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This past weekend, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (34-0) won the WBC light welterweight title from Arturo Gatti, (39-7) when Buddy McGirt, Gatti's trainer stopped the fight after the sixth round, saving his fighter from further punishment. Mayweather, who won a Bronze Medal at the 1996 Olympics, has now won a world title in three different weight division's. And a fourth may not be to far in the distant future.
In the ring, Mayweather won every minute of the 18 he and Gatti fought. Prior to the fight, Mayweather's name usually occupied the second slot on most of boxing's top-ten pound for pound list. Personally, I think the p4p debate is pointless, but I'll address it since it has been so commercialized by HBO that, most writers and fans think it's relevant.
Now, Mayweather will leap ahead of Bernard Hopkins in some polls who usually held the top spot, based on his showing against Gatti. What if Hopkins beats Jermain Taylor impressively next month. Does Mayweather's domination of Gatti have bragging rights over Hopkins if he wins a clear cut unanimous decision over Taylor? I guess it depends on who you are a bigger fan of, which makes the p4p debate in reality a joke. Yet some will argue it to no end. [details]
In the ring, Mayweather won every minute of the 18 he and Gatti fought. Prior to the fight, Mayweather's name usually occupied the second slot on most of boxing's top-ten pound for pound list. Personally, I think the p4p debate is pointless, but I'll address it since it has been so commercialized by HBO that, most writers and fans think it's relevant.
Now, Mayweather will leap ahead of Bernard Hopkins in some polls who usually held the top spot, based on his showing against Gatti. What if Hopkins beats Jermain Taylor impressively next month. Does Mayweather's domination of Gatti have bragging rights over Hopkins if he wins a clear cut unanimous decision over Taylor? I guess it depends on who you are a bigger fan of, which makes the p4p debate in reality a joke. Yet some will argue it to no end. [details]