Is Floyd Mayweather a COWARD??????? Or just not a peoples kind of champ?

In all honesty, could you imagine those two in the same room together? I can see why they don't get along.

 

Isn't this what makes epic fights? Amongst other things?

 

Not sure hating the promoter will do much, might overshadow the fight a bit.

 

Who else was he supposed to fight? Tszyu was injured or taking care of mandos, and Hatton and Cotto weren't ready. He had been calling Hoya out since he was at 135. Of course, Hoya had no interest in fighting him

I don't get it. You criticise Floyd for fighting Judah 5 years after Tszyu beat him, yet you want him to fight Tszyu a few months after Ricky beat him? As far as Margo goes, they were both promoted by Arum at the time. Arum had not intetion of pitting these two against eachother at that time. Judah was the guy he wanted Floyd to fight. Margo was a no name in 2005. He had been calling out Hoya for years to no avail

We've already covered why this part makes no sense, and you've already contradicted yourself on this point.

Floyd was fighting at 130 when Tszyu beat Judah. Are we now criticising fighters for not going up two divisions?

That was a 20+ million dollar fight that everyone wanted to see, a fight he wanted years earlier. Name one fighter in the history of the sport that would've turnded down that fight. Hoya was better than Margo at that point. People get on Floyd for turning down an alleged $8 mill offer to fight Margo. What would you say if he turned down $20 million + to fight DLH? Furthermore, you claim DLH was past prime and inactive, yet you criticise Floyd for not fighting at 36 year old, incactive, past prime Tszyu.

Once again, this was his 4th option. Also, I remember when this fight was made. A ton of people on these boxing websites were bitching that Floyd needed to fight Baldo and win the "real" championship. It was only afterwards that people started trashing Baldo.

I stand corrected. The Mitchell fight was Mayweather's 4th option, not 3rd. Floyd tried to fight Hatton after he beat Tszyu and Hatton priced himself out by asking for $13 mill. So clearly Hatton didn't want to fight him at the time

If you're going to make these type of accusations, at least know what you're talking about.

 

What exactly made it so bad between them?

 

I disagree.

Casa was nothing when Mayweather won a title at 130, Spaddy and Dorin were to fight for unification and a bout with mayweather- the fight sucked, Spaddy got a gift draw in his hometown, and Mayweather went up in weight instead. Johnston lost to Castillo twice, Mayweather fought Castillo twice.

 

Last I looked, Floyd doesn't only fight undefeated fighters. Casa was hardy 'nothing'. Lets keep in mind Floyd wasn't exactly a star then either. The guy fought Sosa, Ndou and Brouselles, so obviously wasn't too shy about fighting gimme's. WHen there's so much better talent around, it's bothersome that Floyd went an easier route at the time. After two Castillo fights, I can forgive one gimme. I still feel he wasted some years on too many easy fights. Judah, who was still comeing off a loss, was his first top opponent since Castillo.

 

Void can only see green now. His god is green and he worships it.

 

great post:good

 

You are pretty good at making excuses. Tszyu would have fought Floyd over mandatories. What about Paul Spadafora, who had made a fool out of him in sparring? Are you saying that DLH took on everyone, but Mayweather? Only to do it, when he was even more past prime?

Again you do a pretty good job at contructing to meet your own argument. He should have met Tszyu before that. He chose Corley, Bruseles and Gatti over Tszyu. Hatton met Tszyu 21 days before Floyd faced Gatti. Both were being scheduled, because Floyd would have none of Tszyu. However, it should have been made before that. Margo was a WBO WC, that was avoided, and he had called him out - you critizise DLH for avoiding Floyd, but not Floyd for avoiding Margo? Even when offered $8 mil?

No, you have conviniently sidestepped it all, using a homemade arguement to counter this one.

They could have fought at catchweight. Wouldn't have been the first time in history.

I am not critizising for taking on DLH. It was a money fight - nothing else. I don't call it a ballsy move. I called the fight, "a step in the right direction".

No one knew that Tzsyu was past prime, there was no indication other than he lost to Hatton. In hindsight, he was - but he should have met him way before June '05. He would have none of it, when Tszyu was considered one of the most dangerous boxers, and this is being my point throughout this thread. Furthermore, DLH have been in more elite fights than anyone in the game, and that takes a greater toll on a man than anything else.

I can only laugh at this one - even you cannot believe this.

So ducking a $8 mil from a fighter you have no regard for is ok, but declining to give $13 mil to someone who just dispatched one of your most dangerous adversaries for many years is okay - I see. I think you seem to contradict yourself.

Lolz?

 

How can you say he has taken low risk fights, Oscar, Hatton, Judah, Baldomir, all bigger threats than Cotto IMO

 

Defiantely not a peoples champ. Almost everyone hates him.

 

people who blame mayweather for not fighting tszyu are ridiculous. What do you think his plan was? to go up in weight, and wait for him to fight Hatton?

Who in their right mind predicted tszyu would lose to hatton outside of manchester?

 

Lmao. I dont know, what would be the easier fight for Floyd, Tsyzu at 135 a few years ago or Cotto now?

Floyd dishes out 2 clean ass whoopins regardless. Neither of those chumps are on his level. Talking about comparing good to great. Floyd is great, these guys are good.

 

This is getting old and sad. Enjoy Cotto's next fight, it certainly is a HIGH RISK fight.