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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
For what reason?
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There are enough people within the sport that say Bobby Orr is the GOAT.
I think for the last two spots you could argue that Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps might have a bigger claim than Gretzky or Pele because they are the undisputed greatest swimmer and sprint athletes of all time, while Gretzky and Pele still have some dispute.
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Originally Posted by ResAlien
Ha no Mayweather is nowhere close to the GOAT boxer. He made business decisions his entire career, ducking tougher fights to keep the undefeated record alive and waiting until people were far past their prime to finally fight them (Pacquiao for one). Hell of a businessman but isn’t even in the conversation for greatest ever.
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Him being a complete ####### makes people question him but the idea he "ducks" people is overstated.
I don't like the guy but he's beat every single person that was put in his path.
Look at a guy like Canelo Alvarez. Mayweather fought him in what should have been his prime, but now Canelo is 54-1-2, and that one loss is to Mayweather and Mayweather pretty much dominated the fight. He's been knocked down once in his career, and he's rarely taken a big shot. We don't like him so he doesn't get mentioned, but technically and in terms of defense for sure he's probably the best boxer of all time.