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acb_ · 08-11-2008, 08:20 PM

Now that we can do this without the trolls, money figures, dates, etc... it would be nice to talk about Mayweathers career and our general impressions of it. I think he is really retired-- unlike a lot of posters-- and dont see him coming back.

I found his lack of desire to take on the best at the end of his career to be his biggest downfall as a boxer and representative as the p4p number 1. All numbers and dates aside, he just didnt have a burning desire to fight the best at 147lbs, and if he did it would have been an incredible ride given all the talent at the weight. I feel that if he would have taken even two of the group (Cotto, Margo, Williams, Mosley. etc) that the division would have really opened up and others may have been required to match his openess to big challenges in order to make a name for themselves and stay in the mix. This competitiveness always rubs off in sports, as does lack thereof. When Mayweather resorted to posturing and degrading boxers outside of the ring rather than just beating them inside of it its slowed the fray at the weight.

As a whole, his career provided several amazing nights. His fights with Corrales, Chavez, Judah, Hatton, and even Ndou were very entertaining. His idea for 24-7 was a great one and it will help promote boxing in the future. He is currently a little underated in the H2H sense against boxers of past eras and his abilities would have given anyone from 130lbs to 135lbs a deep run.

Anyways, not that we havent discussed this before, but its the train that always runs off the tracks. Everyone here has the maturity to give an honest opinion and not resort to b.s., so I thought it was worth opening the door to discuss this again, given this is the current eras best.

08-11-2008, 08:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
acb_ Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,031	A Conversation About Mayweathers Career Now that we can do this without the trolls, money figures, dates, etc... it would be nice to talk about Mayweathers career and our general impressions of it. I think he is really retired-- unlike a lot of posters-- and dont see him coming back. I found his lack of desire to take on the best at the end of his career to be his biggest downfall as a boxer and representative as the p4p number 1. All numbers and dates aside, he just didnt have a burning desire to fight the best at 147lbs, and if he did it would have been an incredible ride given all the talent at the weight. I feel that if he would have taken even two of the group (Cotto, Margo, Williams, Mosley. etc) that the division would have really opened up and others may have been required to match his openess to big challenges in order to make a name for themselves and stay in the mix. This competitiveness always rubs off in sports, as does lack thereof. When Mayweather resorted to posturing and degrading boxers outside of the ring rather than just beating them inside of it its slowed the fray at the weight. As a whole, his career provided several amazing nights. His fights with Corrales, Chavez, Judah, Hatton, and even Ndou were very entertaining. His idea for 24-7 was a great one and it will help promote boxing in the future. He is currently a little underated in the H2H sense against boxers of past eras and his abilities would have given anyone from 130lbs to 135lbs a deep run. Anyways, not that we havent discussed this before, but its the train that always runs off the tracks. Everyone here has the maturity to give an honest opinion and not resort to b.s., so I thought it was worth opening the door to discuss this again, given this is the current eras best.