Question for fans who do NOT like Mayweather Jr.

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  1. WatchfortheHook

    WatchfortheHook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Since PBF typically plays the villain in his fights and has a large faction of people who loyally root against him, what fighter out there would make you cheer for him?

    For me, it's Joan Guzman, now I know Guzman fights at 135 but the dude showed up to the weigh-in in his last fight at 144. It would never happen, but that would be a fight where I'd cheer for Floyd to punish Guzman from ring post to ring post.

    What do you think?
     
  2. Iron Mike

    Iron Mike Active Member Full Member

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    I actually dislike quite a large number of fighters, but have forgetten them all.
     
  3. Prescott_Fan

    Prescott_Fan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Guzman is a good shout. I'd quite like to see him make Berto or Bradley look silly, just because i think they're both hype jobs and wouldn't mind seeing them exposed.
     
  4. Iron Mike

    Iron Mike Active Member Full Member

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    I struggle to see how Bradley is a hype job.
     
  5. leo_messi

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    I appreciate Mayweather, but dont respect nor like him.

    However, if he was fighting junior witter I would cheer him on.
     
  6. Prescott_Fan

    Prescott_Fan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Some are making out that he either is or is very close to a p4p top 10 fighter. He barely beat Kendall Holt ffs.
     
  7. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would cheer Floyd to beat PW or against any other fighter clearly bigger than
    him .... like Winky or even Hopkins (who is officially willing to fight PAC).
     
  8. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    hmm his wins have been greatly overrated though,

    junior witter past his best and was extermly slow on the night
    Torres took the best of Holt, Holts never been the same since Torres
    Peterson was a good win but he was really untested,

    i admit he is a good fighter, hopefully he will get a chance against a real top fighter maybe berto would be a good fight to prove himself totally worthy for the big time
     
  9. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    but i would want flyod to beat paul williams in a fight,
     
  10. Iron Mike

    Iron Mike Active Member Full Member

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    I haven't really seen anyone say that, but I wouldn't have him as a top 10 P4Per. He'll be there soon though, if he carries on the way he has been.

    He suffered a flew flash knockdowns against Holt, but handily outboxed him and deserved the decision.

    He's not afraid to fight the best and I think that should be applauded.
     
  11. Prescott_Fan

    Prescott_Fan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I like his attitude, i just happen to think that if he had that attitude in a better division he wouldn't even be a belt holder.
     
  12. roosterjuicer

    roosterjuicer New Member Full Member

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    Berto, I would root for mayweather over berto any day and I would love to see mayweather give berto a boxing lesson.

    of course i dont really consider myself to be a "mayweather hater" i think he is an amazing fighter, I just think he has too much of a big mouth.
     
  13. Iron Mike

    Iron Mike Active Member Full Member

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    Not really relevant though. He's at light welterweight and doing very well there. Can't wait to see him fight Devon Alexander.
     
  14. Prescott_Fan

    Prescott_Fan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Of course it's relevant, being one of the top 2 in a poor division doesn't make you a p4p top 10 fighter. If he'd been at 140 5-6 years ago he wouldn't have even picked up a belt IMO.
     
  15. Iron Mike

    Iron Mike Active Member Full Member

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    I'm not saying he's a P4P top 10 fighter, and those that do might be getting slightly carried away. But he can only fight those in front of him and beat them, which is what he has been doing. Maybe he wouldn't have won a belt 5 years ago, but it's all if's and but's.