Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
Marvin Hagler only fought about once per year from '85 to '87 and was still recognized as the best fighter in the sport. So Floyd is effectively fighting once per year now, if he doesn't return and fight again this year, you can remove him. But I have a feeling a showdown with Pac may materialize in the fall.
This is my thinking. If I were the Ring board I would be smart and say that they're treating Mayweather's legal issues (which run from last September to this month) as they did Izzy & Rafa's injuries & give him a 3-6 month extension. That way if he does sign to fight Pacquiao in September/November, then they're covered. If he doesn't then drop him. It means that they don't have to parachute him back in afterwards & we get a Ring champion rather than acting like Andre Berto is the 2nd best 147lber in the world.