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'There Goes The Neighborhood': Floyd Mayweather Jr. Resurfaces Making Much Noise!
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Thats a good point, who would be the draw? I think it would be Manny, he has a bigger fanbase internationally. I consider him the much bigger star. Could they come to an agreement about the purse split?
Mayweather if Oscar retires is the most well known current boxer in America. That is why all of his last few ppv's have all done relatively well, Mayweather-Judah, Mayweather-Baldomir, Mayweather-Gatti, Mayweather-Dela Hoya, MAyweather-Hatton. We really don't know how big of a name Pacquiao is yet from the fight with Oscar, I guess we can compare the Pacquiao-Hatton fight to the MAyweather-Hatton fight.
Mayweather will sell more PPV's than Pac.
And I hope he is back!
Hate him or not, Mayweather will bring excitement once again. Many, including me, wants to see him loose. His fights keep me on my toes just hoping he gets connected, KOed, etc. Another reason why I miss Naz. Didn't like him until he lost convincingly. His ring entrances, his style, his KOs, etc. There are lots of big fights in the horizon if Mayweather returns.
i REALLY really really really hope this is true.. I hope he fights cotto or margarito instead of hatton or pac but i doubt that will happen.. i feel this way because he'd have a harder time against them, and i'd rather not see him dominate pac/hatton because that's what will happen..
here's to hoping!..
Hhhmmm Mayweather facing Cotto, eh? I wonder how Cotto would do with a young big name in his prime, not a journeyman. As for Margarito, somehow, I can see another Baldomir-like scene where you have a big slow puncher walking forward getting connected with straights, hooks, etc. And having Mayweather move out of the way like a matador with his bull. Maybe going to the ropes on ocassions only to shoulder-roll punches and once again move out of the way to box him to an easy unanimous decision. I can't see Mayweather knocking both though.
Its seems silly to me that in boxing they decide what split they will get before the fight. Why don't they have a system where the winner gets a larger split?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boom Boom
I hope my Bwoy is back.. Please Floyd shut the Pac huggers up once and for all;)
yea now that i look at it. I dont see cotto beating PBF but would stand a better chance than Margarito since Cotto is faster and a better boxer. I think floyd stops Cotto too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chino
but i rather see him fight pac just to see how pac fans take a lopsided loss ;)
That sure is a lot of speculative mights,coulds and what ifs for me.Nothing terribly substantive,but I think the pot would be stirred big time if Mayweather chooses to grace us with his precence again.
I think murmers of a Hatton rematch are a lot of fluff and really believe Mayweather....should he return to form as he was when left off,could repeat a victory over Hatton.
Mayweather vs. Pac ?Ugh...ok,huge names and two superb elites going at it.It will do huge numbers.P4P face offs are great but that one seems a bit manufactured Imo.Honestly I would MUCH rather see Pac top out at 140,face off with Hatton and I think Mayweather has to fight and beat Margarito,Cotto or any of the top Welters.Yeah right.As the world turns. I have no doubts Mayweather will be back....and it will only be for the biggest money fight he can get.Then he's out.
Yes, I somehow see it difficult for Cotto and Margarito to beat Mayweather but give Cotto an edge to challenge Mayweather a bit more. This would be Cotto's second time he faces a young big name in his prime and not just another journeyman he is used to fighting who end up rocking him, cutting him, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingfrnkyea now that i look at it. I dont see cotto beating PBF but would stand a better chance than Margarito since Cotto is faster and a better boxer. I think floyd stops Cotto too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chino
but i rather see him fight pac just to see how pac fans take a lopsided loss ;)
And yes, I also want to see Pac lose for the same reason you stated. If Pac faced Mayweather, it would be tough for me. I am not sure who I want to see lose on that one. If Pac won, oh man! Imagine how many of the Pac fans would get! At least Pac wouldn't be beating an old worned out passed his prime fighter, he would be winning against a young big name in his prime. I can imagine 20 threads in this forum about how Pac is god. If Mayweather won, we would hear even more trashtalking from him.
It's a toss up. Who would you rather see lose?
The boxing world will be better off with him in it and fighting. As far as all the other jazz goes...him being a douchepickle and whatnot...could care less.
I think the guy is pure comedy outside of the ring. I thought he was a self-absorbed moron...until I saw him on MTV cribs. Then I realized he is a comedian.
Yes Pac, shut PBF's huggers....;D;D;D and let Mayweather retire for good coz he's a shame to boxing.... err.... I mean his elbows and dirty tactics is a shame to boxing.Quote:
Originally Posted by JT Rock
Before I forgot, let him also retire for good for ducking margarito, williams and cotto:cool:.
Ohhh.. By the way, after Pac beats PBF.... how would you call it JT???? That PBF is already retired and past his prime?
Right:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by bruceleeYes Pac, shut PBF's huggers....;D;D;D and let Mayweather retire for good coz he's a shame to boxing.... err.... I mean his elbows and dirty tactics is a shame to boxing.Quote:
Originally Posted by JT Rock
Before I forgot, let him also retire for good for ducking margarito, williams and cotto:cool:.
Ohhh.. By the way, after Pac beats PBF.... how would you call it JT???? That PBF is already retired and past his prime?
Bruce you are such a bore to debate with since you are fairly limited in your knowledge of boxing it makes it difficult to reason with you... I myswell find a 5th grader to talk boxing with
I hope he comes back, but until he does, i'm sick of him getting attention regarding IF he's coming back... THAT is the boring part to me... I enjoy the discussion of his previous fights and whether he'd beat this or that person if he fought them, but until his signature is on the bottom of a fight contract, he's retired for life as far as i'm concerned..
I don't think he has the love of the game of boxing like people such as Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones, and even guys like Pernell who CLEARLY aged so much and with his drug abuse and injuries, was almost like an E grade fighter when he returned into the ring for his last fights, but he got back in because he loved the game..
I think that fact Floyd was thrown into the ring from such a young age and comes from a line of boxers and was always expected to be a champion etc etc, I think he really wants to just have a big part of his life seperate to boxing.. I don't even know what i'm saying actually.. I just think he see's boxing differentely to some of the other guys that could be mentioned, and perhaps if he needs more money he'll return to the ring, but how he see's boxing and what he set out to take from it and give back to it is clearly a little bit different to other fighters... Which isn't necessarily a bad thing at all,,, but maybe he is done with boxing for good?
I would love to see him back in the ring, but at the same time, if the fact he tried to make it very clear when he retired that it was for good,,,, and it actually IS for good, then i'd love for that to be clear to everyone and the speculation to cease.. I mean how many years and how many challengers are going to come through and we're going to wonder if Floyd will come back to fight them?? It would be great to just know whether he will return or not..
So to me, he's not, until his signature is on a piece of paper..
That it all....
;D
What exactly was his reason to retire prematurely? Was it reason enough to stay retired permanently, I am confused even more from the new "pressess".
Father Bob Arum once said that when it comes to PBF, it is an exercise in irrational behavior to predict his next moves. I guess it gets silly and tiresome after a while, to try and figure out the guy!
Is he really back?
He retired because he set out with goals for boxing, and he achieved him... He believes that while he was fighting, he answered all the questions asked of him.. But as you learn with just about anyone's boxing career, as long as you are still in the game, there will always be someone new asking a new question... He himself felt like he'd done everything that he set out to do and needed to do, and anything more would be for other people and not himself... The final thing he wanted to do for himself was retire before he started to slide down the wrong side of prime, or retire before he fought someone good enough to beat him.... He got to a point where he convinced himself if he fought on and kept fighting the fighters others wanted him to fight, he wasn't do it for himself but for someone else..
I guess you can't be wrong in that respect if you do what you believe is right for you, and not what other people think is right for you..
And as long as Floyd believes he was right to retire for good when he did, then it looks like he'll stay retired...
If Floyd is back he's a genius.
Margarito has just committed to fighting Shane. Thats two hazardous styles out of the way.
Cotto is busy with Jennings and may have lost his razor edge.
Hatton has just redeemed himself and has prioved he can make lots and lots of money.
A huge name in Pacquaio has presented himself.
I expect Floyd to be back and I expect him to act ther bad guy more than ever.
The more disdain for Floyd the more money he makes.
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Originally Posted by Dizaster
If he didn't come back it wouldn't really be bad for the forum, since we just obsess about him when he's fighting, whether its people who love him or hate him, there was a while when we didn't really talk about boxing, we talked about Floyd.
Then again we'll just find somebody else to obsess about, Pac, Joe, etc.
What if Saddoboxer was a Floyd fan :confused: It might just be too much for the world to take.