Floyd Mayweather at 34 is DONE in terms of greatness

[IMDAZED]

I always wondered this about Floyd. Why did he just quit? I was under the assumption that any fight he took would be easy work and easy money for him, even when he moved up to 147. He was at his prime and it appeared that this was gonna be his premier weight class.This is where he would have gotten the most exposure, he would have built his legacy as the greatest fighter of this generation and, this is where he would have made the most money. Why did he quit? Seems like he was afraid to fail. Its starting to become painfully obvious now.

He quit because he was tired and thought he had made enough. His closest associates thought he was an idiot. Two years later...guess who came back?

[IMDAZED]

I think because of Mayweather's knowledge inside the ring people don't really pay attention to how much he does rely on reflexes. The pullcounter he loves so much is reflexes and timing. The shoulder roll is reflexes and timing. His ability to beat fighters to the punch is reflexes and timing. All that will diminish.

I expect one more great fight out of Mayweather if he gets in the ring in the next year, and then the inactivity will really start to show.

I completely agree with your first paragraph and would venture to say the inactivity will show in his next fight.

[Pony Boy]

So what this guy is saying is that all these guys are chumps:

Shane Mosley 147 46-5-0
Juan Manuel Marquez 142 50-4-1
Ricky Hatton 145 43-0-0
Oscar De La Hoya 154 38-4-0
Carlos Manuel Baldomir 147 43-9-6
Zab Judah 145½ 34-3-0
Sharmba Mitchell 145¼ 56-4-0
Arturo Gatti 140 39-6-0
Henry Bruseles 138¾ 21-2-1
DeMarcus Corley 140 28-2-1
Phillip N'dou 134½ 31-1-0
Victoriano Sosa 134 35-2-2
Jose Luis Castillo 135 46-5-1
Jose Luis Castillo 134½ 45-4-1
Jesus Chavez 129½ 35-1-0
Carlos Hernandez 128½ 33-2-1
Diego Corrales 130 33-0-0
Emanuel Augustus 134 22-16-4
Gregorio Vargas 130 40-6-1
Carlos Gerena 130 34-2-0
Justin Juuko 130 33-2-1
Carlos Alberto Ramon Rios 129 44-2-1
Angel Manfredy 130 25-2-1
Genaro Hernandez 130 38-1-1
*AND THE LIST GOES ON…

What a dumb ass hater.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

I think because of Mayweather's knowledge inside the ring people don't really pay attention to how much he does rely on reflexes. The pullcounter he loves so much is reflexes and timing. The shoulder roll is reflexes and timing. His ability to beat fighters to the punch is reflexes and timing. All that will diminish.

I expect one more great fight out of Mayweather if he gets in the ring in the next year, and then the inactivity will really start to show.

Of Course that will start to Diminish, that happens to ALL FIGHTERS, eventually "FATHER TIME" will catch up to you...BUT just like Sugar Ray Leonard coming back from a 2-3 year layoff to CHEAT...I mean defeat lol Hagler, Punishment is what diminishes you the fastest not really age and layoff and ON TOP OF THAT, these Current Boxers are NOT THAT SKILLED and many of them are NOT THAT GOOD...that is why guys like Hopkins, Glen Johnson and Mosley are still hanging around because the Competition is VERY BEATABLE!

so even if someone like Mayweather slows down, he will still have enough to beat probably 99.9% of these fighters because as much as people talk about his "SKILLS" Mayweather style also has a lot to do with the MENTAL ASPECT OF BOXING, something that many of these current fighters Don't Have, that is why the go out and change Trainers every other fight because they NEED their trainer to help them with the Mental Aspect not necessarily the PHYSICAL STUFF...that is why a lot of people say "Mayweather Plays Chess While The Rest Of Boxing Is Playing CHECKERS" because Mayweather in the RING THINKS before he makes his moves

Layoffs is not going to diminish Mayweather, Sugar Ray Leonard did the exact same thing late in his career, fighting 1 fight a year and was off for 2-3 years before fighting Hagler and didn't take a WARM UP FIGHT for Hagler I don't think, but the Hagler fight took a lot of Leonard as did the 2nd Hearn fight, he probably should have stopped after the 2nd Hearns fight and especially after the 3rd DURAN fight but instead he ran into a YOUNG BEAST in Terry Norris and get DESTROYED

and by the way Mayweather is way more skilled the Roy Jones was...lets be honest I don't know why some of you keep bringing up Roy Jones, now Roy depended COMPLETELY on boxing faster and having great reflex, Roy didn't have great defense and he kept his Guard Down to get him punches off faster

[shekwan]

It's the injuries.

Up to 135 = ATG. No complaints about opponents, he fought best and beat them all.

140 and up = ???

Once the hands starting becoming a real problem, that's when I think he decided to rachet it down. It's hard to get up and LOVE what you do when your body doesn't cooperate. He has style to prolong career, but I go ahead and say it and say that he's brittle and would never fight even until late 30's especially now that he's made his paper.

He has bad hands. Hurt shoulder in Castillo fight. Baldomir fight = bad hands. Broke ribs and had to postpone Marquez fight. I just get feeling he's not very resilient. This made him fight even more defensive. 135 you saw full offensive arsenal. Now he's leaning one way, towards his strength which was defense anyways, but he's not showing same stuff anymore like 130-135. Something happened, and it all starts with his bad hands. This is not put under microscope enough.

Doesn't help made ton of cash.

[FeFist]

Floyd is not a ATG. When its all said and done Cotto will have the better resume than Floyd and Pacquiao will be the greatest of all time P4P alongside SRR.

The fact that people think he will be done the moment his legs and reflexes go shows how much of his work in the ring goes over people's head.

[littlemac]

Don't try to move the goal post once you get called out on your irrational statements. You said he ALWAYS cherrypicked. When I went on to list a decade worth of champions or championship caliber fighters, you want to change to tune to "he won't be remembered as the best of all time". You never answered my question....who was he supposed to fight? And if you're a boxing fan instead of a "flavor" of the month fan, you would realize that having a Cotto or Margarito on your resume isn't that big of a deal. You keep insinuating that Floyd's legacy is incomplete cause Pac's name isn't on there. Pac fought all the same guys you crapped on Floyd about....AFTER he fought them. Somehow those same names lend credibility to Pac's resume but not Floyd's? Like I said, it's clear you don't watch a lot of boxing. We live in a world now where guys go on a reality show and box 5 other house mates and can get title shots. Floyd is from a different era. And it's clear you don't know crap about that era when you start spouting off the usual "Castillo and Corrales" names as if he fought club fighters the rest of his career. The fighters he fought throughout the latter part of the '90's thru the mid '00's are way better than the crop that's out now. At the beginning of the year Pac's options were...Devon Alexander, Tim Bradley, Madaina, and Berto. Those guys wouldn't even make HBO in the late 90's and early '00's. So stop acting like his career is trash because its fashionable to say so. You're spouting off the term cherrypicker all because you don't know or didn't see the fights before he became "big". Keep letting Bob Arum tell you who's "The most feared man in boxing". You're the type of clown that don't even know who's boxing on FNF. You're a "big event" type of cat. Be a fan of the sport and stop jocking fighters.

Now that is what I call a fantastic post and elbow from the sky!!!!!!

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Don't try to move the goal post once you get called out on your irrational statements. You said he ALWAYS cherrypicked. When I went on to list a decade worth of champions or championship caliber fighters, you want to change to tune to "he won't be remembered as the best of all time". You never answered my question....who was he supposed to fight? And if you're a boxing fan instead of a "flavor" of the month fan, you would realize that having a Cotto or Margarito on your resume isn't that big of a deal. You keep insinuating that Floyd's legacy is incomplete cause Pac's name isn't on there. Pac fought all the same guys you crapped on Floyd about....AFTER he fought them. Somehow those same names lend credibility to Pac's resume but not Floyd's? Like I said, it's clear you don't watch a lot of boxing. We live in a world now where guys go on a reality show and box 5 other house mates and can get title shots. Floyd is from a different era. And it's clear you don't know crap about that era when you start spouting off the usual "Castillo and Corrales" names as if he fought club fighters the rest of his career. The fighters he fought throughout the latter part of the '90's thru the mid '00's are way better than the crop that's out now. At the beginning of the year Pac's options were...Devon Alexander, Tim Bradley, Madaina, and Berto. Those guys wouldn't even make HBO in the late 90's and early '00's. So stop acting like his career is trash because its fashionable to say so. You're spouting off the term cherrypicker all because you don't know or didn't see the fights before he became "big". Keep letting Bob Arum tell you who's "The most feared man in boxing". You're the type of clown that don't even know who's boxing on FNF. You're a "big event" type of cat. Be a fan of the sport and stop jocking fighters.

You like to argue in extremes and absolutes don't you? Did you even read my post? I'm not trying to cover anything up..

FOR THE MILLIONTH ***IN TIME, I THINK FLOYD IS A GREAT FIGHTER.

That isn't the point though, he has cherry picked fighters, he could have fought Mosley a lot sooner, he could have fought Marg in 2004 when he was prime, he could have fought Cotto 3-4 years ago when everyone was clamoring for the fight.

I never said that outside of Castillo, Corrales he fought nothing but bums, why do people like you like to make **** up?

Look kid and this is real, I have forgotten more about boxing than you know. When I was in my amatuer career, you probably weren't even born. So relax on the "You must not watch much boxing" bull****....

Just because we disagree doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Look, Floyd has some great names on the resume but let's be real here, Oscar, Baldomir, Shane were all passed it. JMM and Hatton weren't even in the same division.

We just want to see him fight the best IN THEIR PRIME. That hasn't happened.

So insult me as much as you want but you honestly don't know who you are talking to, I have been involved in boxing for a very long time, over 25 years if you want to know the truth.

I also don't get emotionally involved in boxers careers and lives the way you seem to. I call it like I see it. I think the world of Floyd as a fighter but his career has been a bit of a let down because he is 34 and the prime names and fights we wanted to see, we were deprived from seeing because he CHERRY PICKS his career choices.

Yes he's made a lot of money and yes he's undefeated but that's not what I care about as a fan and neither should he as a fighter.

[IMDAZED]

You like to argue in extremes and absolutes don't you? Did you even read my post? I'm not trying to cover anything up..

FOR THE MILLIONTH ***IN TIME, I THINK FLOYD IS A GREAT FIGHTER.

That isn't the point though, he has cherry picked fighters, he could have fought Mosley a lot sooner, he could have fought Marg in 2004 when he was prime, he could have fought Cotto 3-4 years ago when everyone was clamoring for the fight.

I never said that outside of Castillo, Corrales he fought nothing but bums, why do people like you like to make **** up?

Look kid and this is real, I have forgotten more about boxing than you know. When I was in my amatuer career, you probably weren't even born. So relax on the "You must not watch much boxing" bull****....

Just because we disagree doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Look, Floyd has some great names on the resume but let's be real here, Oscar, Baldomir, Shane were all passed it. JMM and Hatton weren't even in the same division.

We just want to see him fight the best IN THEIR PRIME. That hasn't happened.

So insult me as much as you want but you honestly don't know who you are talking to, I have been involved in boxing for a very long time, over 25 years if you want to know the truth.

I also don't get emotionally involved in boxers careers and lives the way you seem to. I call it like I see it. I think the world of Floyd as a fighter but his career has been a bit of a let down because he is 34 and the prime names and fights we wanted to see, we were deprived from seeing because he CHERRY PICKS his career choices.

Yes he's made a lot of money and yes he's undefeated but that's not what I care about as a fan and neither should he as a fighter.

From 2005-2007, Floyd was one cherry-picking muthaphucka. The Margarito bout, more than any, burns me. Whether it was his fault or Arum's, that was the fight to be made, while he was busy fighting Baldomir. For me, Floyd's resume at 130 and 135 was special. 140 and above was mediocre. But coming back and toppling the #1 WW was very impressive IMO. In both instances, more important than who is when. A shame after such a big victory, he takes another hiatus. It's inexcusable.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

From 2005-2007, Floyd was one cherry-picking muthaphucka. The Margarito bout, more than any, burns me. Whether it was his fault or Arum's, that was the fight to be made, while he was busy fighting Baldomir. For me, Floyd's resume at 130 and 135 was special. 140 and above was mediocre. But coming back and toppling the #1 WW was very impressive IMO. In both instances, more important than who is when. A shame after such a big victory, he takes another hiatus. It's inexcusable.

Relax we don't watch or know anything about boxing....hahaha

Yea I mean I can't argue with what you said and in reality like I said, I have Mayweather beating Pacquaio.

I just want to see the ***in fight and I think considering his age and everything that is going on around him and then couple the fact that Pac doesn't need him...........it won't happen.

Pac's career is defined, Mayweather leaves something to be desired and that is a fact. I don't care about either fighter or am a particular fan of either fighter in the ring specifically.

I do think PAc is a great person outside the ring and Mayweather is a piece of **** but that has never influenced my opinion of him as a professional.