I feel bad for the Floyd Mayweather haters

[Deanrw]

Floyd's universally regarded as the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. Anyone who can label that as underachieving needs to re-evaluate.

Not to mention that he's smarter than plenty of stock-brokers, a better athlete than any baseball player and he makes fewer mistakes in the ring than a lot of surgeons do on the operating table.

Just because Floyd hasn't yet fought this guy or that guy that so-and-so wants him to fight, that doesn't mean he's sitting on past accomplishments. How is that even possible in a boxing ring? When he fights Oscar in September, is Floyd going to be able to beat him using his "past accomplishments?"

It is simple. Oscar does not even deserve this fight. He lost the first one in convincing fashion. What does a rematch do it this case? Pad Pockets only! There are other guys in Floyd's own weight class who are deserving of a shot of his standing, but he refuses to grant them a shot. For what reason? It certainly is not financial as a fight with another welterweight title holder will generate a huge gate. Floyd is taking the easy route. Oscar is easy money. It is a great business decision, but a shitty decision for Boxing.

What pisses me off, is that Floyd's fans should want a fight with someone like Cotto, instead of trying to justify why he does not need to. In the big scheme of things, Boxing is about putting the two best in the ring to square off. Floyd is not the only one guilty of doing this, but he is at the top and when you are there, you need to defend that position.

If you want to see how things should be done, go here: Marvin Hagler and look at Hagler's last 10 fights. After every superfight, he would defend against the toughest contenders who wanted those belts. He never forgot about them and what they deserved, and granted them their wish for a shot at his legacy.