article_snippet.sent: It is easy to understand the distaste that so many feel for Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is brash,
article_snippet.sent: He is the cartoon embodiment of the excess for which Floyd Mayweather Jr.
article_snippet.sent: Floyd Mayweather Jr is boxing’s undisputed braggart - and a brilliant performer in the ring .
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather, it is also worth pointing out, has faced a string of accusations of violence against women and spent two months in the Clark County Detention Center in 2012 for a domestic violence conviction.
article_snippet.sent: It lies in confusing our perceptions of Mayweather as a man with a desire to belittle Mayweather capabilities as a fighter.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather is as close to genius as it gets in modern boxing.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather may not be The Best Ever.
article_snippet.sent: Debates aimed at placing that crown on one head are, essentially, specious but it is legitimate to claim that Mayweather is one of the best ever.
article_snippet.sent: A cursory examination of Mayweather’s record does not bear that out.
article_snippet.sent: Pacquiao is scorned as a great vulgarian, a gaudy show-off, boxing’s thug king, and yet more than any other modern fighter Pacquiao embodies the mastery of some of its finest skills.
article_snippet.sent: Boxing has always venerated the artist and swooned over practitioners of the sweet science and Mayweather personifies so much of what the purists admire.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather does not club Mayweather foes into submission.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather does not overwhelm his foes with savagery.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather beats his foes with craft and cleverness.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather is a wonderful technician in the mould of Willie Pep, Pernell ‘Sweet Pea’ Whitaker and Ali.
article_snippet.sent: The shoulder roll Mayweather uses to protect Mayweather head and body from attack is a conundrum that none of Mayweather opponents have been able to decode.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather is a pugilist, not a scrapper.
article_snippet.sent: When Mayweather boxes, it is to put on an old-fashioned masterclass in the oft-neglected art of defensive combat.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather makes Mayweather devilishly hard to hit, and, slowly and steadily, picks off Mayweather opponent.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather style has made fans of connoisseurs like the late, great fight trainer Eddie Futch.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather is not a crowd-pleaser.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather is too good for that.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather is so skilled that it is difficult for his opponent to land effective punches.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather brand of brilliance does not make for explosive action but His brand of brilliance does make for W after W after W on Mayweather record.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather has attracted criticism for Mayweather uncouth displays of Mayweather wealth on social media .
highlights_snippet.sent: Floyd Mayweather is brash, Floyd Mayweather can be crass, and when it comes to being a braggart, Floyd Mayweather is the undisputed world champion .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Floyd Mayweather is scorned as a great vulgarian and yet more than any other modern fighter Floyd Mayweather embodies the mastery of some of its finest skills .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Floyd Mayweather is as close to genius as it gets in modern boxing .