Mayweather vs Berto - The only fight available?

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  1. melo9100

    melo9100 Active Member Full Member

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    Lol if Floyd fought a top rank fighter without Gbp , he would get robbed.
     
  2. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    You can't be serious. Why would Arum risk his fighter's undefeated record against Mayweather when he can milk him against others within his own stable?, that's what all promoters do.

    There's a reason Cotto vs Mayweather miraculously happened as soon as Cotto left TOP RANK.
     
  3. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    I'd rather Mayweather fight no one than Berto, that's a pointless fight and far worse than the Ortiz one in my opinion. Not to forget that Berto has been inactive for almost a year now.

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  4. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    bradley is not a draw. he would be earning what, 2M to 3M max against fighters not named pac and mayweather but bradley could get at least 5M or higher against floyd. and it would take a major miracle for bob arum to make bradley a PPV star. when an opportunity presents itself and floyd really wants a bradley fight as much as he wanted marquez and ortiz back then, i have no doubt that arum would let bradley fight floyd.
     
  5. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Berto/May are Haymon's fighters, they won't be fighting eachother.
     
  6. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Why would Arum send out Bradley, who's recently coming off a robbery victory over the biggest name in his stable by far, to Mayweather of ALL fighters? Don't you think he would rather save some of the temporary hype surrounding Bradley for someone within his stable as he always does?

    If all of that makes no sense to you, when was the last time Mayweather fought a TOP RANK fighter?
     
  7. SouthpawJab

    SouthpawJab On his way up!! 4-0!! Full Member

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    Top Rank is going to build Bradley into a star...no way in hell are they going to sacrifice him for Floyd.
     
  8. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    i already stated my reason. bradley would not be a PPV draw no matter how arum tries it.

    as for your last question, that is more because floyd does not want to do business with arum and not the other way around. you think arum would hide all his fighter's from floyd? floyd is A PPV star, i understand if he doesn't want pac to face floyd since pac is a big PPV star on his own, but his other fighters, i doubt he would resist such a big pay.
     
  9. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    you think so? how? :lol:

    even his fight against casamayor was not a fight where it would lead him to become a star. i doubt he would even reach cotto or margarito status.
     
  10. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    :good

    Arum didn't sign Bradley to make him a "Star" he was signed up to feed Manny.
    But the way the game works... IF you got both fighters signed up you run w/the winner. (Check what happened to Golden Boy recently)

    That said... Bradley is not nor will he ever be in Arum's stable to sell fights.
    Arum know's which fighters sell tickets & which ones are there to feed the names.
     
  11. willcross

    willcross Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Maybe, but personally I think Mayweather absolutely kills Canelo at 154 at this point. Mayweather can find a ton of young strong kids with limited skills to spar with. Who is Canelo going to spar with who is even close to Floyd in terms of talent?

    He would enter the ring and just be shocked at the difference in skill and speed from what he's used to.
     
  12. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I also think Austin Trout should be considered.
     
  13. kimonerz

    kimonerz Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This won't happen either way. I don't think it ever will.
     
  14. SouthpawJab

    SouthpawJab On his way up!! 4-0!! Full Member

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    He just has to get the big fights. No one gave a **** about Floyd until the Gatti fight buildup where he showed his personality.
     
  15. str1

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    I think Pac/Marquez is going to happen. Bradley won't fight Floyd because of his contract with TR.

    Cotto/Canelo will more likely happen this year, so that rules out both of them for Floyd.

    If Martinez beats Chavez that will be Floyd's best option for a Dec. fight at 154. I think Floyd is too small for 160 so if Chavez beats Martinez a Chavez/Floyd should not be a suggestion.

    Berto might be his only option unless he considers Guerrero too. But with these too Floyd won't do anywhere near 1 million PPV buys, that is the downside.