Floyd: fighters he would have most wanted to share the ring with - 'Pryor & Whitaker'

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  1. charlievint

    charlievint Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's funny b/c EA said the same about the two Fighters Floyd would have like to have faced if he could have.
     
  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    He knows us english folk are passionate. he didnt beat hatton by running, he beat him at his own game. an that earned our respect
     
  3. Starched Him

    Starched Him Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So hes disrespecting them by saying hes better?
    Im a better poster then you. Do you feel disrespected?
    Rediculous.
     
  4. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    No, the other guy referred to be as a "skinny black guy who gets robbed" because I corrected him about his claim of Leonard ducking Pryor. :?

    I don't know where that came from or what it has to do with Pryor not being happy with half a million.
     
  5. Caponecartels

    Caponecartels Maritime Lawyer Full Member

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    :lol:

    I always thought you'd look like Omar in real life.

    "how omar gonna get robbed?" :rofl
     
  6. rabmag

    rabmag Dead Game Full Member

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    I have to tend to agree. Here is another interview with Floyd's "real" character :lol: It's one thing to say you're the best or the greatest and trying to prove it against the best the division(s) has to offer. It's another to sit there and dog greats like Muhammad Ali.

    "Muhammad Ali lost all three times to Ken Norton"

    "Leon Spinks beat Ali when he only had 7 fights"

    "There's nothing cool about laying on the ropes, taking punishment, and then coming back and fighting the guy"

    Go to 3:53

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lkChqwJ3kc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lkChqwJ3kc[/ame]
     
  7. TBomb 25

    TBomb 25 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Come on man Pryor had arrived,why should he had taken that chump change,Leonard knew that its the reason he lowballed him,it was a way for him to look like he wasnt ducking him.Leonard revalutionized boxing politics he was a great great fighter,but his cowardly politican outside the ring was pathetic,he tried to wait both Hagler and Hearns out thinking they were gonna get old because they were active and in wars,why he sat on the sideline trying to map out a plan for a advantage for himself,its funny he hand picked Camacho because he thought he was featherfisted and he got stopped by Hector.Great Great fighter but a real ******* *****,eveyone can thank all todays boxing politics from fighters on Ray Leonard,he is the originator.:-(
     
  8. Thread Stealer

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    Pryor's previous career high was $50,000 for fighting Cervantes. He had just won the title, he wasn't an established name like a Duran. Pryor was still offered ten times more than his previous career high. If he wanted it that bad, he should've taken it.

    It was still very good money and would've gave him huge exposure. Just for comparisons, Kalule was a world champ for longer than Pryor at that time and he got $150,000 for fighting Leonard.
     
  9. TBomb 25

    TBomb 25 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Kalule was good fighter,but he was no Pryor,Leonard knew full well he didnt want to fight Aaron,Pryor beat him and Hearns twice in the amatuers.
     
  10. Thread Stealer

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    Basically, Pryor should've taken the fight if he wanted it that bad. It was still FAR better than what he was making, and a chance at huge exposure by facing one of the biggest names in sports.
     
  11. Fighting Pride

    Fighting Pride Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't see him being too humble in this interview. He's just less boisterous than usual. He's still a **** it.....

    ..Refused to give Pac props for his performance vs Hatton, saying instead "people don't realise Manny Pacquaio was knocked out twice and lost to Marquez twice" and that "Hatton was ruined after his fight with me" :nut

    Took another cheap shot at SRL, saying he "ducked Pryor for years"......

    Then he claims HE "generated $250million in his last two fights, creating many jobs for people who were unemployed" lol.. give him the humanitarian of the year award :happy
     
  12. Fighting Pride

    Fighting Pride Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And that was relevant Pac's performance vs Hatton.. how? (which is what Floyd was asked about) :think

    It's as if Mayweather is trying to tear these fighters achievements down through the media to better his own legacy. Unfortunately for him, the casual fans who swallow such bull**** aren't the ones who write boxing history.

    Manny Pacquaio = Boxing Writer's Association "Fighter Of The Decade"

    Read it and continue weeping Floyd Mayweather, Jr. :deal