Why Blame Floyd For Being Smart About Business?

[Kel]

He still says he is the best mate that's why I can't stand the guy at times.

[Pavlik]

He still says he is the best mate that's why I can't stand the guy at times.

Agreed!!! I am not bothered that he is just in it for the money because everybody is but what's sickening is him stating he is still the best without having fought the top 5 welters out there. Shame on him when a smaller man than him actually fights Shane and Cotto first.

[JazMerkin]

He still says he is the best mate that's why I can't stand the guy at times.

Agreed!!! I am not bothered that he is just in it for the money because everybody is but what's sickening is him stating he is still the best without having fought the top 5 welters out there. Shame on him when a smaller man than him actually fights Shane and Cotto first.

Really?? Please tell me which smaller man is stepping up to fight Shane because I don't see one. Also don't believe Cotto has yet signed to fight anyone, & I doubt he will be fighting any smaller guys at 147.

Floyd hasn't yet fought Hatton or Khan so that's a moot point & since going to 140 up his opposition has at times been questionable, but if he beats Marquez, and then fights any one of Pacquiao, Cotto or Mosley, will we move on from this 'Floyd doesn't fight the best stuff'?

[Majesty]

He still says he is the best mate that's why I can't stand the guy at times.

Agreed!!! I am not bothered that he is just in it for the money because everybody is but what's sickening is him stating he is still the best without having fought the top 5 welters out there. Shame on him when a smaller man than him actually fights Shane and Cotto first.

Really?? Please tell me which smaller man is stepping up to fight Shane because I don't see one. Also don't believe Cotto has yet signed to fight anyone, & I doubt he will be fighting any smaller guys at 147.

Shane is trying to get a Pacquiao fight as is Miguel Cotto and his promoter bob arum. Why isn't anyone bashing Shane or Cotto?

Because its easier to hate Floyd. And I'm pretty sure if it was Judah that hit Clottey in the back of the head or that it looked like he fell down because of a shove from, that no one would be defending him.

Boxing fans choose rules for who they like and do not like what they bash one fighter for they will defend the other for.

[Kel]

Agreed!!! I am not bothered that he is just in it for the money because everybody is but what's sickening is him stating he is still the best without having fought the top 5 welters out there. Shame on him when a smaller man than him actually fights Shane and Cotto first.

Really?? Please tell me which smaller man is stepping up to fight Shane because I don't see one. Also don't believe Cotto has yet signed to fight anyone, & I doubt he will be fighting any smaller guys at 147.

Shane is trying to get a Pacquiao fight as is Miguel Cotto and his promoter bob arum. Why isn't anyone bashing Shane or Cotto?

Because its easier to hate Floyd. And I'm pretty sure if it was Judah that hit Clottey in the back of the head or that it looked like he fell down because of a shove from, that no one would be defending him.

Boxing fans choose rules for who they like and do not like what they bash one fighter for they will defend the other for.

They have both been fighting each other and the rest of the best at Welterweight, neither duck anyone either so that's probably why no one is having a go at them.

[Majesty]

Really?? Please tell me which smaller man is stepping up to fight Shane because I don't see one. Also don't believe Cotto has yet signed to fight anyone, & I doubt he will be fighting any smaller guys at 147.

Shane is trying to get a Pacquiao fight as is Miguel Cotto and his promoter bob arum. Why isn't anyone bashing Shane or Cotto?

Because its easier to hate Floyd. And I'm pretty sure if it was Judah that hit Clottey in the back of the head or that it looked like he fell down because of a shove from, that no one would be defending him.

Boxing fans choose rules for who they like and do not like what they bash one fighter for they will defend the other for.

They have both been fighting each other and the rest of the best at Welterweight, neither duck anyone either so that's probably why no one is having a go at them.

Shane has fought the best at welterweight? The only person he has fought lately has been Margarito. And who has Cotto fought at welterweight? Judah? Floyd already fought him. He fought Shane, but Shane ducked Floyd when Floyd wanted to fight him and that was in Shanes prime not in the twilight of his career. And Cotto lost to Margarito whom Shane beat. meanwhile Floyd has become undisputed champ at 147 and beat Judah before Cotto even got to him he also knocked out Ricky Hatton who is the guy that people gave soo much credit to Pacquiao for beating but act like Floyd never did it. Why is it you blow up another fighters achievements when Floyd got their first and doesn't get any credit whatsoever?

[C-Lo]

Well, I don't blame him as a businessman but as a fighter he is no longer fighting the better competition. He is much like DLH was in the latter part of his career. They are now just businessmen who happen to fight. Floyd just happens to be spectacular at it. Could be the all time best but we'll never know. Thats what riles fans up. Even the ones who push for him want to have something more to cement their claim for him.

He still says he is the best mate that's why I can't stand the guy at times.

Yep. This is it.

I have no problem with a boxer being smart business-wise. It's a dangerous sport, so a fighter should try to make as much money as possible with as little risk as possible.

However, if you're going to claim that you're one of the best of all-time (as Floyd does) then you open yourself up to having your list of opponents questioned.

I have no problem with a business man who doesnm,t want to take risk but I definitely have a problem with a clown who's actions aren,t going in the same direction as his runningmouth.

Those last three comments I bolded are huge reasons why I'm losing respect for him. To be honest, I know I'm not the only poster here who used to be big Floyd fans but are gradually becoming less and less of one.

Really? You're supporting this behavior?

From a business point of view I would fight guys like Marquez for 15 mil than fight guys like Cotto, Pacman (catchweight), Mosley for a few mil more that can take away my 0 from the loss column. Mark my words it's going to be Hatton-Mayweather 2 at Wembley on HBO PPV or Khan-Mayweather at a catch weight. He'll be making over 30 mil easy for those 2 fights with PPV percentage he receives.

This is a business, point blank. Floyd has nothing to prove. 6 time champ in 5 divisions. That's his resume. He's the best pound for pound fighter of this generation. Boxing history will say that. They're not going to say anything about his opponents. They'll look at that big fat 0 next to his loss column and argue that.

How important is that big fat 0? Take Rocky Marciano for example, fight fans are still saying that he would beat a prime Ali and that he kicked Joe Louis ass and beat up Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott, and Archie Moore. And that he is the greatest heavyweight champion ever or arguing that. But what they don't see was that everyone of these boxing greats were well past their primes. Only hardcore fans see that. Casual sports and fight fans just know that Joe Louis got his ass kicked but they didn't know that Joe Louis was basically shot with no handspeed, accuracy, endurance, quick reflexes that he lost at age 37. Even boxing historians hardly mentioned that. They just say Marciano kicked his ass and knocked him through the ropes.

That's how important that big fat 0 is. It forms a different perception. All Money Floyd has to do is take fights like Marquez an blown up featherweight kicked his ass and say I beat an all time great that gave the other p4p champion of that era all kinds of trouble. Ain't no one going to argue that 20 years from now. They will just look at the big fat 0 and the 6 time champ in 5 classes.

I have to disagree here. 20 years from now people will say the same thing they are saying now. We all know he's an amazing fighter, one of the best ever! But he chose not to take the best fights or biggest tests out there.

It hasn't been that long and people are already criticizing Roy Jones now for not having a hard enough record. Maybe general fans will see him as an almighty undefeated fighter, but real boxing fans will remember how we felt at this day and time.

I've said this before but I totally agree with you when it comes to Floyd being a good businessman. He takes the least amount of risk for the most amount of money. But "boxing" fans want to see the best fight the best and Floyd isn't doing that

Floyd will eventually realize that he is now a garbage. He'll always be known as a guy who avoided threatening opponents in his league to keep his record and untarnished.

Genero Hernandez, Angel Manfreddy, Unbeaten Diego Corrales, an dangerous opponent in Zab Judah, giving up significant weight advantages to his opponents on fight night like Delahoya, Baldomir, etc. Also was the first to KO Hatton.

Whereas Manny beats over the hill fighters like Morales 2 that lost to Raheem. An MAB that was in so many wars already. Beating an weight drain Delahoya, beatin up on Hatton which Floyd already did. And Floyd's numbers for the same 2 opponents are significantly better tahn Mannys. Floyd don't fight weight drain opponents and that's a fact.

Not to mention the most physically gifted fighter since Roy Jones and the best defensive fighter in the game. The way Manny fights and takes so many hits to the head, he's going to wind up like Freddie Roach.

And another thing, Floyd doesn't get KO by bum fighters named Torrecampo or however you spell it.

Quinto's post is a bit out there. Everyone knows Floyd is a SICK fighter! That's just ignorance. Sorry but that's just hater talk.

Bulldog, again, you gotta look at it from another perspective. I can easily say these things about Floyd's resume. Judah was always a mentally weak fighter, De La Hoya always blew the big fights, Corrales was a chinny fighter, Baldomir was just a journeyman, Hatton was a smaller man, ETC. Do I believe those things? No, but if you're nit picking someone, I can easily say them.

Pac on the other hand fought first-ballot hall of famers and arguably the best Mexican fighters ever in Morales, Barrera, and Marquez, he also beat the much bigger man in Oscar De La Hoya, and the lineal light welterweight Champion in Hatton, who was also undefeated at the weight class. Was it as simple as that? No! But if you want to make someone sound like a God, you can also do that.

Each one of the statements about Manny and Floyd's opposition are true. You can make someone look incredibly good or bad, all depending on your mindset. But all-in-all to not give either man respect of credit just shows the utmost ignorance.

AND about your Torrencampo comment, that's just ignorance man. People who bring up Pac's early two losses to compare to his abilities now are easily haters.

AND on another one of your comments about Pac fighting Shane or Cotto under the welterweight limit for their titles, when were their titles ever brought up in negotiations? There are catchweights but titles won't be on the line unless it's fought at 147.

[Kel]

Shane is trying to get a Pacquiao fight as is Miguel Cotto and his promoter bob arum. Why isn't anyone bashing Shane or Cotto?

Because its easier to hate Floyd. And I'm pretty sure if it was Judah that hit Clottey in the back of the head or that it looked like he fell down because of a shove from, that no one would be defending him.

Boxing fans choose rules for who they like and do not like what they bash one fighter for they will defend the other for.

They have both been fighting each other and the rest of the best at Welterweight, neither duck anyone either so that's probably why no one is having a go at them.

Shane has fought the best at welterweight? The only person he has fought lately has been Margarito. And who has Cotto fought at welterweight? Judah? Floyd already fought him. He fought Shane, but Shane ducked Floyd when Floyd wanted to fight him and that was in Shanes prime not in the twilight of his career. And Cotto lost to Margarito whom Shane beat. meanwhile Floyd has become undisputed champ at 147 and beat Judah before Cotto even got to him he also knocked out Ricky Hatton who is the guy that people gave soo much credit to Pacquiao for beating but act like Floyd never did it. Why is it you blow up another fighters achievements when Floyd got their first and doesn't get any credit whatsoever?

Well Floyd said in a recent interview that Shane has losses so he does not want to fight him. Did he call Shane out saying a bunch of names after a fight? He did that with Tszyu too and plenty more besides.

Baldomir had 9 losses(but that's ok), he beat a shot to fuck Gatti (who Floyd beat to get the WBC) and even beat Zab before Floyd did lol. Floyd bored the pants of everyone to the pont they started leaving early by outpointing him for 12 rounds. Undisputed 147 champ in the weakest possible scenario.


I know Floyd beat Judah about a year before Cotto but Cotto stopped him. But then again that means nothing as Tszyu did him in two rounds when he was in his absolute prime.

No one can ever convince me Floyd has done great things above 140 because he just ain't.

[JonesJrMayweather]

Shane is trying to get a Pacquiao fight as is Miguel Cotto and his promoter bob arum. Why isn't anyone bashing Shane or Cotto?

Because its easier to hate Floyd. And I'm pretty sure if it was Judah that hit Clottey in the back of the head or that it looked like he fell down because of a shove from, that no one would be defending him.

Boxing fans choose rules for who they like and do not like what they bash one fighter for they will defend the other for.

They have both been fighting each other and the rest of the best at Welterweight, neither duck anyone either so that's probably why no one is having a go at them.

Shane has fought the best at welterweight? The only person he has fought lately has been Margarito. And who has Cotto fought at welterweight? Judah? Floyd already fought him. He fought Shane, but Shane ducked Floyd when Floyd wanted to fight him and that was in Shanes prime not in the twilight of his career. And Cotto lost to Margarito whom Shane beat. meanwhile Floyd has become undisputed champ at 147 and beat Judah before Cotto even got to him he also knocked out Ricky Hatton who is the guy that people gave soo much credit to Pacquiao for beating but act like Floyd never did it. Why is it you blow up another fighters achievements when Floyd got their first and doesn't get any credit whatsoever?

shane's career at WW...early there was ODLH,FORREST,DIAZ RIVERA, then after a stint at 154 he came back and fought Collazo,cotto,margarito then he was signed to fight judah, but judah magically "cut" his hand and got out of the fight but fought clottey a month later.

shane won't get criticized because he just destroyed "the most feared man at WW"..not to mention he's already proved that he his willing to fight anyone. Point is, floyd can do 15mil fighting shane in LA.

then floyd's comment about why he's fighting JMM was "Marquez is the one that called me out?"....Shane has been calling him out why not fight him?

[uwey]

They all Cherrypick. They ran Paul Williams out of the division because of it. Floyd,Cotto, Margo did not even want a avenge rematch. Please dont say Floyd is the only one. By the way Paul can still make 147 so dont use that excuse. The man was and is simply too dangerous for them to mention, 154 and 160 also. A great fighter with no one to fight, how shameful. Most of u people wont even speak out about it. THEY ALL CHERRYPICK

[CFH]

They all Cherrypick. They ran Paul Williams out of the division because of it. Floyd,Cotto, Margo did not even want a avenge rematch. Please dont say Floyd is the only one. By the way Paul can still make 147 so dont use that excuse. The man was and is simply too dangerous for them to mention, 154 and 160 also. A great fighter with no one to fight, how shameful. Most of u people wont even speak out about it. THEY ALL CHERRYPICK

What does that mean?

[match]

Mosley, Pacquiao, Williams, and Cotto are the only fighters he has any business getting in the ring with. Floyd would not even have to fight all of them. If he were only to fight two of them he would be able to silence his critics. Unfortunately, he has yet to fight even one of them. All of his critisism is warranted.

[SweetPea]

He still says he is the best mate that's why I can't stand the guy at times.

Yep. This is it.

I have no problem with a boxer being smart business-wise. It's a dangerous sport, so a fighter should try to make as much money as possible with as little risk as possible.

However, if you're going to claim that you're one of the best of all-time (as Floyd does) then you open yourself up to having your list of opponents questioned.