Can it be agreed that floyd mayweather ducked the best fighters of his generation?

Question

Prince Naseem
Joel Casamayor
Kostya Tszyu
Prime Cotto
Prime Mosley
Paul Williams
Antonio Maragrito
Prime Pacquiao

If floyd had fought and beat them(or even some of them in their primes) he would have been in the top 10 all time list

Answer 1

All might pose threat to Floyd just way back in their prime and i admit it would have made Floyd greater had he beaten them all in their prime best. Let me have the break down of the why's

vs NAseem = FLoyd was beaten by Augie Sanchez in the amateurs but Naseem knocked this guy out in the pro.

vs. Casamayor = El Cepilyo had a more compelling fight vs Castillo than Floyd had in his 1st bout against JLC

vs Tszyu = This one's an exception. i cant see the slow moving Tszyu winning against Floyd

vs Cotto =The old and washed Cotto managed to hit Floyd. Probably, the prime Cotto can do more

Vs Mosley = Same as above

Vs PAul Williams = this should be the most compelling and the hardest to beat for FMJ. Prime for prime, FLoyd's rec is in jeopardy. Just too tall, too lanky and the reach is just immense for Floyd to overcome. Paul's jab will be a key factor.

vs. Margarito = Margo does have problems against speedy fighters, and we've seen what happened in the Mosley, Pacquiao fight. But, does Floyd have enough power to stop the bulldozing style of Margo. That's the question

vs PAcquiao = Apparently, this was the only bout that should have made sense for the business man Mayweather. Unlike the other aforementioned bouts, they just wont give Floyd fortune. The guy's already got fame, what else do they have to offer? Only the PAc bout had something. I mean, if boxing is business as it is really, then why dodge the richest bout ever?



Can it be agreed that floyd mayweather ducked the best fighters of his generation?

The terms "chicken", "duck", "gay" etc. were all thrown at Mayweather when Bob and Money May never come to terms for the Mega Bout, the MAyweather -PAcquiao fight. The possI believe Floyd had legit reasons for that but he'll never escape the conscious minds of fight fans all over the world. Guaranteed of 40 M $? Someone's gonna lace up his gloves for the purse and yes that includes the most dangerous fighters like Tyson, Liston, Foreman young or old.

Answer 2

Sorry, idiot. Floyd still wins against any of the above. And when the hell was Pacquiao in his "prime?". Was it before brutal knockout losses to Rustico Torrecampo and Medgurin 3K Battery? Was it before Erick Morales busted him up so bad Manny cried in his corner after the loss, then went on steroids? Hamed was a clown, Cotto was always easy to hit, "Prime Mosley" rejected a fight with Mayweather because he had a problem with a tooth and also wanted to vacation with his wife, Margarito? Really? Casamayor loses easily, and Williams gets pot shotted over 12 rounds and hits nothing but air. Tszyu, forget it...

Answer 3

Floyd Mayweather has without question been one of the greatest fighters of this generation if not the greatest. However, you've always had this certain group of fans that will ague with anyone who'll listen about the supposed list of fighters Floyd has "avoided" or "ducked".

Answer 4

Floyd called out Hamed and Casamayor after destroying Chico Corrales in 2000 but as Bob Arum and Larry Merchant correctly predicted, both won't have anything to do with Floyd after seeing the destruction of Corrales. He was also on record as calling earlier Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto for a fight but the two also did not respond positively. Only the failed fights versus Margarito and Pacquiao are the ones that can be validly argued.

Answer 5

Mayweather would destroy the first 3, when cotto was in his prime he was under bob arum so the fight never happened it only happened when he left arum and he is the reason the pacquio fight will never happen also, its not mayweathers fault. Floyd would win by UD over the rest of them he deserves his credit.

Answer 6

If he would have fought Pacquaio 3/4 years ago and beat him, I would have called him the greatest in the history of boxing

Answer 7

No way.......Mayweather is STILL undefeated and will go down as one of the all-time greats(if not THE best ever). Any of those fighters listed could have fought him if they simply came to terms and signed the contract. Blame THEIR promoters and managers if anyone. Most famously Pacquiao wouldn't take the 60-40 split, THEN wouldn't take the Olympic style drugtesting.

Answer 8

NO WAY



Fighting the likes of baldomir,ortiz,guerrero and drained canelo has ensured that floyd is the best ever



LMAO@chris s, he created an account just to answer this question,retard!

Answer 9

Couldn't agree more.