Did Floyd beat anyone at their best in the last ten years?

[djtmal]

That's pretty much where I'm at here. If fans want to say Mayweather is FOTD, then I have to ask--which elite level fighters did he beat at their best? That question has yet to be answered. Not to mention, he only fought for half the decade. Then we have the IV controversy that cannot be ignored. That opens up further speculation.

Its a legit question to ask. The problem is the Floyd Boys can't live with the fighters who closest fit the criteria and how mediocre they are status-wise, so they have to somehow make it chic to include higher name recognition guys who were past prime, shopworn versions of themselves, and trying to make it stick by saying floyd was past his prime as well.

Time immemorial we separated the good from the great by who they beat and when they beat them, Floyd comes along and they want to make revisions. Nope.

[Richard]

Well yes I would of stated Ricky Hatton, but I don't think? That was within the last decade.

But for sure Floyd Mayweather beat a peak Ricky Hatton, absolute peak.

Hatton did well in that fight.

Yes your right it wasnt within the last decade .Apology's.

At the time though I thought Hatton may of beaten Mayweather but despite initial success the way Floyd adapted and sunk Hatton was impressive.That night as a young fan was the first time I saw Floyd fight and saw how brilliant a boxer Floyd was.

[Richard]

Can someone define what there prime is?

I think its 35 years or under.Post 35 according to research the body naturally starts to deteriorate.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Yes your right it wasnt within the last decade .Apology's.

At the time I thought Hatton may of beaten Mayweather but despite initial success the way Floyd adapted and sunk Hatton was impressive.That night as a young fan was the first time I saw Floyd fight and saw how brilliant a boxer Floyd was.

Ricky Hatton fought very well, and the fight was close until 'Mayweather from my recall? Had a big round in the 7th/8th. Mayweather so comfortable on the inside, very conscious and within his higher mind 'Like James Toney'.

Hatton after that fight should of stayed with Billy Graham, they where a great team 'Their training sessions where stuff of legend'

Never a good sign when long time partnership ends, I knew it was a bad move for David Haye when he left Adam Booth aswell.

Hatton could of probably had some success in his comeback, but he jumped in the deep end far too quickly.

[techliam]

I was just making a comparison. I wasn't saying you were wrong for your opinion, I was just comparing how people judge Canelo v Vargas.

For what it’s worth, I don’t rate the Vargas win that highly either. Both are good wins but not great

[The Big Dunn]

For what it’s worth, I don’t rate the Vargas win that highly either. Both are good wins but not great

ok, fair enough.

[hugh grant]

No he hasnt. And he certainly isn't a candidate for fotd. He spent last 5 years not fighting people boxing fans wanted to see. Instead of tenshin most would have loved nel o rematch and against thurman, spence, crawford.
He missed out on Fotd decade before you'd expect him to go extra mile. Anyone who goes AWOL last 5 years denying fans big fights doesn't deserve no Fotd awards.

[True-Boxing-Fan]

Looking over his resume of the last decade, is there one elite level fighter, champion or former champion, who was at their very best when they fought him?

This is the GhostofDemsey I like. You shaking their side up with this thread.

Unfortunately for Floyd is a legit great fighter. I wouldn’t just ask this question in reference to the last decade.

You can legit ask this about his whole career. Forget about this last decade, the real question is did Floyd EVER fight an elite fighter in their prime.

[Silkpajamas]

Coralles and Castillo were pretty elite and prime, the latter more so than the former. As was said before cotto can also be included. Other than that Floyd fought some great fighters within or shortly after their prime in Mosley (despite the age, coming off an amazing win over margarito), Oscar, pac and the list goes on.

[Pantera_]

Baldomir was coming off a good Zab Judah win.