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Floyd Mayweather Jr ‘the ultimate goal is to find a fighter who can beat me’

If the ultimate goal for Floyd Mayweather Jr is to find a fighter who can beat him then I must question the choices for his last two opponents, because they had very little chance of beating him. Further, if this is truly his ultimate goal then why hasn’t he agreed to a fight with the sport’s pound-for-pound best fighter? Let’s examine further.. “The ultimate goal is to find a fighter who can beat me. There is no blueprint to beat me, no one has a chance to beat me. All these trainers and fighters do the same interviews, talking about how they are going to beat me. It hasn’t happened yet.” Mayweather Jr, Boxing Monthly Manny Pacquiao ‘I want to leave a legacy not just as a world class boxer but as a servant leader’ Marquez and Mosley “I outclassed Marquez and Mosley” Mayweather Jr, Boxing Monthly Congratulations Floyd, you beat two fighters that were older than you with plenty of wear and tear on their bodies. How does a smaller fighter, with plenty of wear and tear on him, have a chance of beating Floyd Jr? Marquez was clearly smaller, lighter, and less powerful than Floyd. I don’t see how fighting Marquez matches up with Floyd’s goal of finding a fighter that can beat him. “Paquiao struggled twice against Marquez. We know he really lost, right?” Mayweather Jr, Boxing Monthly Shane Mosley is closing in on 40 and hadn’t fought in 15 months. How does Mosley fit Mayweather’s goal? Here’s an aged fighter who’s clearly on the downside of his career. I don’t see how he fits Mayweather’s goal of a fighter who can beat him. But, why is it that when a fighter does come along, who can beat Floyd Jr, he “ducks” him? .. Continue Reading on Page 2

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