There is a law among boxing writers. Write about Floyd Mayweather Jr. and your article automatically draws more attention. He is undoubtedly the #1 pound-for-pound champ and the face of boxing. So it’s no surprise that what he does, other boxers try to duplicate. Both inside and outside the ring.
But by far his biggest influence on current boxers is the emphasis he puts on his undefeated status. This might sound silly because obviously who wants to lose? But it is a fact that the greats (Ali, Leonard, Robinson, Chavez, Tyson, De La Hoya to name a few) all took losses. That didn’t make them un-great. Can we really rank Ricardo Lopez, Joe Calzaghe, or Teri Marsh among them for their undefeated records? I’ll let you be the judge.
(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0) usually makes it a long night for his opponent, sometimes makes it a long night for viewers, and always makes it a long night for his accountants. He is, after all, the PPV King and that means tons of cash. Considering fights like Mayweather vs De La Hoya and Mayweather vs Guerrero, which many called boring, how has Mayweather become the PPV King?
By John Gibson: Since his KO of Paul Williams in 2010, current WBC Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-2-2) has had an illustrious career. But as of late, Martinez appears to be getting old.