No "Sugar" Coating....Mayweather is terrified of Margarito

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By Johnny Benz (July 17, 2006)
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Does Floyd Mayweather Jr give a rat's ass about the Fans? Just who are the fans anyway? The Fans are the ones who make boxing possible. Without their voice and appreciation for the sport...one can assume the Sport of Boxing would have been banned years ago by Politicians and the rest of the General public who could care less about a savage sport we call a "science."

For pretty much months now fans have been clamoring for Mayweather to put the Fan's money where his mouth is and fight Antonio Margarito. Of course many believe Mayweather Jr is in fear of Margarito, and watching Mayweather come up with reasons not to face Margarito for a whopping 8 million dollars, solidifies to many fans that Mayweather is
in fact terrified of Margarito.

If Margarito was an easy challenge and Mayweather was sure of the outcome, he'd go on and take the money and run.

Quoted in the Las Vegas Sun, Mayweather had this to say about Margarito: "Look at Antonio Margarito, how can you possibly sell a pay-per-view with a guy like this?

First of all, someone needs to tell Mayweather at this point its not about the PPV numbers, and Mayweather does not need to worry his pretty little head about who is going to buy...because the 8 million is already on the line. Second, the more Mayweather kicks and screams that Margarito is not worth an 8 million dollar challenge, the more and more fans will come to the conclusion that Mayweather is nothing more than a "FRAUD." Mayweather's name outside of the Sport of Boxing is NO Bigger than Margarito's. In fact outside the world of Boxing, I am willing to bet more Mexican American's know Margarito than the African American population knows who Mayweather is. Outside of Boxing, Mayweather is unknown.

More pathetic lines from a scared man...Mayweather quoted by the LV Sun said: "Antonio Margarito's got four losses on his record to journeymen. He's got one world title, he fights straight up and down, no special effects, and you talk about wanting to get in there with a guy like me? I've got way too much for him. Get some more world titles under your belt, get some much more known opponents, then pick up the phone."

Never mind the 8 million on the line, never mind the fact that Mayweather looked less than Pound for Pound when he fought the newest Journey man in Zab Judah. Zab's loss to Carlos Baldomir meant nothing to Mayweather and in return Maywether vs. Judah meant nothing to the fans. Mayweather's stock plummeted when he took on the extremely worthless Judah. At the point Judah lost to Bladomir, he became levels below Margarito. You can not say Margarito is not worthy but still go ahead with the fresh loser in Judah. Margarito will raise Mayweather's stock...Judah has lowered it.

Now it seems Mayweather is trying hard to save face and possibly his ailing career by wanting to ignore Margarito and fight "Sugar" Shane Mosley. It won't work.

Mayweather needs to listen to the fans, and read what the most important writers in the industry are saying about him. If Mayweather wants to read "nutt-hugging" articles about his pathetic career, and talk to only small worthless websites that throw roses and kisses his way...then his popularity will suffer. It is suffering today, and eventually at this rate it won't take long until fans go elsewhere to pop down their money and support.

Mayweather needs to stop making excuses why he is not fighting Margarito. Just admit to fans he is terrified of Margarito. A true Pound for Pound King would not turn down popular demand and make excuses why he isn't fighting Margarito for 8 million. After all, Mayweather is not in a place in his career where he can outright say he is more deserving than any other fighter.

For me and judging by message boards and what others are writing, Mayweather is terrified of Margarito. By wanting "Sugar" Shane over Margarito, Mayweather can "Sugar" coat his problems all he wants.... but at the end of the day, Fans will not forget, and the name of "FRAUD" will stick.

hehe aggresive but good article

Floyd Mayweather is a fighter who in more recent times has infuriated me more than satisfied me as a boxing fan. To be honest I really dont think Floyd is "terrified" of Margarito, but I really feel he is making churlish decisions and more than hand picking his opponents and he's been doing it for over 3 years now. Yes, Floyd has fought some excellent contenders, but who has he fought in recent memory? Yes, we can say Zab Judah was a step up in class after a move up in weight. But Zab was no natural Welterweight and Zab had just lost to Baldomir. This discredited the fight in the eyes of many. But did this influence the thinking of tunnel vision Floyd? Of course not. He went out and beat Zab as most of us expected.

This leaves us with Floyd where he is now. He has money being thrown at him to fight Margarito. He is ignoring it. Many in the fight game want to see this fight. As ever tunnel vision Floyd pays little heed to these calls. Instead of seeking out fights with other hungry young fighters, he is seeking out fights with bigger men who have seen their best days pass them by. As good as Mosley and Oscar are, they are not the fighters they were half a decade ago. I would love to see the younger models take on Floyd. They would be REAL challenges for Floyd. Floyd knows where the money is and he wants more belts. The belts seem to talk more to Floyd than actually proving his worth in any division as he moves up. Again a blatant disregard of those that know the depths within these divisions. A kick in the face of those that really care about the sport and the fighters within....

Floyd is the most talented fighter we have in terms of natural skills, I only wish he would start applying those skills in the fights that really matter.....

He isn't afraid of Margarito. Margarito is afraid of anyone who isn't the absolute best in the division that has a different style that doesn't involve standing in front and trading ;)

stupid article ! bitch bitch bitch whine whine whine !! PBF ROCKS !

Enough about Margarito for god sake ! Margarito has one decent win against an inexperienced up and coming prospect in Cintron . I say Margarito go beat Winky , and then come back an we will listen to all that sh@#! until then, he don't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather really folks !

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no way mayweather is scared of margarito.
i believe mayweather wants to fight the "best" out there. meaning not just the best fighter but best interest for the public .
sure there is a big money against magarito but he can make bigger money w/ mosley.

lot of us here on the forum wants to see mayweather vs margarito but more of us want mayweather vs mosley. i too want PBF vs mosley more than margarito. mosley is the bigger name here. mosley is faster and obviously more skilled. margarito is exciting but
who has he fought?? give me one big name.

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no way mayweather is scared of margarito.
i believe mayweather wants to fight the "best" out there. meaning not just the best fighter but best interest for the public .
sure there is a big money against magarito but he can make bigger money w/ mosley.

lot of us here on the forum wants to see mayweather vs margarito but more of us want mayweather vs mosley. i too want PBF vs mosley more than margarito. mosley is the bigger name here. mosley is faster and obviously more skilled. margarito is exciting but
who has he fought?? give me one big name.

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Here is the deal . Margarito is the one scared ,and wants to make this Mayweather money before he gets exposed by someone half decent and gets pushed off the charts. He just hasa big record consisting of marginal opponents ! give me a break guys … Mayweather scared of Margarito??? its really funny when you stop and think about it !

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stupid article ! bitch bitch bitch whine whine whine !! PBF ROCKS !

Enough about Margarito for god sake ! Margarito has one decent win against an inexperienced up and coming prospect in Cintron . I say Margarito go beat Winky , and then come back an we will listen to all that sh@#! until then, he don't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather really folks !

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There are more deserving fighters out there ! Hatton, Tszyu, Mosley, Delahoya, why these guys ??? because they have fought top guys they have fought the best and beat the best ! once Margarito fights some top guys , he then earns bragging rights and everyone can make a case, about Floyd fighting him but until then the jury is out , Margarto may turn out to be a flop willy ?

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more deserving alright.....but they don't want PBF and margarito does.

Hattons-his ppl from what i understand don't think hes ready for PBF.(i might be wrong)
Tszyu-has not fought in over a year since quiting vs hatton and is pretty much retired.
Mosley- already came out and said PBF should go ahead and fight margarito because hes not ready (weight wise)
ODLH-who the fuck knows were he is coming from. he says he'll fight in a year, but who knows if this fight will happen (probably will IMO) but not till next year.
so who should "the almighty" give the chance to fight him? not even PBF knows who he wants.......hes calling out mosley but mosley already said hes not ready.....so wtf........who should he fight??????????

Answer me why Margarito doesn't want to fight Sharmba Mitchell or someone like that? Answer me why Antonio Margarito doesn't want to fight anyone halfway decent with a different style then standing in front, answer me why he only wants the huge fights I'll ell u why because he's afraid he's gonna get beat and shown for the overrated fighter that he is.. so he wants to lose to someone up there so he can say he lost to the best ::**

Remember.. Hatton took the risk Margarito won't he actually fought a diffeent style and struggled.. now granted he isn't giving the guy a promised rematch but he still tested those waters and at his first fight at 147 when has Margarito done that?

I give Hatton a whole lot of credit more then Margarito on that.

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Answer me why Margarito doesn't want to fight Sharmba Mitchell or someone like that? Answer me why Antonio Margarito doesn't want to fight anyone halfway decent with a different style then standing in front, answer me why he only wants the huge fights I'll ell u why because he's afraid he's gonna get beat and shown for the overrated fighter that he is.. so he wants to lose to someone up there so he can say he lost to the best ::**

Remember.. Hatton took the risk Margarito won't he actually fought a diffeent style and struggled.. now granted he isn't giving the guy a promised rematch but he still tested those waters and at his first fight at 147 when has Margarito done that?

I give Hatton a whole lot of credit more then Margarito on that.

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i have absolutely no clue why margarito wont fight those guys, if its true. i very much doubt that anyone other than tony and his team does....you might be right( i dont think so) but thats your opinion....its true hatton took that risk, so why dont they fight? i dont play into the whole pbf is a fraud deal, or that he is afraid but i still dont like to think that pbf is such a "god" that tony does not deserve a shot at him.....i understand all the arguments concerning this fight, on why it should and should not happen i dont agree w/ all of it but i get it...what i dont get is why this is such a big deal.....fighters fight, why if tony is so unskilled and so overrated why doesn't pbf just shut ppl the fuck up get in the ring and handle tony.....who do you think PBF should fight next?

Why doesn't Tony prove he isn't overrated and unskilled by fighting someone like Mitchell that ahs a different style then standing in front of him and trading?

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Why doesn't Tony prove he isn't overrated and unskilled by fighting someone like Mitchell that ahs a different style then standing in front of him and trading?

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i dont know, ill go ask him......... ;D

how should i know that....why does'nt pbf prove hes not afraid of fighting tony and go fight him.... ;D (its not true IMO)

id like to see tony fight Mitchell.... i dont know why they dont....you think tony has absolutely no shot vs these guys?
who should PBF fight?

Starr,your points have no basis on fact...nothing new there....I LAREADY posted the article and I PMED you it where it clearly says Sharmba turned down the oppertunity to fight Toni. Second,you say why doesn't he fight a different style,err,Daniel Santos is almost a bigger version of Collazo but more powerful and he was MEANT to box in their second fight..not Toni's fault he didn't.

Also,if these big fights do not go through,Margarito is going to fight Quintana who is a slick slick southpaw boxer. Also,your memory seems to have failed you on the numerous times Margarito called out Judah for a unification fight...Judah,the coward said he would fight the winner of Cintron-Toni,but did he ::** How many more styles you want Toni to face? That is ridiculous to say he wants to lose so he can say e lost to the best,NO true professional would do that.He believes that he can beat Floyd,simple as that.

You just make random points pulled out of the air or your ass with no truth whatsoever..... ???

CC for the read Uncle Miles,although I disagree,I don't think he is scared but apprehensive to fight Tony at this moment in time because he knows he could lose/get hand broken etc and that may jeopardise an Oscar fight? We cannot say conclusivley until he announces his next opponent.

I wouldnt go as far to say that Mayweather is terrified but like Miles stated he just picking the perfect fights for him at the time.Anyways i really really hope this fights comes off coz i think it will be a cracker, Floyd UD.

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stupid article ! bitch bitch bitch whine whine whine !! PBF ROCKS !

Enough about Margarito for god sake ! Margarito has one decent win against an inexperienced up and coming prospect in Cintron . I say Margarito go beat Winky , and then come back an we will listen to all that sh@#! until then, he don't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather really folks !

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There are more deserving fighters out there ! Hatton, Tszyu, Mosley, Delahoya, why these guys ??? because they have fought top guys they have fought the best and beat the best ! once Margarito fights some top guys , he then earns bragging rights and everyone can make a case, about Floyd fighting him but until then the jury is out , Margarto may turn out to be a flop willy ?

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CC Lords Gym. I have never seen somebody respond to their own article but you had a point to make and you made it. I can see Tony being disappointed in not getting the fight with Floyd but he needs to stop putting all his eggs in one basket. He follows PBF around, confronts him at press conferences and slams him in interviews. Note to Tony their are other great fighters out there that you can fight.
Cotto
Hatton
Wright
Baldomir
Diaz
Mosley
It's okay to be upset but move on and don't be a stalker, he needs to wake up, and just for the record only ignorant boxing fans would think that Floyd is scared of Tony, Tony's accomplishments in the ring are not legendary.

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He isn't afraid of Margarito. Margarito is afraid of anyone who isn't the absolute best in the division that has a different style that doesn't involve standing in front and trading ;)

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last I checked it was still 8 million dollars on the table.....and PBF is not getting any younger.....I just want to see him fight .....the sooner the better....

Not to sound rude or anything but Tony needs to get off pbfs jock for real.Why is he constantly begging for a fight. I mean hes worst than tarver was when he was chasing roy but at least tarver was actually somebody.The man don't wanna fight you and you know why. What tony needs to do is force pbf to fight like tarver forced roy. By fighting.Hes been in the division for like 13 years and has not had a unification bout,has never fought for any real titles(wbc,ibf,wba,ring),and he has never fought a name.Tony needs to get a life and go fight someone else until he get his name up. Why didn't he fight winky. I mean if he won he would become a name, he would make more money than hes ever made, and floyd would fight him. He needs to pull a judah and fight winky for short money,win and then make the long money against floyd. But no he don't wanna do that, it seems like he wants a whole lot of something for doing a whole lot of nothing. I mean come on his best win is a lost. I'm not saying he ain't a decent fighter but he ain't nobody to be making this kinda noise over

Like many here I think Floyd will beat Tony, but like miles is saying the handpicked opponents have got to stop. And when ppl doubt Toney they're in the right since he hasn't done much, some of it his fault some of it not. Yes Margarito's big win was Cintron, and thats not enough to deserve a PBF fight but what do you do when noone wants to fight ya? Also people won't forget Toney's early losses and rightfully, but most don't look for his improvements either. It's a sticky situation so people need to quit looking at this like it's black and white.

I say it should have been Margarito and Boldomir fighting last Saturday, and had Toney won the fight convincingly he would be deserving of a shot at PBF.

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Like many here I think Floyd will beat Tony, but like miles is saying the handpicked opponents have got to stop. And when ppl doubt Toney they're in the right since he hasn't done much, some of it his fault some of it not. Yes Margarito's big win was Cintron, and thats not enough to deserve a PBF fight but what do you do when noone wants to fight ya? Also people won't forget Toney's early losses and rightfully, but most don't look for his improvements either. It's a sticky situation so people need to quit looking at this like it's black and white.

I say it should have been Margarito and Boldomir fighting last Saturday, and had Toney won the fight convincingly he would be deserving of a shot at PBF.

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I agree.

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Like many here I think Floyd will beat Tony, but like miles is saying the handpicked opponents have got to stop. And when ppl doubt Toney they're in the right since he hasn't done much, some of it his fault some of it not. Yes Margarito's big win was Cintron, and thats not enough to deserve a PBF fight but what do you do when noone wants to fight ya? Also people won't forget Toney's early losses and rightfully, but most don't look for his improvements either. It's a sticky situation so people need to quit looking at this like it's black and white.

I say it should have been Margarito and Boldomir fighting last Saturday, and had Toney won the fight convincingly he would be deserving of a shot at PBF.

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Have to agree with you there....I think the reason why this has come to what it is from the side that no one is calling out margarito....why won't someone step up and put an end to this? the Baldomir fight would be a good one they are both big welters and seem to be made for each other....Baldomir seems game...he says the likes of hatton and Toney are only holding belts that HE RIGHTFULLY OWNS ANYWAY!!! so who knows?...maybe an early 2007 fight between the two....

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Like many here I think Floyd will beat Tony, but like miles is saying the handpicked opponents have got to stop. And when ppl doubt Toney they're in the right since he hasn't done much, some of it his fault some of it not. Yes Margarito's big win was Cintron, and thats not enough to deserve a PBF fight but what do you do when noone wants to fight ya? Also people won't forget Toney's early losses and rightfully, but most don't look for his improvements either. It's a sticky situation so people need to quit looking at this like it's black and white.

I say it should have been Margarito and Boldomir fighting last Saturday, and had Toney won the fight convincingly he would be deserving of a shot at PBF.

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True statement, Floyd needs to stop this but he was trying when he challenged Oscar for what would have been the biggest grossing fight of all time, and he has challenged Shane, Ricky, and Spinks. But he has very little interest in Tony, high risk low reward.

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Starr,your points have no basis on fact...nothing new there....I LAREADY posted the article and I PMED you it where it clearly says Sharmba turned down the oppertunity to fight Toni. Second,you say why doesn't he fight a different style,err,Daniel Santos is almost a bigger version of Collazo but more powerful and he was MEANT to box in their second fight..not Toni's fault he didn't.

Also,if these big fights do not go through,Margarito is going to fight Quintana who is a slick slick southpaw boxer. Also,your memory seems to have failed you on the numerous times Margarito called out Judah for a unification fight...Judah,the coward said he would fight the winner of Cintron-Toni,but did he ::** How many more styles you want Toni to face? That is ridiculous to say he wants to lose so he can say e lost to the best,NO true professional would do that.He believes that he can beat Floyd,simple as that.

You just make random points pulled out of the air or your a** with no truth whatsoever..... ???

CC for the read Uncle Miles,although I disagree,I don't think he is scared but apprehensive to fight Tony at this moment in time because he knows he could lose/get hand broken etc and that may jeopardise an Oscar fight? We cannot say conclusivley until he announces his next opponent.

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CC back, ya young tearaway you!!! ;D

As I said in a previous post aeons ago before this site went down and my memory was still intact....erm....I think whats happening with Floyd is that he has been hand picking his opponents for way too long now. He only fights for the dollar signs, regardless of whether it is the "best" fight to fight at the time. Whence we got Judah after a loss to Baldomir. Wouldnt a fight with Baldomir have made more sense to most people? I think so but PBF goes only where PBF wishes. He's been doing this for a looooonnnngg while. He really didnt need to waste effort on a damaged Sharmba IMO.

Blah blah blah.

Anyone listen to Mosley's excuse for not fighting Floyd in his next fight?

"I have to talk to my wife, my father, & my entire camp...besides that...my toof is lose"

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!

Priceless.

Oh yeah...Mayweather beats Margarito...buhleedat!

Shane Mosley would have eaten PBF alive at 130-135.And PBF would rather fight that pussy Corey Spinks and Baldomir than ever get in the ring with Margarito.buhleedat ;D