If you were to talk here about an ATG vs someone, and that someone isn't also an ATG, be prepared to see the absolute laziest fight analysis. It goes like this: "ATG beats ____ because ATG has a better resume! ____ can't handle ATG's (insert signature quality here)". So here's an example: "What? Of course Mike Tyson beats Joe Joyce, Joyce hasn't beaten anyone! Joe Joyce can't take Mike's power and pressure". I see this all the time and its so lame.

Boxing fans don't even discuss interesting matchups with fighters like Mayweather, because they know it'll involve a pointless resume contest. There's a good way to use a fighter's resume to discuss their talent and hypothetical H2H ability, and a shite way. The good way is comparing how that fighter did against a similar fighter on their resume. The bad way is saying "49-0" and "undefeated" like we're in Dragon Ball Z and that grants Mayweather a higher power level. That's not how boxing works. Styles make fights.

These guys who do that lazy analysis would never actually make useful or interesting predictions. Say Mayweather never fought Maidana. These dudes would be like "Easy as hell fight for Mayweather, Marcos fought nobody, no way he'll find any success cracking that defense". Which of course isn't how Mayweather Maidana 1 played out. Most of the time these guys don't mention footwork, how a fighter handles the other's style, hell they don't even mention if the guy is better vs southpaws or orthodox fighters.

Its not crazy to think someone who isn't an ATG or even a HOFer beats or gives an ATG a great fight. What about Buster Douglas? What about Bert Cooper giving Holyfield a hell of a fight? What about Oliver Mcall beating Lennox? What about Ken Norton? What about Michael Spinks beating Larry Holmes? All these matchups are ones with much lesser opponents giving ATGs hellacious fights.

The reason people are like this is that they don't understand that it doesn't take away from the great boxers if they'd lose a hypothetical fight. Actually, it makes their accomplishments greater that boxing is a sport where everyone is human and has vulnerabilities. And that styles make an impact. I certainly would rather boxing be like, you know, boxing, rather than Dragon Ball Z with flat power levels.