Who should Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight for his July 11 tune-up fight?

[RP33]

Everyone is picking Marquez, but i would like to see him fight a genuine Welterweight in any tune up fight. Clottey or Berto?
Ultimately any Floyd comeback leads to a Mosley or Cotto match up before any thoughts of a Pacman or God forbid Hatton rematch! I am assuming he will be fighting at 147lb so why not a genuine top 10 current Welter?

I agree but Berto's handlers would be stupid to put him in this fight.. REALLY stupid..

Clottey would be very interesting, but i see it too much of a risk for Floyd against a big guy like Clottey.

with that said.. i've got nothin.

[XaduBoxer]

I voted other.
I wanted to see PBF fight Cotto before he left and from what i remember PBF was kinda tryin to avoid talks of him.
Its also a pretty good match up.
Cotto fought opposition that PBF fought but unlike PBF, Cotto Destroyed and Ko'ed them.

As the thread topic indicated, it's for PBF's assumed tune-up fight for July 11... Cotto has a June 13 fight date most probably against Clottey so that makes Cotto and Clottey not available for July 11...
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[Chris Yordan]

I wanna see Floyd get his WBC belt from Berto.

[XaduBoxer]

I wanna see Floyd get his WBC belt from Berto.

Berto will be fighting Juan Urango on May 30... I don't think he'll be ready to fight again by July 11...
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[HattonTheHammer]

if indeed floyd will want his return to be a tune up and not risk throwing himself straight into the deep end after 18months out then........


Joshua Clottey - Could jump straight back into the sport as a world champion and get himself firmly on the top of the ladder with a win over a durable yet very beatable joshua clottey.

Kermit Cintron - Mayweather return will of course be all about Mayweather and what a way to bring yourself back into the reckoning with what should be a fairly straight forward victory that could also demonstrate that the speed hasnt gone and he still is able to blow guys out like he would do to kermit.

Luis Collazo - Still comes with quite a bit of rep despite getting beat by hatton, berto and mosley he has been the distance with all 3 and on all 3 occasions been unlucky not to get a decision. Its a risk for floyd but one he`ll be utterly confident of rising to and collazo will have one final chance at the big time.

[Rocky Balboa]

Cotto fought opposition that PBF fought but unlike PBF, Cotto destroyed and Ko'ed them.

Remember though, styles make fights

[DatsiK]

Perhaps the biggest indication of Mayweather Jnr's come back yet...


'Reports in America suggest the retired Mayweather Jr, who beat Hatton in 2007, is ready for a return to the ring.
And his father confirmed he has started training again, saying: "Little Floyd is back in the gym but I'm training Ricky Hatton now.'


BBC SPORT | Boxing | Mayweather Sr to stay with Hatton

[XaduBoxer]

PAC suggested to PBF to have JMM as a tune-up fight...

"Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is pretty confident that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will return to the ring in 2009. Pacquiao was informed by Mayweather's camp that a ring return will be coming in the near future. There are still rumors that Maywweather will return on the tentative date of July 11 and other rumors that point to a possible September return. "I think he's going to fight again. He's not really retired. I heard from Floyd Jr.'s camp that he's coming back to the ring," Pacquiao told AOL's FanHouse.

There is talk that Mayweather would fight Juan Manuel Marquez as a "feeling-out" encounter to shake off the ring rust, and then target the winner of the May 2 bout between Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton. Manny says it's a smart move.

"For me -- if I'm Floyd -- I would fight a tune-up fight and then fight me," Pacquiao said. "That's for me, but I don't know what his plan is. He might want to fight me right away."


link --> Pacquiao: "Mayweather's Camp Told Me He Will Return"
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[Kel]

PAC suggested to PBF to have JMM as a tune-up fight...

"Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is pretty confident that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will return to the ring in 2009. Pacquiao was informed by Mayweather's camp that a ring return will be coming in the near future. There are still rumors that Maywweather will return on the tentative date of July 11 and other rumors that point to a possible September return. "I think he's going to fight again. He's not really retired. I heard from Floyd Jr.'s camp that he's coming back to the ring," Pacquiao told AOL's FanHouse.

There is talk that Mayweather would fight Juan Manuel Marquez as a "feeling-out" encounter to shake off the ring rust, and then target the winner of the May 2 bout between Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton. Manny says it's a smart move.

"For me -- if I'm Floyd -- I would fight a tune-up fight and then fight me," Pacquiao said. "That's for me, but I don't know what his plan is. He might want to fight me right away."


link --> Pacquiao: "Mayweather's Camp Told Me He Will Return"
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Stop bringing Manny into every thread. Please!

[XaduBoxer]

PAC suggested to PBF to have JMM as a tune-up fight...

"Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is pretty confident that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will return to the ring in 2009. Pacquiao was informed by Mayweather's camp that a ring return will be coming in the near future. There are still rumors that Maywweather will return on the tentative date of July 11 and other rumors that point to a possible September return. "I think he's going to fight again. He's not really retired. I heard from Floyd Jr.'s camp that he's coming back to the ring," Pacquiao told AOL's FanHouse.

There is talk that Mayweather would fight Juan Manuel Marquez as a "feeling-out" encounter to shake off the ring rust, and then target the winner of the May 2 bout between Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton. Manny says it's a smart move.

"For me -- if I'm Floyd -- I would fight a tune-up fight and then fight me," Pacquiao said. "That's for me, but I don't know what his plan is. He might want to fight me right away."


link --> Pacquiao: "Mayweather's Camp Told Me He Will Return"
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Stop bringing Manny into every thread. Please!

I dunno... What I posted is very much about the thread topic... It's not out of topic or some nonsense postings...
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[RozzySean]

If he is looking for a perfect opponent then why not comeback and fight loud mouthed Nate Campbell? Iffy chin, left lightweight as a beltholder, struggled to make lightweight so 147 should not be a problem and can sell himself. I think the trash talking could sell the fight alone.

You know, that's a great idea. I would pay to see that fight. Campbell is a clever veteran who is still hungry for money and recognition. He has a tricky style and he would be motivated to give a strong and entertaining performance. Good idea.

[Chris24-7]

If he is looking for a perfect opponent then why not comeback and fight loud mouthed Nate Campbell? Iffy chin, left lightweight as a beltholder, struggled to make lightweight so 147 should not be a problem and can sell himself. I think the trash talking could sell the fight alone.

You know, that's a great idea. I would pay to see that fight. Campbell is a clever veteran who is still hungry for money and recognition. He has a tricky style and he would be motivated to give a strong and entertaining performance. Good idea.

That is realisitic but you hardly think hes gonna fight a top boxer such as JMM in a 'tune up'

[RozzySean]

If he is looking for a perfect opponent then why not comeback and fight loud mouthed Nate Campbell? Iffy chin, left lightweight as a beltholder, struggled to make lightweight so 147 should not be a problem and can sell himself. I think the trash talking could sell the fight alone.

You know, that's a great idea. I would pay to see that fight. Campbell is a clever veteran who is still hungry for money and recognition. He has a tricky style and he would be motivated to give a strong and entertaining performance. Good idea.

That is realisitic but you hardly think hes gonna fight a top boxer such as JMM in a 'tune up'

If he fights JMM on July 11, it ain't a tuneup, agreed, but still, I wouldn't give Marquez much of a chance in this one. Floyd would have the power to put Marquez on the canvas with one shot. Against guys that size, Mayweather actually has power and I just don't seeing it be a good matchup for Marquez. The only way Mayweather loses is if he's looking past him.

While Marquez has a great style to frustrate Pac, and Pac has a style to give Mayweather problems, Mayweather vs Marquez is a terrible matchup for JMM. Marquez is best when he's up against guys that come right at him. Outboxing great boxers isn't his forte. Even Casamayor gave him some problems.

[XaduBoxer]

You know, that's a great idea. I would pay to see that fight. Campbell is a clever veteran who is still hungry for money and recognition. He has a tricky style and he would be motivated to give a strong and entertaining performance. Good idea.

That is realisitic but you hardly think hes gonna fight a top boxer such as JMM in a 'tune up'

If he fights JMM on July 11, it ain't a tuneup, agreed, but still, I wouldn't give Marquez much of a chance in this one. Floyd would have the power to put Marquez on the canvas with one shot. Against guys that size, Mayweather actually has power and I just don't seeing it be a good matchup for Marquez. The only way Mayweather loses is if he's looking past him.

While Marquez has a great style to frustrate Pac, and Pac has a style to give Mayweather problems, Mayweather vs Marquez is a terrible matchup for JMM. Marquez is best when he's up against guys that come right at him. Outboxing great boxers isn't his forte. Even Casamayor gave him some problems.

I agree with you that JMM has only a very small chance of defeating PBF... For this reason, I consider PBF-JMM match a tune-up fight aside from being the 1st fight of PBF in 15 months...
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[Killa From Manila]

I wanna see Berto fight Collazo again. I don't really care who won the first fight. I just wanna see them fight like that again!