Floyd already talking about a rematch with Shane...

[Taeth]

Floyd says of himself that he is "an entertainer period". Absolutely, the Baldomir fight was the finest example of boxing entertainment ever. That one had me really on my toes. Playing it safe and toying with a blown up Marquez had me ready to explode with wonder and delight too. I respect Floyd a lot as a fighter, but is he heck an entertainer. Arturro Gatti was what I call an entertainer. Someone who let it all hang out in the ring and even if he lost he gave you your money's worth. Floyd does just enough and with his defensive style is never going to be an entertainer in the way a boxer should be. As much as I respect Floyd, I actually find him quite boring to watch, especially when he's in fights that are poorly matched like Marquez and Baldomir.

Sorry for the little rant, but that comment just bugged me a little.

Mayweather style is very entertaining, he does things nobody else can do. I would rather watch that a million times than watch two limited guys bang away at eachother. Sure if PAcquiao and Cotto fight its a different story, but for the most part he is way more exciting than most fighters out there.

Mayweather is a defensive guru, but look at a guy like MArgarito who throws over a thousand ugly punches every fight, I think it looks horrible.

[TitoFan]

If floyd hadn't retired would the mythical title have changed hands? no. Simple.

And if cows had wings, they'd be able to fly. Floyd DID retire... and you don't hang on to a mythical title (or any other title) when you're off Dancing With the Stars or fighting Big Show. Now that he's back gracing us with his presence, he can earn the damn title back, just like anybody else would have to do. Even MORE simple.

[Hornfinger]

Talking up a rematch with Shane is Floyd talking out of the side his mouth. It's like a code done through the media for a message directed at Pacquiao. its the equivalent of "Drop the suit.. Take the tests, Lose the roids...If not I have options...F_ck you... What are you gonna do, fight Clottey again?"

Exactly, fight with floyd fell through so pacman fought clottey.... wow what a hero!

After he couldn't get manny in the ring floyd chose the next best fighter he could, shane mosely.

After floyd beats shane, I think Pacman will do a bit of negotiating then retire and the fight will never happen.

[DaxxKahn]

If floyd hadn't retired would the mythical title have changed hands? no. Simple.

You talk pout of your ass...Fact is he retired...Fact is Manny fought everyone and anyone who wanted a fight...Manny has become P4P fighting men bigger then him or on the P4P list....

You would make a fool of yourself comparing guys Floyd fought and at what stage of their career Vs Manny....And if anything the size differences he had overcome...

Give it up..

It has nothing to do with being a hater or lover of either man...Manny fighting WW fighters would be like Floyd fighting Middleweights....I can't say I would see Floyd signing to Fight Pavlik, or AA when he was there

[:::PSL:::]

Even Mosley knows he's going to lose!

It's a risk fight by Floyds standards, certainly better than him fighting Matthew Hatton!

Even fighting manny pacquiao on or off roids wouldn't be a risk for floyd! Theres no one that can touch the guy at welter.

Wow.

[Gandalf]

Floyd says of himself that he is "an entertainer period". Absolutely, the Baldomir fight was the finest example of boxing entertainment ever. That one had me really on my toes. Playing it safe and toying with a blown up Marquez had me ready to explode with wonder and delight too. I respect Floyd a lot as a fighter, but is he heck an entertainer. Arturro Gatti was what I call an entertainer. Someone who let it all hang out in the ring and even if he lost he gave you your money's worth. Floyd does just enough and with his defensive style is never going to be an entertainer in the way a boxer should be. As much as I respect Floyd, I actually find him quite boring to watch, especially when he's in fights that are poorly matched like Marquez and Baldomir.

Sorry for the little rant, but that comment just bugged me a little.

Mayweather style is very entertaining, he does things nobody else can do. I would rather watch that a million times than watch two limited guys bang away at eachother. Sure if PAcquiao and Cotto fight its a different story, but for the most part he is way more exciting than most fighters out there.

Mayweather is a defensive guru, but look at a guy like MArgarito who throws over a thousand ugly punches every fight, I think it looks horrible.

I see where you are coming from, but Floyd is an aquired taste. I prefer to watch someone like Toney, who has slickness but will still take an opponent into the trenches. I also love to watch Joe Calzaghe, who isn't slick, but brings the fight, has great ouput and is very versatile. Those are two contrasting styles that I really enjoy. I agree that someone like Margarito is ugly, he has a high punch output which should appeal to me, but is so crude and limited, and that actually puts me off.

[Majesty]

Floyd says of himself that he is "an entertainer period". Absolutely, the Baldomir fight was the finest example of boxing entertainment ever. That one had me really on my toes. Playing it safe and toying with a blown up Marquez had me ready to explode with wonder and delight too. I respect Floyd a lot as a fighter, but is he heck an entertainer. Arturro Gatti was what I call an entertainer. Someone who let it all hang out in the ring and even if he lost he gave you your money's worth. Floyd does just enough and with his defensive style is never going to be an entertainer in the way a boxer should be. As much as I respect Floyd, I actually find him quite boring to watch, especially when he's in fights that are poorly matched like Marquez and Baldomir.

Sorry for the little rant, but that comment just bugged me a little.

Mayweather style is very entertaining, he does things nobody else can do. I would rather watch that a million times than watch two limited guys bang away at eachother. Sure if PAcquiao and Cotto fight its a different story, but for the most part he is way more exciting than most fighters out there.

Mayweather is a defensive guru, but look at a guy like MArgarito who throws over a thousand ugly punches every fight, I think it looks horrible.

I see where you are coming from, but Floyd is an aquired taste. I prefer to watch someone like Toney, who has slickness but will still take an opponent into the trenches. I also love to watch Joe Calzaghe, who isn't slick, but brings the fight, has great ouput and is very versatile. Those are two contrasting styles that I really enjoy. I agree that someone like Margarito is ugly, he has a high punch output which should appeal to me, but is so crude and limited, and that actually puts me off.

Calling Mayweather boring earlier i saw. What fight of those was boring?

If we picked out his last fights which other one was boring besides Baldomir?

alright, Corley, Bruseles, Gatti, Judah, Baldomir(boring), De La Hoya, Hatton, Marquez.

Which of those besides Baldomir was boring?

[Gandalf]

I pointed out Baldomir and Marquez, but would also add the DLH fight as nothing much was happening there besides potshotting. Even the Hatton fight is tedious. Good to watch the first time, but neither fighters are throwing punches. Not a fun fight to watch really. The other fights do have their moments; especially the Gatti one. If only Floyd would open up earlier against more opponents, but he plays it so safe. That does turn people off.

[CFH]

Mayweather style is very entertaining, he does things nobody else can do. I would rather watch that a million times than watch two limited guys bang away at eachother. Sure if PAcquiao and Cotto fight its a different story, but for the most part he is way more exciting than most fighters out there.

Mayweather is a defensive guru, but look at a guy like MArgarito who throws over a thousand ugly punches every fight, I think it looks horrible.

I see where you are coming from, but Floyd is an aquired taste. I prefer to watch someone like Toney, who has slickness but will still take an opponent into the trenches. I also love to watch Joe Calzaghe, who isn't slick, but brings the fight, has great ouput and is very versatile. Those are two contrasting styles that I really enjoy. I agree that someone like Margarito is ugly, he has a high punch output which should appeal to me, but is so crude and limited, and that actually puts me off.

Calling Mayweather boring earlier i saw. What fight of those was boring?

If we picked out his last fights which other one was boring besides Baldomir?

alright, Corley, Bruseles, Gatti, Judah, Baldomir(boring), De La Hoya, Hatton, Marquez.

Which of those besides Baldomir was boring?

Dela Hoya and Marquez were dull, albeit impressive, fights.

[NuthaPug]

Reading you folks fall all over yourselves trying to hate on Floyd is very entertaining. He said he's an entertainer, that he has personality beyond his fighting skills. He didn't say that his identity as an entertainer was in his boxing style. You can't even respond to what he says, you have to twist it into something else, and then use it to hate on him.

Go ahead, hate on him all you want. just don't expect to be taken too seriously. You'll be hating on him after he beats Sugar shane and after he beats Manny. He'll do everything you have said he need to do to be considered and ATG and still you will find excuses to consider him less than he is.

Just understand that your credibility fades as you continue your anti-Floyd tea party.

No, I'm not a Floyd NuthaHugga and yes he is sometimes abrasive and arrogant outside the ring. So get over it. Watch him box. All that matters.

[Hornfinger]

If floyd hadn't retired would the mythical title have changed hands? no. Simple.

And if cows had wings, they'd be able to fly. Floyd DID retire... and you don't hang on to a mythical title (or any other title) when you're off Dancing With the Stars or fighting Big Show. Now that he's back gracing us with his presence, he can earn the damn title back, just like anybody else would have to do. Even MORE simple.

Yes and now he's back. pound for pound champ again. Glad we agree.

[Hornfinger]

Even Mosley knows he's going to lose!

It's a risk fight by Floyds standards, certainly better than him fighting Matthew Hatton!

Even fighting manny pacquiao on or off roids wouldn't be a risk for floyd! Theres no one that can touch the guy at welter.

Wow.

well who is there? Manny 'I refuse a 25 mil drug test and now may retire cuz I don't want to get in the ring with floyd mayweather' Pacquiao?

Glad we agree.

[JonesJrMayweather]

Even Mosley knows he's going to lose!

It's a risk fight by Floyds standards, certainly better than him fighting Matthew Hatton!

Even fighting manny pacquiao on or off roids wouldn't be a risk for floyd! Theres no one that can touch the guy at welter.

Because he sat smartly (business wise) by and let them all destroy each other, while he pretended retirement and fought smaller guys. Won't do much for his legacy though...

[Hornfinger]

Even Mosley knows he's going to lose!

It's a risk fight by Floyds standards, certainly better than him fighting Matthew Hatton!

Even fighting manny pacquiao on or off roids wouldn't be a risk for floyd! Theres no one that can touch the guy at welter.

Because he sat smartly (business wise) by and let them all destroy each other, while he pretended retirement and fought smaller guys. Won't do much for his legacy though...

Floyd's fighting smaller guys? like shane mosely? Beating mosely won't do anything for his legacy but beating Clottey would?

And if he fought pacquiao he's picking on a smaller guy again right?

Hmmm interesting...

[JonesJrMayweather]

Even fighting manny pacquiao on or off roids wouldn't be a risk for floyd! Theres no one that can touch the guy at welter.

Because he sat smartly (business wise) by and let them all destroy each other, while he pretended retirement and fought smaller guys. Won't do much for his legacy though...

Floyd's fighting smaller guys? like shane mosely? Beating mosely won't do anything for his legacy but beating Clottey would?

And if he fought pacquiao he's picking on a smaller guy again right?

Hmmm interesting...

Try to keep up with tense..."fought" is past participle. "Sat by" also means a passage of time has occurred. And I didn't mention pacquiao once, but it seems your head is so far up floyd's ass that everything said about him means he's not getting credit so you go into your kevin Costner bodyguard role. Point is while there's isn't probably anyone that can right now other than mosley or pac that can at WW legitimately beat him. The division is no longer as appealing as it once was because they've defeated each other WHILE floyd was playing retired or fighting smaller men.. here you go in no particular order..

SSM v Cotto
Cotto v Margo
Margo v SSM
SSm v collazo
Collazo v berto
Cotto v pacman
Clottey v cotto
Clottey v Pacman
Margo v clottey
Margo v cintron
Williams v quintana
Willams v Margo

all while floyd was doing this:

floyd v hatton (small man, that floyd only fought after collazo exposed him)
floyd v JMM (please, no explanation needed)
Floyd v Baldoblaster (not smaller but def didn't belong in the ring)
floyd v odlh (old out shape fading big name money fight, but certainly wasn't a real threat)

So yeah fighting shane is a great fight, but the fact is he is 38 years old and has been in wars, fighting floyd is win win for shane. Floyd however is in a bad situation because he could have easily fought Cotto, shane, margo, and clottey all before pac even moved up or before they tore each other to shreds. And there wouldn't be any reasonable doubt had floyd won those fights he'd be recognized as best since RJJ..