Mayweather is not the best fighter of his era. He may be the smartest at choosing his opponents, but that's about the extent of it. Anyone who chooses a 2 million dollar payday over an 8 million dollar payday is running from something or someone. I'm talking about when he chose to fight Carlos Baldomir over Antonio Margarito. He still would have the fight with De La Hoya no matter which person he fought before. He simply chose Baldomir because he knew he would be an easy win. I don't know if I've ever seen someone run faster from a fight than Mayweather did from Margarito. Not only did he not take the $8 mil. payday (which would have been the highest in his career before de la hoya), but he also fired his promoter, someone he said was the best promoter in boxing. There's only one explanation. Floyd knew he would get his ass handed to him. That's why most so called fearless boxers run from Margarito...including De La Hoya. Floyd is the 3rd best welterweight in the sport. The top two welterweight boxers will meet when Paul Williams squares off against Antonio Margarito. Both of these boxers can beat Mayweather to a pulp. The shame of it is that we'll never see it. Floyd will bitch up every single time one of these boxers wants to fight him. If Floyd manages to fight one of these boxers, I'll bet my house on the other guy. Now, if Floyd comes out and says that he wants the winner of Williams vs. Margarito, he'll regain my respect for even daring to step in the ring with them. But he's running...oh excuse me...retiring before the public pressure mounts anymore.