Pretty Money: The Official Floyd Mayweather Jr. TOP 20 Fights Thread

[SuikodenII]

"Like I said before... I made $300 million in one night... you have to have a good team... hard work, dedication... me and Al Haymon... I just want a fair shake... I like to take my time..."

"I'm not a fukking sparring partner...

...I'm fukking Floyd Mayweather, and I can fukking fight." ​

Welcome everybody to the Official TOP 20 Fights of Floyd Mayweather Jr. This is purely my opinion, I hope to keep things fun, light-hearted, and purely positive. I will be doing a lot more of these with other retired fighters (hopefully, if you guys like this) and I hope to introduce legendary fighters to new fans and remind current fans as to why they are indeed legendary. All videos will be in spoiler tags to help with loading times, so no worries

So, let's get started...​

 

[SuikodenII]

20. 43(26)-0-0... vs. Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero 31(18)-1-1
May 4th, 2013

Floyd Mayweather was out on bail, fresh outta jail $300 mill' dreamin'. Floyd was the defending WBC Welterweight (147) champion but while incarcerated the WBC crowned an interim champion, Robert Guerrero. This was the beginning of the exclusive Showtime deal and the return of Floyd Mayweather Sr. in Jr.'s corner as 2nd chief. This was also the beginning of All Access, a show inspired from Floyd's journey back to the top from legal trouble, a change in network, and failed friendship (anyone remember TMT promotions?). The Ghost was a top 5 Welterweight and hadn't tasted defeat since early on in his career. More importantly, he held a portion of the title from the sanctioning body Floyd coveted the most, the WBC.

PRE-FIGHT
Infamous Photo Shoot Face-off
All Access Mayweather vs Guerrero Full Episode 1
All Access Floyd Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero Full Episode 2
All Access Floyd Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero Full Episode 3
Floyd Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero: Final Press Conference Highlights
WEIGH-IN LIVE: Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero - SHOWTIME Boxing
MAY DAY LIVE: Countdown To Mayweather vs. Guerrero - SHOWTIME Boxing

THE FIGHT
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Full Boxing Fight: Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero
Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Robert Guerrero Highlights

POST-FIGHT
Floyd Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero Post Fight Press Conference Highlights (HD)
All Access: Mayweather vs. Guerrero Epilogue - Full Episode - SHOWTIME
Floyd Mayweather sr. and Ruben Guerro have to be separated as fight breaks out
Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Ruben Guerrero Battle It Out | Knockout
Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Ruben Guerrero still entertaining the cameras as reality series wraps up

 

[SuikodenII]

19. 42(26)-0-0... vs. Miguel Angel Cotto 37(30)2-0
May 5th, 2012

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This was the 2nd fight at Super Welterweight (154) for Mayweather as he looked to capture another title against defending WBA champion, Miguel Cotto. Cotto, on a 3-fight win streak, had just exacted revenge against his foe, Antonio Margarito, and was looked upon as one of the top fighters in the world under his new trainer, Pedro Diaz. This was a fight that could've happened at 140 but a then inexperienced Cotto opted not to. This would also be Mayweather's final fight under the HBO banner. Roger Mayweather as 2nd chief would also come to an end following this bout.

PRE-FIGHT
HBO Face Off with Max Kellerman: Floyd Mayweather vs Miguel Cotto
HBO Boxing: 24/7 Mayweather Vs. Cotto (Episode 1)
HBO Boxing: 24/7 Mayweather Vs. Cotto (Episode 2)
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Mayweather Cotto HBO 24/7 Finale Montage
I can't find the 4th full episode
Mayweather vs Cotto Weigh-in Gets Heated!

THE FIGHT
Classic: Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto
Mayweather vs Cotto Highlight

POST-FIGHT
MAYWEATHER VS. COTTO POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE

 

[SuikodenII]

18. 15(13)-0-0 vs... Gustavo Fabian Cuello 20(11)-7(1)-0
April 18th, 1998

Up to this point, Floyd had fought the bottom of the barrel of competition, but this is expected as a rising contender. This was, in my opinion, his first true test as his opponent was the first to take Floyd to deep waters and attempt to win all night. Floyd's performance so young in his career was outstanding and truly looked like championship caliber. Finally he faced a fighter that was going to be there for the entire night and he handled it with excellent poise, skill, and athleticism. He looked every bit of the phenom that he would become.

Full Fight
Hilarious flop at the end of the 3rd...

 

[SuikodenII]

17. 34(23)-0-0 vs... "The Little Big Man" Sharmba Mitchell 56(30)-4(4)-0
November 19th, 2005

This was the 1st bout at Welterweight for Floyd. Sharmba was in the post-knee injury era yet was still racking up dominating wins against good competition, though he lost handily in the Tszyu rematch before this bout. Critics complained about this match-up, though not a word was said about other 140lb fighters refusing to step into the ring with Mayweather or were simply unavailable. This would be a permanent jump up in weight as bigger money opportunities revealed themselves with much less red tape. YouTube comments claim that Emmanuel Steward picked Mitchell to win this bout, not sure if it's true or not. One thing that's for sure, Floyd was on a mission this night...

Full Fight
at 23:15 (potential smiley)

2015 Interview about the fight with Sharmba Mitchell

 

[SuikodenII]

16. 30(20)-0-0 vs... Phillip "Time Bomb" Ndou 31(30)-1(1)-0
November 1st, 2003

Floyd was the reigning, defending WBC lightweight champion of the world. Ndou was a power punching South African fighter that spent the majority of his career fighting overseas. Floyd's previous performance against Victoriano Sosa left many people with a bad taste in their mouth. Floyd decided he'd go all out in this match-up against Ndou who sacrificed defense for punching output. This was Floyd's final fight at Lightweight and his hometown. Do you see a pattern of the Pretty Boy era fighter always having to prove himself?...


One of the nastiest combination endings I've ever seen in a fight
Highlights
Ndou wants a Re-WHAT?! LOL

 

[patscorpio]

16. 30(20)-0-0 vs... Phillip "Time Bomb" Ndou 31(30)-1(1)-0
November 1st, 2003

Floyd was the reigning, defending WBC lightweight champion of the world. Ndou was a power punching South African fighter that spent the majority of his career fighting overseas. Floyd's previous performance against Victoriano Sosa left many people with a bad taste in their mouth. Floyd decided he'd go all out in this match-up against Ndou who sacrificed defense for punching output. This was Floyd's final fight at Lightweight and his hometown. Do you see a pattern of the Pretty Boy era fighter always having to prove himself?...

Spoiler: Full Fight

One of the nastiest combination endings I've ever seen in a fight

Spoiler: Highlights

Spoiler: Ndou wants a Re-WHAT?! LOL

offensively this was floyd's career best performance to me...he was vicious and the ending was ridiculus

 

[patscorpio]

The Ghost was a top 5 Welterweight and hadn't tasted defeat since early on in his career. More importantly, he held a portion of the title from the sanctioning body Floyd coveted the most, the WBC.

ghost top 5 welterweight at the time?!!!! ...i wont derail the thread with my thoughts on that though ..continue to cook breh

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

offensively this was floyd's career best performance to me...he was vicious and the ending was ridiculus

Incredible man..loved this Floyd.
and the defence on the ropes..

 

[patscorpio]

Incredible man..loved this Floyd.
and the defence on the ropes..

yeah only the corrales and canelo fights i felt were better performances career wise..floyd got touched a little bit in this fight and the beating from this fight prolly laid the foundation of n'dou collapsing in his next fight after

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

ghost top 5 welterweight at the time?!!!! ...i wont derail the thread with my thoughts on that though ..continue to cook breh

He did beat Aydin

Apparently beating Aydin makes you a made man word to Postol

 

[mr. smoke weed]

Great thread @SuikodenII

 

[Triangularbirds]

One of the nastiest combination endings I've ever seen in a fight

relentless

 

[Skip b]

yeah only the corrales and canelo fights i felt were better performances career wise..floyd got touched a little bit in this fight and the beating from this fight prolly laid the foundation of n'dou collapsing in his next fight after

Corrales
Gatti
Ndou
Canelo
Cotto
Mosley

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The NDOU fight though was a brutal war; he brought the fight to floyd like very few did touched Mayweather chin a few times and Floyd literally tried to kill that boy for that.....

 

[SuikodenII]

15. 47(26)-0-0 vs... Manny "Pac-man" Pacquiao 57(38)-5(3)-0
May 2nd, 2015

Here it is, the long awaited, highly anticipated match-up of a lifetime. This match was damn near a decade in the making and seemed to take that long to negotiate. Mayweather was the undisputed champion while Manny was swinging his way back up the P4P rankings after a devastating KO loss to Juan Manuel Marquez years prior to this match. Did expectations, hype, and a controversial injury ruin this mythical match-up? I'd say it did not, however, it may have hindered its chances to be talked about as the all time greatest fight of either man's career.

PRE-FIGHT
HBO: At Last Documentary Special
Showtime: Inside Mayweather v Pacquiao part 1
part 2
part 3
HBO: The Legends Speak
Final Press Conference
Weigh-in
THE FIGHT
Official Countdown Pre-show
Full Fight
Highlights
POST-FIGHT
Post-Fight Conference
Showtime: Inside Mayweather v Pacquiao Epilogue