Comments Thread For: Floyd Mayweather Is The BWAA's Fighter Of The Decade

[Divine Hammer]

Quality of opposition does matter. Now how are we defining that? Are we using reasonable, equal criteria applied to each fighter or are we using NSB posters that hate Floyd criteria?

I'll make this easy-Shane, Cotto and Manny weren't prime, but they were all better than the versions of MAB and Morales that Manny beat the decade before. Canelo was the EXACT same -23 years old with 8 championship fights-as Fernando Vargas was when he fought Felix and ODH, which many consider a great win for both. Even the bums on his resume-Ghost, Berto, Maidana and Ortiz-are former world champions.

At some point dude when all the hate and pettiness is set aside and we analyze this through just a boxing lens, you can't minimize Floyd's decade without making almost every other modern fighter post 1995 look mediocre.

barrera >>>> the cotto and mosley that floyd fought

easily.

barrera was #3 p4p, at the peak of his career coming off wins against previously unbeaten morales and hamed, etc. was lineal featherweight champ.

and PAC was moving up to barreras weight class for the first time ever and KO'ed him.

[The Big Dunn]

doesn't deserve it. PAC made history multiple times this decade. pacs win against undefeated world champ thurman is better than floyd's wins against old mosley who gassed out after the first few rounds, mental midget ortiz, very green drained canelo, #7 ranked maidana, past prime damaged goods cotto who lost soon after to trout.

and PAC was injured when they fought.

meanwhile PAC became the only 8 weight champ in 2010, became only 5 weight lineal champ in 2016, became the oldest welterweight champ in history/only 4x welterweight champ in 2019. choice was clear in pacquiao's favor.

Manny, shane , cotto and Canelo were all ranked higher p4p than Thurman was when Manny beat him.

[Dasmius Shinobi]

Floyd Mayweather is a legend for generations to come

Congratulation for the money man and legend, he who people are going to talk generations to come, especially to our children's and grand children's. I admit I am a "Pactard" in heart, but the right man won this award of Fighter Of The Decade. As a boxing fan and not a fanaticism like the majority here, I give my utmost respect to Floyd who is a defensive wizard beautiful to behold his sweet science and high Boxing IQ. Don't matter what, Floyd Mayweather is in the heart of us who received him with open arms and the rest are going to lose emotional energy hating him, especially the...... we are know who is them.

[The Big Dunn]

floyd became 7 weight world champ and 4 weight lineal champ in the 2000s?? floyd became FOTY 3x in the 2000s?? floyd won big upset fights by KO multiple times in the 2000s????

Floyd I believe was a 4 div lineal champ. Armstrong, not floyd, was the 7 weight champ I believe.

[Divine Hammer]

thurman was injured when he fought Manny since you wanna go there..so what other wins did he have this decade?

no he wasn't hahahaha. PAC gave him that bruised rib in the 10 round. get a grip.

pacs shoulder injury was legit. documented evidence supports this.

[Larry the boss]

- first and only 8 weight world champion
- arguably only 5 weight lineal champion
- oldest welterweight champion in history
- only fighter in history to hold a world title in 4 decades
- 2nd fighter in history to win a world title 20 years apart
- only 4x welterweight champion in history
- beat more undefeated world champions than floyd.
- has beaten more current, former, and future champions than floyd

get a grip. it's easy to see why PAC deserved fotd AGAIN.

list his top wins this decade man

Floyds

Canelo-p4p #9
Pacquiao-p4p#2
Cotto
Mosley-p4p #3

[abracada]

I can see why he won it.

[Jedi Vader]

Trust me, I know what I said and I will try. But if threads are made of who is best of era, and goat then I'm sure I will be around. But I will not be around Floyd threads if I can help.
Fury wilder threads now that's a different topic

Those threads will undoubtedly centre around Floyd and Pac.

So you have to keep to your word and buzz off elsewhere.

[Divine Hammer]

Floyd I believe was a 4 div lineal champ. Armstrong, not floyd, was the 7 weight champ I believe.

that 4th lineal title is not very impressive. vacant. he beat a very green young drained canelo for it.

PAC made much more accomplishments than floyd in the 2010s than floyd's entire career. Fact.

[The Big Dunn]

barrera >>>> the cotto and mosley that floyd fought

easily.

barrera was #3 p4p, at the peak of his career coming off wins against previously unbeaten morales and hamed, etc. was lineal featherweight champ.

and PAC was moving up to barreras weight class for the first time ever and KO'ed him.

Look, we all have our opinions. If you feel Barrera was better, ok. I noticed you didn't put Barrera was better than Manny, which in the end is a win Floyd has that Manny can't compete with. Then there is Canelo.

I know you want to minimize it, but Canelo was an undefeated champion with 8 title defenses. Thurman, a win you applaud, only had 4 or 5 title defenses.

Like I told ghostof, if you keep denigrating Floyd's resume you make all his contemporaries look weaker.