Sorry, who is Floyd fighting?

[Kirkland Laing]

Berto has the same manager as Mayweather (Haymon) and if he beats Mosley it's unlikely he'll want to put them both in together. If Sugar Shane wins he'll take the fight in a flash.

[Chino]

Couldn't Pacquiao have gone for the Mosely - Berto winner though?

Check out the link I posted in this thread.

[Master]

Floyd has to fight the winner of Shane/Berto, anything else is a joke but Floyd has been fighting joke fights for the last couple of fights.

[blegit]

Floyd has to fight the winner of Shane/Berto, anything else is a joke but Floyd has been fighting joke fights for the last couple of fights.

Floyd's last 3 fights have been Marquez, Hatton, and De la Hoya. After seeing how easily Floyd beat Marquez it is easy to say it was a joke but Hatton was undefeated and De la Hoya was at 154. No joke about either of those fights. Mosley/Berto winner will not be ready by March 13 so I think its fair for Floyd to fight a guy like Bradley or Cintron. Actually, either guy is capable of ruining Floyd's plans. If Floyd fights anybody just to get to Mosley next then I can't see any reason to get uptight. After all Pac took the only other credible welterweight. Who should Floyd fight on March 13th if his plan is to get ready for Mosley?

[DaxxKahn]

Who knows with this guy...Truth is Floyd is his own worst enemy, I mean people just are not willing to deal with him when they keep seeing these things going on with him (Regardless of the Pacquiao situation)...Floyd always wants some over the top stipulations.....The demands he makes for paydays makes it not worth these guys time...Why would they want to fight a guy who demands things like 75% of the money etc...Guys are more willing to fight for less money with half the aggravation and less risk....

For as good as Floyd is he looks upon himself a bit too highly in these situations....Then when there are guys out there calling him out he comes up with reason that are just plain stupid for the fight not too happen....

Mosley for example...He denied the fight because Mosley is not a big enough PPV draw...Fine agreed Mosley has never been a PPV big hit but fact is he stands on top of the division right now...you can't just wait around for guys to say..."Yes Floyd thank you for allowing me to be in your presence and screwing me out of a fair share of the gates etc"..

While Floyd is out there being full of himself making demands these guys are out there making their place in the sport etching out a place in history for them....

I mean before the loss to Margarito Cotto was available more then once and Floyd looked the other way...What reason? Can't be the draw factor because if they fought at MSG Cotto could fill the house playing rock em sock em robots...And he is a decent PPV attraction..

Williams willing to fight anyone.....

Margarito at the time was a hot commodity...

Floyd could have fought at 154 comfortably...

This guy just wants to make things hard as possible for people....He is his own worst enemy...For all his talent he could have taken home several multi million dollar risk free paydays instead of holding out for one big one that may never come

[josef4334]

alright, pac is fighting clottey so maybe he doesnt have a choice. but lets say pac wont fight anybody till after july, do you guys think mayweather will fight clottey?

[miron_lang]

Bradley? Cintron? Malignaggi? Sure they are all competent opponents for your average champion, but why the hell isn't Mayweather waiting for the winner of Berto-Mosley? It seems absurd... I mean Pacquiao is fighting the only other viable welterweight. The only option Floyd has to not look like a punk is to face Berto or Mosley. Sure they are pretty much as dangerous as Pacquiao stylistically for Floyd, but he needs to fight one of these two in April or May. If he and Manny fight on March 13th on opposing cards not only will he lose the HBO PPV because Manny will have a way better undercard and the first fight in the Cowboys stadium, but also because he will lose the negotiation rights for a fight with Manny. If Pacquiao faces CLottey with an excellent undercard and Floyd faces any of the three I mentioned he will be blown out of the water sales wise. If he faces the winner of Mosley/Berto there will be enough hype for the winner of that fight that Mayweather will easily do 1 million+ against them, but it will also make him THE champ at welterweight. That would take both the popularity and the conventional wisdom of whose the real champion out of Manny's hands. It will force Manny to fight Floyd for his belt, and IMO if Mayweather beats his opponent handily it could place him above Pacquiao p4p because I can't see Manny doing really great against Joshua Clottey, sure he will win, but it won't be as pretty as his other fights.

Nate Campbell is the front runner

[miron_lang]

alright, pac is fighting clottey so maybe he doesnt have a choice. but lets say pac wont fight anybody till after july, do you guys think mayweather will fight clottey?

Are you FUCK_ING SERIOUS? cmon you know better than that. That's a stupid question!


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[TheBranMan]

alright, pac is fighting clottey so maybe he doesnt have a choice. but lets say pac wont fight anybody till after july, do you guys think mayweather will fight clottey?

Are you FUCK_ING SERIOUS? cmon you know better than that. That's a stupid question!


:d

Floyd will fight Mosley if he wins. Mosley = the fighter that Manny turned and ran from even when he offered to fight at 140. Manny seems to be turning and running a lot recently, esp if there's any chance of his dirty little secret being outed

[Tysonbruno]

Manny is only happy when he is as strong as an Ox on steroids or PED's and his opponent is weight drained at one of his catchweights

[Howlin Mad Missy]

alright, pac is fighting clottey so maybe he doesnt have a choice. but lets say pac wont fight anybody till after july, do you guys think mayweather will fight clottey?

Are you FUCK_ING SERIOUS? cmon you know better than that. That's a stupid question!


:d

Floyd will fight Mosley if he wins. Mosley = the fighter that Manny turned and ran from even when he offered to fight at 140. Manny seems to be turning and running a lot recently, esp if there's any chance of his dirty little secret being outed

does make you wonder doesn't it?

[Rantcatrat]

Bradley? Cintron? Malignaggi? Sure they are all competent opponents for your average champion, but why the hell isn't Mayweather waiting for the winner of Berto-Mosley? It seems absurd... I mean Pacquiao is fighting the only other viable welterweight. The only option Floyd has to not look like a punk is to face Berto or Mosley. Sure they are pretty much as dangerous as Pacquiao stylistically for Floyd, but he needs to fight one of these two in April or May. If he and Manny fight on March 13th on opposing cards not only will he lose the HBO PPV because Manny will have a way better undercard and the first fight in the Cowboys stadium, but also because he will lose the negotiation rights for a fight with Manny. If Pacquiao faces CLottey with an excellent undercard and Floyd faces any of the three I mentioned he will be blown out of the water sales wise. If he faces the winner of Mosley/Berto there will be enough hype for the winner of that fight that Mayweather will easily do 1 million+ against them, but it will also make him THE champ at welterweight. That would take both the popularity and the conventional wisdom of whose the real champion out of Manny's hands. It will force Manny to fight Floyd for his belt, and IMO if Mayweather beats his opponent handily it could place him above Pacquiao p4p because I can't see Manny doing really great against Joshua Clottey, sure he will win, but it won't be as pretty as his other fights.

Nate Campbell is the front runner

Are you serious? That is ridiculous although not surprising. Tell me the fight is at 140 at least? I'm a fan of Nate's, but he is a career lightweight who only fought one fight at 140 and was losing after 3 rounds to Tim Bradley. Nate Campbell shouldn't be on the list. All Floyd has to do is wait until January 30th and fight the winner of Mosley/Berto. Do it in April. Berto is a better opponent than Campbell by a lot.

[Rantcatrat]

alright, pac is fighting clottey so maybe he doesnt have a choice. but lets say pac wont fight anybody till after july, do you guys think mayweather will fight clottey?

Are you FUCK_ING SERIOUS? cmon you know better than that. That's a stupid question!


:d

Floyd will fight Mosley if he wins. Mosley = the fighter that Manny turned and ran from even when he offered to fight at 140. Manny seems to be turning and running a lot recently, esp if there's any chance of his dirty little secret being outed

Floyd should fight Mosley if he wins. Floyd hasn't fought a true welterweight in a very long time.

[Taeth]

Floyd has to fight the winner of Shane/Berto, anything else is a joke but Floyd has been fighting joke fights for the last couple of fights.

How so? Hatton was a naturally bigger guy than Floyd, and the unified champ at 140 when he faced Floyd.

Juan Manuel Marquez would have looked a lot better against any other WW, sure he may have been stopped, but the fight would have been way more competitive. Floyd was an inch or two taller and 4 pounds heavier, the rest was all skill level and speed difference, and thats saying something against one of the most skilled fighters in the sport.

[skel1983]

Floyd has to fight the winner of Shane/Berto, anything else is a joke but Floyd has been fighting joke fights for the last couple of fights.

How so? Hatton was a naturally bigger guy than Floyd, and the unified champ at 140 when he faced Floyd.

Juan Manuel Marquez would have looked a lot better against any other WW, sure he may have been stopped, but the fight would have been way more competitive. Floyd was an inch or two taller and 4 pounds heavier, the rest was all skill level and speed difference, and thats saying something against one of the most skilled fighters in the sport.

Are you seriously taking the piss mate?? Floyd has grown into a welterweight now, he has been at the weight for over 4 years, 18 months earlier Marquez was fighting at 130 ffs.