When was the last time Mayweather faced a legitimate Threat?

[Mr. Fantastico]

according to boxingscene users, contrary to popular beliefs mayweather has in fact never fought anyone who was a legitimate threat. ever.

Jose luis castillo was a legitimate threat..that was the last threat he fought. And he loss.

[WESS]

When was the last time he DIDN'T face a legitimate threat? lol Some of these clowns are so damn butt hurt.

I thought most of these cowards had been banned? The pac train crashed. WTF are these ****tards still doing here?

[Ezzard Charles]

Jose luis castillo was a legitimate threat..that was the last threat he fought. And he loss.

lost? really?

the first fight was 'close'.... mayweather had a damaged rotator cuff and still deserved his win....

second fight wasn't close at all....

[crillz]

bait thread, he wants the Floyd guys to come forth and defend him, however there is nothing to defend because his own action's does it all. I mean what do you expect me to do? stop you from being in denial? that's impossible because that is your own choice, ignorance is bliss to some

[FALLENSOLDIER]

And how did that ended?

ortiz was knocked out for foulin intentionally and excessive hugging lol

[Skip Bayless]

oscar. right now the 2 guys i think can beat him are lara and trout

[ADP02]

I'll let you guys scour the boxing forums for comments BEFORE Floyd fought the top opponents he faced at the time. Many thought Floyd would get KO'd and lose the "0". He disappointed many of them.

Floyd's faced opponents coming off of WINS who held title belts at the time they fought and then beat them ALL and snatched their belts.

I know that hurts to read, but it's just reality.

You will always find in this forum the opponent having fans that say "my fighter will beat Floyd". That is subjective commenting.

Most polls though would show that most picked Floyd.

Example:
- Guerrero: On one poll here, 85% had Floyd winning .... now those other 15% will post and make threads saying Floyd will lose ..... and you Floyd fans come back after the fight and say what you said which is nonsense!

[ADP02]

When was the last time he DIDN'T face a legitimate threat? lol Some of these clowns are so damn butt hurt.

I thought most of these cowards had been banned? The pac train crashed. WTF are these ****tards still doing here?

If you mean by legitimate threat, the fighter "must go thru Berto" then that did happen ..... but for the rest of us we need more than that!

[Marvellous1]

First, define "legitimate threat".

Also, I have a question. If Shane Mosley was not a threat, why did so many people accuse Mayweather of being afraid of him before the fight was signed?

[A-Wolf]

The answer is never. I'm not interested in splitting hairs. In terms of Floyd being the overwhelming underdog and everybody in the streets talking about how he's "probably going to get killed" and all that sort of business it's never happened. Floyd has never faced an opponent of that level of threat to him. Not the way Bernard Hopkins has on countless occasions, not the way Muhammad Ali did when he faced George Foreman, Pacquiao when he faced De La Hoya, Duran when he faced Barkley, ect, ect, ect.