Is Floyd Mayweather an exciting boxer to watch?

[The Hammer]

he always only fights sure wins and then he fights to outpoint them. So i say no. He picks fights the same way he fights, very carefully.

this ^^^^^^

[mrpizza-nd_beer]

Let's just say:

It's a YES when...

I was jumping and howling like a crazy animal when Mosley almost dropped him.

I was emotional & yelling "what the f@ck was that?!" at the TV and anyone close when Floyd sucker punched Ortiz.

I was punching the air when Cotto was pummeling Floyd from post to post.

It's a NO...

whenever Floyd is winning by pot-shots, covering up with his shoulder and elbows, or simply cruising for a win amidst the swirling boos around him.

[[ DUBBZZ ]]

his skills are pretty exciting if you actually know what you are seeing, but because he is so dominant, his fights lack drama.

[Mud]

Real boxing fans should be able to admit Floyd cherry picks his opponents and looks great against 2nd tier competition or guys he has an advantage over. Otherwise he don't fight them at all. If you want to talk about real boxing fans then any real fan thats been around even a little can/should see that a mile away bro.

I agree that floyd doesnt want to face a real challenge. But he is still fighting opposition at the top level and makes them look silly due to his incredible skills.
How anyone can not appreciate what he does in the ring is beyond me.

Criticising his choice of opponent and judging whether he is great to watch are two different arguments.

[Marvellous1]

Like the way the TS tried to load the poll by mentioning money in the "YES" section rather than a straight choice one way or the other. Pretty pathertic and didn't work anyway.

To answer the question. I like boxing in all it's formats and wiill always find time to watch a fight, but I do prefer watching Mayweather make good fighters look like novices rather than two guys that feel the need to bump heads before they throw punches. It's painfully obvious that some people just have it out for Mayweather and won't give credit for anything he does. Eg:

Mayweather takes more risks and stands his ground. Do we hear: "good fight, exciting stuff" from his detractors? No..... more like: "hmmmm Mayweather's losing his legs, getting old, nearly stopped.

Mayweather putsin a virtuoso performance of box and move, proving the "losing his legs" mantra completely baseless. We get: "boring fight, Mayweather runs, etc".

It doesn't upset me, it just amuses me that some tailor there hate regardless of whatever it is they see. Like I've said before, some people love the sport of boxing, some people like what they like and some are just plain negative and there's no cure for that.

[iLovesoccermoms]

very exciting..why do haters care about a boring fighter??

they'll never admit it though..

[The Hammer]

How does Floyd compare to Lucas Matthysse in excitement?

[Jack Napier]

How does Floyd compare to Lucas Matthysse in excitement?

he doesn't
but Floyd's fights aren't altogether boring
on his inspired nights he can put on a good show in the ring
it's Floyd's persona that's gotten nauseatingly played out and boring

[The Surgeon]

Really?

Wladimir has stopped 8 of his past 10 opponents, and tried to stop all 10.

Floyd has stopped just 2 of his past 10 opponents (one with a sucker punch), and never even tried to knock out most of them.

I think Wlad is by far the more exciting fighter.

Its not all about the KO though, Floyd is far more entertaining to watch than Wlad and in fact most other fighters. Its only the blood and guts guys that are better to watch imo

[Barn]

He's too skilled to be boring to me, much like Rigondeaux.