Quote Originally Posted by Addicted to_boxing
Quote Originally Posted by meowza
cc good question
If I had a chance to interview Floyd's most ardent hater out there, this is the first thing I'd ask them.

Quote Originally Posted by Violent Demise
It'll never be enough for his critics. As soon as Mayweather beats De La Hoya, De La Hoya becomes an old fighter. Mayweather can go up to heavyweight and knock out Samuel Peter and his critics will rush to say Peter was one-dimensional. He'll never would of done that to Wlad. His critics are quick to knock him for avoiding fighting better fighters than he's faced. But they ignored the fact that Hatton and Cotto are the ones who prevented fights from happening.
and cc that's basically what I wanted to say
There are people who have it set in their mind that they're gonna hate him no matter what.
Because he'll never be able to beat absolutely everyone out there in this sport where top fighters only fight a couple times a year, haters will always be able to pull some random name out and justify their choice with skewed stats.
I am so sick of hearing Margarito's name every time Floyds opponents are in question.
Floyd could beat 80 men with his arms tied behind his back and people will still say, "Oh yeah, well he ducked Margarito!" when Margarito did nothing to prove he deserves a shot at him yet.
He's just one of those guys that some people will always hate no matter what he does.
If he goes through ODLH, Mosley, Cotto, MArgarito, Ricky, someone out there will stand up and say, "I don't care. He lost to Castillo!"
I mean come on
ODLH, Cotto, then Mosley. In this order. But a question I have is what is to be said of PBF's competition legacy if ODH smokes him out of the ring within 4-5 rounds. Sounds like Naseem the sequel if it ends this way. Cotto has not earned the right to be PBF's finale if PBF turns out to be all he believes that he is.
IF by the time Floyd gets through ODLH and Mosley, and Cotto continues to be as active as his camp claims he'll be, and Cotto continues to live up to the hype that he is in fact the real deal future, he might very well be a legitimate opponent to really cement Floyd's legacy.
I mean from now until Floyd fights Shane, Cotto may have very well fought 4 or 5 times. And if he gets some names in that mix and beats them, he'd be a real legitimate Floyd opponent.