Why would Mayweather be scared of Pacquiao?

[Cressa121]

I don't think he's scared of him. I agree with the original post that stylistically, Pacquiao is a good match up for Mayweather, but I think he's definitely worried about losing his "0". If he loses one fight, his whole gimmick is lost. He can't stand in front of a camera and say "I'm the best ever, all these other guys lost and I haven't" if he gets beat. In Pacquiao, he'd be up against a guy that, while I and many others don't think will win, can win. But I really don't think any fighters are scared, otherwise they wouldn't be fighters. You can't step into a ring scared of the man opposite you, otherwise you won't last long in the sport.

[Nameless]

WHY?? WHY Because the guy killed mutant giant crab? Because he received mystic powers from unfathomable radiations maybe, something that doesn't get detected in blood and urine test and which are, according to the law, legal

Feel the truth

[Hunter]

Let me first state that I think Pac is taylor made for Mayweather and I see a pretty one sided beat down by Mayweather in this fight. Manny is quick, but Floyd is faster and has better defense and will pick apart Manny.

That being said, Floyd is sure acting like a scared little b%tch. He would do so much to improve his image if he would have just taken the fight and beat Pac. Now even if Floyd fights pac and beats him there is a bad taste in alot of people's minds because Floyd is being such a whiner about the fight.

[Kel]

Floyd ain't fought anyone like him.

[Dizaster]

A question i'm really interested to see answered, is when Mayweather actually does retire,,,, whether he continues to campaign for better drug testing in boxing. Or whether it was just added protection for him and his no loss record.....

And I have put myself in his position, having someone who have the most respect for swear to you that a potential opponent is absolutely taking PED's, then i'm sure I would be pretty steadfast about ensuring they don't take the drugs for my fight with them..
But one variable is that if Mayweather Sr actually had some form of evidence, he'd have come out with it. Especially with a court case against them for defamation. And I think Mayweather who has got as much from boxing as he has given it, should support their rules, including their drug rules... Every other fighter lives under those rules, and considering he has no proof that Pac has ever taking performance enhancers, it really leave me anyway, feeling robbed of a fight that really should be happening...

Someone like Cotto refusing to fight Margarito again at the chance he cheated in their previous fight,,,, OR at the fact he'd been proven to cheat period,,, well I completely understand that...

As much as I just wish Mayweather would settle, for the sake of everyone, I do understand where he's coming from.... It just sux, we could have seen this fight last November, and maybe even be having a rematch around now...

[anne_lee]

In the curious case of Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Manny Pacquiao, what reason is there really behind Floyd’s recent tirades against Pacquiao and for him to claim that he does not need to fight Pacquiao? Businesswise, lil’ Floyd has always said he was about making money, and practically if he wanted to make the most money, dancing with Pacquiao is the biggest money-making fight there is out there for him. So why did Floyd go out of his way to sign and announce a fight against Pacquiao’s nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez on the same day Pacquiao fought Ricky Hatton?

Perhaps Pacquiao’s ascension as the sport’s #1 Pound for Pound best fighter in the world after he retired, hurt lil’ Floyd’s ego. As you can see on the video I posted below and others online on Youtube while he has been promoting his fight against Marquez, Floyd gets irritated every time the media asks him about Pacquiao. He is quick to point out Pacquiao’s knockout losses a long time ago back when Pacquiao fought as a skinny kid in Southeast Asia. Floyd has a point though. On paper, his unblemished resume does look glamorous. One thing Floyd forgot however is that this is boxing. A boxer’s record means nothing more than the competition he’s faced. And what Floyd fails to understand is that the Pacquiao today is a far different Pacquiao from the one that last lost via decision against Erik Morales. Or perhaps Floyd does understand that quite well and that’s why he opted to verbally convince people that he is still the best instead of just jumping in the ring against the smaller Filipino and let his hands do the talking.

[miron_lang]

In the curious case of Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Manny Pacquiao, what reason is there really behind Floyd’s recent tirades against Pacquiao and for him to claim that he does not need to fight Pacquiao? Businesswise, lil’ Floyd has always said he was about making money, and practically if he wanted to make the most money, dancing with Pacquiao is the biggest money-making fight there is out there for him. So why did Floyd go out of his way to sign and announce a fight against Pacquiao’s nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez on the same day Pacquiao fought Ricky Hatton?

Perhaps Pacquiao’s ascension as the sport’s #1 Pound for Pound best fighter in the world after he retired, hurt lil’ Floyd’s ego. As you can see on the video I posted below and others online on Youtube while he has been promoting his fight against Marquez, Floyd gets irritated every time the media asks him about Pacquiao. He is quick to point out Pacquiao’s knockout losses a long time ago back when Pacquiao fought as a skinny kid in Southeast Asia. Floyd has a point though. On paper, his unblemished resume does look glamorous. One thing Floyd forgot however is that this is boxing. A boxer’s record means nothing more than the competition he’s faced. And what Floyd fails to understand is that the Pacquiao today is a far different Pacquiao from the one that last lost via decision against Erik Morales. Or perhaps Floyd does understand that quite well and that’s why he opted to verbally convince people that he is still the best instead of just jumping in the ring against the smaller Filipino and let his hands do the talking.

Fantastic 2nd post

[Mar]

Neither guy is scared of the other........both of these guys are great fighters and that's why it's silly to constantly hear fans shit on one guy just because your favorite happens to be the other. These guys are fighters they couldn't even be in this buisness and be so successful if they were afraid of other fighters. Pac is plowing through guys and floyd has people acting like some big feat was done cause shane hit him twice in a twelve round fight that he probably won every minute of outside of those two punches. I personally belive pac and for that matter every other fighter out there right now has very little chance of beating floyd but you'll have to search hard to find anywhere i've bashed the guy. One guy will win one will loose, then we move on..... Having your favorite fighter beat a guy you called crap in the first place doesn't prove very much.

[blegit]

Neither guy is scared of the other........both of these guys are great fighters and that's why it's silly to constantly hear fans shit on one guy just because your favorite happens to be the other. These guys are fighters they couldn't even be in this buisness and be so successful if they were afraid of other fighters. Pac is plowing through guys and floyd has people acting like some big feat was done cause shane hit him twice in a twelve round fight that he probably won every minute of outside of those two punches. I personally belive pac and for that matter every other fighter out there right now has very little chance of beating floyd but you'll have to search hard to find anywhere i've bashed the guy. One guy will win one will loose, then we move on..... Having your favorite fighter beat a guy you called crap in the first place doesn't prove very much.

Now thats how you muff each overzealous fan from both sides!

[Taeth]

Neither guy is scared of the other........both of these guys are great fighters and that's why it's silly to constantly hear fans shit on one guy just because your favorite happens to be the other. These guys are fighters they couldn't even be in this buisness and be so successful if they were afraid of other fighters. Pac is plowing through guys and floyd has people acting like some big feat was done cause shane hit him twice in a twelve round fight that he probably won every minute of outside of those two punches. I personally belive pac and for that matter every other fighter out there right now has very little chance of beating floyd but you'll have to search hard to find anywhere i've bashed the guy. One guy will win one will loose, then we move on..... Having your favorite fighter beat a guy you called crap in the first place doesn't prove very much.

Pacquiao is plowing through guys who are tailor made for him. Guys who stand there and take his shots like Cotto or Clottey, or a guy who walks in defenseless and usually uses speed as his greatest asset in Hatton. Roach has stylistically matched Pacquiao up much better in much more oppertunistic circumstances, but I've never said Pacquiao is crap, I think he is higher up the rankings p4p on the ATG list even though Mayweather is vastly superior boxer/fighter. I just have come to realize 95% of the boxing world doesn't appreciate the subtle nuances of the sport that Mayweather that very few fighters have ever done, not just defensively, but the angles he takes, how well rounded his game is, the way he reads opponents, nullifies their offense.

[Dizaster]

Neither guy is scared of the other........both of these guys are great fighters and that's why it's silly to constantly hear fans shit on one guy just because your favorite happens to be the other. These guys are fighters they couldn't even be in this buisness and be so successful if they were afraid of other fighters. Pac is plowing through guys and floyd has people acting like some big feat was done cause shane hit him twice in a twelve round fight that he probably won every minute of outside of those two punches. I personally belive pac and for that matter every other fighter out there right now has very little chance of beating floyd but you'll have to search hard to find anywhere i've bashed the guy. One guy will win one will loose, then we move on..... Having your favorite fighter beat a guy you called crap in the first place doesn't prove very much.

Pacquiao is plowing through guys who are tailor made for him. Guys who stand there and take his shots like Cotto or Clottey, or a guy who walks in defenseless and usually uses speed as his greatest asset in Hatton. Roach has stylistically matched Pacquiao up much better in much more oppertunistic circumstances, but I've never said Pacquiao is crap, I think he is higher up the rankings p4p on the ATG list even though Mayweather is vastly superior boxer/fighter. I just have come to realize 95% of the boxing world doesn't appreciate the subtle nuances of the sport that Mayweather that very few fighters have ever done, not just defensively, but the angles he takes, how well rounded his game is, the way he reads opponents, nullifies their offense.

I agree with that 100%... He is really special in that regard... But if he didn't hand pick his opponents as well, then I think more of boxing would appreciate that aspect of him as much as you do...

[El Kabong]

I'm not sure why Floyd would be "scared" of anyone (or Manny for that matter). Both guys are in top form and they have excellent skill....but there is a HUGE amount of money and respect to be made here and something is stopping the fight from happening and it not only hurts the two fighters it hurts the entire sport.