Would Floyd Mayweather be brave enough to move up and fight a middleweight champion?

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  1. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Neither was Duran.

    And Langford and Greb weren't really heavyweights, but they were never afraid to take them on.

    Those guys had courage, something Floyd lacks.
     
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    agila2004a Well-Known Member Full Member

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    he doesnt even want to fight a midget!
     
  3. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    People compared Langford, a guy who fought at "156 for a heavyweight title" to Floyd? To say Floyd lacks courage? By that standard, every current fighter lacks courage. I guess Golovkin and Ward lack courage for not fighting above their division too? Does Floyd have the courage to fight at 160? Probably not. Should he be condemned for it? No.

    I like how these standards only apply to Floyd and he's the only one to catch flak for this stuff.
     
  4. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Because he calls himself The Best Ever.
     
  5. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    he wont move up and it would be pretty unfair to expect him

    comes in at 152 for a 154 title fight and most of the time walks in the ring at less then that.. and you want him to move to 160 ?
     
  6. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    No, Void refused to fight an injured Martinez at 150 and refused to fight Golovkin at 154...............................Void won't even fight Pac...............
     
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    Moanamchara Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Golovkin and Martinez should try making their names off bigger guys not smaller ones. People on this site are ridiculous calling Floyd scared to fight bigger guys but back guys trying to feast on smaller guys.
     
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    brando Well-Known Member Full Member

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    his health is more important as what he said:lol:
     
  9. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Cotto yes as it would be at a catchweight. GGG, no.
     
  10. progamer

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    corpsejr would chop his own baby dick before fighting ggg at sww, let alone mw.

    remember, this is the woman beater who ran from a midget.
     
  11. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd doesn't need to move up to 160. He can keep fighting at 147 as long as there are so many big name fighters in this division. Most big name fighters are now at 147.

    Why will he has to take a risk moving up to 160?
     
  12. Bollywooden

    Bollywooden Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd's not brave enough to fight the best opponent at welterweight never mind middleweight.
     
  13. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd is even ducking Pacquiao who is at 147 and who's smaller than him so how do you expect him to move up to 160 and fight the MW Champ?
     
  14. SolarCycles

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    I think Mayweather would be foolish to move up to middleweight to be honest as he's just too small to be effective against the big hitters in the division.
     
  15. platnumpapi

    platnumpapi Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    come on dog, floyd will only fight for the mw title if cotto still has the belt. soon as a real size mw get the belt its over for that. also remember floyd walks around 150 max and the mw guys walk around 190 max so thats a big disparity in weight i think. some mw have became heavy weight champion, think about that. i cant imagine floyd bulking up like bradley or someone like that, hes not even built for alot of weight on him fat or muscle. he cant even make 154 so what he gone do make the mw fight at a low ass catch weight :-( if it aint cotto then its not worth the risk, he dont have to chase what other fighters did. may is in his own lane making his on history dont you think ?