Floyd Retires (Again)

[piye]

Hope it's not true; as I really want a fight with Cotto to happen.

Cotto needs to get vocal about this guy and pull him out of retirement.

In my highly important opinion if this is true fuck Floyd

[Diane]

All I have to say is.......





Either that, or he's using it as a ploy to get more money out of ODLH!!! Which I would not doubt!!

[Mark TKO]

I get the feeling that this time he means it - hope he doesn't but reckon he does

Will go down as a great but I can't help feeling that there was something missing from his career in that we never saw him truly tested in a toe to toe fight

Maybe that was just his style or maybe it was because he was that great but I think you all know what I mean

[Taeth]

In all honesty Cotto has a very slim chance of beating Floyd... Based how much trouble Mosley gave Coto when using limited movement or the times when Malignaggi used movement Cotto was very ineffective in those moments. Floyd has much faster legs than either of them, not to mention defensive skills. I can't see Cotto beating Floyd.

[HattonTheHammer]

Honestly thought PBF-ODLH II was a done deal for later on in the year.

Cant believe he has retired as their were still 2-3 massive paydays for floyd to have.

I suspect he`ll be back within a year or two as the lure of either cotto in vegas or hatton at wembley will be too much for PBF to turn down.

So what now for ODLH??

[Preme]

Shame realy, had faith floyd would fight the winner of cotto/toni and then retire, not like this though, not like this!

Now what realy sucks is some fucking how pac will be the p4p #1? WHAT THE FUCK - everyone knows the guy didn't even beat fucking JMM for christ sake; few losses and draws this is no P$P#1 at all.

[Saddo]

Honestly thought PBF-ODLH II was a done deal for later on in the year.

Nah mate Oscar told us it aint signed yet in this interveiw....

http://www.saddoboxing.com/7475-oscar-de-la-hoya-2.html

So this could be codwash to get more money but to be honest i think Floyd sounds like someone who just dosnt love the game anymore and to be honest does he really need to fight? he has his health an outstanding careers and a shitload of money ((more than he and his family will ever need))

i personally think he should take the Cotto fight then retire and forget all the rematch talk.

and if he dosnt fight Cotto and does retire i think he'll regret it BIGTIME

but if he aint going and this is just hot air the guy is a prick IMO

[SE7EN]

I don't believe PBF is retiring. Something tells me he's up to something no good. I think he will be back next year.

[Beanflicker]

Thats a crying shame.

Common Floyd, ONE big fight against the winnner of Cotto/Margarito and you can leave the game.

[Macho]

What , Why he want to retire for then to return back ?

For make Publicity , for call the Attention , for what? , I dont have any doubt that he is done , he dont need to do that , IMO maybe he want see if he could get a better offer with ODLH and who will win between Cotto/Margaro , for then return back............

To me this is an a Stupid thing , because he knows that if dont get a real good Purse with Oscar is because they know that most of Fans are not interesting to see that rematch ..............

I still thinking that this is an strategie , because try to remember what Tito Trinidad did when he retired , he did the same thing and earned some of good Purses......................

Now he knows that people want see him fight with Cotto , Margaro and others good and competitive fighters , if he do that , well he cant sit back and waiting for BEGGING..................

[Douglas]

I voted GOOD. Don't get me wrong, I always hate to hear when a pro boxer retires like this, even if he's not all that old. But he said himself that it got to where it was mainly for the money (although that's not altogether a bad reason) and being a celebrity, and that he just lost his passion for boxing. If a fighter loses his passion for the sport, it's all over. If you have no passion, you probably won't train as hard and will end up getting dominated.

So I'm glad for him and I hope he enjoys his retirement.

[TitoFan]

In all honesty Cotto has a very slim chance of beating Floyd... Based how much trouble Mosley gave Coto when using limited movement or the times when Malignaggi used movement Cotto was very ineffective in those moments. Floyd has much faster legs than either of them, not to mention defensive skills. I can't see Cotto beating Floyd.

I think Floyd said the same thing too... as he was running for the door.

[match]

Pissed at Floyd that he'd walk away from a potential Cotto fight, but much like De la Hoya will never be able to forgive himself for giving the last three rounds to Trinidad, I don't think Cotto will ever be able to forgive himself for not aggressively calling out Floyd.

[TitoFan]

Pissed at Floyd that he'd walk away from a potential Cotto fight, but much like De la Hoya will never be able to forgive himself for giving the last three rounds to Trinidad, I don't think Cotto will ever be able to forgive himself for not aggressively calling out Floyd.

It's not Cotto's style, Match. Better to let people form their own opinions. Sooner or later, Floyd's going to get fed up with the "chicken" jokes (or not), and come back to face Cotto (or Margarito, should he win).

One thing I will say: The percentage of people still claiming that Floyd isn't scared of facing Cotto has probably dwindled to a scattered few (including Floyd's immediate family).

[match]

Pissed at Floyd that he'd walk away from a potential Cotto fight, but much like De la Hoya will never be able to forgive himself for giving the last three rounds to Trinidad, I don't think Cotto will ever be able to forgive himself for not aggressively calling out Floyd.

It's not Cotto's style, Match. Better to let people form their own opinions. Sooner or later, Floyd's going to get fed up with the "chicken" jokes (or not), and come back to face Cotto (or Margarito, should he win).

One thing I will say: The percentage of people still claiming that Floyd isn't scared of facing Cotto has probably dwindled to a scattered few (including Floyd's immediate family).

Stop with this style nonsense. It wasn't Hatton's style either, but he did what he knew he had to do to make the fight.