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Wow, Six pages! and pretty much unanimous hatred for Floyd! I mean Floyd is a fighter I like but by no means a favorite of mine! My personal favorites are Paul Williams, David Haye and Shane Moseley.
I posted this article because I read it as a unbiased rational 26 year old man; and I must say one thing that is clear, the majority of people including professionals (Max Kellermen, Larry Merchant mostly American press) allow the somewhat unfounded hatred they harbor for Floyd Mayweather to affect their judgments.
I mean a claim I see flying around a lot is Floyd ducked Cotto, However Cotto to my knowledge unlike Margarito, never made any attempt to make a fight with Mayweather, Floyd mentioned Cotto's name as a potential opponent when they were both at 140 and that was the only mention from either fighter! at other times people have asked Cotto about fighting Mayweather and the answer has always been I'll fight whoever they put in front of me.
The other unfounded claim is Mayweather avoiding Shane despite the fact that it's common knowledge that Floyd called Shane out multiple times, any fan who searches on youtube will also be able to find a video clip of Shane saying he thinks Mayweather should fight Margarito instead, and then that he had a toothache and then was going on family holiday! imagine if Floyd used these excuses?
I think that Floyd's large mouth and repeated stupid comments have alienated him to the point that he is now actually correct in feeling discriminated against.
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piye
Wow, Six pages! and pretty much unanimous hatred for Floyd! I mean Floyd is a fighter I like but by no means a favorite of mine! My personal favorites are Paul Williams, David Haye and Shane Moseley.
I posted this article because I read it as a unbiased rational 26 year old man; and I must say one thing that is clear, the majority of people including professionals (Max Kellermen, Larry Merchant mostly American press) allow the somewhat unfounded hatred they harbor for Floyd Mayweather to affect their judgments.
I mean a claim I see flying around a lot is Floyd ducked Cotto, However Cotto to my knowledge unlike Margarito, never made any attempt to make a fight with Mayweather, Floyd mentioned Cotto's name as a potential opponent when they were both at 140 and that was the only mention from either fighter! at other times people have asked Cotto about fighting Mayweather and the answer has always been I'll fight whoever they put in front of me.
The other unfounded claim is Mayweather avoiding Shane despite the fact that it's common knowledge that Floyd called Shane out multiple times, any fan who searches on youtube will also be able to find a video clip of Shane saying he thinks Mayweather should fight Margarito instead, and then that he had a toothache and then was going on family holiday! imagine if Floyd used these excuses?
I think that Floyd's large mouth and repeated stupid comments have alienated him to the point that he is now actually correct in feeling discriminated against.
I would never make the argument PBF ducked anyone. However, when he fought for a belt at 147, instead of fighting Margarito or others, he fought Baldomir.
After that fight, instead of fighting Cotto, Margarito, or Williams, he fought jr. welterweight, Ricky Hatton, at 147 mind you, and now instead of fighting Cotto, Mosley or Paul Williams (Margarito is suspended), he is fighting Marquez. Moreover, his next fight looks to be Pacquiao.
Will he ever face a prime, elite welterweight?
The criticism against PBF is that with all the potential options at 147 (in which he probably would be favored), he chooses to fight smaller men.
Re: The Mayweather double standard.
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P4P means you are the best boxer around regardless of size.
Manny has beaten more current linear champs than Floyd has, infact has Floyd beaten any?
Take light welter, Floyd fought Gatti then ran away from Tszyu, he ran up a weight to take longer to beat a fighter that Tszyu had smashed off the canvas.
There is no denying Pacquiao has fought some very dangerous fighters, even dangerous fighters who dont draw crowds, like Marquez, right after he beat Mab, when he could have taken a soft touch, whereas Floyd has avoided all his percieved threats, like Tszyu, Mosely, Cotto, Margarito and Williams.
Tszyu had already lost to Hatton by the time Mayweather beat Gatti, and well Kostya hasn't fought since, Mayweather went on to beat the shit out of Hatton and yet still gets crap for it, if he would have beaten up Tszyu after the Gatti fight he would of gotten "oh he was already past it, and Hatton already "softened" him up", seriously look at Mayweather's record, has plenty of GREAT wins on it over GREAT fighters, many of which went on to become lineal champs of their divisions, or at least give everyone else hell, it's been said time and time again, Mayweather will always get crap and will never get the credit he deserves,
he could beat Marquez, Pacquiao
, Cotto, Mosley, and Williams, by the end of 2010 and people will still say that he "avoided" Berto, Ortiz, Angulo, Kirkland, etc., give the guy a break, and i'm by no means a Mayweather fan
I say this with confidence if Mayweather beat Cotto, Mosley, and Williams, he would silence all of his critics, forever. Indeed, if he beat two out of three, he would silence many of his critics. No one is claiming him to be a junior middleweight or a middleweight, but he fights junior welterweights and blown up lightweights at the welter weight limit. He fought junior middleweight, Ricky Hatton at 147, and now lightweight Marquez at 147/145 (not totally sure).
He may be great, but he isn't a great welterweight and he shouldn't carry himself as one. If he is going to fight the smaller men, at least do it at their weight. But, he is fighting at 147, fight the fighters who fight at 147.
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not to mention many believe that Morales won the second fight, which was the most TECHNICAL fight of the 3
first off don't call me little boy cause unlike you i'm no kid, it's no jibberish because even a flash knockdown would have done it, don't kid yourself thinking that Manny was anywhere close in stopping JMM, the thing you don't understand is that Pacquiao ONLY won due to the knockdown, cause if it weren't for that, there is NO way anyone would have been able to have him ahead of JMM
well then going by your way of thinking, Jones Jr must of been pretty one dimensional as well, cause the first time he stepped in the ring against a hard hitting fast southpaw in Tarver he barely got a MD, then got KTFO in 2, with only one shot, brutally KO'd in his next fight against Johnson, and then barely managed to make it out of the 11th to lose by UD against Tarver :rolleyes: funny how that "logic" works out
That's your logic not mine, dude i think you should have someone read aloud to you, because it seems that you're processing the information wrong...
you used erik's one victory over pacman as leverage to him being better than JMM and MAB, and the fact that he was able to slug with pacquiao instead of box. It's your logic that he's not one dimensional based off what he did against an underschooled pacman, once roach was able to get manny to wait and counter a little bit, morrales was done. An d they learned that after watching raheem beat the hell out of him, only difference was Zahir didnt hit as hard as Manny.
Now just to entertain the silly comments about roy...only an idiot would argue that jones was one dimensional.
BTW don't take it personal, im sure erik morales doesn't pay you to be his internet guardian
where the hell did i use it as leverage, learn to read buddy i said that Morales' win over Pacquiao was probably more due to Pacquiao's lack of technical ability at the time, because Morales pretty much showed he was shot in his very next fight, not taking it personal at all, just saying that Morales is one dimensional is incredibly narrowminded, and no i don't think that Jones is one dimensional by any means, but using the same logic THAT YOU USED, of how the first time Morales faced a "slick" fighter, he lost by a lopsided margin, the same can be said about Jones Jr, cause well you know very well how he's been as of since the Tarver KO, both fighters (Morales & Jones) lost so many fights (and badly at that) back to back, due to weight problems and decline in ability
as for you last comment, you're one to talk, this is from the dude who thought Taylor was the future of boxing at one point...:rolleyes:
Taylor? I think you have me confused with someone else...never backed jermain taylor as the future of the sport...cant remeber even picking taylor for any fight now that i think of it..
and i do apologize for reading too fast, that comment about logic was to the guy that said "uh but erik is the only one to beat pacman out of JMM and MAB"...
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That's your logic not mine, dude i think you should have someone read aloud to you, because it seems that you're processing the information wrong...you used erik's one victory over pacman as leverage to him being better than JMM and MAB, and the fact that he was able to slug with pacquiao instead of box. It's your logic that he's not one dimensional based off what he did against an underschooled pacman, once roach was able to get manny to wait and counter a little bit, morrales was done. An d they learned that after watching raheem beat the hell out of him, only difference was Zahir didnt hit as hard as Manny.
Now just to entertain the silly comments about roy...only an idiot would argue that jones was one dimensional.
BTW don't take it personal, im sure erik morales doesn't pay you to be his internet guardian
where the hell did i use it as leverage, learn to read buddy i said that Morales' win over Pacquiao was probably more due to Pacquiao's lack of technical ability at the time, because Morales pretty much showed he was shot in his very next fight, not taking it personal at all, just saying that Morales is one dimensional is incredibly narrowminded, and no i don't think that Jones is one dimensional by any means, but using the same logic THAT YOU USED, of how the first time Morales faced a "slick" fighter, he lost by a lopsided margin, the same can be said about Jones Jr, cause well you know very well how he's been as of since the Tarver KO, both fighters (Morales & Jones) lost so many fights (and badly at that) back to back, due to weight problems and decline in ability
as for you last comment, you're one to talk, this is from the dude who thought Taylor was the future of boxing at one point...:rolleyes:
Taylor? I think you have me confused with someone else...never backed jermain taylor as the future of the sport...cant remeber even picking taylor for any fight now that i think of it..
and i do apologize for reading too fast, that comment about logic was to the guy that said "uh but erik is the only one to beat pacman out of JMM and MAB"...
no prob, honestly though back to the subject at hand, i think people are reading way too damn much into the whole p4p #1 thing, it's really starting to get ridiculous
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Wow, Six pages! and pretty much unanimous hatred for Floyd! I mean Floyd is a fighter I like but by no means a favorite of mine! My personal favorites are Paul Williams, David Haye and Shane Moseley.
I posted this article because I read it as a unbiased rational 26 year old man; and I must say one thing that is clear, the majority of people including professionals (Max Kellermen, Larry Merchant mostly American press) allow the somewhat unfounded hatred they harbor for Floyd Mayweather to affect their judgments.
I mean a claim I see flying around a lot is Floyd ducked Cotto, However Cotto to my knowledge unlike Margarito, never made any attempt to make a fight with Mayweather, Floyd mentioned Cotto's name as a potential opponent when they were both at 140 and that was the only mention from either fighter! at other times people have asked Cotto about fighting Mayweather and the answer has always been I'll fight whoever they put in front of me.
The other unfounded claim is Mayweather avoiding Shane despite the fact that it's common knowledge that Floyd called Shane out multiple times, any fan who searches on youtube will also be able to find a video clip of Shane saying he thinks Mayweather should fight Margarito instead, and then that he had a toothache and then was going on family holiday! imagine if Floyd used these excuses?
I think that Floyd's large mouth and repeated stupid comments have alienated him to the point that he is now actually correct in feeling discriminated against.
I would never make the argument PBF ducked anyone. However, when he fought for a belt at 147, instead of fighting Margarito or others, he fought Baldomir.
After that fight, instead of fighting Cotto, Margarito, or Williams, he fought jr. welterweight, Ricky Hatton, at 147 mind you, and now instead of fighting Cotto, Mosley or Paul Williams (Margarito is suspended), he is fighting Marquez. Moreover, his next fight looks to be Pacquiao.
Will he ever face a prime, elite welterweight?
The criticism against PBF is that with all the potential options at 147 (in which he probably would be favored), he chooses to fight smaller men.
Take into account Mayweather called out Shane and Cotto, so let's leave them out of the equation; beat Zab (who is now considered a bum but was undisputed welterweight champ) and beat Oscar at 154 no less who else was there for Floyd to fight at Welter at the time?
Paul Williams Although a huge threat, was green and a no name, Berto was unheard of or was and still is very green, so that leaves Margarito as the only option who I agree Floyd could have/ should have fought (Although retrospect makes his choice appear a good one).
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piye
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piye
Wow, Six pages! and pretty much unanimous hatred for Floyd! I mean Floyd is a fighter I like but by no means a favorite of mine! My personal favorites are Paul Williams, David Haye and Shane Moseley.
I posted this article because I read it as a unbiased rational 26 year old man; and I must say one thing that is clear, the majority of people including professionals (Max Kellermen, Larry Merchant mostly American press) allow the somewhat unfounded hatred they harbor for Floyd Mayweather to affect their judgments.
I mean a claim I see flying around a lot is Floyd ducked Cotto, However Cotto to my knowledge unlike Margarito, never made any attempt to make a fight with Mayweather, Floyd mentioned Cotto's name as a potential opponent when they were both at 140 and that was the only mention from either fighter! at other times people have asked Cotto about fighting Mayweather and the answer has always been I'll fight whoever they put in front of me.
The other unfounded claim is Mayweather avoiding Shane despite the fact that it's common knowledge that Floyd called Shane out multiple times, any fan who searches on youtube will also be able to find a video clip of Shane saying he thinks Mayweather should fight Margarito instead, and then that he had a toothache and then was going on family holiday! imagine if Floyd used these excuses?
I think that Floyd's large mouth and repeated stupid comments have alienated him to the point that he is now actually correct in feeling discriminated against.
I would never make the argument PBF ducked anyone. However, when he fought for a belt at 147, instead of fighting Margarito or others, he fought Baldomir.
After that fight, instead of fighting Cotto, Margarito, or Williams, he fought jr. welterweight, Ricky Hatton, at 147 mind you, and now instead of fighting Cotto, Mosley or Paul Williams (Margarito is suspended), he is fighting Marquez. Moreover, his next fight looks to be Pacquiao.
Will he ever face a prime, elite welterweight?
The criticism against PBF is that with all the potential options at 147 (in which he probably would be favored), he chooses to fight smaller men.
Take into account Mayweather called out Shane and Cotto, so let's leave them out of the equation; beat Zab (who is now considered a bum but was undisputed welterweight champ) and beat Oscar at 154 no less who else was there for Floyd to fight at Welter at the time?
Paul Williams Although a huge threat, was green and a no name, Berto was unheard of or was and still is very green, so that leaves Margarito as the only option who I agree Floyd could have/ should have fought (Although retrospect makes his choice appear a good one).
i dont remember Floyd calling out Cotto just Shane.
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I would never make the argument PBF ducked anyone. However, when he fought for a belt at 147, instead of fighting Margarito or others, he fought Baldomir.
After that fight, instead of fighting Cotto, Margarito, or Williams, he fought jr. welterweight, Ricky Hatton, at 147 mind you, and now instead of fighting Cotto, Mosley or Paul Williams (Margarito is suspended), he is fighting Marquez. Moreover, his next fight looks to be Pacquiao.
Will he ever face a prime, elite welterweight?
The criticism against PBF is that with all the potential options at 147 (in which he probably would be favored), he chooses to fight smaller men.
Take into account Mayweather called out Shane and Cotto, so let's leave them out of the equation; beat Zab (who is now considered a bum but was undisputed welterweight champ) and beat Oscar at 154 no less who else was there for Floyd to fight at Welter at the time?
Paul Williams Although a huge threat, was green and a no name, Berto was unheard of or was and still is very green, so that leaves Margarito as the only option who I agree Floyd could have/ should have fought (Although retrospect makes his choice appear a good one).
i dont remember Floyd calling out Cotto just Shane.
Yeah he definitely did call out Cotto at 140 type it in to google.
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Take into account Mayweather called out Shane and Cotto, so let's leave them out of the equation; beat Zab (who is now considered a bum but was undisputed welterweight champ) and beat Oscar at 154 no less who else was there for Floyd to fight at Welter at the time?
Paul Williams Although a huge threat, was green and a no name, Berto was unheard of or was and still is very green, so that leaves Margarito as the only option who I agree Floyd could have/ should have fought (Although retrospect makes his choice appear a good one).[/quote]
Zab had got beat by Baldimor so do not know why he had to fight Zab when someone else would have been more challenging. :confused:
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piye
Wow, Six pages! and pretty much unanimous hatred for Floyd! I mean Floyd is a fighter I like but by no means a favorite of mine! My personal favorites are Paul Williams, David Haye and Shane Moseley.
I posted this article because I read it as a unbiased rational 26 year old man; and I must say one thing that is clear, the majority of people including professionals (Max Kellermen, Larry Merchant mostly American press) allow the somewhat unfounded hatred they harbor for Floyd Mayweather to affect their judgments.
I mean a claim I see flying around a lot is Floyd ducked Cotto, However Cotto to my knowledge unlike Margarito, never made any attempt to make a fight with Mayweather, Floyd mentioned Cotto's name as a potential opponent when they were both at 140 and that was the only mention from either fighter! at other times people have asked Cotto about fighting Mayweather and the answer has always been I'll fight whoever they put in front of me.
The other unfounded claim is Mayweather avoiding Shane despite the fact that it's common knowledge that Floyd called Shane out multiple times, any fan who searches on youtube will also be able to find a video clip of Shane saying he thinks Mayweather should fight Margarito instead, and then that he had a toothache and then was going on family holiday! imagine if Floyd used these excuses?
I think that Floyd's large mouth and repeated stupid comments have alienated him to the point that he is now actually correct in feeling discriminated against.
I would never make the argument PBF ducked anyone. However, when he fought for a belt at 147, instead of fighting Margarito or others, he fought Baldomir.
After that fight, instead of fighting Cotto, Margarito, or Williams, he fought jr. welterweight, Ricky Hatton, at 147 mind you, and now instead of fighting Cotto, Mosley or Paul Williams (Margarito is suspended), he is fighting Marquez. Moreover, his next fight looks to be Pacquiao.
Will he ever face a prime, elite welterweight?
The criticism against PBF is that with all the potential options at 147 (in which he probably would be favored), he chooses to fight smaller men.
Take into account Mayweather called out Shane and Cotto, so let's leave them out of the equation; beat Zab (who is now considered a bum but was undisputed welterweight champ) and beat Oscar at 154 no less who else was there for Floyd to fight at Welter at the time?
Paul Williams Although a huge threat, was green and a no name, Berto was unheard of or was and still is very green, so that leaves Margarito as the only option who I agree Floyd could have/ should have fought (Although retrospect makes his choice appear a good one).
Leaving aside the argument about what he should have done in the past, his choice for his last fight and for his next fight leave something to be desired. After he beat Hatton, but before he retired, boxing fans everywhere, pbf fans or not, wanted him to fight Mosley, Cotto, or Margarito (Williams wasn't there yet). Then he retired. Now, he unretires. Yet, instead of fighting any of the above-mentioned boxers, he chooses to fight a blown up light weight, at 147. That is disappointing. And who is his next potential opponent? Probably Manny Paquiao, again at 147. Basically, a welterweight ending his career fighting a junior welterweight, a lightweight, and another lightweight (although Manny may naturally be a 140 fighter), and not fighting one legitimate welterweight, of which there are at least 4 that are worthy.
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The double standard is Mayweather.I mean isnt Bogus that this fight is even being discussed,what is Manny like a featherweight..Thats sure is were he came from..So ive heard all these little little fighters that had to move up to try to beat Mayweathers an when he wins all his fans along wit him trash talk he's the best.Mayweather moves up picks a smaller guy in a higher wieghtclass an then retires immediately afterwards.This is what u call a champion?Well i dont like my champs like that..Lets get to the real names he should be fighting, Margarita offerd floyd A million..We ant seen that fight yet what about Winkey a defensive specialist of that weightclass.An there the young 100 punch a round guy Paul Williams..If Mayweather wants the P4P he should move up like all the fighters he wants to fight have too.There's your double standard.Manny is a real P4P champ he's moved up still won an hasnt retired once.In my book that makes him better than Money may who in my opinion is just another Roy Jones who hasnt met his Magic Man through a series of ducks over priceing fights handpicking opponents an retirements..Peace..MlB Babe....Smoke one...
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The double standard is Mayweather.I mean isnt Bogus that this fight is even being discussed,what is Manny like a featherweight..Thats sure is were he came from..So ive heard all these little little fighters that had to move up to try to beat Mayweathers an when he wins all his fans along wit him trash talk he's the best.Mayweather moves up picks a smaller guy in a higher wieghtclass an then retires immediately afterwards.This is what u call a champion?Well i dont like my champs like that..Lets get to the real names he should be fighting, Margarita offerd floyd A million..We ant seen that fight yet what about Winkey a defensive specialist of that weightclass.An there the young 100 punch a round guy Paul Williams..If Mayweather wants the P4P he should move up like all the fighters he wants to fight have too.There's your double standard.Manny is a real P4P champ he's moved up still won an hasnt retired once.In my book that makes him better than Money may who in my opinion is just another Roy Jones who hasnt met his Magic Man through a series of ducks over priceing fights handpicking opponents an retirements..Peace..MlB Babe....Smoke one...
Roy jones beat everybody there was to beat in the states and anyone that was willing to come to the states...he beat all the HOF fighters in his era..and only "roy assassins" would truly use the tarver crap to measure RJJ's legacy..he was 35 and weight drained.
Floyd is also a super feather weight who started at 130....manny at 106..now that manny is a bigger fighter he should held to the same standard as PBF..which is the expectation to fight the best at the division...
Manny didn't clean out light weight... floyd didnt clean out 140.. although he beat the 140 pound champ at 147..but ricky fought collazo at 147 so that give floyd the leverage to say well if you fought him at 147 then fight me at 147 or shut up...
The same argument applies to PACMAN..if he fought the naturally bigger Oscar at 147, then he can fight Shane, PBF, and cotto at 147..otherwise it points to the fact that pac's camp knows asking those guys to come down is all they need, esp with pacman's activity they'd be corpses..
So manny should either settle in at 140, or go back to 135 and clean it out..because unfortunately for him roach is making it seem as if he knows those fight are as carefully picked as floyd's fights...
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I would never make the argument PBF ducked anyone. However, when he fought for a belt at 147, instead of fighting Margarito or others, he fought Baldomir.
After that fight, instead of fighting Cotto, Margarito, or Williams, he fought jr. welterweight, Ricky Hatton, at 147 mind you, and now instead of fighting Cotto, Mosley or Paul Williams (Margarito is suspended), he is fighting Marquez. Moreover, his next fight looks to be Pacquiao.
Will he ever face a prime, elite welterweight?
The criticism against PBF is that with all the potential options at 147 (in which he probably would be favored), he chooses to fight smaller men.
Take into account Mayweather called out Shane and Cotto, so let's leave them out of the equation; beat Zab (who is now considered a bum but was undisputed welterweight champ) and beat Oscar at 154 no less who else was there for Floyd to fight at Welter at the time?
Paul Williams Although a huge threat, was green and a no name, Berto was unheard of or was and still is very green, so that leaves Margarito as the only option who I agree Floyd could have/ should have fought (Although retrospect makes his choice appear a good one).
Leaving aside the argument about what he should have done in the past, his choice for his last fight and for his next fight leave something to be desired. After he beat Hatton, but before he retired, boxing fans everywhere, pbf fans or not, wanted him to fight Mosley, Cotto, or Margarito (Williams wasn't there yet). Then he retired. Now, he unretires. Yet, instead of fighting any of the above-mentioned boxers, he chooses to fight a blown up light weight, at 147. That is disappointing. And who is his next potential opponent? Probably Manny Paquiao, again at 147. Basically, a welterweight ending his career fighting a junior welterweight, a lightweight, and another lightweight (although Manny may naturally be a 140 fighter), and not fighting one legitimate welterweight, of which there are at least 4 that are worthy.
I agree with a lot of what you have said, I want Mayweather to fight Moseley (I think Moseley could win if the fight is soon) but what I do not think is that Mayweather is ducking Moseley, nor has he ever ducked Moseley! Moseley has called out Floyd when it's suitable for him, and Floyd called out Shane when it was suitable for him! it's all money in reality and not ducking!
Am I dissapointed Floyd is not fighting Shane? Yes, Do I think he should fight Paul? No; paul is to big my point is not if he should fight these people or not though it's that all of this ducking and double standard nonsense and stupid claims annoy me.
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Take into account Mayweather called out Shane and Cotto, so let's leave them out of the equation; beat Zab (who is now considered a bum but was undisputed welterweight champ) and beat Oscar at 154 no less who else was there for Floyd to fight at Welter at the time?
Paul Williams Although a huge threat, was green and a no name, Berto was unheard of or was and still is very green, so that leaves Margarito as the only option who I agree Floyd could have/ should have fought (Although retrospect makes his choice appear a good one).
Leaving aside the argument about what he should have done in the past, his choice for his last fight and for his next fight leave something to be desired. After he beat Hatton, but before he retired, boxing fans everywhere, pbf fans or not, wanted him to fight Mosley, Cotto, or Margarito (Williams wasn't there yet). Then he retired. Now, he unretires. Yet, instead of fighting any of the above-mentioned boxers, he chooses to fight a blown up light weight, at 147. That is disappointing. And who is his next potential opponent? Probably Manny Paquiao, again at 147. Basically, a welterweight ending his career fighting a junior welterweight, a lightweight, and another lightweight (although Manny may naturally be a 140 fighter), and not fighting one legitimate welterweight, of which there are at least 4 that are worthy.
I agree with a lot of what you have said, I want Mayweather to fight Moseley (I think Moseley could win if the fight is soon) but what I do not think is that Mayweather is ducking Moseley, nor has he ever ducked Moseley! Moseley has called out Floyd when it's suitable for him, and Floyd called out Shane when it was suitable for him! it's all money in reality and not ducking!
Am I dissapointed Floyd is not fighting Shane? Yes, Do I think he should fight Paul? No; paul is to big my point is not if he should fight these people or not though it's that all of this ducking and double standard nonsense and stupid claims annoy me.
Fair enough - the ducking rumors are complete nonsense. It's about money and contract terms.
Floyd needs to fight the natural welterweights. He came out of retirement and again chose to fight a smaller man. I don't dislike Floyd as a fighter, but as a fan, he hasn't taken a challenging fight in a while, and it is wrong to always fight smaller men at your natural weight. He should fight other men who share that natural weight.
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P4P means you are the best boxer around regardless of size.
Manny has beaten more current linear champs than Floyd has, infact has Floyd beaten any?
Take light welter, Floyd fought Gatti then ran away from Tszyu, he ran up a weight to take longer to beat a fighter that Tszyu had smashed off the canvas.
There is no denying Pacquiao has fought some very dangerous fighters, even dangerous fighters who dont draw crowds, like Marquez, right after he beat Mab, when he could have taken a soft touch, whereas Floyd has avoided all his percieved threats, like Tszyu, Mosely, Cotto, Margarito and Williams.
Lets be fair and get and use the facts straight let not just spew words because you don't like a fighter. Lineal champs mean crap nowadays. The belts are ran by corrupt organizations. And yes, PBF has beaten lineal champs. Remember he got crap for taking on the lineal champ in Baldomir for the most money. And for his debut at 135 he took on the lineal champ in Castillo then did it again. As for Tszyu, PBF wanted Tsyzu and even went to negotiations. Tsyzu's plan was to go at Hatton first. PBF called out Mosley twice when Mosley was a fearsome lightweight knocking everyone out. Both times Mosley flat out refused with excuses. Remember when Mosley went from 135 to 147? Did he do that to avoid Tsyzu? When PBF fought the cash cow DLH he was accused of ducking the real threats. Mosley skipped an entire division to get at DLH and so did Pac. But I think neither ducked anyone. Its called cherrypicking and every fighter does it. Boxing is a business and you must use smart marketing, crafty management, and make intelligent business decisions.
Baldomir being Lineal champ shows you just how much that means.
Fensters thread on fighting for money over legacy was bang on and to be honest i don't see the problem with that. Would you rather be a broke 45 year old Tyson or a rich 45 year old Mayweather. Mayweather had already done more than enough to be proclaimed the best fighter of his generation before he took on the Hatton/ODLH fights. Nothing wrong with lining his pockets against very credible opponents. How anybody can think ODLH and Hatton were just gimmes is beyond me.
And the 'why didn't he fight Cotto/Margarito/Williams' argument'
Even though Floyd was classified as a welterweight it's only day before weigh ins that allow Cotto/Margarito and Williams to fight there....probably not Williams anymore.
Cotto and Margarito are probably a weight division above Mayweather come fight night. If they had to weigh in on the day of the fight Mayweather and Cotto/Margarito wouldn't be allowed anywhere near each other. Day before weigh ins are the dumbest thing in the sport of Boxing. It's ok saying Floyd doesn't fight 'real welterweights' when in reality Cotto and Margarito aren't anywhere near real welterweights. They are more like Middleweights come fight night anyway. Like i said if there were same day weigh-ins they would be getting on for 2 divisions apart given that Floyd's optiumun weight would be around 148/150 come fight night wheras Cotto/Margarito would be around 160. The haters forget the weight issues when talking about him 'ducking' Cotto/Margarito but are quick to bring them up when he fights somebody who is probably much closer to his natural weight come fight night.
