In defense of Maidana/PBF

[erics44]

It took Maidana 10 rounds to land on Khan. He went 50-50 with an ancient bloated Morales. Got totally schooled by Alexander.

He qualified for this fight because he "proved" himself at 147 by beating Adrien Broner, whose only win at 147 is Paulie Malignaggi, which he scraped through.

I love Maidana but this is a shit mismatch. He wont land a punch. Round one to twelve rinse and repeat.

he didnt really get schooled by alexander, alexanders hit and holding was hurrendous. should have been DQ'd

[Fenster]

Khan didn't "deserve" it (lol, as if that means anything in boxing) but at least he offered something different for Floyd stylewise, and Khan doesn't know how to do dull fights, he'd have even made a Floyd fight entertaining.

Maidana is a heavy puncher but who exactly has he knocked out? He couldn't even finish "shitty undeserving" Khan or Broner when he hurt them?

[cambay411]

I don't think anyone believes Maidana is a push over. Floyds is likely a bad match up for him that's all.


Hes tough as shit and hes earned the spot hes in.

[erics44]

the fact the fight is at LMW just makes it more in floyds favour

[Fenster]

It's at welterweight.

Even Roger Mayweather said he thought they were fighting Khan but Maidana is even easier.

[erics44]

the fact its at welterweight just means its not at light middleweight

[Rantcatrat]

What kind of name value does Maidana have? He's not some famous boxing star. He doesn't do huge ratings on TV. He has never even been an A-side of a fight. Remember when Maidana fought Ortiz, Khan, Broner etc., he was the B-side. So, why is Maidana a less-than-optimal opponent? Because there were better opponents out there for Mayweather above 147 and because we've seen Mayweather beat crude sluggers over and over again. Why should Mayweather move up? Because he's the best by far of the available challengers at 147 and he calls himself TBE -- so prove it. This is a waste of a fight on his legacy. It falls in the group of his sub-par defenses, a group that includes Guerrero, Ortiz, and Baldomir, among others. Let's just say this, the Canelo-Mayweather line opened up at 2-1 (closed higher for Mayweather), this fight's line opnened up at 14-1. That's all that really needs to be said. It's shite, gentlemen. Sorry, but it is.

They better stack the undercard because on its own, this fight doesn't do anything for me.

[Fenster]

The bookmakers are unanimous in rating Madiana a bigger underdog than Khan was.

[Beanflicker]

What kind of name value does Maidana have? He's not some famous boxing star. He doesn't do huge ratings on TV. He has never even been an A-side of a fight. Remember when Maidana fought Ortiz, Khan, Broner etc., he was the B-side. So, why is Maidana a less-than-optimal opponent? Because there were better opponents out there for Mayweather above 147 and because we've seen Mayweather beat crude sluggers over and over again. Why should Mayweather move up? Because he's the best by far of the available challengers at 147 and he calls himself TBE -- so prove it. This is a waste of a fight on his legacy. It falls in the group of his sub-par defenses, a group that includes Guerrero, Ortiz, and Baldomir, among others. Let's just say this, the Canelo-Mayweather line opened up at 2-1 (closed higher for Mayweather), this fight's line opnened up at 14-1. That's all that really needs to be said. It's shite, gentlemen. Sorry, but it is.

Maidana has a lot of heat from upsetting Broner. Regardless of what you think of Adrien (you predicted a complete domination by Broner), that was a huge upset that got a lot of publicity, particularly on social media. Is he the B-side to Floyd Mayweather? Of course he is. But he has a lot of momentum and name value off of that win.

You say Floyd should move up: ok, answer my initial question - who should he have fought at 154?