Floyd Mayweather Jr Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez Postponed

**Saddo** · 06-14-2009 07:15 PM

The highly anticipated July 18 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez has been postponed due to a rib injury sustained by Mayweather while training. The mega-fight was scheduled to take place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

"I am extremely disappointed that this fight has to be postponed," said Mayweather. "I was training very hard and looking forward to getting back in the ring on July 18th... Full Boxing Article here...

**Kel** · 06-14-2009 07:32 PM

Not another one!

**Kel** · 06-14-2009 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by CFH

Threads merged.

This really sucks, I was very much looking forward to this fight. Hopefully it's only put off for a couple of weeks.

Only just noticed your now a mod mate, good stuff.

**match** · 06-14-2009 07:45 PM

If the fight had been outright canceled I would suspect Floyd was faking, especially convienently coming less than 24 hours after Miguel Cotto looking extremely suspect and vulnerable, but simply being postponed means we're all just sh!t out of luck this year with fights.

XaduBoxer · 06-14-2009 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Obviously faking it just like Haye

I'm with you MOD Ouma... PBF faking an injury due to the slow sales of the tickets and PPVs.... If PBF broke/injured his ribs then I want to know who the sparring partner who inflicted that injury??

The Los Angeles Times has this report:

"The fight, which was to be shown on HBO pay-per-view, was already suffering at the box office, where it was not attracting the same action as Mayweather's earlier fights with Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya. And the delay almost certainly takes the Mayweather-Marquez winner out of the conversation for Manny Pacquiao's next fight. Pacquiao was ringside at Madison Square Garden on Saturday to watch Miguel Cotto's split-decision victory over Joshua Clottey and was to meet with his team Sunday to discuss his next bout, with potential opponents now likely narrowed to Cotto and Shane Moseley."

link --> Floyd Mayweather injures rib, Marquez fight postponed - Los Angeles Times

**OumaFan** · 06-14-2009 08:25 PM

I was kidding but hell I guess anything's possible. He's probably hurt, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt like I did Haye.

**Quinito** · 06-14-2009 08:32 PM

Floyd is such an attention whore.

**Spicoli** · 06-14-2009 08:43 PM

Well,this is one dont mind being pussed back to another date.

**Nameless** · 06-14-2009 08:44 PM

it has been announced on RDS.Ca too, looks true. As long as it's not a broken rib, the postponement can be relatively short if HBO has some free space for it, if it's broken, however.... that's all another story. Hopefully it won't be much worst than a month or something otherwise it'll be the summer of all bummers.

**JT Rock** · 06-14-2009 08:51 PM

Seriously?? Man you guys kill me some times. Floyd is being accused of bottling it now? For all that Floyd is outside the ring he has an impeccable track record of professionalism inside of it.

**Youngblood** · 06-14-2009 08:55 PM

PBF's been shook up ever since the Bill Curtis incident. Yup, definately stalling. Definately scared.

**Quinito** · 06-14-2009 09:08 PM

I pretty I'm gonna get neg reps for this but here's my conspiracy theory. I think Mayweather wants to cancel his fight with Marquez and face Cotto instead. Reason being is Cotto is no longer the same fighter and Mayweather strongly believe that he can take Cotto out now.

**OumaFan** · 06-14-2009 09:11 PM

Memo to boxers, don't postpone a fight because of injury, nobody on saddo will ever believe you

Ruslan Chagaev should be public enemy number one on here.

people do get hurt now and then

if he pulled out of the JMM fight and made a new one he'd get loads of shit for it and rightfully so, seriously doubt that will happen. Then again he did contemplate a Hatton rematch

Nah I seriously doubt that.

XaduBoxer · 06-14-2009 09:21 PM

I really think PBF is faking an injury to postpone the fight but actually PBF wants to postpone/cancel the JMM fight due to the slow sales of tickets/PPVs...

I thought about the possible postponement/cancellation of PBF-JMM fight as early as June 4, 2009 when the slow ticket sales was discussed on another thread...

link --> http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...6-post110.html

**kingfrnk** · 06-14-2009 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by XaduBoxer

I really think PBF is faking an injury to postpone the fight but actually PBF wants to postpone/cancel the JMM fight due to the slow sales of tickets/PPVs...

I thought about the possible postponement/cancellation of PBF-JMM fight as early as June 4, 2009 when the slow ticket sales was discussed on another thread...

link --> http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...6-post110.html

PPVs? the fight cant even be puchased yet for ppv dumbass