Is Mayweather ruining the sport of boxing?

[Zilla]

I think I can easily recall a few fighters who would name a few opponents from time to time who they wanted to fight. This is ordinary practice UNTIL YOU ARE ONTOP OF THE DIVISION!

What on earth would possess Mayweather to make and break all these fights, adn calling out these top 20 divisional fighters, versus top 20 P4P fighters? Saul Alvarez?? Mlignaggi?? Bradley?? C'mon money... there are guys in your division... I Promise!

Demanding blood tests from every fighter now??

And believe you, me. The Mosley fight will NOT go.
But IF (big IF) it does.. Why is Floyd getting the lions share? Cant they just fight for the larger part of the purse? I mean this is NOT WWF wrestling. The winner is To Be Determined for God's sake.

What the hell are you talking about? Has Mayweather made steps to make a Malignaggi fight happen? Saul Alvarez? I have heard nothing beyond rumor for any of those fights you've mentioned. Blood testing isn't insane, it actually makes sense in a sport where rampant cheating could be going on. Anyone who made their accomplishments legitimately wouldn't have a problem with it.

And look at how you contradict yourself. The Mosley fight will NOT go. But if it does... your entire argument... right out the window. Floyd deserves the lion's share simply because he does more in PPV. If he'd been fighting Berto, rest assured, it would not have been on HBO Championship Boxing. Purses are always divied up based on who negotiates for more and not the winner getting the larger portion. Why is it insane for Mayweather to request more than what any fighter who brings in more than his potential opponent gets? And what the hell does that have to do with the WWF? I have 0 clue how their payment structures are.

[Zilla]

Why is it insane for Mayweather to request more than what any fighter who brings in more than his potential opponent gets?

Wow. That sentence there doesn't exactly make sense. Oh well. I posted it under the right thread, I guess.

[Gandalf]

I don't know about Mayweather ruining the sport of boxing. That's perhaps a bit harsh, but it destroys Mayweathers credibility that he is seemingly so unwilling to face a true welterweight these days. Even Mayweathers fans admitted that a Marquez gimme would only be a one off and then time to face a proper fighter. Manny is not really a proper WW in my eyes anyway (145 catchweight=poof) so Mayweather really needs to face a credible 147 pound fighter or else he will look like a class A clown too. Mosley is out there, there is no reason not to make the fight. And Mosley is 38, surely Mayweather can't pass up that kind of opportunity.