Mayweather Return, Marquez Fight Announcement Timing

[THE THIRD MAN]

Floyd's like the little boy at the pickup game who takes his ball and leaves, thinking the game will end without him... only to turn around and see they're playing with another ball and actually do not need him at all.

I agree, Mayweather will look at the Pacquiao KO and think to himself " I shoulda stayed retired" I don't think he can beat Pacman.

[Spicoli]

I thought it was a pretty desperate move,literally riding Pacs coat tails Imo.It may just boil down to Mayweather assuming his legacy-greatness intact,pouting & stepping aside and going hermit at his very peak. Manny just passed him by in a blaze.He not only filled the void but is standing on Mayweathers mass media pedestal.Pacquiao at this moment is the real money maker in their inevitable match up I believe.

[Rocky Balboa]

There are two reasons he does this:

1. Like Youngblood said, there is a huge audience

2. Its just like Floyd to get at people like he does so well, marketing genius

Its simple, he keeps that bad-guy, immature, money-hungry image that makes so many come to see him get beat and lots of people hear it.

[Taeth]

It doesn't take away from Pacquiao-Hatton, IMO he should have done it today instead of yesterday, but once again he had a huge audience already paying attention to boxing when he did it. I just wish people in the general media really knew how good Marquez is, and how good this matchup is.

[C-Lo]

I thought the same thing! The announcement being the same day of the Hatton/Pacquiao fight was trying to steal the fight's thunder.

Too bad Manny made the statement he made because it completely overshadowed Mayweather's return. I love watching Floyd fight but boxing was fine while he was gone.