While writing this article I feel what Judas must have felt like after betraying Jesus. I like Oscar. I feel he’s a positive in a sport that’s lacked some positives throughout its history. He’s the epitome of what a role model should be. From the very beginning when he promised to win an Olympic gold medal for his dying mother, a star was born. There’s no doubt a movie will be made about his life and Oscar will play the lead role. Who else could they get to fill his shoes? His fights have generated almost a half-billion dollars in sales alone. He’s the only fighter in the history of the sport of boxing to win a world title in six different weight classes! But on May 5, 2007, I feel the Golden Boy’s star will become tarnished like some cheap metal alloy.
There’s a younger, much faster, extremely arrogant, more baby-faced kid in town. He’s been given the nick-name “Pretty Boy” and it fits perfectly. He was given that name by his amateur teammates because his face never had cuts or bruises after fights.
He was well schooled by his father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., and his uncle and current trainer Roger Mayweather. He’s undefeated since making his pro debut on October 11, 1996, with a record of 37-0 (24 KO’s). Mayweather has held boxing titles in four different weight classes from Super Featherweight to Welterweight. I’ve followed the sport since the ’71 “Fight of the Century” and I’ve yet to see anyone with faster hands or better movement than Mayweather. He’s consistently ranked by The Ring magazine as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
To prove my point, I’m consulting with the experts. I’ve chosen to break down this fight by experience, size factor, and how the styles of these two fighters will come into play. After all, styles do make fights. Let’s examine these categories.
