Quote Originally Posted by liquid
Is Margarito anywhere NEAR a p4p list? I think I read on here that at the time when they fought, Corrales was #3. The Most Feared is a self-appointed title. Clottey certainly didn't look afraid when he was slapping Margarito around handily in the first few rounds (he lost, though, I'm not making any issue out of that for whatever the reason was) and Williams certainly wasn't too ruffled. Everything about Margarito is rehash for Mayweather. To think that he is some magical combination of things that DON'T WORK is ridiculous. Once again, not fighting Margarito had more to do with money and visibility. The $8 million rumor put forth by Bob Arum is just a rumor. Bob Arum is still steaming that his #1 horse fled the stable and will do whatever he can to either turn a buck on him or discredit him. Notice how much more visible Tony got after the allegation that Mayweather was offered a ton of cash to fight him. He was a watered down version of a champ who took the path of least resistance to get to lease-regarded title and The Most Feared lost out on his heftiest paydate (Cotto) by accusing Mayweather of ducking and being forced to fight the unknown Paul Williams and losing. Now Arum will use him to build up the other welters in his stable; pimping him out as a tough-as-nails GATEKEEPER.
Uuuh, that's harsh.