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by David P. Greisman - For the third and presumably final time, Floyd Mayweather Jr. should be the fighter of the year.
That couldn’t be said for certain on May 2, though there was the strongest of possibilities at the time that the winner of that day’s bout between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would wind up with the honors by the time 2015 was over. It still took time to see how the year shook out, to see whether someone else put forward a strong campaign or scored a significant enough upset to pick up the award.
Even then, it would’ve taken a remarkable effort to surpass Mayweather topping Pacquiao or Pacquiao defeating Mayweather. After all, Pacquiao would’ve beaten the best boxer in the world. Instead, it was Mayweather who made it look easy against an opponent still considered to be among the best.
Now that November is here, we might as well call the race. Nothing else that’s been done is as meaningful and nothing else to come could mean as much. [Click Here To Read More]
That couldn’t be said for certain on May 2, though there was the strongest of possibilities at the time that the winner of that day’s bout between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would wind up with the honors by the time 2015 was over. It still took time to see how the year shook out, to see whether someone else put forward a strong campaign or scored a significant enough upset to pick up the award.
Even then, it would’ve taken a remarkable effort to surpass Mayweather topping Pacquiao or Pacquiao defeating Mayweather. After all, Pacquiao would’ve beaten the best boxer in the world. Instead, it was Mayweather who made it look easy against an opponent still considered to be among the best.
Now that November is here, we might as well call the race. Nothing else that’s been done is as meaningful and nothing else to come could mean as much. [Click Here To Read More]
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