
Originally Posted by
outspoken
'Robert has two fights at 146 that's it.. Sure the Berto win was impressive but hardly anything special to merit fighting the p4p king after being two fights removed from 134 IMO. I always thought Berto was overrated and I called Ortiz stopping him. Like I said Canelo would be a much better and fair fight. Canelo as we now know is fighting Trout but the option was there.
But with those 2 fights at 147 jumping from 135 he did more then all the established welterweights over the past year. Nobody in the division even wanted to fight Aydin and he made him his first fight at the weight. Mosley never fought near the competition in his two fights before Oscar.
Floyd stated publicly after the fight with Cotto that he wanted to return to 147 and lets be honest here. Even if Floyd decided to hang around 154 Oscar was not about to offer his golden child up to Floyd on a Mexican holiday.
Oh and Trout called the Alvarez eternal bluff by beating the worn out man they hoped to face. return
So only Floyd can bully around smaller guys like Marquez and Hatton by making them come up and still comes over the limit but he can't go up and fight Martinez at a catch weight? ... The same Martinez that fought a guy that came in at light heavyweight in Chavez Jr? .... Recently Chad Dawson came down and fought Andre Ward.. The man lost but in the end of the day two top dogs went at it and we saw a fight that was interesting. Mayweather and Martinez are top p4p dudes and idk how that doesnt make sense to a boxing fan.
Hatton fought at 140 but could have easily fought at 147 and the size thing in relationship to him is a myth. Cortez had more to do with the outcome of that fight then weight. Sure Marquez was smaller and Floyd agreed to 144 but also agreed to the fine per pound and this was not a title fight. Floyd has never asked a champ to step down for him and nor would he to get the Martinez fight. Speaking of bullying opponents has Alvarez even fought one legitimate 154 pound fighter?
True about Bradley not drawing people but honestly I could care less as a boxing fan that's a fight I'd like to see. Once again Floyd was talking about fighting Alexander which IMO would be a far less competitive fight and ... really dude Floyd Mayweather is the cash cow he could fight Lampley and that fight would sell lol.
The Alexander fight was a smoke screen. Those two are like Bowe and Tyson and anybody who thinks they would actually fight is foolish. Bradley needs to figure out what division he's fighting in and the fight is a wash and serves no purpose at all. Floyd can get the same pay day fighting the theatre janitor in Grand Rapids. Why would he bother with Arum over Bradley?
About Pacquiao you have a point there but come on that fight would sell still and sell huge.. Styles make fights and him losing to Marquez in a fight that Pacquiao was doing fairly well should not matter. In reality I think Floyd Knocks Pac out but I always said that. Still think it be a interesting fight to see and would be pretty competitive as long as it goes. JUST MY OPINION though.
The luster is gone my friend. The magic has vanished. A 100 million dollar fight has turned into an act in a play. Its a meaningless scrap. Styles do make fights. That is the reason the fight was never made.
Floyd is expected now to fight middleweights or he's ducking lol. Yet all these big 140 superstar fighters that easily make 147 and are bigger then he is don't move up. All of these fighters under the GB banner.
January 6 2014 headline. Floyd Mayweather ducking Andre Ward.
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