No Hype pound-for-pound List

Image: No Hype pound-for-pound ListBy Ken Wills: This is my opinion based upon who they have beaten, and pure boxing skills not hype. It’s funny how after Floyd Mayweather Jr. retired last September all of a sudden fighters who weren’t even considered in the pound for pound discussion suddenly ended up number 1 or 2 or 3 without even fighting a champion former champion or Hall of Famer to get their spot.

Gennady Golovkin, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Roman Gonzalez and Terence Crawford all look to me like they could be number one pound for pound, but you have to take that spot by beating the best, and they haven’t had their opportunity to prove that they are the best in the ring.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr: The Journey

Image: Floyd Mayweather Jr: The JourneyBy Ken Wills: In my generation there has never been a Boxer that has taken us all on a journey quite like first “Pretty Boy” and now “Money” Mayweather. Whether your a fan or a critic we have all gone along on this journey. For the fans the journey has been to prove to the world that there is no one better and that his skills are unmatched in the sport of boxing.

For the critics this journey has been to prove that he is nothing but a hype job, a runner, a loud mouth and that every accomplishment is tarnished in some way shape or form.

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Is Mayweather the greatest of all time?

floyd103By Ken Wills: I think in every sport we respect those athletes from the past more than we appreciate those in the present. When I say greatest of all time [G.O.A.T]

I am strictly speaking under 160lbs. Before researching and just paying respect to the boxers of the 70’s and 80’s, I would have put Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns, Marvin Hagler and Julio Chavez above Floyd Mayweather Jr. So let’s get to it, no fan boy just facts.

Robert Duran: In his five biggest fights against Leonard, Hagler and Hearns, Duran had 1 win and 4 losses. Hearns: In his 4 biggest fights against Leonard, Hagler and Duran had 1 win 3 losses and 1 draw. Hagler: fought against Hearns, Duran and Leonard once each and had 2 wins and 1 loss. Leonard: had 4 wins 1 loss and 1 draw.

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Pacquiao vs. Rios: The Trilogy

pac983By Ken Wills: What I can’t understand is why Bob Arum would put his most exciting young Mexican fighter Brandon Rios in there with Manny Pacquiao at this point after his first loss. If the Pacquiao that fought Juan Manuel Marquez in the 4th fight shows up, it’s going to be a very long night for Rios. Brandon Rios is basically a smaller version of Antonio Margarito; he has all the heart in the world and is willing to take shot after shot in order to land one.

The only hope Rios has is that Manny can’t take a shot and will be hurt every time he lands, which is possible but not probable in my opinion.

Pacquiao in the 4th fight versus Marquez was on a seek and destroy mission and was on his way to a spectacular knockout when “the perfect punch” was landed by 39-year-old Juan “Mike Tyson” Marquez. He looked powerful, fast and determined up until that point.

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Mayweather-Canelo: To be the Man, you have to beat the Man

floyd#15By Ken Wills: WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) can make all the demands he wants but the fact is he wants what unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s) has. Therefore, he needs to earn it. I mean, let’s be real here.

Except for us hardcore boxing fans, who is Canelo Alvarez? Why should Floyd Mayweather give any advantages to a younger, stronger, bigger fighter? Mayweather has nothing to gain by even fighting Canelo? Are people going to all of a sudden say he’s the best ever on account of that win?

The real question is and has been since the whole Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao ordeal is not who is Mayweather ducking now, but what are these fighters willing to sacrifice to become a legend, to become great. Pac Man wanted a 50/50 split, although no matter what the split it would have resulted in his biggest payday.

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