Quote Originally Posted by Chino
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Other boxers beat someone on top and you don't hear them lowering themseves as Mayweather does. Look at Pacquiao, Kostya Tszu, De La Hoya, Mosley, etc. for instance and tell me if their words before/after a fight are comparable to Floyd's.

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You are beginning to sound like a Pac fan using the word "hate" in there :P . Don't we all have a boxer we wish we could see loosing? I acknowledge Mayweather's skills but I just want to see him loose and I don't see Cotto pulling a victory, for the reasons already mentioned, as much as I want to.
I don't deny that Floyd says a lot of crap that isn't gentlemanly. Doesn't matter - it's nice to get a "total package" kind of person who is both superb boxer and superb person / role model. But as far as boxing itself goes - let the Ls and Ws do the speaking.

Bring on the very best against Mayweather, and let the very best win, and in the process we see the very best in boxing. That's what it's about, whoever wins or loses. The only reason I want to see Mayweather always win is that I don't think there's anyone who can beat him. The best they can do is push him to superb boxing, which we then get to witness.

If someone can beat him - and in so doing push Floyd to do his best, and still surpass him - well, then, we still get to see absolutely wonderful boxing. That kind of a loss for Mayweather is the only one that I am interested in. Don't care a whit about his personality. He doesn't impress me outside the ring very often either, except in post-fight interviews when he often seems genuinely human.