is set and done. Ali was also never truly appreciated until he retired. Floyd is right, if he was white he'd be the ****. Take a look at "ATG" Rocky Marciano, 30 of his 49 opponents came off losses or draws, that's amazing! No one ever picks that up, instead they go ahead and call him an ATG. But Floyd, fighting only people on a rise (unlike Pacquiao who likes them soften up) gets no credit. Oh well, what can you say.

[BattlingNelson]

You can argue about Marquez, but Hatton weighed more in the ring than Mayweather. If anything, Hatton not having to drain himself to make 140 was beneficial to him. If the fight was at 140lb, both would have entered the ring at their nature weights anyway, with Hatton still being bigger. Mayweather never hydrated over 149lb in a WW fight which is less than what most LWW's weigh in the ring.

I was so beneficial for him that he decided to stay at that weight.... Oh wait he dropped down again??? How can that be when it was beneficial to fight at 147?

[BattlingNelson]

Was a tuneup.

I have a question for you, was Floyd vs Oscar legit? There was a bigger weight disparity between them than with JMM and Floyd. Only, it was not in Floyd's favor which is why it's never mentioned here.

JMM was 141 against Pacqauio (145)

JMM was 146 vs Mayweather (149)

In comparison:

Mayweather was 148 vs Oscar (167)

Mayweather was 159 against JMM.

[BattlingNelson]

It's true... But still haters have to hate. The historians will tell it like it really is when all is set and done. Ali was also never truly appreciated until he retired. Floyd is right, if he was white he'd be the ****. Take a look at "ATG" Rocky Marciano, 30 of his 49 opponents came off losses or draws, that's amazing! No one ever picks that up, instead they go ahead and call him an ATG. But Floyd, fighting only people on a rise (unlike Pacquiao who likes them soften up) gets no credit. Oh well, what can you say.

Ali was very appreciated in his time.

[V.WEBB]

Mayweather was 159 against JMM.

Source?

[fightfan_79]

Source?

I was just about to ask the same....

[BattlingNelson]

Source?

Don't need one. My info here is just as reliable as that of the TS lol.

[BattlingNelson]

I was just about to ask the same....

I guess you didn't question the TS claim of the weight being 149 because that (unfounded) claim was a better fit for your agenda?

[Smooth Criminal]

I was so beneficial for him that he decided to stay at that weight.... Oh wait he dropped down again??? How can that be when it was beneficial to fight at 147?

Hatton's balooning up and cutting weight ended his career after his loss to Mayweather. He looked like garbage in the Lazcano fight when he went back down to 140.

Fighting at 147, in the later part of his career, was a double edged sword. He was stronger and healthier, but the competition was much better as well. Hatton wanted to remain dominant against class B opposition. (at the time) The only reason why he fought Mayweather at 147 is because his trainer said Floyd was a small WW and it wasn't a problem.