Is Mayweather in the same bracket as Ali and Tyson now?

[Reloaded]

Star power, Floyd holds 5 of top 10 PPV records a feat that will not be beaten, his star power is off the charts.

[elfag]

Mayweather got more to play with the big show for 5 minutes than Tyson got for all his appearances combined.

Ali's family sold rights to his name for $50 million. Mayweather earned 6 times that a week ago.

Mayweather is bigger than them combined.

[W1LL]

No and yes. He will never come close to Muhammad Ali. He's about as infamous as Mike Tyson but only through social media. In five years people will have forgotten who Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is outside of boxing circles.

[_original_]

Floyd is the PPV king and the richest boxer of all time, but he's nowhere close to being as influential as Tyson or Ali.

[Real King Kong]

Star power, Floyd holds 5 of top 10 PPV records a feat that will not be beaten, his star power is off the charts.

this is very true...but also in a different era. based on that criteria alone, it's pretty well impossible to make a comparison that takes all the variables into account. we're in a premium cable/ppv/internet age, where Tyson and ali weren't.

[Johnny Rubber]

Nope, but if he raped a young girl he might just be.

Classy

Sexual and physical assault are similar as a control issue but completely different in context. It just depends on how it manifests itself.

Floyd has a history of knocking women about, so the chances are it gives him a b0ner. You don't do something again and again unless you enjoy it.

[Larry the boss]

Floyd was retired for 2 years and got more attention then unretired boxers

[IMDAZED]

Ali is in another category. But as far as everyone else, yeah, Floyd is the head of the class.

[Larry the boss]

I don't think he was as important as Ali or Tyson because they were the HWT champion of the world at a time when that meant everything in sports. He doesn't have their influence or star power because the HWT champ was seen as the "baddest man on the planet".

If Floyd lost it would be news. When ALi or Tyson 1st lost, it was the top story on the front page around the world. IMO Floyd doesn't occupy that space.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?? IF fLOYD LOST THE INTERNET WOULD SHUT DOWN AND IT WOULD BE SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE NEWS PAPER AND ON CNN

[IMDAZED]

ARE YOU SERIOUS?? IF fLOYD LOST THE INTERNET WOULD SHUT DOWN AND IT WOULD BE SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE NEWS PAPER AND ON CNN

I concur. If Floyd lost on Saturday night...good Lord. ****, his winning was the lead story on CNN.com