By “The Inevitable” D. Berry: I’ve watched and studied all 40 of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. fights and I have realized something; Floyd Mayweather Jr. can’t win. I know some of you are thinking,” he’s so right! Mayweather can’t beat World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao!”. The problem with that thought: I wasn’t talking about the Pacquiao fight. So I strongly advise the Pac fans to exit now. Its about to get so obscene in a minute.
I’m actually referring to the fact that no matter who Floyd Jr. beats, there will be people there to downplay his achievements. No matter who he beats, they will always say,”well he can’t beat so and so.” I would like to share with you some scenarios in which no matter how it plays out, Mayweather can’t win.
First I would like to go over his past victories over the likes of Judah, Baldomir, Corrales, De La Hoya, Hatton, and Marquez. All of these fighters were doing good or on a comeback at the time that Mayweather fought them. Yet, Mayweather Jr. critics have said all of these fighters were washed up or too slow. Everyone can’t be as fast as Mayweather. Remember, Corrales was 30-0 when he fought Floyd jr. Hatton was undefeated. Baldomir did the dirt to the (just as fast) Zab Judah. But Mayweather easily disposed of them.
While some think Mayweather had problems with Judah, he actually stated that he knew Zab would come out fast and fade in the late rounds. That right check hook that Zab hit Mayweather with in the first or second round was the best punch I’ve ever seen Mayweather take in all of his fights. He “DID” touch the ground (which should have been ruled a knockdown) but look at his balance as he’s trying to stay up. That punch alone showed me Mayweather has a heck of a chin.
I truly believe Mayweather fought Marquez just to let Manny know that Mayweather was coming for him. I think he came in over the weight limit to let Pacquiao know that he won’t be getting him to fight at those catch weights as he made everyone else. I have to admit, Juan Manuel Marquez, Mayweather’s last opponent, was smaller than Mayweather but it was him who signed the contract to fight Mayweather.
Now let’s look at the latest (so-called) Mayweather competition. If (I’m only saying if because people said my last article was bias. He WILL BEAT PACQUIAO) Mayweather Jr. beats Pac-man people will bring up the 1.5 inch height difference and longer reach was the factor. They will still call Manny a legend even if he loses due to the wins he has over the same people Floyd beat first or simply beat in better fashion than Pacquiao (i.e. Marquez).
If Mayweather beats Sugar Shane Mosley, people will say that Mayweather was supposed to beat him because Shane has only beat one of boxing’s greats. (Margarito is a cheater. Roids is one thing. Stuffed gloves is a boxing abomination). Mosley also has 5 losses on his plate whereas Mayweather has none.
Mayweather is too experienced for Paul Williams and Andre Berto, Miguel Cotto is shot, in my estimation, Margarito’s a cheater who I don’t see as a good fighter, Matthew Hatton doesn’t stand a chance and everyone else doesn’t deserve to be seen on TV.
So at the end of the day Mayweather will never win because he’s in a class of his own. People say he fights too safe to be called great. Well, Muhammad Ali is great but he has taken a beating throughout his career so I think I would stay on the safe side too. At the same time you have to ask yourself, what is the safe side? Fighting (so-called) lesser fighters? Having the best defense in the sport? Letting people duck you and not coming out publicly about them ducking you only to down the road be said to have ducked them? Cherry picking? Not to mention he plays the role of the bad guy and most people will not let the bad guy win. That’s why he’s Floyd “Money” Mayweather, he has to go for the money because the critics won’t give him the respect even though he has already won it.
(By the way) to all who say Mayweather is a cherry picker, ask yourself this. What if everyone wanted you to fight this guy who is good but isn’t a star for a million bucks. At the same time you could fight a guy who is a star with a huge following but isn’t that great of a fighter for 20 million dollars. Would you go for the recognition or the money and fame? My point exactly. GET ‘EM FLOYD!
Comments are closed.