Mayweather: "If Manny wants it, I'll pay Juan to step aside"

[JT Rock]

and see what he draws besinds flies for another boring as shit performance

Surely you wouldnt mind listing these so called boring as shat performances
among his 39 fights.

Thanks

Baldomir
Judah
DLH

to name a few......

I will be the first to say though up until he left 135 I was a fan all of a sudden after 135 he turned into a boring fighter

Do not get me confused on his talent, I respect what he is capable of but I am strictly talking on a PPV basis

What the hell was wrong with the Judah fight

He landed everything on Baldomir, and didnt want to sell out and lose a trillion dollars to fight DLH

DLH, you mean the fresh lively 154lb version that pac DIDNT FIGHT?

[C-Lo]

Surely you wouldnt mind listing these so called boring as shat performances
among his 39 fights.

Thanks

I've found pretty much all of his fights to be exciting, or interesting to watch. Except a few of his fights above Jr Welterweight. At Super Feathweight he was a pleasure to watch, because he could be a boxer/puncher, because he had pretty heavy hands at that weightclass.

The fights with Baldomir and even De La Hoya wee snoozers, for me anyways. Hatton fight was hilarious in its own way. The Gatti{RIP}fight was very entertaining if you like slaughterhouses The Judah debacle was great. But yeah those Angel Manfredy days were good fun and he was dynamic. I just think he's a butt hole but you'd have to be an intern at the Institute for the Blind to ignore his talent.

That's exactly where i stand with Floyd! At the lower weights he was very exciting to watch; amazing skill mixed with knockout power. He did have some boring fights but to label him a "boring fighter" is personal preference, not a fact.

My negative feelings towards the guy is based on his mouth. Calling himself the "cash cow," saying he's the best fighter to ever fight, certain excuses he throws out there about why he doesn't fight certain people, etc. I respect the fighter, but I don't respect the person.

Surely you wouldnt mind listing these so called boring as shat performances
among his 39 fights.

Thanks

Baldomir
Judah
DLH

to name a few......

I will be the first to say though up until he left 135 I was a fan all of a sudden after 135 he turned into a boring fighter

Do not get me confused on his talent, I respect what he is capable of but I am strictly talking on a PPV basis

What the hell was wrong with the Judah fight

He landed everything on Baldomir, and didnt want to sell out and lose a trillion dollars to fight DLH

DLH, you mean the fresh lively 154lb version that pac DIDNT FIGHT?

I'll admit to Floyd fighting a more dangerous version of Oscar. But did you really expect Manny who fought at 130 at March of 2008 to be able to fight Oscar at 154 by December of the same year?

[antimoron]

I've found pretty much all of his fights to be exciting, or interesting to watch. Except a few of his fights above Jr Welterweight. At Super Feathweight he was a pleasure to watch, because he could be a boxer/puncher, because he had pretty heavy hands at that weightclass.

Hahaha, you're big fans, of course you would think that, you two having a debate on whether or not Floyd is boring would be awesome

Ice: What did you think of the Sharmba Mitchell fight?
JT: I thought it was great!
Ice: So did I!



Whether a guy is boring or not is obviously pretty subjective. Unless you're talking about the Baldomir fight

Well to be honest Ouma i don't know how anyone, could find these fights boring.

Jose Luis Castillo 1
Emmanuel Augustus
Angel Manfredy
Genaro Hernandez
Diego Corrales
Jesus Chavez
Phillip N'dou
DeMarcus Corley
Arturo Gatti
Zab Judah

ETC.

I tend to like skillful fighters over exciting brawling type fighters, of course i like to see a good toe to toe war like anybody else. But i just love the way a good boxer breaks down an opponent, like James Toney for example.

all are good fights but how about the numbers on ppv? is it great?
just asking..

[Cortez The Killer]

Surely you wouldnt mind listing these so called boring as shat performances
among his 39 fights.

Thanks

Baldomir
Judah
DLH

to name a few......

I will be the first to say though up until he left 135 I was a fan all of a sudden after 135 he turned into a boring fighter

Do not get me confused on his talent, I respect what he is capable of but I am strictly talking on a PPV basis

What the hell was wrong with the Judah fight

He landed everything on Baldomir, and didnt want to sell out and lose a trillion dollars to fight DLH

DLH, you mean the fresh lively 154lb version that pac DIDNT FIGHT?

In the Baldomir fight everyone who didn't leave in the 9th, 10th, or 11th rounds were booing. Rarely if ever is such a negative reaction seen in a championship fight, but floyd managed to get one. And baldomir has one of the lower ko % you can get. Floyd still didnt take a single risk. That's why people were walking out early, that's why people boo'd him, that's why he isn't the PPV draw he seems to think he is.

Fact remains his opponents are the main draw in every mega fight he has been in, not him.

[appetite]

I think Floyd is just afraid he'd about to be hid int he head real good... and woke up knowing his fight won't sell...

I respect FMJ, and I like his boxing.. I think he is one of the best fighter of all time.. but he doesn't put the body work on.. He should have fough my guy Mosley 2 years ago... this year... or maybe Cotto, it is just a waste of greatness when your head is in the cloud.. not knowing when to bow down..

He will instead bow out as the biggest jerk in boxing...

manny is the best..

[Spicoli]

Floyd needs to cut to the chase and just re retire.I think its eating him alive that Manny....or anyone.....has just past him by and is the new shot caller riding the headlines.Its an insult but not a suprise at all...it was all geared towards a Mayweather/Pac fight in the first place.Floyd has to realize that he is not driving the car.Floyd does not put azzes in the seats!!

[Taeth]

Hey Floyd! Miguel, Shane, Tony, and Paul wants it too. When are they gonna get their chance to fight you? They've been waiting like forever. Lol

Sorry which one of them has earned this as much as Manny has?

[knodaledge]

The second argument Mayweather makes is if there is a fight to determine which man is better in the ring, he will receive the majority of the money from it.

That notion doesn’t sit well with the boxing promoter that represents Pacquiao, Bob Arum. Mayweather has already made it clear he wouldn’t consider a 50/50 split with Pacquiao because of his track record of generating enormous pay-per-view buys.

Schaefer agrees with him.

“A fighter, just like anyone else, has a certain market value they establish over time,” Schaefer said. “Mayweather, in his last two fights did 3.5 million buys with Hatton and Oscar. Pacquiao has fought the same two guys and it did a little more than half of that.

“So, it’s difficult for Floyd, who has worked so hard to get to where he is today, to say, ‘Okay, it should be 50/50,’ because in fact, it shouldn’t be 50/50. Each guy has a certain market value and they should get compensated accordingly.”


Schaefer makes a great point.

[generalbulldog]

Who really gives a shit who takes the lions share of the purse. Real fight fans just want to see a good fight. It's only the fanboys of the fighters that argues who should take what.

[knodaledge]

Who really gives a shit who takes the lions share of the purse. Real fight fans just want to see a good fight. It's only the fanboys of the fighters that argues who should take what.

I agree. But this is also a business. This is their careers and they want to be paid accordingly.

I just don't see why Pacquiao's people wouldn't take the fight. Mayweather said he wants it, he has the proof of drawing more against the 2 most recent common opponents, it's the fight the fans want to see.

There should be no reason negotiations shouldn't be taking place as we speak. I really hope they are.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

The second argument Mayweather makes is if

“A fighter, just like anyone else, has a certain market value they establish over time,” Schaefer said. “Mayweather, in his last two fights did 3.5 million buys with Hatton and Oscar. Pacquiao has fought the same two guys and it did a little more than half of that.

Schaefer makes a great point.

Yeah but to be fair. Oscar and Hatton have HUGE followings. I'm pretty sure both Audiences in attendance were Pro Opposition.

In terms of PPV buys it's obviously harder to determine who the buyers were following but no doubt Oscar Dela Hoya and Ricky Hatton brought a shit load to the table in terms of Buying power.... The fact that Floyds most recent fight aint selling so well further supports my point.

[knodaledge]

The second argument Mayweather makes is if

“A fighter, just like anyone else, has a certain market value they establish over time,” Schaefer said. “Mayweather, in his last two fights did 3.5 million buys with Hatton and Oscar. Pacquiao has fought the same two guys and it did a little more than half of that.

Schaefer makes a great point.

Yeah but to be fair. Oscar and Hatton have HUGE followings. I'm pretty sure both Audiences in attendance were Pro Opposition.

In terms of PPV buys it's obviously harder to determine who the buyers were following but no doubt Oscar Dela Hoya and Ricky Hatton brought a shit load to the table in terms of Buying power.... The fact that Floyds most recent fight aint selling so well further supports my point.

But Oscar/Hatton had the same HUGE followings when they fought Pacquiao. Why did they only do half the sales then?

We can only take from these numbers that, to the public, fights between Oscar/Mayweather & Hatton/Mayweather were more intriguing than Oscar/Pac & Hatton/Pac matches.

Also, were the reports of the fight not selling true? I remember hearing rumors but no evidence was presented. I read a report from a Golden Boy rep that said the rumors were false. Are they still rumor or were they proven fact?

[Dr. Steelhammer]

Floyd not selling tickets is a big evidence that he's no longer a draw, period.

[generalbulldog]

The second argument Mayweather makes is if

“A fighter, just like anyone else, has a certain market value they establish over time,” Schaefer said. “Mayweather, in his last two fights did 3.5 million buys with Hatton and Oscar. Pacquiao has fought the same two guys and it did a little more than half of that.

Schaefer makes a great point.

Yeah but to be fair. Oscar and Hatton have HUGE followings. I'm pretty sure both Audiences in attendance were Pro Opposition.

In terms of PPV buys it's obviously harder to determine who the buyers were following but no doubt Oscar Dela Hoya and Ricky Hatton brought a shit load to the table in terms of Buying power.... The fact that Floyds most recent fight aint selling so well further supports my point.

But Oscar/Hatton had the same HUGE followings when they fought Pacquiao. Why did they only do half the sales then?

We can only take from these numbers that, to the public, fights between Oscar/Mayweather & Hatton/Mayweather were more intriguing than Oscar/Pac & Hatton/Pac matches.

Also, were the reports of the fight not selling true? I remember hearing rumors but no evidence was presented. I read a report from a Golden Boy rep that said the rumors were false. Are they still rumor or were they proven fact?

Like I've said real fight fans just wanna see a good fight, most don't care who gets the lions share but the diehard fanboys of either fighters.

I don't give a shit if Pacman gets 40% of the purse or Floyd gets 60% of it and vice versa, I just want to see a good fight.

Are you working for Floyd?

[Truth]

There are reasons why Floyd's fights with De La Hoya and Hatton made more than Pacquiao's:

A) De La Hoya fighting for thye P4P Title at his preferred weight
B) The hype surrounding an UNBEATEN Ricky Hatton
C) Much better economic times
D) Both Pacquiao fights were seen as mismatches and on one was sure how a former flyweight champ could perform against a top welterweight

The thing Floyd and his biased followers don't realize is that NONE of these have ANY correlation to who is the biggest draw in boxing today which is obviously Manny Pacquiao.