I believe we are seeing a top 5 all time great right before our very eyes. No style gives him too much trouble. If he had fought back in the 1940s and 50s he would have retired undefeated or with only a few losses. Am I right?
I think you might be. However, the people at that time made the path for him to tread. Without them, boxing wouldn't have developed. They didn't have the training methods of today. But straight time machine, Floyd as of now transported to 1940, 1950? He can fight any 2 of them at once. But that wouldn't be a fair assessment. Like Jesse Owens racing Bolt. Different time.
He is an all time great, no question in my mind. I started off boxing way back when and was a real boxing nerd for a long time. Boxing is to me the art of not getting hit, and Mayweather is a master of it. People should enjoy his fights while he's still around.
Floyd unfortunatley lacks a yardstick by which you can acclaim him as a GOAT, although in terms of sheer skill he is up there. Ali had Foreman-Frazier-Norton; there were Hagler-Hearns-Leonard-Duran ; Robinson had his own tests in the form of Lamotta and Turpin.....greatness for right or wrong has adversity attached to it, and no one has been able to subject Floyd to any of it He is also a strategist outside the ring, hence he fought Pac now rather than 5 years ago and has carefully picked certain opponents. That said he has also beaten everyone they put in front of him so is it his fault he is "that damn good" (to quote HHH)?
Oh! Low blow! Ha! I hope Khan doesn't get it. Although, if it did, I hope Mayweather doesn't take him too lightly. You know what I mean? Khan is extremely talanted, but as mentioned fragile. What a terrible thing it would be if the undefeated, incredible record came crashing down to Khan, of all people. It'd be worse than Jones losing to Tarver! Although, Mayweather is far too smart to let someone like Khan give him trouble.
If he's only got one more fight in him, why fight Khan when he can rematch Pacman for 10 times as much money?
Khan fasts in September for Ramadan which is likely when Floyd MayGOAT will fight. I agree with Holy; rematch for more dollars plus prove a point.
