if floyd gets cut...

I don't get this forum. So many people are eager to call Mayweather a quitter based on a hypothetical scenario(BTW, Floyd suffered bad cuts in his 5th fight I believe as well as his fight with Augustus and never quit.) However, if you mention how Cotto actually did quit against Margo, then everyone jumps down your throat and says that you're disrespectful towards fighters. A

nyway, I highly doubt Floyd would quit. One of the reasons he is so good is because of his competitive nature. Look at the Hoya fight. It appeared that he was well up on the cards going into the 12th and came out fighting instead of coasting like many other fighters have done. This guy wouldn't leave anything up to chance. He would continue fighting until they told him he couldn't fight anymore.

 

As much as a despise his attitude, i don't think Mayweather would quit. Pretty sure he would fight on.

 

Based on previous fights I'd say you are right. he fought on through broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder with Castillo (even though I think he lost the fight), he fought several fights with broken hands and I saw him get busted up some early on.

That being said, don't ever underestimate the effect that money and success can have on a guys heart. Guys get older and get to a point where they know the $20 million check will be there when they get home and they second guess whether or not it's worth it to keep getting wailed on.

5 years ago I'd of said you wer crazy if you told me that a midget could make DLH quit on his stool.

 

I see your thinking - Campbell - black fighter, got cut and quit, therefore Mayweather - black fighter, would also quit if he gets cut.

ITS IRREFUTABLE LOGIC

 

First off, Cotto didn't quit against Margarito, his corner threw in the towel. Second, where do you get the idea Floyd was well up on the score cards against Hoya, if he was well up it wouldn't have been a split decision.

 

Floyd always finds a way to win, this guys so mentally
strong, that it will take a lot more than a cut to make
him quit..

Floyd adapts, his inside game is underrated, he can
really slug it out when he has to, just go watch Round 11
of the first Castillo fight..

The worse Injury Floyd could have IMO, would be an
injury to his leg, it would slow him down so hed be
there to hit - but hed still find a way to win, his
defence is the best going around, by a fair margin.

 

there is a difference between quitting. . . and having the fight stopped because of an impairing injury.

If Floyd was cut to the point that he was seeing spots in his eye or had no visibility. I could only hope he is smart enough to have the fight stopped.

 

Yes he finds a way to win, so if he's up on the scorecards after the fourth and he gets cut, he's gonna quit and take the win.

 

The punch stats against DLH favour Floyd by a fair margin.

I thought Floyd won that fight quite easily, Oscar thrown
a lot of punches, they just werent connecting, whereas
Floyd was hitting Oscar clean.

It all varies on how the judges score the fight, obviously one
judged liked to score the fight on punches thrown, therefore
you got a split - I didnt see it that way, neither did the punch
stats that night.

 

Just stop it. The guy took two knees, nooded at his corner, and admitted after the fight that it was his decision to stop the fight. Technically the doctor stopped the Campbell/Bradley fight but we all know Campbell quit.

You have to learn to read carefully. I said that it APPEARED that Floyd was well up going into the 12th. Fighters don't know what the scores are during the fight. However, they have a good sense as to who's winning. Most fighters in Floyd's position would've asumed they had that fight in the bag going into the 12th and might have coasted. However, Floyd didn't do that because he didn't want to leave anything to chance.

 

Nah, I dont believe so, its a bit different from Floyd getting cut -
to other boxers getting cut, because Floyd barely gets hit to start
with, so Im tipping that he would be confident enough in his defence, to
fight on..

I could be wrong, its hard to say, we might find out oneday, would
be interesting, thats for sure... but theres nothing to suggest that
he wouldnt fight on, if anything, throughout his career - theres probably
a lot better case to say that he would definately fight on.

 

They don't tell you whether or not you're up on the scorecards in that situation(at least they're not supposed to).

 

It was a Pro DLH crowd that night aswell..

 

You mean like Chavez did TWICE?