Okay, I am going to clear this up once and for all! I stand by the following statement with anyone. “Floyd Mayweather Jr. is overrated, period!” He has never fought any real fighter with a challenge and was NEVER that good. Here’s why:
Mayweather Jr. has handpicked 2nd tier fighters for ALL of his careers. His best opponents are the following- Oscar Delahoya, Juan Manuel Marquez, Jose Luis Castillo, Zab Judah and Diego Corrales. For someone who is in the welterweight division, there is not a TRUE welterweight in that list as Delahoya(his 2nd best challenge to date) was a middleweight.
Now, even though Oscar Delahoya was past his prime and a lot less intense when he met Mayweather, he STILL had a close decision against him. Delahoya was in the fight the whole time and any real competitor would have taken Mayweather’s loss record that night. Oscar just didnt have his fighters edge, which is sad but true!
Juan Manuel Marquez is not even close to a welterweight and when he fought Mayweather at the agreed 144lb weight, Mayweather came in at 147. Now here’s people’s argument on this fight. “Oh, but Mayweather dominated Marquez”. I got news for you, Mayweather didn’t dominate Marquez. Dominating is what Pacquiao did to Cotto. For Mayweather to be the supposed P4P best the fact is he hurt Marquez once in the 2nd round and couldnt even put him away for the rest of the fight. For someone to supposedly be so good, his punches only hurt Marquez in the knockdown and never again in the fight (Go youtube the after fight interview with Mayweather and Marquez). Just because he didn’t take punishment from a SMALLER fighter doesn’t make him good. The fact is Marquez MADE that fight as he tried and pursued Mayweather that whole night.
Diego Corrales (RIP) when he fought Mayweather was not the same, period. Even so, Corrales STILL went to the 10th round with Mayweather. And to just be honest, Corrales was never that good anyway! Sorry but its true! Zab Judah, who is known for never being able to pull off the win in big fights, as well as fading in the later rounds, went 12 complete rounds with Mayweather. To also be honest here, as much as people don’t want to admit it, Judah was in the fight with Mayweather for 2/3’s of the bout and was never badly hurt.
Mayweather’s best challenge came to him when he fought Jose Luis Castillo, a fight in the 135lb division! Now I take nothing away from there secound fight because I feel he beat Castillo fair. But in that first fight, Castillo gave Mayweather a fair share and he even hurt Mayweather. Again, don’t believe me then go look at youtube.
Now speaking of being hurt. Mayweather was also hurt by DeMarcus Corley, almost knocked down by a OVERRATED Ricky Hatton (Don’t believe me go to the video and watch as Mayweather stumbles back from a Ricky Hatton punch). On top of that, the best decision he could pull of against a awful Carlos Baldomir was a 12 round decision? Also, everybody do your research. Every fighter he fought at that time besides Ricky “Over Rated” Hatton and Diego Corrales has had a lost on there record before they fought Mayweather. Thus proven that even though there 2nd tier fighters, those fighters were tested and defeated before in some way shape or form. Providing given strategy.
My point here should be clear. Don’t pull Pacquiao’s card as if he has a challenge in Mayweather when Mayweather has only looked impressive against 2nd tier fighters and ducked EVERYONE else. I refuse to be sucked into this B.S. that he is one of the p4p best’s when he hasnt fought ANYBODY with worthwhile opposition! Where I come from, that makes you a coward.
For a man to talk so much garbage doesn’t make him great, it makes him entertaining. An entertainer, not a fighter is something that Floyd Mayweather Jr admits he is(check his latest interview on skysports). Thanks to RA the Rugged Man, we also know on top of everything else, he has no sense of pride, being said and I quote “Legacy Dont Pay The Bills.” Therefore, this is article is dedicated to the real fighters out there! I will and have no problem saying this to anyone. Floyd Mayweather Jr is overrated, period.
Source: boxingnews24.com
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