A message to all the PBF haters: STOP

[Purist]

Baldomir hadn't signed to fight Gatti because Gatti hadn't fought his comeback fight yet

[JonesJrMayweather]

baldomir and gatti are fighting..what are you talking about?

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=007612

[BABABOOEY]

RU guys gonna honestly tell me that if Gatti wins, he's THE MAN at 14, even though he got destroyed by PBF?

[JonesJrMayweather]

not me...i thought floyd fought the toughest at 147...judah..now that hatton is there he can fight him...then wait for cotto..then beat him and retire undefeated..

[AC-Cobra]

The fact of the matter is, Baldomir is the CHAMP agt welterweight, he beat the recognised champ and is therfore himself the champ. I personally wouldnt of cared if Floyd fought Judah, I dont believe after his displays he desrved to fight for the title again or fight Floyd. However I can see how the boxing public would demand it.

My very simple point. In any situation where you have a clear champion, which Zab was before the Baldomir, the person that beats him is obviously then the champ. No matter what you, the media or anyone thinks, surely Floyd then cant go around claiming to be the champ without actually having beaten THE CHAMP. There is no doubt in my mind that Floyd SHOULD beat Baldomir, but that doesnt stop the fact that he has to be beat him to justify his boasts of being the best and the champion.


(I noticed I used the word champ a lot, sorry if it reads badly beacuse of it)

I actually agree with you...beat the champs..forget about the contenders...beat the guy who has the belts..i had a thread where i said that pbf should have fought baldocosby because he was obviously better than judah..people said i must be crazy...

so if you can honestly say you wouldn't criticize pbf had he not fought judah then cool...

to ya man, nice to have a constructive discussion with a boxing fan rather than someone whos too concerned about backing their fighter relentlessly whether their right or wrong.

RU guys gonna honestly tell me that if Gatti wins, he's THE MAN at 14, even though he got destroyed by PBF?

At 147, yeah at 140 no

[Purist]

baldomir and gatti are fighting..what are you talking about?

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=007612

After Zab lost to Baldomir Floyd could have still made that move and Gatti hadn't signed a fight with Baldomir because he hadn't even fought Daamgard yet. So that was a makeable fight for Floyd against Baldomir.

[BABABOOEY]

Hatton-PBF is the most anticipated fight in the sport right now. It has to happen.

Theres no way Gatti's the man at 147 if PBF is still there.

[AC-Cobra]

Theres no way Gatti's the man at 147 if PBF is still there.

In your opinion.

But if he beats the champ, simople fact is he's the champ. I wont even try to say Floyd wouldnt beat him again but thats the way I believe champions should be made, otherwise there would be no sense of order in boxing. Well, less than there already is at least

[JonesJrMayweather]

Theres no way Gatti's the man at 147 if PBF is still there.

In your opinion.

But if he beats the champ, simople fact is he's the champ. I wont even try to say Floyd wouldnt beat him again but thats the way I believe champions should be made, otherwise there would be no sense of order in boxing. Well, less than there already is at least

i agree totally..it's the so called hardcore fan that tries to say that belts don't mean anything...like in 90's...the reason the holyfield tyson fight didn't happen was because tyson lost to douglass...so holyfield fought douglass..which made more sense than anything..why fight the loser he's obviously not the best, because he just lost...

[BABABOOEY]

Then why didnt PBF fight Judah? Cuz the belt DONT matter!!

[JonesJrMayweather]

its because the view is distorted...and people have started to actually believe fighters when they make excuses..so people thought that judah had an "off night" when actually baldoman is better...but hbo didn't want to promote that fight so pbf took the money fight....roy jones would have fought baldomir in that situation...he's smarter...

[AC-Cobra]

its because the view is distorted...and people have started to actually believe fighters when they make excuses..so people thought that judah had an "off night" when actually baldoman is better...but hbo didn't want to promote that fight so pbf took the money fight....roy jones would have fought baldomir in that situation...he's smarter...

Damn right. The belts do matter to an extent. They only dont matter when theyre stripped because of stupid mandatories etc.