Quote Originally Posted by SlimTrae View Post
Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
That's exactly right..... and the answer was provided about 9 posts ago.

This would've been a "no-win" fight for Floyd. Absolutely nothing to gain, and everything to lose.
They didn't belong in the same boxing stratosphere together, much less share a ring.

But given Cheato's penchant for loading gloves, his huge size (compared to Floyd), and his excellent chin, there was always that infinitesimal chance of Cheato catching Floyd (think the Martinez-Chavez Jr. debacle, only twice as one-sided). It would be like watching a bullfight, on the outside chance the bull might gore the matador.

Bottom line is: Cheato didn't deserve a shot at boxing's best.
Hey, gotta give credit to Bob Arum for beefing up the fight without a cause- Margarito "the most feared" man. with how many losses at that point?


That's why Bob Arum has been a highly successful promoter for so many years.
He could promote a match between a rabid Chihuahua and a 500-lb Bengal tiger, and people would buy the PPV.