Anyone Want to Give Mayweather Credit for Anything, Just a little Maybe?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by acb, Jun 6, 2008.


  1. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    Anything at all?

    The guy was a great fighter at 130-135lbs, a true ATG and fought everyone in my book. Left a lot to be desired at the higher weight classes and didn't fight Cotto but still shouldn't he be getting credit for the things he did do for the sport?

    Kinda sad to see fans here just beat the **** out of the guy and dicount him on the whole, we should have a more lenghty perspective on his career IMO.
     
  2. El Matador

    El Matador Your Boxing Authority Full Member

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    No, I don't want to. So I won't.
     
  3. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    He also won me money when he splattered Ricky's face into the turnbuckle.
     
  4. YOUNG*LORD

    YOUNG*LORD Carlosv1968 is your daddy Full Member

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    I'll give him credit for having exceptional ducking skills.
     
  5. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Margarito and Cotto?, who else please?
    Please note that Cotto was called out when both were at 140 but was "Green". Got anyone else to mention please?
     
  6. El Matador

    El Matador Your Boxing Authority Full Member

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    Which is what Floyd Mayweather is all about, his fans too. Ducking, defense, it's all boxing terminology.

    Floyd Mayweather ducked, rolled, and slipped punches.


    Still, he was knocked down by Judah and Kenny Bayless didn't catch it!!!!!!:fire It wouldn't have mattered, anyway, though.
     
  7. YOUNG*LORD

    YOUNG*LORD Carlosv1968 is your daddy Full Member

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    but his best ducking came when he avoided fighting Miguel and margo.
     
  8. PacDbest

    PacDbest Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I give him credit for being a Good Business man. He's a good salesman. He sell good the DLH fight. But we knew it's a ripped off. But still he's good he took our hard earned PPV $$$.
     
  9. El Matador

    El Matador Your Boxing Authority Full Member

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    It's too bad, too. Those would have been great fights, but he was more concerned with that undefeated record than taking on the great challenges.

    Makes you respect guys like Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosley, even Cotto and Margo a little bit more, considering they have been taking on progressively harder competition in the last few years, taking on the best in order to be the best.

    Rather than simply collecting belts and talking a great game (though I will say, obviously, Mayweather did leave behind a great body of work, though there was a lot left to be desired, he does have his wins over Judah, De La Hoya, Gatti, Corley and Hatton).
     
  10. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    If the fight was close and tough then it wasn't a rip-off. Saying a Floyd/DLH fight is a rip-off is like saying Pac/Barrera II was a rip-off too.
     
  11. YOUNG*LORD

    YOUNG*LORD Carlosv1968 is your daddy Full Member

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    Floyd was the one to mention that Cotto was too green to consider fighting...how is that an offer to fight?:huh Once again Floyd ducking skills are the ****!:good
     
  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    The hype-smashing check hook! :ibutt
     
  13. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Okay -- he's smart enough to duck Cotto.
     
  14. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Cotto WAS too green, Floyd said that publicly, was there a reply from Cotto or even Arum(who was with Floyd at the time)?
    Even Arum agreed with that statement and Cotto had no answers, who the hell are you to disagree?
    Now answer my question please, apart from Margarito and Cotto, anyone else worth mentioning?
     
  15. El Matador

    El Matador Your Boxing Authority Full Member

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    I will say the Mayweather-Hatton knockout was one of the best in a while, in terms of a big fight, a fairly competitive one, ending in a dramatic, sudden fashion.

    And that was Hatton's first loss.

    He hasn't been the same since.