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I was just perusing a site that dare not be named for boxing news and came upon a thread with this video with Floyd apparently taken just a few days ago. He basically says he wants to take a year or two off before fighting again. He repeated this several times and appeared to be quite serious. Surely he isn't going to duck Manny Pacquiao?
Thoughts?
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Hoping this is just a hype for Floyd vs. Pac in November, if this is his final statement, sad it could be true he's ducking Pac :lickish:
I don't know what to make of it TBH, but find it a very peculiar thing to say.
if it strue, which most prob is going on his past rest periods then even you guys who are die-hard fans of his has to admit mayweathers a coward, a runner and shouldnt be put in any p4p list ever!!!! how many times is he gona duck people...........he retired when cotto, margarito and mosley where breathing down his neck a few years ago he retired so he didnt have to fight them..........he fought a washed out gatti, a old dela hoya( i still think oscar won that fight anyway) a limited hatton( love rick but goto be honest) a limited old Baldomir. a much smaller tailor made Marquez, he fought zab judah when everyone had zab as toast. he finanly fight a old mosley......i mean come on.........wheres the big fights with a prime cotto? a margarito, pac-man....or mosley a few years back...........now this crap so he doesnt fight pac
no forum should ever mention his name again if this is true
thing is i'm not sure he has thought this out too well... in the olden days he was young enough to wait for his foes to become shot before facing them not sure that will work this time :-X
it could be just talk like his retirement statement he did to get the best deal out of DLH.
i know one thing thou the fight with pac fell throu last time because floyd wanted Pac to take the test... pac didn't start making any demands.
speaks volumes when you think about it logically ;)
I think quitting now without going through with a fight with Pacquiao harms his reputation immensely. Floyd already has a name for avoiding the toughest fights in the higher weight classes and now wants to leave again after fighting a bloated LW and a long dormant Mosley? Surely this should be Floyd just warming up to the big fights. To call it quits now would look REALLY bad. There is a mega fight just waiting to be signed and Floyd can't make that kind of money outside of boxing. To walk away from that when all you care about is money is insane.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saddo
I find it a downright strange thing to say and then say the same thing with a straight face two or three times more.
i hope this isnt true
This smokescreen is not gonna sell like the previous ones...
He is too old to take time off again and will back worse off from the lay off. Do not beleive it in any case.
Floyd isn't stupid. He only made that comment so people about it/him. Yet more publicity to sell the biggest fight of all time.
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Originally Posted by Master
agreed
would be like 34 when he came back and for someone who relys on speed he`d be attempting career suicide by getting back into the mix
Should just have 2-3 more fights over the next 18months and at the end of 2011 he can call it a day and if he does manage to put pacquiao away could quite feasibly claim the title of greatest of all time
Right, I'm not so sure I buy it either. You can't just walk away from a huge fight and pretend nothing happened. "Oh, I just feel like taking a couple of years off. You know how it is. La di da". It's absurd and the backlash from the fans would be huge. Surely he knows that this is the fight that will define his career. No way he can walk away from it so easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
It looks like he's had a come to Jesus moment. I think this will last until he blows all his money again which should be in the next 3-4 months.
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheep
I really think they're going to drag all this hype along. I'm starting to care less and less about the fight the longer they delay this BS.
(I say that now but when it's announced I'll be excited as hell!)
Doesn't everyone see this is a ploy? It makes the Pacquiao fight bigger if Manny takes the tests.
Because he can put the "this is my last fight" storyline added on to it.
No, I don't see it that way, Majesty. I don't see how this makes the fight bigger. I see it as a man saying he doesn't want to fight again for a couple of years and that's it. Misleading people doesn't make me want to see the fight any more, it just makes me think that Floyd is a bit of a dick.
People were saying the last negotiations were all hype and what happened? We got no fight. Saying you want to take time out is never a good sign. Hatton saying to Pac "let's just sign the contracts" is how you make a fight.
This makes it official. Floyd is scared of Manny. The bug on him about ducking fighters that can beat him will now stick with him forever. Manny took all of his excuses out of the equation and in turn, Floyd turned into a bitch. Floyd did great against who he faced, but he's running for the hills now. I called this a long time ago. Please look through my past comments. Floyd was never going to let this fight happen because he could get his ass kicked. Manny was going to submit to all drug test and Floyd ran out of excuses. Keep it going Manny.
If this fight actually happens, I think it will be the last for the both of them. There's no bigger fight or other directions to go for either man.
Just think about how there was a time where this fight wasn't even possible...
If floyd walks from this fight everything hes done in boxing will be overlooked and he will be remembered for this, its a shame really but thats how it seems to work.
im not sure i believe hes going to take a break because he of all people will know thatll be it for him, i would have thought that would be enough to make him fight manny, if its not then maybe he really just doesnt want the fight, i dont see how statements like this are going to make the fight bigger at all, i can see from this statement that hes either going to walk or hes putting it out their for an excuse if he loses to say he wasnt hungry anymore etc, etc
Lmfao! What's the matter Floyd?.. too much pressure? Fukkin coward.
Cry if he's here, cry if he's gone. Stop letting this guy play with boxing's mind. If they fight great ! If not screw em . Make these promoters have to work for a change instead of riding the nuts of a few guys in the sport to cash in on. There are tons of great fights out there to be made. Give us those
Yeah it will be the last fight for probably both of them; they may as well go for broke (the public purse being broke that is).Quote:
Originally Posted by Majesty
There's the warriors, the fighters, the boxers who just plod on... taking all comers, making exciting fights, keeping busy, talking with their fists and not their mouths. Take last night's fight, for instance. Cotto and Foreman are classy guys, as well as champion fighters. That's why people love them. They come to fight. The hell with the stories, with the publicity ploys, with the head games, etc.
And then............ there's Floyd. This fukking guy gets on my nerves every time a new story comes out. Hey, I never used to be a Floyd-hater. My intense dislike was reserved for class-less jerks, like the old Judah (I've softened my stance on him by now), James Toney, Prince Naseem, Macho Camacho, and a few others I can't think of right now.
But geeez... what a tiring and exhausting prima donna. He dangles fans at the end of his string, plays the public like a yo-yo, and is always calculating with who he fights and when. And what is most telling of all: UNLIKE the Cotto's and the Mosley's, his devoted fans have to be defending his image all the time. That alone should tell you something. Hey, he might very well be an ATG and a top p4p contender (in my mind, Manny is still # 1). But he becomes more and more of a liability to boxing each passing day. IMHO, of course.
PBF has the biggest ego in boxing he is not retiring.
Oh here we go again.Determined to give the deserved fans a case of blue balls when it comes to a much wanted match up.
You know,wont really matter to me if he walks and then lets the significant events pass him by.If thats what he wanst so be it.He needs to ride Mosley winning momentum and stop screwing around.Would like to spend more time on guys who actually want to fight...when is the next Cotto or Yuri Foreman fight btw :-X
I think people are taking too much from this. People say a lot of things especially people like Floyd who talk all time in front cameras. I don't buy this at all and I'm surprised that people keep falling for his jibberish. You can pull up so many recorded ridiculous rantings of Floyd to the point you can almost find what you want. No 33 year old in Floyd's position takes 2 years off just because. There's a better chance at him retiring altogether than leaving for 2 years at an advanced age. He'd be 35, reflexes would be downhill, and his speed would not be as needed. This would destroy the business of Floyd as THE boxer. No businessman would ever do this. Even if the negotiations with Pac fall through Floyd has $20+ million fights he can breeze through like Berto and Bradley. Floyd is just talking off the top of his head. Typical Floyd. Nothing more.
The typical Floyd indeed. :confused:
it's confirmed. He doesn't want to fight Pac and all the issues he raised against Pac was just to justify his cowardice.IMHO.
by the way, I'm back and I was frustrated with the Cotto Vs Foreman result.
I feel sorry for Foreman. He had the lead when the accident happened. Tsk. tsk tsk.:-\
Welcome back bruce, but I have to say that you are stark raving mad. Cotto was winning that fight fairly convincingly even before the injury. Foreman did have his fleeting moments in some of those rounds, but not enough to win more than one of them by my reckoning. Foreman has a lot of heart and deserves respect for his showing though. I think I am still feeling guilty for saying mean things about him TBH.Quote:
Originally Posted by brucelee
I cant see this being true. I think Floyd is playing mind games with Pacquiao and his team.
Yep, he probably is, but if so they are weak mind games. Who is Floyd trying to influence with this nonsense? Threatening to quit isn't going to get him anywhere. And what if Pac calls his bluff and says "Right I'm going to fight Berto" or "I will go up and fight Cotto for another division belt". It's a very faulty kind of a mind game and in a nothing interview such as that? Why bother saying it at all. Floyd isn't all that smart beyond the ropes.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Rascal
What? He has only won one round by then, maybe two if the judges were being generous. I just hope your comment at the end there was tongue in cheek. ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by brucelee
I find it interesting how Pac fans were not saying that much when Pac came out with all his silly contradicting excuses to not take the blood tests and fight Floyd. After trying to fight Pac and not getting anywhere with Pac asking to get away with 14 days of no blood tests Floyd is hinting a retirement and Pac fans come out of the darkness to now point fingers at Floyd and go "See!? Floyd is ducking!".
Pac's excuses were feeble, but this kind of drivel is feeble too. He didn't hint, he said flat out that he wouldn't fight for two more years. The finger goes both ways, they are both silly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chino
I guess so :(.Quote:
Originally Posted by milesPac's excuses were feeble, but this kind of drivel is feeble too. He didn't hint, he said flat out that he wouldn't fight for two more years. The finger goes both ways, they are both silly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chino
If he is going to take a 2 year break he might as well just retire. Floyd has shown superb speed, footwork, defense, reflexes, counter punching, etc. Age is no athlete's best friend.
We shouldn't even be discussing this 2 year crap, he should be fighting Manny Pac period. Let's give it a while and see what happens. Hopefully it's not true, but Floyd is an idiot regardless. The man keeps on spouting his drivel, but no way he can turn down this payday.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChinoI guess so :(.Quote:
Originally Posted by milesPac's excuses were feeble, but this kind of drivel is feeble too. He didn't hint, he said flat out that he wouldn't fight for two more years. The finger goes both ways, they are both silly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chino
If he is going to take a 2 year break he might as well just retire. Floyd has shown superb speed, footwork, defense, reflexes, counter punching, etc. Age is no athlete's best friend.
all this shit is getting old. funny thing is uncle roger says in an interview it's stupid if floyd does that.
I think you can discount anything either side is saying right now. They're just posturing and sparring via the media. The most significant thing that's happened recently is that the Nevada State Athletic Commission are holding some kind of hearing featuring the USADA drug testing people. They may be about to announce mandatory random testing for title fights. Maybe negotiations for the fight are further along than they're claiming.
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The man keeps on spouting his drivel, but no way he can turn down this payday
I just can't imagine how BOTH OF THEM would turn down a fat paycheck. Floyd went throught the same drama when he was going to face ODLH until the fight was signed.
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Nevada State Athletic Commission are holding some kind of hearing featuring the USADA drug testing people. They may be about to announce mandatory random testing for title fights. Maybe negotiations for the fight are further along than they're claiming
I will keep my fingers crossed for that to happen with or without Floyd in the picture. If that passes, I can see Pac retiring :rolleyes: .
i wouldn't read that much into this two year retirement floyd is contemplating. now, as far as who is ducking who? seriously, do pacman fans really believe floydie is ducking pacquiao? these people are pretty much empty-heads but will believe anything their told. but as far as who is a prima donna? i think both pacquiao and mayweather are absolute idiots for playing these little tit for tat games and i think the public is getting tired of these girlie men!
Im pretty sure if anyone else had brought up retirement and wasn't Floyd people would be saying it was a ploy to get Pacquiao to take the drug tests because time is running out.
Like has been proven, Floyd isn't the one keeping the fight from happening, Pacquiao is trying to make changes to the drug testing as if he deserves different rules. So now that Mayweather has come out and saying he is gonna retire soon, if Pacquiao doesn't bite down the fight won't happen. Or at least thats what you're supposed to think.
You'd think after all the whoopla that's been surrounding this fight with different stories official stories hype etc that people would stop paying attention to it and just wait for the fight.
But as usual the people that don't like Floyd are the ones making all the threads about him so all the other people who don't like him can make their comments.