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    Default Re: Who next for Floyd?

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    (Floyd has to get rid of Bubba in prison first.) Floyd will fight later in the year probably against Berto.
    Berto is an Al Haymon fighter like Floyd, so I don't think so.

    I'd say 65% chance he fights Martinez at 154. Which is the fight I'd most like to see -- it's a harder fight for Floyd than Manny is.

    There really are no other compelling fights besides those two, and Floyd knows it. I thought it would be Alvarez next but Oscar says (correctly) that Alvarez is not ready.

    Of course, if Bradley beats Pac, 99% percent chance Floyd fights Timmy next.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shza View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    (Floyd has to get rid of Bubba in prison first.) Floyd will fight later in the year probably against Berto.
    Berto is an Al Haymon fighter like Floyd, so I don't think so.

    I'd say 65% chance he fights Martinez at 154. Which is the fight I'd most like to see -- it's a harder fight for Floyd than Manny is.

    There really are no other compelling fights besides those two, and Floyd knows it. I thought it would be Alvarez next but Oscar says (correctly) that Alvarez is not ready.

    Of course, if Bradley beats Pac, 99% percent chance Floyd fights Timmy next.
    Cannot see Floyd risk a fight with Martinez, too dangerous for him. Floyd needs a partner for a PPV fight.
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    Default Re: Who next for Floyd?

    The fight I most want to see Floyd take is Martinez. Frankly, even more than Pacquiao. However, it would have to be 154 or above for Martinez to be effective, and I'm not sure Floyd is comfortable above 154. Plus, Floyd has said he only fights boxers at their premium weight, so a catch weight fight is out of the question. I never blame a fighter for not going up in weight so I wouldn't blame Floyd for not doing it here. If it were to happen, and weight wasn't an issue, both come in comfortable at whatever weight they chose, I favor Pretty Boy. I'm a big Zoolander fan too.

    One thing that makes sense is for Martinez to face Cotto to see if he can beat Cotto for the chance to face Floyd. Cotto looked better than I expected this last weekend. Therefore, I'm not entirely convinced Martinez beats Cotto at this point. Martinez has showed some vulnerability in his recent wins. The main danger for Cotto in that match-up is that Martinez takes a breather in the middle rounds and catches Cotto hard in the final rounds, when Cotto slows down.

    Other than Martinez, if Berto spectacularly smashes Ortiz in the rematch, a Berto fight would make sense at 147. I understand they are both Haymon fighters, but for Pretty Boy, I'm pretty confident Haymon would make an exception. However, Andre Ward, another big client of Haymon's (but not on PBF's level) somehow isn't facing Anthony Dirrell, so you never know...

    Other than Berto or Martinez, I don't know what other options are out there. Khan isn't a bad option, I guess, but he needs a fight at welterweight first, per Richard Shaefer. Oscar has stated that Canelo isn't ready for Floyd.

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