Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing Tickets

 About Floyd's upcoming fight against Saul "Canelo" Alverez

This will be one of his toughest—if not the toughest—bout of his career. Alvarez is an incredible 42-0-1 in his career with 30 knockouts. However, the most amazing part is that he is still only 22 years old.

Throughout his young career, the Mexican fighter has displayed great strength and quickness to help him win the WBC Light Middleweight title and various other honors. He has the talent and ability to give Mayweather a legitimate challenge when the two eventually get into the ring.

If Mayweather is able to come through with a convincing victory, he will show that he was truly the best of his generation. He will likely retire after his current 30-month contract with Showtime, according to Rafael. This will account for four more fights after Alvarez.

Looking at the current boxing landscape, it is tough to imagine anyone else coming up in that time who could represent that big of a challenge. This means he can retire undefeated as the best of a generation and one of the best ever to step in a ring.

On the other hand, he could severely affect his legacy if he is unable to defeat the younger fighter. He will still be one of the best, but he will always see that number in the loss column.

Mayweather is taking a big risk by agreeing to this fight. It pleases the fans, but he is putting his entire legacy on the line. He better make sure he brings his best effort, because this will be the lasting moment of his entire career.

 Excerpts from Featured Columnist Rob Goldberg