Raging B(_)LL

I rate Mayweather highly head to head as a jr.lightweight and lightweight, but at jr.welter and especially welterweight I don`t rate him at all. His opposition was piss poor for the most part at both weights, and the only name fighters he faced were either far past their prime and/or just not good enough to have a chance at victory. Had he faced some quality opponents and defeated them at welter I`d change my tune, but as it stands I rank him strictly at the lower weights.

As for his career overall, I`d say the first half was good while the second half was a disapointment. It seemed to me he only cared about making as much money for the absolute minimum amount of risk for the last few years so that he could retire undefeated, and this attitude hurt boxing as a whole because with his newly found popularity he could have made some very compelling matchups happen while remaining in the driver`s seat during negotiations.

But he had no interest in doing so and instead retired when the pressure for him to face someone with a pulse became too great as a rematch between himself and DLH drew no interest from even the casual fans let alone us hardcore boxing fans. I think he will be back though as he seems to love the spotlight and attention he got while on top, and something tells me that he will miss it enough to make a comeback within the next year.