So Ali's resumeYou dont think ali had a better resume?
He's not even top 20. Dead serious. He's great but there's a whole history of fighter with amazing resumes.
What years do you guys consider to be Floyd's prime? I kinda feel like the older methodical Mayweather was better than his more hungry younger self, even with the knockouts not being as frequent.
He's in the mix, and you can say that because of his longevity, punch connection statistics and technical skills.
But as has already been said, resume is the final proof. And even resumes only tell part of the story.
People have short memories. 20 years from now, all they will remember is that he beat pacquiao, mosely, de la hoya, marquez and cotto. They wont remember the timing of the fights or that none of these guys were prime.
Floyd also wasnt at his prime, but in pacquiao's case for example, a shorter opponent with high output fighting style, age tilted it to mayweathers favour.
It cant compare with leonard, who fought in his own prime against other ATG prime-ish fighters.
He's arguably not even the greatest fighter in his own era, with Hopkins and Pacquiao and DLH having resumes that easily compete with his.
So Pac and DLH, who Floyd both beat, are better fighters than him in this generation?
He beat both of them well past their prime. Pacquiao was more his contemporary though so that argument holds less weight even though he was stopped dramatically.
De La Hoya's resume has just as much depth and has better single wins.
ATG Pernell Whitaker (giving him his 1st loss in 9 years and 2nd overall)
ATG Prime Trinidad (robbery)
HOF Prime Fernando Vargas
ATG Mosley 2 (robbery) 7 years before Mayweather fought him
HOF Hector Camacho
Ike Quartey
A still game Julio Cesar Chavez
Oba Carr
An undefeated Genaro Hernandez 3 years before Mayweather fought him
Strum at 160 where DLH had no business competing
Ricardo Mayorga
Yori Boy Campas
Jesse James Leija
Gatti 4 years before Mayweather fought him
Miguel Angel Gonzales
Rafael Ruelas
John John Molina
Top to bottom it's quality champions and contenders. He went above and beyond taking risks, fought everybody, and won more titles in more divisions than Floyd did. A competitive SD loss past his prime doesn't erase the quality of that resume.
Trying to think of the best resume to compare with Floyd, maybe Holyfield? He's got wins over Tyson 2x, Bowe, Douglas, Foreman, Holmes, Mercer, Moorer, Dokes, Qawi 2x, and a BS draw with Lewis which he clearly lost.
That's a great resume, but Floyds is still quite a bit better IMO.