WTF is up Dan Rafael's ass?

[Taeth]

It's getting really tiring reading him bashing Mayweather so much. He acts like Mayweather has never faced a valid challenge before. IMO Oscar has been better than Mosley since Mosley's first loss. I think Mosley's physical attributes might make him a bigger challenge for Mayweather, but Oscar outboxed him pretty clearly in their second fight. At welterweight Mayweather faced Baldomir when he was the number 1 welterweight and linear champion, he faced Judah right after his fall from that position, but they were clearly the two most highly regarded WW's at the time.

I can't say Mayweather hasn't hand picked his opponents, but its on a financial basis that he picks his opponent. A guy has to be good, but also a draw for Mayweather to find reason in fighting him. Sure it might not be the most honorable method of finding opponents, but it's really worked for him and it wasn't him that backed out of the Pacquiao fight. He didn't shy away from Baldomir when people thought that would be really challenging, or when he faced Castillo immediately after his toughest test as a pro. I don't believe there is anyone within reason Floyd wouldn't fight if the money was right, and when it comes down to it, he along with Manny are putting boxing on a different level media wise. And I hate that Dan Rafael thinks he should be able to hate on the guy who is as responsible for boxing's resurgence as anyone else.

[JazMerkin]

Judging from the size of him, I suspect quite a lot. There has to be some serious digestion problems going on there or he's on the Trainer Monkey nutrional programme...

[Nameless]

Judging from the size of him, I suspect quite a lot. There has to be some serious digestion problems going on there or he's on the Trainer Monkey nutrional programme...

Bagels every morning... with no cream though.

[CountryBoy]

Mayweather was forced into fighting Mosley...Mayweather will get stopped May 1st....Just watch.

[El Kabong]

Mayweather was forced into fighting Mosley...Mayweather will get stopped May 1st....Just watch.

...I wouldn't cry if that happened

After a loss PBF would either #1 Retire immediately or soon there after or #2 Fight anyone and everyone regardless of the consequences

[blegit]

Yeah, I don't even acknowledge Rafael anymore. He clearly speaks from his heart. And he definitely belittles PBF more than what is warranted. Mayweather has given critics enough fuel but Rafael is one of the writers who will find a way to belittle Mayweather in every situation.

[Mar]

Rafael is fat, woman-less, and spends his whole life behind a pc watching boxing, porn or both at the same time. Can't blame the guy for coming off as a prick from time to time. He's like the rest after picking floyd to loose time and time again he could care less who beats him. He just wants to be alive to see someone do it. Remember this is the guy who thought joel julio was the next best thing....each entitled to thier own i guess.

[Majesty]

Mayweather was forced into fighting Mosley...Mayweather will get stopped May 1st....Just watch.

So what you're saying is that a higher power caused an earthquake in haiti just to force Berto to pull out and manipulate Floyd to fight Mosley?

[rjj tszyu]

Mayweather was forced into fighting Mosley...Mayweather will get stopped May 1st....Just watch.

I feel a bet of somekind coming on. Do you fancy a sig bet?? I'll have PBF you Mosley

[Taeth]

I honestly don't think people would give very much credit to Mayweather based on the chronological oppertunities he would have had to face Mosley up until Shane beat Margarito. I mean he lost to Cotto in his biggest WW fight in recent years up until that point so the arguement would be why wouldn't Mayweather face Cotto, but not only was Floyd expecting to face Oscar again, but he fought Hatton like a month after the Mosley-Cotto fight and subsequently retired. I honestly don't think he would have had that much trouble with Miguel and that he wasn't run out of the division. Then Margarito beat Cotto(the first thing that made margarito a marginally valid opponent for Floyd), but he was still retired and once again there would have been a million excuses for why Floyd beat Tony as easy as he would have. Then Shane, thankfully, beat the crap out of TOny and I honestly think he and Pacquiao have made themselves out to be true threats on paper to Mayweather. I think they are the type of fighters people think can truly test Floyd, but there wasn't anyone truly like that when Mayweather was orginally at WW.

Also for somebody who was gone for 16 or 18 months between Hatton and JMM, I don't think 1-2 inches in height and 4 pounds in weight really signify a large difference in "Size". Honestly it was Mayweather's speed and skill that made him so dominant over a guy who's style matched up very poorly with Floyd's. But Mayweather still pissed me off by not trying to make weight.

[Lance Uppercut]

I think the problem is a lot boxing fans(like Rafael) have with Floyd is that he promotes himself as the greatest ever, but in the past he has ducked almost all the other good welterweights of his error(Margarito, Cotto, Mosely, Williams).

The Baldimore fight was understandable because he was THE champion, but fighting Zab Judah after he got schooled by club fighter Baldimore was pathetic, Fighting Lightweight champion JMM in his comeback was questionable, and all the other excuses he made for why he could not fight the top welterweights were laughable.

However, it Mayweather actually goes through with his fight with Mosely, I dont think this will be a valid criticism anymore.

[JazMerkin]

I think the problem is a lot boxing fans(like Rafael) have with Floyd is that he promotes himself as the greatest ever, but in the past he has ducked almost all the other good welterweights of his error(Margarito, Cotto, Mosely, Williams).

The Baldimore fight was understandable because he was THE champion, but fighting Zab Judah after he got schooled by club fighter Baldimore was pathetic, Fighting Lightweight champion JMM in his comeback was questionable, and all the other excuses he made for why he could not fight the top welterweights were laughable.

However, it Mayweather actually goes through with his fight with Mosely, I dont think this will be a valid criticism anymore.

Ok, one thing that does bother me is the whole 'Mayweather says he's the greatest ever' thing, even when he recently said he hadn't done enough to prove it. Also one thing I've never got is how Judah (who he already had a contract with - try getting out of a contract with a Don King fighter) was a crap win for PBF, but was often cited as a good one for Cotto. He's either good for both or crap for both. I've never heard Cotto catch shit for fighting a guy who hadn't won in his previous 3 fights.

The JMM fight was ok as a comeback fight, which is what it appears to be. JMM got a big payday & Mayweather had a comeback fight that would sell on PPV. He wasn't going to come straight back and fight Mosley or Cotto, even Shane said he thought Mayweather wanted to see where he was at.

Imo, I don't think he's fought the guys he should have at Welterweight, but I wouldn't say he ducked them, and when he fights Mosley, I think that criticism will go away.

But, yeah on the subject of why Dan Rafael, and for that matter, Doug Fischer seem to dislike Mayweather so much, it almost certainly derives from a personal dislike or something that came about during an interview. I suspect that if Mayweather wrote a column about either, it would hardly be glowing, and that's life, no journalist is going to be able to completely cover his feelings up if likes or dislikes a fighter personally, it will affect their work.

[El Kabong]

Mayweather gives critics lots of stuff to complain about, he's never unified, he hasn't fought many dangerous guys at 147, he calls himself the greatest and he's nowhere close.....I mean he MAY be the greatest of his era but he thinks more highly of himself than his record shows

[OumaFan]

I've been annoyed with Rafael ever since he commented on the JMM-Chris John fight like he had seen it when he clearly hadn't. Very unprofessional.

[JazMerkin]

I've been annoyed with Rafael ever since he commented on the JMM-Chris John fight like he had seen it when he clearly hadn't. Very unprofessional.

What did he say?

It's only since coming on here that I've really begun to read Rafael.