Does Anybody Really Take Mayweather's Retirement Seriously ??

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too much scratch on the table to quit plus hes at thetop of his game--not that he neededmuch against a c level guy like hatton

I dont take it seriously. He will be back. If the money is right then "Money May" will be back in the fray.

I would love to see him against Cotto or Williams.

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Originally Posted by miles

I dont take it seriously. He will be back. If the money is right then "Money May" will be back in the fray.

I would love to see him against Cotto or Williams.

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As Mayweather fan i have to be honest, Williams would be horrible stylistic match up for Mayweather i could see Williams beating Mayweather he needs to avoid that fight at all cost's.

If hes not going to fight Cotto, Margarito, or Williams he should retire. I have a suspicion that he may now want to fight Mosley because Mosley showed signs of slowing down vs. Cotto and that would be a winnable fight for PBF at this point. As of now, Cotto is the fight to make happen.

u are a joke sweet pea


williams was getting beaten up by a brawler like maragrito at the end of their fight....williams is the most overrated fighter around as big as he is he has no power----remmeber that little journeyman dude he was punding on for like 8 rounds and couldnt put away? floyed would toy with him and slap him silly---his punches are too long---hed never lay a glove on pbf

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Originally Posted by LawHoops

u are a joke sweet pea


williams was getting beaten up by a brawler like maragrito at the end of their fight....williams is the most overrated fighter around as big as he is he has no power----remmeber that little journeyman dude he was punding on for like 8 rounds and couldnt put away? floyed would toy with him and slap him silly---his punches are too long---hed never lay a glove on pbf

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The only joke here is you remember this ??

1 gatti (after he beats pbf he trumps zoo who only has to whip lil ricky boy)--greatest warrior in history of boxing finally gets a chance to shine--would faltten hatton inside 5 rds

2 zoo --- gatti-zoo by the end of the year would be an awesome war --to settle it all at 140--should finish hatton quick in match coming up---my prediction is rd 2

3 pbf--should prob look at 147 pd judah or back down to 135 to face diego again--which may be a totally differnet fight this time around--it would be funny to see pbf get ktfo by gatti then move down and get ktfo by diego---would embarass ricky hatton worse then winky did tito and prob knock hatton tfo

4 viv harris--big underrated------dangerous guy nobody seems to want--apparently he was to young and viable for ricky hatton--would kayo ricky if ricky didint duck him

5 cotto---big for division good fighter--but very beatable as corley let us know--would kayo hatton in 1 rd though--too big strong and athletic--ricky would never go near him

6 witter--another guy like harris nobody wants to fight--another guy ricky hatton ducked --would blister ricky and knock him out

7 corley---give this guy some credit---close split loss against judah, rocked pbf and shook him while going the distance, and roughed up cotto a bit before a very premature stoppage prevented us from finding out if he could have upset cotto--this guy is tough and i think corley would beat hatton via close decision--lack of power keeps ricky in game

8 sharmba mitchell---looked pedestrian against zoo but good give alot of guys a tussle--still 3 yrs away from being an opponent for ricky hatton--hed box his ears off still at this point

9 lovemore ndou--tough vet who will give anyone a tussle ---alot like corley---not washed up enough for ricky--probably win a close decision against ricky

10 oktay urkal-gave harris a tough fight and is solid--another guy who would probably beat ricky hatton of course hes 35 so hes almost ripe for a hatton encounter--id give ricky a 50-50 shot in this one--but rememebr thi guy is underrated and tough--lost close md to harris and went the distance with zoo--which is 10 rds longer then ricky is gonna last

Your opinion is about as good as my toilet paper ;)

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Originally Posted by Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker

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Originally Posted by miles

I dont take it seriously. He will be back. If the money is right then "Money May" will be back in the fray.

I would love to see him against Cotto or Williams.

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As Mayweather fan i have to be honest, Williams would be horrible stylistic match up for Mayweather i could see Williams beating Mayweather he needs to avoid that fight at all cost's.

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Thats one of the main reasons I want to see it. No boxing fan could ask for more than the great Floyd try to figure that one out! Ilike Williams chances but Im sure as hell not gonna bet against Floyd.

He seems to find a way through anyone.

No way, I see him fighting cotto towards the end of next year.

i dont really think he is serius just PR...But i want to see Mayweather Cotto so bad.Ill be praying for this fight to happen.

I didn't know PBF had retired? :(
All he said was:
"I wont let boxing retire me, I'll retire from boxing" - PBF


Which to me just leaves it up in the air... I did however hear him say he was taking a vacation from the sport which is different from saying I'm retiring.....

He'll probably wait a year till Cotto or Williams (My money is on Cotto) cleans out the division. Then take on whoever is left standing and claim WW and P4P supremacy.

I agree with sweet pea. Williams is all wrong for Floyd. But I also think Williams can be beat by any of the strong 147lbers like Cotto or Cintron or even Margarito in a rematch. But none of those guys would beat Floyd. Kinda like a paper-rock-scisors kinda thing.

I do but he will more than likely comeback in 12 to 18 month if Cotto gets through Williams,Cintron,Margerito and De La Hoya Mayweather will comeback and beat him just to prove a point and get some super $ doing it.

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Originally Posted by MAYWEATHER P4P#1

I do but he will more than likely comeback in 12 to 18 month if Cotto gets through Williams,Cintron,Margerito and De La Hoya Mayweather will comeback and beat him just to prove a point and get some super $ doing it.

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Thats exactly what I think will happen. The only question is will the layoff hurt him enough to give Cotto the advantage he needs to win.

Still it is too early to tell. Lets give it a couple of months and see what happends

i really hope he does mean it and focuses his attention on promoting. The man has beaten everything put in front of him and so has absolutly nothing more to prove (even to you mayweather haters).He said 'i will retire from the sport of boxing, boxing will not retire me'. Unlike so many boxers before him i hope he means it

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Originally Posted by LawHoops

too much scratch on the table to quit plus hes at thetop of his game--not that he neededmuch against a c level guy like hatton

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Above is the opinion of a moron. :plzdie:

I'd be willing to bet anything that Mayweather fights in 2008. No matter what he says, he's a boxer, it's what he does, and he's the best in the world at what he does. He's not going anywhere.

His whole career, he's wanted to be a PPV star and make big paydays, he's now reached the point where he's at that level. He's not going to walk away from it.

Floyd's a smart business man, he's basically playing "hard to get." He says he's retired, but he's just keeping the price tag high. If someone wants to fight him, then he needs to be paid accordingly.

I don't....but i wouldn't mind if he did. I really don't see him being beat by anyone anytime soon. His best chance of loosing is fighting past him prime.

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Originally Posted by SweetPea

I'd be willing to bet anything that Mayweather fights in 2008. No matter what he says, he's a boxer, it's what he does, and he's the best in the world at what he does. He's not going anywhere.

His whole career, he's wanted to be a PPV star and make big paydays, he's now reached the point where he's at that level. He's not going to walk away from it.

Floyd's a smart business man, he's basically playing "hard to get." He says he's retired, but he's just keeping the price tag high. If someone wants to fight him, then he needs to be paid accordingly.

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:coolclick: #383 Pea. I agree 100%. Cotto needs to goad him. Do what Ricky did and get under his skin. Floyd will eventually say "make the fight" and everyone is happy. IMO of his era, beating Cotto will prove his greatness even further. He will have taken every fight people asked him to. There will be nothing left to do after this.

On another note... Did anyone else pay attention to his post fight interview?
He also said:

"GBP & Mayweather Promotions is the future of boxing" - PBF

So I guess ODLH is becoming like his mentor as far as business/promoting goes...
Interesting.... :detective:

Mayweather will see what his options are.

By that i mean, he'll sit back, let the WW's fight it out, see who's calling him out, see if the money matches the demand and bang. He'll 'make the fukin fight happen'. ;)

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

On another note... Did anyone else pay attention to his post fight interview?
He also said:

"GBP & Mayweather Promotions is the future of boxing" - PBF

So I guess ODLH is becoming like his mentor as far as business/promoting goes...
Interesting.... :detective:

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Mayweather isnt nearly as buisiness minded and and shrewd as De La Hoya. If he was he would have had a more popular career but he couldnt even market himself. Oscars been promoting something since his amateur days. Just the fact that he can get the kind of ppv numbers today proves that Oscar is damn good at what he does, not so sure about Floyd though.

He'll be back, 2007 was really the year that Floyd became a mainstream star. Now he's finally got all the attention his ability has deserved no way he's going to just walk away.

He's in the most competitive division in boxing with some of the most lucrative potential paydays in front of him.

For him to pull out now would have been like the yanks pulling out of Iraq once they got their tanks rolled into Bahgdad's central square and had Saddam climbing into his little hole in the ground.

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Originally Posted by MAYWEATHER P4P#1

I do but he will more than likely comeback in 12 to 18 month if Cotto gets through Williams,Cintron,Margerito and De La Hoya Mayweather will comeback and beat him just to prove a point and get some super $ doing it.

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Cotto just beat Mosley. why not now? what is with you man, why not now?
Simply just can't understand it, hum maybe I can.

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Originally Posted by Puya

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Originally Posted by MAYWEATHER P4P#1

I do but he will more than likely comeback in 12 to 18 month if Cotto gets through Williams,Cintron,Margerito and De La Hoya Mayweather will comeback and beat him just to prove a point and get some super $ doing it.

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Cotto just beat Mosley. why not now? what is with you man, why not now?
Simply just can't understand it, hum maybe I can.

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Floyd has been at the top of boxing for years. He's just faced and beaten Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton which whether your a hater or not is a better record than ANY other fighter in 2007.

He's more than entitled to take a year or so out to enjoy his success and wait to see who ermerges as the biggest talent at 147.

If Cotto wins against Williams, De Le Hoya or Margarito in 08 his star will continue to grow and a fight with Maweather will be huge.

Sometimes it's better to wait......

It's his job and he knows he can only do it for a couple of more years, he will be back for the Puerto Rican day Parade to introduce himself to Mr Cotto!

And i hope Cotto beats him and then they have a rematch and then another rematch. Then PBF has a tirlogy with Williams and then pbf will be in the top 15 pound for pound of all time.

He didn't actually RETIRE...Just taking some time off...he prettyt much just said it's either MEGA bouts or nothing...can't blame him in a way...But he never actually said I AM RETIRED....he specified 2008-2009

Well i think Pbf will fight Cotto by the end of 2008 after Cotto has another big win it will happen.

Well if goes like no problem for me. I hope Cotto fights Oscar. When he wins I hope Floyd will finally acceps the money that will be involved.
The funny thing is that Oscar will always have his shar of $$$$$ of what ever happens LOL

There is a reason that they call him the Golden Boy my friend.