Could Mayweather fighting Alvarez be a prelude for a potential Middleweight run?

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  1. boxingbull

    boxingbull Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hey do you guys think if Mayweather does better than expected against the bigger Alvarez (who you could make a case of being Middleweight in the Junior Middleweight Division) that he may consider a jump to Middleweight altogether and collect another belt?

    I know Mayweather is a very little man at MW but he certainly has the skills to pull this move off, and crazy moves like this has been done before (RJJ vs Ruiz for example). This could wonders for a already HOF career especially if he can fight the right Middleweight belt holder. Picture him moving up to MW and beating Martinez for example. what you guys think?
     
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  2. Bazooka

    Bazooka Pimp C Wants 2 Be Me Full Member

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    I dont see Floyd going up to Middle weight he will do a catch weight around 156 at best lets not get ahead of ourselves here he still has to beat Alvarez first and that isnt exactly a for sure thing here.
     
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  3. Slickstar

    Slickstar Crisp This Full Member

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    Floyd wouldn't go up to 160 just for anyone.
     
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  4. Slickstar

    Slickstar Crisp This Full Member

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    Martinez used to be the name thrown around, but he just got a gift decision in his last fight. Martinez could lose his next fight and rightfully get the lost this time.
     
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  5. ElJaguar

    ElJaguar Member Full Member

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    If Mayweather is unwilling to fight Canelo at the full jr ww limit, I find it highly unlikely that he'd face an opponent at 160.
     
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  6. Sweet-D-Willy

    Sweet-D-Willy Tha Realest Full Member

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    why in the world would floyd go up to middleweight?

    he can't even make 154 @ the weigh ins..
     
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  7. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    I can see Catchweather trying to fight Martinez at a 156 catchweight specially after the way Martinez has been looking recently, but the most likely scenario is him going back to 147 and have the rest of the fights he has left in his showtime deal at that weight.
     
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  8. locard

    locard Boxing Addict banned

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    No way, I can see him fighting a badly faded Martinez at a catchweight, at most
     
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  9. eko718

    eko718 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No.
     
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  10. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No way. If he dont want none of Canelo at 154 he isnt even thinking about the giants at 160
     
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  11. Auracle21

    Auracle21 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He is too small for MW. He is barely making JMW so I do not ever see him making a MW run. He had that long lay off and made WW so easily s I think he will stick to the lighter weights.
     
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  12. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    No, it's too risky health-wise. I'm sure he could have some success, but it isn't worth it to him.
     
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