How come PPL say Mayweather hasnt fought the best of his era??

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  1. Vysotskyy

    Vysotskyy Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    :rofl

    Cotto was calling him out in 2007 and Floyd waited five years until he looked diminished in 2012 to do it then in his next fight Austin Trout beat him far more decisively than Mayweather. Classic Void.

    [FONT=&quot]Cotto: "Mayweather Always Makes Excuses" [/FONT][FONT=&quot](Google this title to find the art[FONT=&quot]icle)[/FONT][/FONT]

    Cotto says he is tired of hearing excuses on why Mayweather won't take the fight. "He always runs [from me], makes excuses on why he shouldn’t fight Miguel Cotto. I'm here for the big names. If he doesn't want to fight me than I can do something else. I don't know," Cotto said.
     
  2. buckdacious

    buckdacious Sin~City punks!!! Full Member

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    Arum shut it down in 05 at 140 and Cotto said in 06 he wasnt ready. Cotto probably wanted in 07 but it didnt happen, sometimes it works like that.
     
  3. Super Hans

    Super Hans The Super One™ banned

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    I would hazard a guess people say Mayweather has fought the best of his era because he hasn't fought the best of his era.
     
  4. buckdacious

    buckdacious Sin~City punks!!! Full Member

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    if yoou read beteween the lines there was alot of great fighters in Mayweather's Era. if you think Pac is the only one, i think Cotto,Mosley,DLH and so on would disagree with you bro :hi:
     
  5. LordSouness

    LordSouness Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cotto was a better fight for Mayweather in 2007 than Oscar and Hatton? Another classic example of tunnel-vision in this thread.
     
  6. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    NOBODY wanted to see him fight Judah after he just got his ass whipped
    Ray Mercer was scheduled to fight Rid**** Bowe and took a fight against a journeyman as a tune up and lost.....it still would have been an interesting fight but no way in hell was HBO gonna air the loser fighting in a heavyweight championship. :patsch Different era, where guys like mayweather would have been on undercards
     
  7. pugs

    pugs Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pacquiao, winky, prime cotto, prime mosley, the whole WW division when it was waxing hot.
     
  8. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    i know, right. only a dumbass phlomo with tunnel vision would think fighting hatton, who wasnt even ranked at welterweight, was better than fighting a top 3 welter.
     
  9. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Interesting take so you are saying that because they haven't fought each other, neither Floyd or Pacquiao have fought the best of their era.

    Hmm... Putting a little too much emphasis on one fight, but hey, it is logically sound if you take that opinion.
     
  10. redemption

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    In 2005 the fight with Winky was close to being made, then Floyd pulled out.

    Had he taken that fight and won I doubt many would question his resume outside of not fighting Pac.
     
  11. Bollywooden

    Bollywooden Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hatton was the champ and the draw, Floyd refused to go to England.

    Only reason the fight happened at all was because Hatton stepped up a weight class and travelled to the US.
     
  12. deltrotter

    deltrotter Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No Williams was not the best, But a huge risk for any WW. Lets be honest what WW has PBF fought with height and reach even close to Williams.

    And anyone asking Pac to fight Williams is even more stupid
     
  13. Bollywooden

    Bollywooden Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Are we going to ignore the fact Floyd fought at JMW against De La Hoya? yet Williams was willing to meet him at 147.

    He's too big excuses don't wash. A champ fights everyone.
     
  14. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Now this is one thread that needed to be merged.

    No one can say without laughing that Floyd Mayweather jr has fought the best competition. That is TROLLING at its finest to say that
     
  15. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    Exactly. :deal