Why Mayweather won’t fight Pacquiao

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    It is clear that undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) is the best defensive fighter of his generation, if not of all time. This writer is hard pressed to think of another fighter in boxing history whose skills were comparable to “Money” Mayweather’s. Tactically Floyd is also in a class of his own when compared to the fighters of today.

    When judging the best fighters of today it is often difficult. Old timers tend to exaggerate the greatness of fighters from their own era. Still it is hard not to overstate the greatness of fighters from the past like Sugar Ray Robinson. In fact the term “Pound for Pound” greatest fighters was developed by boxing historians of Sugar Ray’s era as a way to measure him against fighters from the past like Harry Greb and Benny Leonard. When looking at Robinson it is often said that he had no weaknesses. Like heavyweight champion Joe Louis, Robinson fought often and against the best competition available.

    It is always important for any great fighter, as Floyd Mayweather definitely is, to be tested against the best fighters of his generation. It is this writers opinion that Floyd would outpoint any fighter of this era, even his number one nemesis, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s).

    Mayweather has demonstrated over the years that he excels in every facet of the fight game. The only drawback that “Money” has is his refusal to be tested against the best competition. He has agreed to fight the formerly great Puerto Rican WBA light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO’s). But Miguel is not the feared fighter he was back in 2007. He has suffered two devastating losses since then. One of the losses was an 11 round stoppage at the hands of Antonio Margarito in July 2008. Then in November 2009 Cotto was stopped by Manny Pacquiao in the 12th round. Cotto is most definitely not the same fighter he was prior to those two losses.

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