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Despite being considered the greatest defensive boxers of all time by many, Floyd Mayweather Jr is also huge influence to other fighters and his fans. Watching Floyd Mayweather Jr in the boxing ring is such an incredible sight to see. The way he adapts and learns from mistakes in the ring, only to correct them with a few subtle moves is unbelievably unique.
The Floyd Mayweather all the fans knew in his prime was an incredible sight to see, Floyd would do things that the boxing world has never seen before. For example, the fight between Floyd and Oscar De La Hoya took place on May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, after the fight Oscar De La Hoya said ''The best boxer on the planet is Mayweather,'' he said. ''In my mind, in Mosley's mind, in everybody's mind. Fighters come and go, but we talk about boxers like Mayweather forever. He showed me true greatness''(Bishop). …show more content…

In the Floyd vs Conor fight, a lot of average fans were saying that Conor was going to knock him out, but the experts predicted that Floyd would have his way with McGregor, controlling most of the later rounds of the fight, which was true. In an article by Victor Mathers, he posed the question as to who would win between Mayweather and McGregor, Mathers said “Who's going to win? Virtually every expert predicts that Mayweather will have his way with McGregor. McGregor's odds opened at about 10-1”(Mather). This factual statement shows that even though Conor is very intimidating and the average fan might say he would win, the experts and hardcore fans would know to choose Floyd because of his experience and unbelievable defensive skills. This also proves that Floyd will always be supported by the fans that he has inspired in the past with his earlier

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