Why did PBF not fight a rematch with ODLH?

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  1. drunkboat

    drunkboat Active Member Full Member

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    Any thoughts besides the official wanted to retire from boxing one?
     
  2. kingmurkaveli

    kingmurkaveli Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I dont think a hungry skilfull fighter like Floyd can go through another 3 month promotion tour and training camp for a rematch with a guy who he knew was a bum in the first place...going through allot to amp it back up and pretend like it would be a real fight worth taking serious probobly comes across as egregious to a fighter of Floyd's caliber
     
  3. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    A lot of people were saying they didnt want to see it..

    Floyd retired though is the reason he gave...wanted more time with kids n all that
     
  4. Normen Bates

    Normen Bates Member Full Member

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    From what I understand, might have been just a rumor, but Floyd Sr. was supposedly training Oscar Dela Hoya for the rematch. Initially, he was supposed to train Oscar for the first fight, but Oscar said in his autobiography that Floyd Sr. had asked for a astronomical amount of money seemingly pricing himself out of the task.

    However, for the 2nd fight Oscar had agreed to pay Floyd Sr whatever amount it was he demanded and that might be one of the reason's Floyd Jr didn't want the rematch.

    Personally, I favored Oscar in the first fight until I found out Floyd Sr had left their camp. I think with FLoyd Sr, if Oscar wasn't completely faded by then, he would have done a lot better and maybe even won. So many people forget that Floyd only one the first fight by a point or two.

    Floyd Mayweather is a great fighter but I think his father knows more about him than any other trainer you could get. Even when they were arguing on 24/7 if you listen closely Floyd Sr says to his son "they gone find out the truth about you" I don't know what he was talking about, but he knows more than Freddie Roach as it relates to his son.
     
  5. silenc

    silenc dropout bear Full Member

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    wow, nice stuff.
     
  6. drunkboat

    drunkboat Active Member Full Member

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    Definitely would have been interesting. A pretty old ODLH got close to beating a prime Mayweather. I just wonder why Floyd cancelled the fight.
     
  7. ToneLoneLostboy

    ToneLoneLostboy Active Member Full Member

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    The first fight was a close but clear victory for mayweather. Delahoya was not a bum at 154 but since when does that stop floyd from hyping and fighting?
     
  8. TG1

    TG1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Your essentials for tonight are as follows:

    • A bottle of Scotch
    • A handgun
    • The balls to blow your ****in head off
     
  9. dwighttsharpe

    dwighttsharpe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Primarily because Oscar still wanted a bigger share of the purse.
     
  10. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Mayweather wanted at least 50-50, ODLH wouldn't agree, hence no fight
     
  11. thefede

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  12. Relentless

    Relentless VIP Member banned

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    because he has no skills. NONE.
     
  13. Leonit

    Leonit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sergio sexiness is streaming out of you avatar
     
  14. adam122773

    adam122773 Member Full Member

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    How does a bum make over 500 million dollars, just in pay per view sales, boxing? What a moron.
     
  15. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    All about dat money money money. I believe the fight was also being negotiated at a catchweight between 147 and 154, or at 147. After seeing how mediocre Oscar looked against Forbes then that should leave no doubt about the outcome of any fight below 154.