Regarding Mayweather vs Pacquiao

I agree with most of this, probably.

 

i don't care anymore..

 

mayweathers= crazy family

 

Floyd's confidence is a thin veil. 5 minutes listening to him speak and you can tell all his bravado is a cover for what is essentially a very weak personality underneath.

 

I agree with the op but he has already been embaressed and he just went on vacation

 

That reminds me of the mayweather/Hatton 24/7 when Hatton started talking **** after the Castillo fight and Mayweather jumped up and told Ellerbe to make the ****ing fight

 

Yup. Floyd Jr. was born and raised a boxer from a boxing family. The guy was on top for so long and undefeated. Boxing is essentially all he knows. It must kill him deep inside to be #2 to Pac, a foreigner who is even more adored by his own fellow Americans than he is.

 

He might tell this to the few gullible public who believe him but deep down when he goes to bed at night, he admits his fear to himself, fear of getting hit and hard. If Shane Mosley can rock his world what do you think the Pacman is going to do to him.

Its been my experience and a lot of people here as well that the more **** that you talk the more fear that it shows inside.

 

What you said is a contradiction. He's number two to who? Ring Magazine? Unloyal, wishy washy, capricious fans who ride bandwagons? IMO Floyd doesn't think for one second he's not nor was/is not the best P4P fighter today or in his mind ever. Boxing is all he knows. Kinda like all Michael Jackson knew was to perform and sing.

While we sit around and do other **** he was in the gym all day everyday. It may be annoying to hear or read some of the stuff that he may come across. Some of it may even be laughable to him, but I don't think he second guesses himself. You don't get to where he's at, or dedicate yourself to one thing and lose it over a facebook or an ESB or espn comment.

What's stopping this fight from happening is Arum's greediness and his bad blood with Floyd and Oscar, the fact that Floyd and his camp TRULY BELIEVE that Pacquiao is on something, and Pacquiao's reluctance to prove that he's not. That's it. Point, blank period.

You take 2 of these factors out of the equation and you got yourselves a fight.

6 time world champion (really 7 if you count Mosley) in 5 different weight classes. Boxing since the crib. Retired as P4P Champ. Professional since like what 19. I'm sure in his head he doesn't feel like he owes anybody **** and he's done enough and rightfully so. But most of you don't seem to get that. You think Floyd works for you or something and is here for YOUR entertainment. This guy is human like everyone else.

What have you dedicated yourself to?

 

What exactly is the point you're trying to make in noting the difference in dedication between a professional athlete and a fan of said athlete's sport? Especially on a boxing forum it should be acceptable to be critical of an athlete without having someone pull the "yeah, well what have you done in life" card.

Here's a shocker: most professional athletes dedicate themselves to their sport. Why does it make Floyd special? Does it put him above criticism from those of us not currently in the top 5 Pound for Pound?

Another surprising fact: People who are NOT professional and/or elite athletes can, in fact, dedicate themselves to endeavors beyond the altruism of a paid performer that you seem to hold in such high esteem. These mysterious people are called: soldiers, doctors, firefighters, fathers, mill workers, farmers, counselors, attorneys, mothers, nurses, scholars, scientists, teachers, coaches, random ESB posters, etc, etc,. :good

 

yop...starched him right into a turnbuckle right in the middle of the "there is only one ricky hatton" chant.....classic!

 

:thumbsup yeah i'm with Leon when i say it's one of my favorite fights. I watched the fight with my friend and he asked me if they were fighting in Britain. Hatton had a huge crowd out and Floyd took him out in the hostile crowd

 

pac fought in the same environment..atsch

 

well congrats to him. I'm not taking anything away from his win