Thread: Mayweather ducks and he gets commended

I will never get this era of boxing. Many people always defended his lack of opposition because they said it was the best money out there. OKAY? That doesn't sound like a boxer's legitimate excuse. Now Mayweather retires and avoids an open discussion for Cotto or Margarito fight after their battle on July 26th. And some have called him genius and almost all assume "he's waiting for them... to cash in to more money." WHAT?

What's all this defending about?

Floyd reminds me of the cousin that everybody likes and defends, but never shows up to the familiy weddings or visits his family.

Good riddance.

Originally Posted by gyrokai

I will never get this era of boxing. Many people always defended his lack of opposition because they said it was the best money out there. OKAY? That doesn't sound like a boxer's legitimate excuse. Now Mayweather retires and avoids an open discussion for Cotto or Margarito fight after their battle on July 26th. And some have called him genius and almost all assume "he's waiting for them... to cash in to more money." WHAT?

What's all this defending about?

Floyd reminds me of the cousin that everybody likes and defends, but never shows up to the familiy weddings or visits his family.

Good riddance.

He hasnt been perfect has he.. There are a few things that people will always question or hate about mayweather.. But for now i dont know what'l happen with the dude..

Maybe he'll have been bullshitting and come back to fight the cotto/marg winner.. Maybe he wont..

Im just waiting to see.. Bloody hope he does though..

I wont be shocked if he doesnt thought to be honest..

I just hope deep down in floyds soul he realised that the prospect of signing the contract for ODLH II made him realise he was selling not only his fans down the river but himself short.

with it being floyd though i highly doubt that was the case - maybe just maybe floyd has decided he has enough money to fade into the sunset and never come back??

The man so called " retires" for what the third or fourth time and the news runs through the sports world like obama just got shot. Some hate him some love him but give him some credit, what other fighter could get this much attention and press from a retirement most don't even belive let alone a real one. If he got this popular, this rich, held that many belts so on and so forth by being this big looser he invites us all to portay him then he worked us the fans and the sport of boxing over big time. Either way him sitting where he sits right now and us sitting where we do it's hard for me to see where he comes out on the loosing end. His fake retirements draw up more attention the most fighters actual fights. Reguardless of how it happened he's wound up undefeated, multi-title holder and ranked pfp best by the sport itself. Don't really see where he's went wrong. Boxers have taken way worse ass-whoopins for so so much less. He didn't always fight who we wanted him to..but we always paid to watch him all the same. I actually like the division better without him, and all the distractions. Time for a fresh look instead of everybody always judging everything by what floyd does or doesn't do.

I only really care about the most attractive fights per division.

Cotto-Margarito will be a FAR more exciting fight than Floyd vs either will EVER be in a million years.

That's my take

THIS era? When does the fab four ever get shit for ducking Aaron Pryor? When do legends like Sugar Ray Robinson, Lamotta and Conn get shit for ducking Charley Burley?

To suggest that Floyd gets away with anything is rediculous. Fans rag on Floyd whenever they get an oppertunity to do so.

This way he can argue he was the greatest of all, Floyd pulls a Jim Brown. Good way to enrage all the Floyd haters so I like it.

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

THIS era? When does the fab four ever get shit for ducking Aaron Pryor? When do legends like Sugar Ray Robinson, Lamotta and Conn get shit for ducking Charley Burley?

To suggest that Floyd gets away with anything is rediculous. Fans rag on Floyd whenever they get an oppertunity to do so.

Good pointt.. Goota rep you..

Its all just time gone bye.. People forget and everybody got the stick when they were fighting but when time has passed people forget and it takes time for legacies to cement..

I think people can certainly rip floyds later years but they really cannot fault his business at super feather and lightweight..

And people will most certainly remember the likes of JLC , Corrales, hatton, oscar, zab judah etc.. and when enough time has passed all it'l be is big names on the record with a shiny 0 in the losses collumn..

Its hard to admit but he WILL go down as a great.. so i dont know.. fair play i guess

I could care less what Floyd chooses to do... If he want to retire, whether it be to wait for money, scared... Whatever...

Who cares...

While he's dicking the dog we can watch the rest of the hugely talented div. actually fight eachother... Rather then care about the rediculousness that has come to be the Mayweather clan... They are a joke...

Is Floyd the #1 P4P? Absolutly. Do I give a shit what scam he's running no. Cuz he'll be back. He'll fight anyone out there if the money's right... He pisses me off and he's made himself into a laughing stock but he's still the best.

Fuck this "retirment"...

He's a moron... Calling him a genius... Hell, calling any of the mayweathers geniuses should be grounds for a psyc evaluation...



That is all...

I'm sorry Gyrokai bro... We been getting along more lately. but this is some more anti Floyd propaganda. seems like the only time you and that moron Bxk73009 or whatever the hell is name is only post anti floyd propaganda and cant wait to jump on Floyd.

If Floyd dosent want to fight than why should he fight? He trains hard not you or I.. Floyd is the best prepared boxer of his generation, the guy runs thru the desert and trains at all hours of the day... He owes no one nothing!!! Nothing!!! especially guys like you who hated him from the beginning..If he dosent have the desire to prepare or train like he wants to why subject himself to the torture.. Just because you or the rest of the haters say so... Bullshit!!! The guy is the best in the world bar none!! You can pick apart every boxer that ever fought and find fault with their opposition or whatever... Guys like Floyd are appreciated when they are gone and no one steps up to take their place...

Leonard for instance pressed for his rematch with Duran when he knew he was at his weakest makinf weight and partying and blowing his money... That was cerebal and calculated and can be interpruted as cowardly.. But Leonard exploited Duran and added that scalp, and has veneration.. But Floyd may wait for Margo/Cotto to beat the shiit and destroy themselves and get a fight with the winner. Why is he bastersised?

I wrote this the other day in a thread topic of retirement., so I'm going to repost it. Last time, I promise. I didn't write it in regards to Mayweather, but in boxers retiring in general.

Regarding Retirement

I think a fighter does owe something to his fans. To boxing fans in general. If he is driving a fancy car, parks it in a big garage and in a big house, who do you think helped make that happen?

When the issue gets brought into the topic of retirement, the line often becomes blurred, because as boxing fans it is hard to discern when is enough.

It is a tricky blend for the successful boxer to have both satisfied the fans and made his mark on the boxing world to the best of his ability, and being able to walk away gracefully. Why? Well, that is when it gets put back on us, the fan, and not so much the fighter. We ultimately will decide how we remember that person, their last fight, their last 4 fights, their beginning, and eventually their entire career. In this sport, one fight, on one night, can drastically change our perception. So we factor all of that in with the many other variables, how they conduct themselves etc, and we somehow need to ask ourselves, has it been enough? Am I okay with them saying, "Thanks fans, it's been great but I need to call it a day."

And so we count on the fighter making a decision that most of us will be okay with. Then if we can look at it objectively and honestly we won't ask more from our heros then what we are due. Then hopefully most of us will respect their decision.

This certainly isn't going to happen all the time, simply too many variables. But it is a thing of beauty when it does happen. And it is a big part I believe of why we are here, and we cheer our heros, and we argue, about who's better and why, and their legacies. We are all ultimately trying to sort it out for the history of our fighters, and the history of our sport.

That's my take on it, anyway.

I think he's very clever and manipulative. He knows everyone's talking about his retirement and once Cotto and Tony have fought everyone will be screaming for him to fight the winner and the fight will generate so much money for Floyd that he will have to take it. That's clever buisness sense.

Originally Posted by gyrokai

Floyd reminds me of the cousin that everybody likes and defends, but never shows up to the familiy weddings or visits his family.

LOL Hilarious, Gyrokai

Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla

Originally Posted by gyrokai

Floyd reminds me of the cousin that everybody likes and defends, but never shows up to the familiy weddings or visits his family.

LOL Hilarious, Gyrokai

Please BG tell me you ot more than that

I don't think Gyrokai said anything harsh or foolish in his post. It's his opinion and he stated it with clarity. That last line about the absentee cousin was damn funny. In fact it reminded me of myself.

I'm not sure if I agree with him or not. I can see myself supporting his opinion or arguing against it depending on my mood. Right now though I'm not up to the task of either action.