Mayweather is 35 years old: How is he waiting for Pac and Cotto to slow down?

Again, you're just penalizing him for working hard.

 

What makes it a better weight for Cotto? You realize the title, whether the WBO, IBF, or WWE doesn't chage who the fighter is. Do you just sump on the assumption that Cotto was weight drained as well? :huh NOTHING Cotto did made him look like some weoight drained fighter. This is just one of those things SO MANY of you repeat so often people think it's a fact.

That title that you think is more important, hasn't even been defended against a top 5 WW. I think Cotto's looked very good at 154. But lets be honest, he's barely done anything at 154 yet. I respect your opinion, but you have to at least make it LOOK like you're being fair here.

 

I'm not penalizing him. The question posed is why people think Mayweather benefits as time goes on when he's 35, and my answer is that he takes time off while still being in shape, and is a great defensive fighter. Stating facts about Foyd's advantages isn't the same thing as blaming Floyd. How can you fault Floyd for winning and making money the way he has? Whether he hasn't faced certain fighters at the right time is another question, but going purely on the question of why time may not affect him as much as his contemporaries, he has certain advantages, and there's nothing wrong with that.

 

Not at all. I am just being realistic. Staying in shape and not taking punishment keep a fighter fresher, longer.

It's not like Cotto and Pac aren't financially in position to do the same thing, they just choose to fight more often.

 

It's closer to his current natural size so he doesn't have to kill himself to make weight. It wasn't always a better weight for him, but most guys naturally tend to put on more mass in their mid 20's-30's.

 

Doesn't this forum ever get tired of talking Pac vs Mayweather?

They both got fights lined up.

Why are we still talking about this?

Let's talk matchups....

This **** is old.

 

Pac needed an advance before Marquez III to pay his debt.

 

While I think Floyd has already shown that he is most likely the best fighter of his generation, I don't think beating Cotto at this stage proves anything more than he has already proved. When this fight was first announced there was an almost unanimous sigh from the boxing community, but as time goes on, and the fight gets closer, people inevitable fall for the hype somewhat and start to believe that Cotto is better than he is.

This fight will not be close. Cotto does not have the tools to beat Mayweather. He is very good at most things, but not exceptional at anything. Going beyond physical attributes, he doesn't even have the style to get to Mayweather, if he tries to bully he would just get countered constantly, if he tries to box...well that will be a mismatch. He has no approach that he knows will offer success and he doesn't have anything in is arsenal to apply to capitalise on his decent jab.

 

But how does staying in shape prevent him from getting ring rust? Staying in shape is not the same as fighting.

He deserves credit for how long he has been dominant.

 

So if this garbage fighter, Cotto, somehow beats Mayweather, what will that make Mayweather?

 

I wouldn't be surprised if he sparred during his layoffs. He also has pretty long camps, and is obviously already sparring for Cotto in relatively high gear. You can shake off ring-rust; it's much harder to shake off wear and tear.

 

Which is why I stated that your original statements were mutually exclusive.

He could still get ring rust.

However, not fighting often keeps his body fresher. It's a calculated risk/reward scenario but one I'm sure Mayweather and his team feel works to their advantage. The results speak for themselves.

 

Never heard that, but you get my point.

 

Speculation.

So why do people call the Oscar that Floyd beat a 'part time fighter'?