Can you name a Cherry Picker?

[CGM]

Despite being a fan of his, I was going to call him out as well for cherry picking from 140 and beyond (in some fights). Problem is, when you're p4p number 1 you can cherry pick and still make your resume look good. E.G Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya.

Jermaine Taylor was not a cherry picker, although he spoke like one after his fights. - 'I'm going where the money's at'

Ricky Hatton was up until his split with Frank Warren.

Joe Calzaghe all the way up until his split with Frank Warren AND until the present day.

Eubank was - Despite me being an ignorant child when he was boxing and believing that he was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Didn't know about Jones, Toney etc.

Sure Mayweather has had some easy fights, but I would not have considered DLH at 154, and Ricky Hatton, and Zab Judah, and probably not Gatti either for that matter, as cherry picking.

Well apart from Dela Hoya which i give him full credit, Judah He just got beat by Baldomir who Floyd then fights and who is the worst champion at 147, he fights Hatton at 147 Hatton is not a 147 fighter he fights at 140.

He fights Gatti but doesnt fight Kosta,Hatton or Cotto at 140.

At 147 he fights Baldomir and doesnt fight fighters like Cotto, Margarito, Mosley, Williams.

fair enough, there is some cherry picling involved but not as much as some would say. Judah fought Cooto for example, but I don't think anyone would say Cotto cherry picked Judah.

As for Gatti, well a lot of people thought it might be a good fight, until Floyd totally schooled him. So maybe it became cherry picking after they fought.

The Hatton argument I never bought into. Mayweather after all did start at two weight divisions below Hatton, but Hatton fans seem to discount this fact. But I've had this argument before, no point in rehashing that one. Lets not forget it was Hatton that went after Floyd. If you are going to call Hatton a cherry then he had no business moving up to Welterweight in the first place.

BUt yeah OK there are guys he could have/should have fought. I just wanted to point out that some of the bouts that Floyd is criticized for were unjust criticism.

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Sure Mayweather has had some easy fights, but I would not have considered DLH at 154, and Ricky Hatton, and Zab Judah, and probably not Gatti either for that matter, as cherry picking.

Well apart from Dela Hoya which i give him full credit, Judah He just got beat by Baldomir who Floyd then fights and who is the worst champion at 147, he fights Hatton at 147 Hatton is not a 147 fighter he fights at 140.

He fights Gatti but doesnt fight Kosta,Hatton or Cotto at 140.

At 147 he fights Baldomir and doesnt fight fighters like Cotto, Margarito, Mosley, Williams.

The Hatton argument I never bought into. Mayweather after all did start at two weight divisions below Hatton, but Hatton fans seem to discount this fact. But I've had this argument before, no point in rehashing that one. Lets not forget it was Hatton that went after Floyd. If you are going to call Hatton a cherry then he had no business moving up to Welterweight in the first place.

Well said - I pretty much ignore all the idiots who still ride the 'Ricky lost because he was at 147' or the 'Floyd wouldn't have beaten Hatton at 140' wave. It's wishful thinking at best..

You've made some great points. In defence of the Judah fight also, Floyd was scheduled to fight him BEFORE Zab's loss to Baldomir when he was the dominant and unified force in the Welterweight division. NOT cherry picking.

[Hulk]

As far as cherry picking World Titles goes, I'd have to say Arturo Gatti.

He also took on Oscar and Floyd in their primes though and got destroyed.

He was a warrior no doubt. But how he got a belt at 140 I do not know.