When the dust settles that will be decided, and not by fanboys. However I think that Floyd's aversion to risk will hurt his legacy in the long run. When you think of great fighters you think of the great things they did like Ali knocking a prime and ferocious Foreman, Duran moving up and beating a prime Leonard, Mayweather has never had a moment or fight like that, in fact there have been very few fights where he hasn't been the favorite. A question to ponder on, is Iran Barkley a great win in a resume? Not really, but when Duran moved up to fight him at 160 with no catchweights, no draining(When Barkley was a huge middleweight and Duran was at best a bloated welter) and when he had just knocked out Tommy Hearts it became a great win because of the circumstances. Any sensible person can see that because of the same reasons a lot of Floyd's wins are diluted from value, if he had beat the Pacquiao that had freshly decimated Cotto and not the one that was 3 fights removed from a brutal and potentially career ending KO the win would be a hundred times more significant. This is the truth and it will present itself in time, like I said when the dust settles.
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Is it now safe to say that Mayweather is the greatest fighter of his generation?
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Floyd is the greatest of his era, and will be remembered as such
50 years from now, his resume will look ungodly
Genaro
Manfredy
Corrales
Castillo
Corley
Gatti
Judah
Oscar
Hatton
Cotto
Marquez
Canelo
Maidana
Manny
Shane
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Originally posted by PAC-BOY View PostWait until hes not relivent anymore. Until hes not making money for these bullshlt ratings like Ring and all other sanctioning bodies. Only then will a few chosen dummies will remember him as great. While the rest of the sane boxing world will compare him to the late greats of the sport and say..."Floyd Mayweather NEVER did this or that" It was all a show to make pockets fat. No Legacy intended!
If anything he will be overrated as time passes.
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