Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
jonesjrmayweather you bring up fighters that Manny didn't fight and that's fair, but you can't say he never tested himself. Manny's obviously not got an 0 to protect and people will accuse Floyd of protecting that 0 (whether rightly or wrongly) given the people he has fought and not fought....its just a difference of opinions is all. Had Floyd fought Cotto instead of Hatton and won easy then people would complain about that. Floyd is getting the "Star treatment" from the fans, the fans want to see "The Star" fight the guy they think is dangerous....Pacquiao gets similar treatment from the Floyd fans so it's not like this isn't fair play.

I look at Floyd Mayweather like I saw Roy Jones Jr. in his prime, there are impressive guys out there he could pick off in a heartbeat, but for some reason he's not willing to do it and it's a shame that the boxing fan has to sit back and listen to his excuses OR listen to him slate the opponent he chose, fight them, and then come close to straining himself patting himself on the back for beating a fighter he had previously spent all his time trashing.....I mean Floyd sets himself up to be judged at a higher standard (as a boxer of course) because the fans will say "Well if that guy was so crap, then why the fuck did you waste all our time fighting him in the first place?"...he gets himself in trouble by talking too damn much. Pacquiao doesn't say much, but he is respectful I will say that and maybe people give him too much credit because they think every fighter he's getting in the ring with is the best version of that fighter....Floyd convinces you before the fight even happens that the opponent he's fighting is all washed up or has nothing for him and maybe it's just me, but Floyd markets that really well.
Don't see how they're are similar at all. RJJ beat the best MW,- BHOP. Beat p4p number 1 or 2...depending on where they had him vs Sweet pea at that time. (toney) Then had 7 of the 8 Belts at LHW. The only people that many will name that RJJ didnt face where the the europeans. And the only reason those fights didnt happen was because of guys not willing to travel. RJJ was recognized as p4p 1 for many years and the odds on favorite in any of the those fights which means that he should have had the leverage in saying he preferred to fight in the states. None of it was as difficult as money splits. Just guys feeling like they didnt want to travel. The guy that had the 8th belt at LHW, DM, he flew to the states to watch RJJ fight Virgil Hill, so when they talked about the fight DM said he wasn't willing to travel. But why was he at the Hill fight? Because he after he saw that body shot, he decided to hide behind that excuse.

Floyd on the other hand has no excuses for never unifying any division. It seems he's in good with WBC his whole career and the only strap he's cared about. I agree he should have beaten Cotto, Margarito, before they even fought each other. He should a faced shane earlier. I don't think there's ever been an excuse for floyd leaving so many names off his resume for whatever reason it is. RJJ fought everyone there was to fight that was willing to fight in the states.