"He ain't quitting"-Roger Mayweather

Even before Saturday's superfight against Oscar De La Hoya, few would have been willing to bet on Floyd Mayweather Jr. keeping his word and retiring from his sport undefeated at the age of 30.

Just two days after Mayweather won a split decision over De La Hoya to claim the WBC super-welterweight title in Las Vegas, his restated intentions already are showing distinct signs of crumbling.

Mayweather's uncle, Roger, was straight to the point after a bout estimated to have earned Mayweather $10 million, with that figure set to rise sharply once pay-per-view revenues have been counted.

"He ain't quitting," the elder Mayweather said. "Too much of this (money) will make a dead man walk. If I'm Oscar ... I'm thinking, why not fight Floyd again? Look at the money we made."

It is one thing beating De La Hoya to establish yourself as the undisputed champion of your generation and another overcoming the weight of history, which suggests winning fighters simply cannot walk away.

Were Mayweather to keep his word, he would become only the third fighter in history - after heavyweight Rocky Marciano and Mexican strawweight Ricardo Lopez - to retire as an undefeated and globally recognized world champion.

Even in those cases, self-recognition of waning talent due to advancing years proved a mitigating circumstance. Lopez fought his final fight in 2001, when he was 35. Marciano trained for a month but soon came to the conclusion that his comeback bid was futile.

"I could never get in shape," Marciano said at the time. "Not the kind of shape I would want to be in."

Mayweather clearly is still at the top of his game and can guarantee millions every time he laces on the gloves - not least in a projected rematch with De La Hoya, who feels there are still questions to answer.

It is possible Mayweather's mind may be made up by the decision of De La Hoya, who has been told by his business partner and closest confidant Richard Schaefer to go home and give his future careful consideration.

"Oscar is such a great champion; he gave the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world an amazing fight," Schaefer said. "What he needs to do is get some distance from this fight and see what he wants to do.

"A great champ like Oscar deserves when he retires for it to be his decision, and his only. If he retires, he does so off a great performance. Oscar has nothing left to prove."

Another question for both fighters and promoters to consider is whether the PPV buying public would react favorably to a rematch or suffer from hype fatigue at the thought of another lengthy build-up.

The split decision may only have been questioned in the most vociferous pro-De La Hoya quarters but it effectively gives a mandate for another meeting.

The chances are it is what we are going to get.

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Oscar should make Floyd fight Mosley and offer more of a split for a rematch if he wins. That way, May 4, 2008 we can see Mayweather - De La Hoya II ;D

And congrats on 10000, now just to get that 599 to a 600. Karma won't allow me to do it.

I think Shane may be the only man who can take Floyd (maybe) ;)

Many Thanks ;D

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Originally Posted by amat

Oscar should make Floyd fight Mosley and offer more of a split for a rematch if he wins. That way, May 4, 2008 we can see Mayweather - De La Hoya II ;D

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Man, Oscar is really making a killing on these Saturdays around Cinco De Mayo. He's probably made around 60 Million the past two Cinco De Mayo's combined. Golden Boy's probably made over 150 Million or something crazy like that.

I think that Floyd is gonna price himself out of the market though. Floyd's really gonna give it to Mosley because Floyd wanted to fight Mosley in February leading up to the ODLH fight but Mosley would have none of it. Now Floyd is gonna be asking for a huge split to fight Mosley.

I really do not think Mosley would have a problem splitting Mayweather. He took just 2 mil for Collazo, and since he is Golden Boy Brass, he gets a chunk of the PPV numbers for any GBP fight. I wouldn't see a split being a problem. If I remember correctly, Mosley took less then 50 to fight De La Hoya the second time.

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Originally Posted by Smashup

I think Shane may be the only man who can take Floyd (maybe) ;)

Many Thanks ;D

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Mosely has good hanspeed but isint as quick on his feet, not to mention his defense isint as tight as Delahoyas, and that would just invite Floyd to tear into Shane.... I am a huge Mosely fan and I would actually Fancy Shane to do well, very well in his prime, but now I think he would lose

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Originally Posted by Smashup

I think Shane may be the only man who can take Floyd (maybe) ;)

Many Thanks ;D

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Yea congrats on 10000 Smash you posting machine you 8)