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Floyd, The $8 Million Dollar Chicken!
By Scoop Malinowski

WARNING! What you are about to read may shock and astonish you and may completely defy conventional logic. But the evidence is overwhelming...

Antonio Margarito has turned the mighty Floyd Mayweather into the $8 Million Chicken.

The threatening presence of Antonio Margarito has intimidated and paralyzed Floyd Mayweather with such fear that he is unable to sign his John Hancock to a lucrative fight contract from Top Rank and Bob Arum that promises to pay $8 million

Sounds almost impossible to believe? Yeah, I know. But so did the idea of Antonio Tarver KOing Roy Jones with one punch. Let's start this story about Margarito and Mayweather from the beginning.

As you may remember, Floyd told us over and over that Antonio Margarito was just "average", too slow, that he didn't "bring shit to the table." Floyd tried to have us believe that he'd fearlessly fight anyone from 154 on down, if the money was right. If it makes dollars it makes sense. Floyd Mayweather don't duck or dodge nobody. Blah, blah, blah.

Well now it turns out it was all a bunch of lies. Floyd Mayweather wants nothing to do with getting in the ring with "average" Antonio Margarito.

Floyd self-proclaimed a lot of things over the last few years. Indeed he is a very good fighter, a beautiful fighter, when properly matched. But he's not the pound-for-pound best fighter today. And by ducking Antonio Margarito he can't even be called the best welterweight.

Clearly, Antonio Margarito has intimidated Floyd and, to a degree, exposed something we will probably learn later. That's what you have to conclude by the astonishing fact that Floyd Mayweather has thus far refused to sign an $8 million dollar (plus upside) to fight Antonio Margarito on August 12.

I have a sense it's inevitable that Floyd will never sign to fight Margarito and will avoid him at all costs to his professional reputation. Floyd is not acting at all like the masterclass champions of the past, like Bernard Hopkins, Lennox Lewis, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, Salvador Sanchez, Felix Trinidad. Those inspiring heroes never ducked anyone.

The greatest champions in history don't run or hide from dangerous challenges. They were confidently willing to fight any other boxer, however dangerous they might be. And for a whole lot less than $8 million. Because they had the courage and the confidence in their ability to beat ANYONE.

We have learned that Floyd Mayweather may have all the talent in the world but not the equivalent confidence. Until he signs the contract, if he signs the contract, Floyd Mayweather is exhibiting that he isn't sure if he can beat Antonio Margarito. Heck, he might even secretly believe he'd get knocked out in utter humiliation, like Roy Jones did against Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson. Not even the sum of $8 million - win, lose, draw or lose by first-round knockout - could lure Mayweather into the ring with Margarito.

Wow. It's shocking. Would Barry Bonds take himself out of the lineup in Game 7 of the World Series because he was afraid to face Randy Johnson or Bartolo Colon or Mariano Rivera? Never. Would Tiger Woods skip the Masters for fear of losing to Vijay Singh or Phil Mickelson? Never. Would Roger Federer avoid Wimbledon out of fear of playing Rafael Nadal or Andy Roddick? Never. Would Tony Steward duck the Daytona 500 because he was scared to lose to Jimmie Johnson? Never.
Did Michael Jordan every cry to come out of the NBA Finals because he was getting triple-teamed? Never. Did Joe Montana ever ask out of the fourth quarter because Lawrence Taylor could not be blocked? Never.

Yet, the so-called self-proclaimed best man in our sport is avoiding an $8 million contract to fight Antonio Margarito. Damn, Antonio Margarito must be some great, formidable champion to have instilled such caution, hesitation, reluctance and/or out and out, stone cold fear in such a universally revered fighter as Floyd Mayweather.

There is the slim possibility that Mayweather could be intentionally waiting to see what happens with Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya in their next fights in May. But I don't buy that school of thinking. If Hatton defeats Collazo and Oscar takes care of Mayorga, they are going to demand at least 50-50 and those negotiations with Floyd could be very difficult. Floyd, of course, wants all the money and Hatton and Oscar ain't gonna give it to him. Those attractive fights are not going to be easy to make.

But the negotiations for Margarito vs. Mayweather were easy and over with. Margarito is on board. And Floyd has a contract in his hand for his biggest career payday.

There's only one conclusion to be drawn...Antonio Margarito has frightened Floyd. He's intimidated Floyd. And he's psyched out Floyd. Floyd likes to pick his own opponents, like the predator. But this time Margarito has picked him out. Margarito is the hunter, and Floyd sees the hunger and confidence and tiger in his eyes. Floyd is worried. He is unsure.
All the dazzling handspeed, sublime skills and masterful artistry of Mayweather is counterfeit and useless if the mind behind it lacks the confidence to execute and compete against Antonio Margarito.

It's a shame too that a respected champion like Mayweather - who got his opportunity at greatness many years ago - does not have the same generosity and class and respect to give Margarito his shot at fame and fortune. The glory hog wants to hide Margarito from boxing fans so he can have more adulation, more spotlight, more ego stroking, more safe fights and more riches for himself. Floyd is cheating Margarito out of the same big fight opportunity he was so fortunate to receive.
Regardless, the underlying truth of the matter can't be denied. This intriguing situation has actually produced boxing's newest superstar. Sure, Floyd will still be considered a very good, great fighter after all this fades. And so too Antonio Margarito must now be looked at in a similar light. Antonio Margarito is the new Mexican superstar of the sport, following the tradition set by Julio Cesar Chavez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Humberto Gonzalez, Pipino Cuevas, Ruben Olivares, etc.

Antonio Margarito became a superstar for this reason: Because he conquered and silenced Floyd Mayweather without even having to throw a single punch. And that is an amazing accomplishment.

Not even $8 million could make Floyd get in the ring with Antonio Margarito.

Some people may criticize a writer who calls a great fighter like Mayweather a chicken. But I look at it this way. Floyd did a lot of talking, said a lot of negative things about Margarito and he said he would fight him if the money was right. Well, the money is right. And it's time to put up or shut up. If Floyd ducks Margarito he has been proven a liar. Lying should not be tolerated in any shape or form.

Think back to the old movie 'King Kong vs. Godzilla.' Remember their first fight when Godzilla defeated Kong with his fire breath and Kong turned his back and walked away? That skinny little pipsqueak spectacle-wearing Japanese guy who sponsored Kong called Kong "a chicken."

And it was comical to see. But the Japanese geek calling the mighty King Kong a chicken was the truth. King Kong was a chicken in that moment. And it sounds and reads ridiculous these words I write, but it's true, Margarito has made a chicken out of Mayweather.

And King Kong didn't get paid $8 million to fight Godzilla and he sure as hell never called him "average", "mediocre" or anything else derogatory.

Until Mayweather signs that contract he's the $8 Million Dollar Chicken.

And you better believe that everyone in boxing will know it. Including Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton.

One more point: Oscar De La Hoya said last week that he didn't understand why everybody was pushing Floyd to fight Margarito. Well, Oscar knows damn well this is the fight Bob Arum is trying to make, that many Mexican fans want to see. And we know Oscar is not exactly on the best of terms right now with his former promoter. And Oscar could be using his high status to try to protect Floyd here and sabotage Arum's plans. Who knows, maybe Oscar sees something scary in Margarito too and would like to also keep him out of the picture.

But the fact of the matter is Floyd has said on the record many times that Margarito was average, that he never ducks and dodges anybody and that he'd fight him if Arum showed him the money.

Oscar should understand that Floyd is being held to his own words. Floyd's mouth got him into this mess, now his talent and fists have to get him out.

Holy shit talk about jumping to conclusions! Let's think about this for a second. First off, how does not signing a contract equate to fear? I mean, who is the guy EVERYONE has wanted Floyd to fight for the past year? Ricky Hatton. Is it so hard to beleive that Floyd is just leabing his options open for Hatton? I mean $8,000,000 aside, Margarito - Mayweather is not a superfight. It's just not. It is a very good PPV buy because it will receive a lot of mexican buys but it won't go down as a superfight. Hatton-Mayweather is a legitimate blockbuster and both fighters would get more then enough money for that. I mean COME ON. Floyd has been wanting to fight Hatton all along and has already said he's aiming for him in August and a ODLH fight even longer. So why does anyone have the right to call Mayweather a coward just because some guy that the casual boxing fan really doesn't know about drops a lump of cash in his lap? Luis Collazo recently signed his name on 5 contracts and all any fighter; Hatton, Mayweather, Margarito, Judah and Cotto, had to do was sign there name on the other line and they would have like 4 million (or something like that) to fight Collazo. Does that mean that Hatton is the only real man out of the five? I guess this type of writing comes with the territory but I hate this stuff. That writer just trashed Mayweather as a fighter, and to some extent as a man, just because he didn't sign that contract ASAP.

Whatever, I just felt the whole article was plagued by blind hate.

Margarito himself dosn't think he can beat Mayweather. He's just looking to get paid. Margarito has never faced anybody similar to Floyd. What makes him think he can win? Cuz he beat Cintron? Gomez? Come on man. It's stupidity for anybody to think Margarito has a chance. Corrales, Castillo, Chavez all do what Margarito does. They come in throwing punches. Mayweather beat them. He's seen Margarito style before. He knows what to do. When has Margarito seen anything close to Floyd's style? How will he handle it? He won't. He'll swing and miss for the first 3 rounds. By the the 5th he'll be frustruated. By the 7th he'll be getting pot shotted. By the 9th he'll be getting hit at will. In the 11th it'll get stopped.

Originally Posted by SecondRoundKO

Holy S*** talk about jumping to conclusions! Let's think about this for a second. First off, how does not signing a contract equate to fear? I mean, who is the guy EVERYONE has wanted Floyd to fight for the past year? Ricky Hatton. Is it so hard to beleive that Floyd is just leabing his options open for Hatton? I mean $8,000,000 aside, Margarito - Mayweather is not a superfight. It's just not. It is a very good PPV buy because it will receive a lot of mexican buys but it won't go down as a superfight. Hatton-Mayweather is a legitimate blockbuster and both fighters would get more then enough money for that. I mean COME ON. Floyd has been wanting to fight Hatton all along and has already said he's aiming for him in August and a ODLH fight even longer. So why does anyone have the right to call Mayweather a coward just because some guy that the casual boxing fan really doesn't know about drops a lump of cash in his lap? Luis Collazo recently signed his name on 5 contracts and all any fighter; Hatton, Mayweather, Margarito, Judah and Cotto, had to do was sign there name on the other line and they would have like 4 million (or something like that) to fight Collazo. Does that mean that Hatton is the only real man out of the five? I guess this type of writing comes with the territory but I hate this stuff. That writer just trashed Mayweather as a fighter, and to some extent as a man, just because he didn't sign that contract ASAP.

Whatever, I just felt the whole article was plagued by blind hate.

This article is covered with hate, but it ain't blind. It's just impatient. Within two weeks we'll know if Mayweather wants to fight Margarito. But your blind on one perspective. While Floyd's options are open, it doesn't mean that Hatton or de la Hoya's are open also...


Both Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton are both busy with their own problems. One has the deal with a U.S debut, a young southpaw champion, the other a long lay-off, age, and a wild Nicaraguan. Both Hatton and de la Hoya have their own lives.

Margarito and Mayweather's schedule have BOTH opened up. The money is there, the venue, the place, the promoter, the channel (HB0), the hype, and the Mexicans. heheh

Why not take the fight?

Do you want Pretty Boy to save himself for the Golden Boy?

Save himself from a risk?

What are you Pretty Boy fans afraid of?

That he'll actually lose to the club fighter, Margarito?

He's just a club fighter, easy work for the great Mayweather. No skills, Mayweather will put a boxing clinic on the Tijuana Tornado.

So just take the 8 PLUS million and go on to bigger and better things... like fame.


By the way, I don't expect Mayweather to sign the contract to fight Margarito that soon. Mayweather may take awhile to sign it, for legal and contractual reasons. But if he doesn't sign it, actions speak louder than words. Instead of the Pretty Boy, they should call him the Scarddy Boy.

Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Margarito himself dosn't think he can beat Mayweather. He's just looking to get paid. Margarito has never faced anybody similar to Floyd. What makes him think he can win? Cuz he beat Cintron? Gomez? Come on man. It's stupidity for anybody to think Margarito has a chance. Corrales, Castillo, Chavez all do what Margarito does. They come in throwing punches. Mayweather beat them. He's seen Margarito style before. He knows what to do. When has Margarito seen anything close to Floyd's style? How will he handle it? He won't. He'll swing and miss for the first 3 rounds. By the the 5th he'll be frustruated. By the 7th he'll be getting pot shotted. By the 9th he'll be getting hit at will. In the 11th it'll get stopped.

Then we agree.

This should be EASY MONEY for Floyd Mayweather.

"MO MONEY, MO MONEY, MO MONEY!!!"

I can't wait till Mayweather signs it, because it's like he's robbing Bob Arum, this fight is so easy!!!

So.... why isn't Floyd signing yet?




















*Hopes he signs soon.

The article makes some sense to me $8+ million and the WBO title belt is a good payday when the venue and all is worked out.

What if Zab gets suspended and Hatton, Oscar and Winky lose? I guess there is always the Mosely/Vargas winner.

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Originally Posted by SecondRoundKO

Holy S*** talk about jumping to conclusions! Let's think about this for a second. First off, how does not signing a contract equate to fear? I mean, who is the guy EVERYONE has wanted Floyd to fight for the past year? Ricky Hatton. Is it so hard to beleive that Floyd is just leabing his options open for Hatton? I mean $8,000,000 aside, Margarito - Mayweather is not a superfight. It's just not. It is a very good PPV buy because it will receive a lot of mexican buys but it won't go down as a superfight. Hatton-Mayweather is a legitimate blockbuster and both fighters would get more then enough money for that. I mean COME ON. Floyd has been wanting to fight Hatton all along and has already said he's aiming for him in August and a ODLH fight even longer. So why does anyone have the right to call Mayweather a coward just because some guy that the casual boxing fan really doesn't know about drops a lump of cash in his lap? Luis Collazo recently signed his name on 5 contracts and all any fighter; Hatton, Mayweather, Margarito, Judah and Cotto, had to do was sign there name on the other line and they would have like 4 million (or something like that) to fight Collazo. Does that mean that Hatton is the only real man out of the five? I guess this type of writing comes with the territory but I hate this stuff. That writer just trashed Mayweather as a fighter, and to some extent as a man, just because he didn't sign that contract ASAP.

Whatever, I just felt the whole article was plagued by blind hate.

This article is covered with hate, but it ain't blind. It's just impatient. Within two weeks we'll know if Mayweather wants to fight Margarito. But your blind on one perspective. While Floyd's options are open, it doesn't mean that Hatton or de la Hoya's are open also...


Both Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton are both busy with their own problems. One has the deal with a U.S debut, a young southpaw champion, the other a long lay-off, age, and a wild Nicaraguan. Both Hatton and de la Hoya have their own lives.

Margarito and Mayweather's schedule have BOTH opened up. The money is there, the venue, the place, the promoter, the channel (HB0), the hype, and the Mexicans. heheh

Why not take the fight?

Do you want Pretty Boy to save himself for the Golden Boy?

Save himself from a risk?

What are you Pretty Boy fans afraid of?

That he'll actually lose to the club fighter, Margarito?

He's just a club fighter, easy work for the great Mayweather. No skills, Mayweather will put a boxing clinic on the Tijuana Tornado.

So just take the 8 PLUS million and go on to bigger and better things... like fame.


By the way, I don't expect Mayweather to sign the contract to fight Margarito that soon. Mayweather may take awhile to sign it, for legal and contractual reasons. But if he doesn't sign it, actions speak louder than words. Instead of the Pretty Boy, they should call him the Scarddy Boy.

I'm not afraid of anything (I'll cross that out. I just reread it, sounded very Baller27-esque ) and I doubt Tony strikes fear in Floyd. Personally, I would LOVE to see this fight come off. I think Floyd would win going away but there are bigger and better things at 147 in Hatton. I would hate to see a fight with Oscar come off and would favor a Margarito fight any day of the week. However, once May 13 rolls around and Hatton wins (remember, my opinion) then the demand for a Hatton - PBF fight is going to be louder then ever. Why not leave his options open for just a month or two? I mean why is there a rush for Margarito. That's not the fight that has been hyped up since last June. Seriously, we don't even know the specifics of this contract yet and we're calling Floyd a coward for nt signing? That's ridiculous. Eventually, Margarito will get his shot. Personally, I would love to see him fight Judah because I think that would be a Margarito coming out party, something he hasn't had yet.

I'm just thinking in the big picture. I want PBF - Hatton as soon as possible and I don't want Floyd's hands to be tied once EVERYONE is calling for the fight (May 13 ). The Ring wasn't telling PBF to forget Judah and fight Margarito After Hatton - PBF, THEN Margarito can get his shot. It's not like he doesn't have time. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't he only 27?

All I'm trying to say is damn it Hatton - PBF has to come in 2006, and Margarito is getting in the way of that Let him fight Judah, solve the eternal debate between Star and Mick Mick wins easy haha

[quote=Gyrokai ]

Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Margarito himself dosn't think he can beat Mayweather. He's just looking to get paid. Margarito has never faced anybody similar to Floyd. What makes him think he can win? Cuz he beat Cintron? Gomez? Come on man. It's stupidity for anybody to think Margarito has a chance. Corrales, Castillo, Chavez all do what Margarito does. They come in throwing punches. Mayweather beat them. He's seen Margarito style before. He knows what to do. When has Margarito seen anything close to Floyd's style? How will he handle it? He won't. He'll swing and miss for the first 3 rounds. By the the 5th he'll be frustruated. By the 7th he'll be getting pot shotted. By the 9th he'll be getting hit at will. In the 11th it'll get stopped.

Then we agree.

This should be EASY MONEY for Floyd Mayweather.

"MO MONEY, MO MONEY, MO MONEY!!!"

I can't wait till Mayweather signs it, because it's like he's robbing Bob Arum, this fight is so easy!!!

So.... why isn't Floyd signing yet?


He'll sign. It's all ego with Floyd. He wants to do things when he wants to do things. But he'll sign and expose Margarito. People just need patience. Hell, he just fought this month. He's taking his time.

He'll sign. It's all ego with Floyd. He wants to do things when he wants to do things. But he'll sign and expose Margarito. People just need patience. Hell, he just fought this month. He's taking his time.

Originally Posted by SecondRoundKO

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Originally Posted by SecondRoundKO

Holy S*** talk about jumping to conclusions! Let's think about this for a second. First off, how does not signing a contract equate to fear? I mean, who is the guy EVERYONE has wanted Floyd to fight for the past year? Ricky Hatton. Is it so hard to beleive that Floyd is just leabing his options open for Hatton? I mean $8,000,000 aside, Margarito - Mayweather is not a superfight. It's just not. It is a very good PPV buy because it will receive a lot of mexican buys but it won't go down as a superfight. Hatton-Mayweather is a legitimate blockbuster and both fighters would get more then enough money for that. I mean COME ON. Floyd has been wanting to fight Hatton all along and has already said he's aiming for him in August and a ODLH fight even longer. So why does anyone have the right to call Mayweather a coward just because some guy that the casual boxing fan really doesn't know about drops a lump of cash in his lap? Luis Collazo recently signed his name on 5 contracts and all any fighter; Hatton, Mayweather, Margarito, Judah and Cotto, had to do was sign there name on the other line and they would have like 4 million (or something like that) to fight Collazo. Does that mean that Hatton is the only real man out of the five? I guess this type of writing comes with the territory but I hate this stuff. That writer just trashed Mayweather as a fighter, and to some extent as a man, just because he didn't sign that contract ASAP.

Whatever, I just felt the whole article was plagued by blind hate.

This article is covered with hate, but it ain't blind. It's just impatient. Within two weeks we'll know if Mayweather wants to fight Margarito. But your blind on one perspective. While Floyd's options are open, it doesn't mean that Hatton or de la Hoya's are open also...


Both Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton are both busy with their own problems. One has the deal with a U.S debut, a young southpaw champion, the other a long lay-off, age, and a wild Nicaraguan. Both Hatton and de la Hoya have their own lives.

Margarito and Mayweather's schedule have BOTH opened up. The money is there, the venue, the place, the promoter, the channel (HB0), the hype, and the Mexicans. heheh

Why not take the fight?

Do you want Pretty Boy to save himself for the Golden Boy?

Save himself from a risk?

What are you Pretty Boy fans afraid of?

That he'll actually lose to the club fighter, Margarito?

He's just a club fighter, easy work for the great Mayweather. No skills, Mayweather will put a boxing clinic on the Tijuana Tornado.

So just take the 8 PLUS million and go on to bigger and better things... like fame.


By the way, I don't expect Mayweather to sign the contract to fight Margarito that soon. Mayweather may take awhile to sign it, for legal and contractual reasons. But if he doesn't sign it, actions speak louder than words. Instead of the Pretty Boy, they should call him the Scarddy Boy.

I'm not afraid of anything (I'll cross that out. I just reread it, sounded very Baller27-esque ) and I doubt Tony strikes fear in Floyd. Personally, I would LOVE to see this fight come off. I think Floyd would win going away but there are bigger and better things at 147 in Hatton. I would hate to see a fight with Oscar come off and would favor a Margarito fight any day of the week. However, once May 13 rolls around and Hatton wins (remember, my opinion) then the demand for a Hatton - PBF fight is going to be louder then ever. Why not leave his options open for just a month or two? I mean why is there a rush for Margarito. That's not the fight that has been hyped up since last June. Seriously, we don't even know the specifics of this contract yet and we're calling Floyd a coward for nt signing? That's ridiculous. Eventually, Margarito will get his shot. Personally, I would love to see him fight Judah because I think that would be a Margarito coming out party, something he hasn't had yet.

I'm just thinking in the big picture. I want PBF - Hatton as soon as possible and I don't want Floyd's hands to be tied once EVERYONE is calling for the fight (May 13 ). The Ring wasn't telling PBF to forget Judah and fight Margarito After Hatton - PBF, THEN Margarito can get his shot. It's not like he doesn't have time. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't he only 27?

All I'm trying to say is damn it Hatton - PBF has to come in 2006, and Margarito is getting in the way of that Let him fight Judah, solve the eternal debate between Star and Mick Mick wins easy haha

Excellent point about Zab! I'm sure he could do with a payday after he gets fined and suspended. If he beat Tony then he would probably get a rematch with Floyd, if Tony won then he just made a name for himself with the casual fan.

Floyd ain't scared to fight Margarito.

Originally Posted by SecondRoundKO

I'm not afraid of anything (I'll cross that out. I just reread it, sounded very Baller27-esque ) and I doubt Tony strikes fear in Floyd. Personally, I would LOVE to see this fight come off. I think Floyd would win going away but there are bigger and better things at 147 in Hatton. I would hate to see a fight with Oscar come off and would favor a Margarito fight any day of the week. However, once May 13 rolls around and Hatton wins (remember, my opinion) then the demand for a Hatton - PBF fight is going to be louder then ever. Why not leave his options open for just a month or two? I mean why is there a rush for Margarito. That's not the fight that has been hyped up since last June. Seriously, we don't even know the specifics of this contract yet and we're calling Floyd a coward for nt signing? That's ridiculous. Eventually, Margarito will get his shot. Personally, I would love to see him fight Judah because I think that would be a Margarito coming out party, something he hasn't had yet.

I'm just thinking in the big picture. I want PBF - Hatton as soon as possible and I don't want Floyd's hands to be tied once EVERYONE is calling for the fight (May 13 ). THEN Margarito can get his shot. It's not like he doesn't have time. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't he only 27?

I'd rather Mayweather fought Margarito now. And Hatton defend his WBA title once in America.

That way it'd be a much bigger fight. Outside of Manchester, Saddoboxing, and Die-Hard fans, Ricky Hatton isn't that famous.
I'm trying to be honest here!!!

That would lead to two Undefeated Fighters Unifying their Alphabet Belts, with both being MORE famous, because one defeated a Mexican fighter (Margarito) and the other is a White fighter (Ricky) who fights exciting! Boxer vs Brawler!

So Mayweather should take the "easy" Margarito fight and lead Floyd to build his name further. And Hatton to build his name with at least two fights here. It' be an easy fight to sell from there. And I think HBO wants it that way too. They signed Hatton in a 3 fight contract deal, one for Collazo, one probably one easy defense of the belt he may win from Collazo, and one for Mayweather.

But I'm afraid that Pretty Boy is waiting two weeks to ask for a Oscar "Olden Boy" de la Hoya fight. And fight that old geezer, rather than Ricky Hatton.

But the best we can do is wait. I'm patient, unlike this writer. Nobody would sign a fight contract that soon.
If Mayweather signs for Hatton, that's great. If he signs for Margarito, that's great too. For Oscar? I would rather he [Floyd] picked on someone his own age. I think HBO wants to wait a little bit longer with Hatton, so don't be surprised if Margarito is all Floyd has for an option.

Actions speak louder than words, I'm waiting for Mayweather's next move.

I like how the guy calling the current best P4P fighter has the name: SCOOP! hahaha

Also you are right PBF just Fin got done fighting, why the hell does he have to sign a contract like 2 weeks later with his hand still hurting haha. 8million is nice, but i heard he can get atleast 10million to fight ODLH. yes i admit to the REAL fight fan Tony vs PBF does mean more, but to a real fight fan who has FREE ringside seats id think id rather be sitting ringside for ODLH vs PBF and definitely RICKY SCHROEDER vs PBF hands down. but dont get me wrong TONY vs PBF is a much needed fight as well.

I guess SCOOP likes to call other people names cuz his own names is F'n SCOOP!!!!!!!

While the article jumps to conclusions to soon,it is correct in one thing,there will be abig big mystery if Floyd does not fight Tony,I mean Floyd fights for money and he is not going to get $8mill anywhere else! Granted he has time to sign the contract .
As for the other points I have seen,if Floyd is getting that much,Tony will not get alot and to whoever said it is about the money,seriously,Margarito will not earn anywhere that much,he just wants the exposure and to prove he is the best.

Second,Floyd is NOT waiting for the outcome of the Hatton fight as it will have no bearing,Hattonhas said he wants the 3 tune ups and Arum himself said that fight is not worth making right now.

Thirdly,Floyd is not waiting for Oscar becasue the chance of that fight happeneing are LOW,Arum would not allow it,Oscar keeps talking about Tito and I doubt he would share the money when he is the main attraction.

Also,after the Gomez fight,Mayweather who originally said Tony was average said he was quote "good",I remember Fischer mentioning it! Why the indifference?What has he got to lose,$8mill is more than anything he is going to get for any other fight right now and especially against this glorified club fighter who swings like an ocotopus.

Originally Posted by The Game

Second,Floyd is NOT waiting for the outcome of the Hatton fight as it will have no bearing,Hattonhas said he wants the 3 tune ups and Arum himself said that fight is not worth making right now.

Very good points but this is the one I would have agreed with a couple weeks ago but not anymore. After the PBF-Judah fight, Hatton's camp first came out and said that they think their fighter could take him. Then Hatton came out with the confrontation between him and Floyd at B-Hop - Taylor II (at least I think that was the fight) and said he wants Floyd. So I think Hatton is finally caving in and realizing this is his defining fight. And Arum is the one who put this offer out for the Margarito fight and made it public so I have a feeling he doesn't have Floyd very well under his thumb.