Mayweather, Jr. is the Greatest of All Time

[Wiley Hyena]

The funny thing is that there are alot of people that agree with this. How come? Floyd must have something going, or his got an army of paid supporters to hype his name. But, I will have to say that Hatton is not the one that will expose Floyd. Hatton and his perfect record are the perfect target for Floyd to bolster his claim of being the Greatest All Time without taking a huge risk to do it.

[sterling]

We all know hatton isnt that good of a fighter and hes older then floyd so mayweather will win if it goes to descision but hatton will win if it goes to ko cause he has more knockout power then floyd does and floyd will never be known as the greatest of all time intill he wins alot more fights well he has a very long way to go to be mentioned aside Ali or sugar ray.

[ForemanCrossArm]

feed the fire!

[sterling]

what does that mean? lol oh you mean you want this topic to disappear lol it wont go cause you want it to mayweather is going to be discussed alot til he fights ricky.

[Wiley Hyena]

I agree. What's the matter with you, ForemanCrossArm? Mayweather/Hatton is the most, or certainly one of the most, anticipated bouts coming up. This is a boxing cite.

[-CANE-]

Arturo Gatti had been disemboweled and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. left the arena. At that moment, boxing insiders began speculating, "Is this is the greatest fighter of all time?"

There is no need to wait any longer for the verdict. Blinding speed and amazing power have combined to form the perfect fighting machine. "He just...is," said one observor. Not even the heavyweights want a piece of Floyd. Never in the annals of boxing has this kind of dominance been seen.

It takes more than just a well hammed fist to bludgeon an opponent into oblivion. You first have to catch him and then you have to hit him. Nobody has ever been able to do either to Mayweather. Fortunately, grappling is not allowed in boxing, except in England where, apparently, parliament passed laws requiring the immediate imprisonment of any referree that presides over a Ricky Hatten loss. So, what's a fighter to do? According to insiders, not even George Foreman in his prime could catch and squash the great Mayweather. Big George would be sliced and diced like Swiss cheese and then knocked out quite casually.

That brings me to the ultimate question which now lingers throughout the boxing world: How would Ali stand up against the Great One? The answer is a foregone conclusion. Mayweather wins in 10 after a lively dancing contest and a good number of thunderous flurries. In any event, Mayweather wins an easy decision, that much is clear. It's a simple case of superhuman strength and cat-like quickness.

Yes, it's clear that Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is the greatest of all times, clearly able to annhilliate anybody of any era in any weight class.

Wiley Oh Wiley you are contradicting yourself bigtime here consider what you said on a previous article for consideration of greatness, and explain to me why the criteria has suddenly changed, this is what you said.

Consideration of history's top ten heavyweights cannot be based simply upon one's notion of who could beat who because any dominant heavyweight in his prime could beat any other dominant heavyweight in his prime on any given, or lucky, day.
The issue requires consideration of the following factors, with equal emphasis on each: 1. Impact upon the culture; 2. Impact upon the sport; 3. Length of championship reign; 4. Win/Loss record; 5. Strength of the competition of the subject's era; and 5. Overall talent.
Accordingly, history's top ten are:
10. Evander Holyfield. Undersized body but oversized heart, and one of the greatest chins in boxing history. In his prime, Holy could have competed with any fighter of any era. And, he handily whipped Tyson;
9. George Foreman. One of the most powerful punchers the sport has ever seen. Regained a belt in his 40s;
8. Larry Holmes. Length of reign and win/loss record place Holmes in the top ten despite a rather ordinary level of competition;
7. John L. Sullivan. The great bareknuckler who first popularized the fight game in the United States;
6. Jack Johnson. One of the greatest defensive fighters ever seen. He won the true "fight of the century" against the aging iron man, Jim Jeffries, thus crossing the cultural color line to the benefit of the sport and the country;
5. Jack Dempsey. The most ferocious fighter of the 20th century and America's first sports "superstar." Babe Ruth thought Dempsey was a god;
4. Rocky Marciano. Retired as undefeated champion. Enough said;
3. Muhammad Ali. Charismatic stylist and a great talent. He won multiple championships and undeniably left his mark on the culture and the sport;
2. Joe Louis. Longest championship reign in history. Hemingway said of Louis, "He was the greatest fighting machine that ever strapped on gloves."
1. James J. "The Boilermaker" Jeffries. In his prime, Jeffries was never beaten or even knocked down. He retired as the undefeated champion of the world. Six years later he came out of retirement for one fight only, and incurred his only loss to a prime Jack Johnson in the "fight of the century" and then permanently retired. At 6' 3" and 225 lbs, Jeffries was regarded as the quickest and most powerful fighter ever seen during or before his era. He had great stamina and could withstand punishment, often going over 25 rounds in fights with 3 ounce gloves (no pillowfights here, folks). He took all comers and beat all the greats of his era. At one time, he offered to fight Fitzsimmons, Corbett, and Sharky in the same night, and they refused. After his fight against Jeffries, Jack Johnson said, "Jeffries is the greatest fighter of all time." The fact is that during his prime, nobody was ever as dominant and unbeatable as Jim Jeffries.


It seem to me you are full of contradictions, or I think you are out to stir people up, just to get a reaction or maybe you just haven't got a clue. Come back when your mind is clear, you can't say criteria for the greatest heavyweight champ is this, and then define a totally different criteria for judging the greatest fighter of all time.

[Wiley Hyena]

Hurricane. Can you read? I just said this thread was sarcasm.. Cmon, I would have thought you could see that. This was designed to put a damper on Floyd's fanboys..

[sterling]

wtf why do a thread about sarcasm without even saying you was being sarcastic in the first place i mean we cant see ur face or hear you so how we going to know you arent being serious? man mod delete this thread.

[Wiley Hyena]

Any boxing enthusiast with half a brain would know this thread starter is sarcasm. The amazing thing about it is the number of people who take it seriously. They either hate Mayweather so much that it drives them nuts to read it, or, they actually worship Mayweather to the point that they find themselves persuaded. Both need to reevaluate because both are misguided.
Present company excluded, of course. Cheers.

[-CANE-]

Wiley - Sorry mate had been working 16 hours when I got home and read this, I take it back as obviously my brain isn't working.