Exactly. To be totally honest... I used to be someone that supported the idea that may ducked marg. Then... i actually went and analyzed the dates, fights, and time frames involved... and realized it simply wasnt the case.
Stupid! How do you know he was looking for Margo? If you notice, Floyd was looking around at one point and a few minutes later, someone he knew came up to him! Maybe he was looking for people knows. No way of knowing what he was looking for.
I was pretty critical of Floyd at that time, too. I never liked the idea of the Hatton fight, as I thought there were several more interesting options, and he did leave at a time when the division seemed to be heating up with guys like Margarito, Williams, and Cotto. But in terms of any specific fight happening, there was a small window across the board. And you can't blame Floyd for his temporary absence given the financial success he had on his return. It was calculated, but I don't think anyone could have foreseen the emergence of Pac during his absence.
That's the thing. I mean it took Margarito 10 rounds to catch Miguel Cotto, and the second time he didn't catch him, but Mayweather wouldn't outbox him? Thats not even how Cotto fights.
Tony is way slower than Castillo+do you take broken hand Floyd or rematch Floyd?time of Maidana fight,Floyd was already washed up. Yes,prime Margo could win the version Maidana fight. But could Margo win between 07-11 when fight was on the table. Absolutely not. Margo is slow and flat footed. Floyd would "run" and potshot 12rounds. Also inside Floyd was already great,so even getting inside of Floyd is not guaranteed success. And mostly,the $ and risk was not worth it. Boxing is prizefighting,they not box for the amusement of internet trolls.
Lol no just absolutely not And as for the thread The camera never lies Just keep doing what you're doing you will get you're fight Erm never
Having followed the saga with great interest in real time; Much lesser known than the 2006 offer, but he could've fought Tony in fall 2005 instead of Mitchell. Sharmba was eventually pulled from the pool of potential opponents HBO was willing to pay Floyd several million dollars to box, but this was to the chagrin of Arum, who had been eyeing Mayweather-Margarito for Floyd's debut at welterweight. Aside from overpaying Floyd for routine work, and the admittedly sweet and memorable sight of Mayweather whacking Sharmba with a left cross that looked as perfect as if a natural southpaw had thrown it, the Mitchell fight really did nothing for anybody. And he could've fought Tony on an August 12, 2006 HBO PPV card. He declined and activated a clause to end his Top Rank deal, citing insufficient guarantees for future fights. Bob then used the August 12 PPV date for Rahman-Maskaev II. He avoided putting Margarito on that bill and kept the offer to Mayweather on the table for some months (the fight could have been set for November 4) until he eventually gave up and cut the deal for a Cotto-Quintana/Margarito-Clottey doubleheader with Ken Hershman, fairly rationalizing that Margarito had waited long enough and needed to be active. Floyd boxed Tata on the November date, which appeared to have been his preferred option all along. One has to bear in mind that this is a Mayweather who'd previously fallen out with HBO over a contract offer made to him, only to return to the network having to box Diego Corrales for the rights to a similar offer. Floyd does have a track record of overvaluing himself against the market. That policy, along with leaving Top Rank, did work out for him ultimately, but there was a certain amount of good fortune and a perfect alignment of favorable circumstances involved in that. If not for the auspices and trickery of Alvin Haymon, that move could have worked out quite differently. Which isn't to say that Floyd didn't work hard (at both perfection of his craft and promotion of his heel persona) and make his own luck to an extent, but just that the "I'm so blessed" cliché has a very real ring of truth in his case.
