Floyd to take 2 years off to rest...again?

[boxingbantz]

The typical Floyd indeed.


it's confirmed. He doesn't want to fight Pac and all the issues he raised against Pac was just to justify his cowardice.IMHO.

by the way, I'm back and I was frustrated with the Cotto Vs Foreman result.

I feel sorry for Foreman. He had the lead when the accident happened. Tsk. tsk tsk.

What? He has only won one round by then, maybe two if the judges were being generous. I just hope your comment at the end there was tongue in cheek.

[Chino]

I find it interesting how Pac fans were not saying that much when Pac came out with all his silly contradicting excuses to not take the blood tests and fight Floyd. After trying to fight Pac and not getting anywhere with Pac asking to get away with 14 days of no blood tests Floyd is hinting a retirement and Pac fans come out of the darkness to now point fingers at Floyd and go "See!? Floyd is ducking!".

[Gandalf]

I find it interesting how Pac fans were not saying that much when Pac came out with all his silly contradicting excuses to not take the blood tests and fight Floyd. After trying to fight Pac and not getting anywhere with Pac asking to get away with 14 days of no blood tests Floyd is hinting a retirement and Pac fans come out of the darkness to now point fingers at Floyd and go "See!? Floyd is ducking!".

Pac's excuses were feeble, but this kind of drivel is feeble too. He didn't hint, he said flat out that he wouldn't fight for two more years. The finger goes both ways, they are both silly.

[Chino]

I find it interesting how Pac fans were not saying that much when Pac came out with all his silly contradicting excuses to not take the blood tests and fight Floyd. After trying to fight Pac and not getting anywhere with Pac asking to get away with 14 days of no blood tests Floyd is hinting a retirement and Pac fans come out of the darkness to now point fingers at Floyd and go "See!? Floyd is ducking!".

Pac's excuses were feeble, but this kind of drivel is feeble too. He didn't hint, he said flat out that he wouldn't fight for two more years. The finger goes both ways, they are both silly.

I guess so .
If he is going to take a 2 year break he might as well just retire. Floyd has shown superb speed, footwork, defense, reflexes, counter punching, etc. Age is no athlete's best friend.

[Gandalf]

I find it interesting how Pac fans were not saying that much when Pac came out with all his silly contradicting excuses to not take the blood tests and fight Floyd. After trying to fight Pac and not getting anywhere with Pac asking to get away with 14 days of no blood tests Floyd is hinting a retirement and Pac fans come out of the darkness to now point fingers at Floyd and go "See!? Floyd is ducking!".

Pac's excuses were feeble, but this kind of drivel is feeble too. He didn't hint, he said flat out that he wouldn't fight for two more years. The finger goes both ways, they are both silly.

I guess so .
If he is going to take a 2 year break he might as well just retire. Floyd has shown superb speed, footwork, defense, reflexes, counter punching, etc. Age is no athlete's best friend.

We shouldn't even be discussing this 2 year crap, he should be fighting Manny Pac period. Let's give it a while and see what happens. Hopefully it's not true, but Floyd is an idiot regardless. The man keeps on spouting his drivel, but no way he can turn down this payday.

[KKisser]

all this shit is getting old. funny thing is uncle roger says in an interview it's stupid if floyd does that.

[Kirkland Laing]

I think you can discount anything either side is saying right now. They're just posturing and sparring via the media. The most significant thing that's happened recently is that the Nevada State Athletic Commission are holding some kind of hearing featuring the USADA drug testing people. They may be about to announce mandatory random testing for title fights. Maybe negotiations for the fight are further along than they're claiming.

[Chino]

The man keeps on spouting his drivel, but no way he can turn down this payday

I just can't imagine how BOTH OF THEM would turn down a fat paycheck. Floyd went throught the same drama when he was going to face ODLH until the fight was signed.

Nevada State Athletic Commission are holding some kind of hearing featuring the USADA drug testing people. They may be about to announce mandatory random testing for title fights. Maybe negotiations for the fight are further along than they're claiming

I will keep my fingers crossed for that to happen with or without Floyd in the picture. If that passes, I can see Pac retiring .

[milmascaras1]

i wouldn't read that much into this two year retirement floyd is contemplating. now, as far as who is ducking who? seriously, do pacman fans really believe floydie is ducking pacquiao? these people are pretty much empty-heads but will believe anything their told. but as far as who is a prima donna? i think both pacquiao and mayweather are absolute idiots for playing these little tit for tat games and i think the public is getting tired of these girlie men!

[Majesty]

Im pretty sure if anyone else had brought up retirement and wasn't Floyd people would be saying it was a ploy to get Pacquiao to take the drug tests because time is running out.

Like has been proven, Floyd isn't the one keeping the fight from happening, Pacquiao is trying to make changes to the drug testing as if he deserves different rules. So now that Mayweather has come out and saying he is gonna retire soon, if Pacquiao doesn't bite down the fight won't happen. Or at least thats what you're supposed to think.

You'd think after all the whoopla that's been surrounding this fight with different stories official stories hype etc that people would stop paying attention to it and just wait for the fight.

But as usual the people that don't like Floyd are the ones making all the threads about him so all the other people who don't like him can make their comments.

[blegit]

According to De la Hoya the fight is very close to being finalized. Everybody must be on a serious gag order then. Arum won't even talk about it. Roach said he is not in the negotiations. Ellerbe said they weren't even negotiating and Floyd acted like he was going to take some time off. They might be pulling our leg to then land a big announcement on us. Doghouse Boxing - Dog Pound -> Dela Hoya: "megafight Is Almost A Done Deal"

[Diane]

I think Floyd is talking out of his ass once again.

But the thing that pisses me off, is the fact that he would use The Make A Wish Foundation as a platform for him to spew his bullshit, and to straight out lie to a kid who has Hodgkin's Disease, and wants Floyd to fight Pac as part of his wish.

That's low, as low can be.

[Gandalf]

I think Floyd is talking out of his ass once again.

But the thing that pisses me off, is the fact that he would use The Make A Wish Foundation as a platform for him to spew his bullshit, and to straight out lie to a kid who has Hodgkin's Disease, and wants Floyd to fight Pac as part of his wish.

That's low, as low can be.

That's a very good point. There is a time and a place for saying things and that clearly wasn't the appropriate forum to talk of imminent retirement. Floyd's mind operates in ways which I just can't fathom sometimes.