Mayweather is probably the best defensive master boxer-counter puncher since Willie Pep and Pernell Whitaker. It took decades before the boxing world acknowledged Pep and to this day, Pernell remains largely unappreciated. I doubt it if Floyd Jr. will get his just due with the casual boxing fans, especially those who get titillted only by brutal KOs, even if he schools Pacquiao, Bradley or, Garcia Provodnikov. They can always say that he fought smaller guys and avoided fighting the bigger boys as, for Pete's sakes, Sergio Martinez, Gennady Golovkin, even Bernard Hopkins!

Maybe it's the people who wanted to promote the fight or fans of the opponent.

If you've only watched boxing in the here and now, then you could be fooled into thinking that Floyd is the greatest ever and fights all time greats in every fight.

Fact is you can count the prime all time greats Floyd has fought on one hand

Mayweather is too good for his own good. He dominates opponents as easily as he would take a walk in the park. His fights are not competitive, and so people take that as him not fighting opponents who can beat him. The reality is that he is just that good. You take fighters that usually dominate in all out wars, but against Mayweather they hesitate. He is so smart and can adapt so easily that his opponents lose their confidence.

HBO & ShowTime sell Mayweather fights by making people believe he is fighting someone who can beat him. They put him against someone like Guerrero, a blown up lightweight, and they sell that story to sell.



To be the best ever you need to fight the best of your time.



Mayweather has fought some of the best today but there's a list of top ranked fighters fighting now in his division which he has not fought.

Mayweather is one of the best and anyone who doubts that doesnt know sh#t about boxing

The best the world has ever seen? You don't know shlt about boxing son.

The hype behind his opponents is created by Floyd himself and his team. Were Guerrero and Ortiz not cherry picks? The guy fights once or twice a year, and usually against opponents of terrible quality. Open your eyes.

Pacquiao is the true people's champ.

He isnt the best p4p, just the best defensive and intelligent boxer

actually its his own fans that bought it when oscar claimed canelos the one who got the blueprint to beat floyd... mexicans bought the hype together w/ few americans... while europe knew canelos a greengphorn and too drained to pressure floyd...

LOl LOl Lol I respect Mayweather. But you're just so gay dude. Get off his balls already.

Before the fight people say who ever hes versing will finally be the one who beats Floyd then after the fight is over and floyd wins they complain the guy he versed was a cherry picked opponent, he wasn't ready for floyd and all sorts of bs. why dont people just accept the fact that Floyd Mayweather is the best p4p boxer the world has ever seen.