If Mayweather returns...

[Hunter]

I wouldnt underestimate Floyd......He is a technically sound fighter and would give Berto, Cotto, and Margarito all they could handle........and Floyd would win these fights I believe....

[clintuk]

I'd welcome him back too, like most people here as annoying and arrogant Floyd can be, he's still an amazing boxer and any fight with him in would get instant attention. Like Leftylee says, I'd give him more credit for beating Pacquiao than Marquez, although I'm sure either would be decent fights.

And if we ended up with Margarito v Mayweather somewhere down the line, who would get more boos?

[fan johnny]

http://hardcoresportsradio.com/conte...da407aeceb.mp3

I don't thing we'll see him in the ring again. Not in professional boxing. If you listen to the radio promotional interview he says he's sitting on $600 million. If he is truely worth all that, there is no good reasons to. He already as the image and can brag about his accomplishments. If he returned to the ring it would have to be against someone he could actually beat with the amount of inactivity he's had and have enough draw for him to risk a blemish on his record.

Mosley - to tough, he might lose a 12 rounder.
Pacquiao - to dangerous, might get a lucky shot in.
Marquez - to dangerous & not enough draw.
Hatton - Might have learned something from daddy (maybe if he beats Pacquiao)

Nobody else to consider because there's no draw.

[blegit]

What people don't want to say is that Floyd himself is not a welterweight. Hatton is bigger than Floyd but Floyd can do much better giving up the weight advantage than mostly everybody else. Thats why it doesn't get talked about. His physical ability makes up for the size difference. If he had struggled like Hatton did when he went up to welterweight than people would see the size difference as relevant but all in all Hatton is really a bigger guy than Floyd. His natural weight is 170s, Floyd's is 150s. Floyd really belongs at 140 and could still make 135 but he doesn't have to or want to. The money is much bigger at welterweight and beyond. But I think it would be a bad move for Floyd to take on a guy smaller than him. He has the most critics, sometimes warranted, and will have to do things other fighters don't have to do. If he does return I think he needs a tuneup though. And maybe that would be a JMM or Pac. But then would have to follow up with a Mosley or Cotto. Even though I am no Floyd fan I do realize that it doesn't matter what he does he will never get the admission of just how great he really is. He is so unlikeable and this forces people to deny all the greatness they see in him.

[Mar]

This question has been answered before the last ten of mayweathers fights...of course not. Jmm is just the current david holding the rock simply because he is the last fight we've seen....he snatched it from pac and someone else will snatch it from him the only thing for this sport floyd could do to please people is loose...and it doesn't matter to who or what weight class (some would have got a hard on even to see him loose to the big show) other than that you're just waiting for the next opportunity to complain about the guy while he pulls out your wallet and slips 60 more bucks out of it. I still say wanna prove your the shit then one of these guys step up and take on paul williams that i'd be impressed with.

[CGM]

What people don't want to say is that Floyd himself is not a welterweight. Hatton is bigger than Floyd but Floyd can do much better giving up the weight advantage than mostly everybody else. Thats why it doesn't get talked about. His physical ability makes up for the size difference. If he had struggled like Hatton did when he went up to welterweight than people would see the size difference as relevant but all in all Hatton is really a bigger guy than Floyd. His natural weight is 170s, Floyd's is 150s. Floyd really belongs at 140 and could still make 135 but he doesn't have to or want to. The money is much bigger at welterweight and beyond. But I think it would be a bad move for Floyd to take on a guy smaller than him. He has the most critics, sometimes warranted, and will have to do things other fighters don't have to do. If he does return I think he needs a tuneup though. And maybe that would be a JMM or Pac. But then would have to follow up with a Mosley or Cotto. Even though I am no Floyd fan I do realize that it doesn't matter what he does he will never get the admission of just how great he really is. He is so unlikeable and this forces people to deny all the greatness they see in him.

You are correct. You've pointed out the double standard, we've seen it here before.