I thought Floyd let the fans pick his next opponent?

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  1. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd said he was gunna let the fans pick his next opponent. Mayweather promotions did a online poll, and he said the fans would choose : Khan or Maidana. Khan wins the poll, but Mayweather chooses Maidana??

    :deal
     
  2. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd is so delusional he believes his own hype.
     
  3. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fans did'nt pick his cherrypick, so he said, "****you, I fight who I want!"
     
  4. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    heres mayweathers options

    pick khan - he won the main poll but lost on just about every other poll by landslide, floyd gets roasted for picking a guy who has not earnt a shot in the slightest and haters claim the main poll was rigged as every other poll was a landslide in the opposite direction


    pick maidana - personally i think khan offers more of a challange stylistically but maidana certainly earnt his shot, he won all polls but the main poll, floyd gets roasted for not picking the winner of the main poll
     
  5. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He said he was going to let the fans pick his next opponent. Floyd gave them two choices. The fans picked Khan, he chose the other. The "main poll" was the poll TMT put up. That was the poll that Floyd said would determine his next opponent. Where's the integrity? No one probably would have cared had he chose Khan or Maidana, but to go to all those lengths to say the fans are choosing his opponent, then choose the opposite?

    Floyd's reasoning for choosing Maidana was that "he's the better fighter", citing Khan's 2-2 record over his last 4, though one of those loses was hugely disputed. Either of those guys are worthy opponents, but the idea that Floyd fights who the fans want is laughable at best. Maidana wasn't even in the running as a Mayweather opponent until he beat Broner.
     
  6. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    Stylistically Maidana is made to order for Mayweather.
    Its a mismatch of the highest order to anyone that knows just an ounce about boxing.
    Khan offers a stylistical challenge to Mayweather which he has not seen since Judah, who btw took the first 5 rounds from him.
    You damn right its the reason why Mayweather should be fighting Khan instead of Maidana.

    I'm certainly not going to buy the Maidana fight and I hope others dont either.
     
  7. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    Floyd said it himself

    Something like...
    "Madonna is 4-0 in his last four fights against good opposition, Khan is 2-2 against [Forgot what he calls it] opposition.

    There you go, That's the criteria.
     
  8. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If it was that simple, then why announce that the fans were choosing his fight? Why have the poll? If that's who he wanted to fight, then fight Maidana. Isn't it insulting to the fans to not choose who the fans picked?
     
  9. robert80

    robert80 Boxing Addict banned

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    Khan oFfers nothing stylewise at all fools! 5ft 8 tall/ 71 inch reach.
    Poor footwork, no inside skills, no iq, get it now fools?
     
  10. Str8ryte

    Str8ryte Boxing Addict Full Member

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    because of that stupid ass blatent lie of a statement, you have no credibilty to anything else you said in that post. you either never saw the fight or youre f*ckin blind. smh
     
  11. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    As far as I remember, Khan won one poll(Mayweather's website) while Maidana won the other two public polls. That said, why the hell would anyone complain that Maidana was picked unless you're stinky inbred *******. Khan has done absolutely nothing in one year and never had a fight at the full 147lbs limit.
     
  12. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    i agree im dissapointed more then most he did not pick khan personally but if he did i would have been a little dissapointed that he did not take him after he had earnt it.. khans still young so i hope he can get a few good wins under his belt. even 1 big win can earn him the fight but it should be a good scalp
     
  13. Thread Stealer

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    Both Khan and Maidana are total mismatches. Khan offers little beyond his speed and a jab. Poor to average in the areas of balance, defense, ring IQ, footwork, chin, accuracy. He is NOT a tough style matchup because he is devoid of ring smarts and actual technical skills. He does have a chance at winning more rounds than Maidana (like 2), but Maidana's razor-thin chance at landing a Hail Mary bomb is still higher than Khan's chance of doing something worth a damn after the 3rd round.

    That said, it's true, what the hell was the point of putting a poll on his twitter? So he could pick the loser?
     
  14. Scar

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    Khan and his team know that his future is in jeopardy which is why they're aiming for a big payday against Mayweather quick. Anyone random could literally knock Khan out and off this payday for good and the Diaz fight was the ultimate sign to this. It would have been an insult to the sport for Mayweather to pick Khan based on his twitter victories and domination. In the ring, Khan hasn't done **** in a year to deserve this fight, Maidana on the other hand clearly does.
     
  15. robert80

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    floyd did that to wind you fools up. And you all fell for it lock stock & barrell!