True or False regarding Floyd\Margo?

Not ture at that time Margo was even bigger nobody than he is now. Fresh off of his destruction on PPV against Shot Gomez that did 25K in buys.:yep He was an unknown to even boxing fans then. Atleast baldo had a linear title. What did Margo have?

 

Was Marg-Mayweather really THAT much bigger than Baldomir-Mayweather?

I think this fact has been more over-rated than nearly anything in boxing as of late.

 

It was a better matchup and anyone who knows boxing could tell you that. You can´t blame fans for wanting the best matchup.

 

You're still thinking from an economical and political viewpoint. I can assure you I knew about Margarito, as did many other people. We knew even more about him than an obscure Argentinian that stormed out of nowhere. I'm not disputing that Baldomir was the flavour of the month or held the better prizes. I just think Margarito was a much better fighter.

 

I disagree. PBF-Baldo was billed as a cinderella story a guy who had beaten all the odds and became champ who hadn't lost in years. PBF-Margo coudln't have been billed as anything. What did Margo bring to the table he wasn't the champ he didn't have a great record. The fight made no sense at the time.

 

But where did the push for the fight come from? IMO, the actual REALLY big push, came AFTER Floyd fought Baldormir and not Margarito.

Beforehand, yeah, Margo MAY have been the better fight (and now he definately seems like it)... But outside of a small few, there wasn't that much people calling for the fight.

EDIT: I agree though, Margo is a better fighter than Baldormir.... To crucify Mayweather for not fighting a guy like Margarito, though, seems a bit strange.

 

Again I disagree. Margo had been at 147 for years and never fought or beat another champ there. Baldo proved he was best by beating the man Margo didn't. You can't say at that time that Margo was better...he hadn't proven it.

 

The fight was a better fight, no matter how it was billed. You know boxing, and you know Margo is a better boxer than Baldo.

 

At that time I didn't know it. Baldo was unbeaten for years, Zab was the man at 147 and Baldo beat him cleary he then stopped Gatti. The guy was on an obvious hot streak and proved it by winning the linear championship. To simply say Margo who had never beaten an elite fighter or even faced one is better is discrediting Baldo's accomplishements who proved he was the best at 147.

 

I disagree that it was so cut and dry at the time.

Margarito wasn't considered anything special, just like Baldormir... But Baldormir hadn't lost in like 8 years, had something like 20 straight wins, most importantly being Judah (the then undsiputed welter champ) and Gatti.

After seeing the Floyd fight, and then the Forrest fight - hindsight shows us that the Margo fight was better. At the time, Floyd went for the undisputed and RING welterweight champ, which history will probably look at kinder.

 

I can say he was better because I have a pair of eyes. Believe me, I understand your point. Which is why I don't criticise Mayweather for fighting Baldomir instead, nor accuse him of shirking a challenge. I just said that I was disappointed. As a fan I'm more interested in what I imagine to be the best fights than what'll make more money or look better on a sheet of paper when time passes and I forget it even happened.

 

I don't disagree but what you're describing only shows that some economic models have superseded the older and noble notions of champions fighting the best available challengers.

Mayweather is not the only boxer to favour economic incentives over traditional boxing values, there has been predecessors and we now see a growing number of emules, Calzaghe/Jones, Pavlik/Hopkins provide prime examples.

Sad but that's the reality.

 

You are correct. As a fan Im a purist at heart but. As a realist I know money talks. As an ideal I would like to see the right mix of both. I thought the 8 mil to fight Margo was a good mix of $ and a good opponent.

 

No one knows Margarito and the proof of this is the low ticket sales to what was suppose to be one of the biggest welter weight fights of the year (cotto vs margarito). I take nothing away from margarito but he was built on the Hype that Floyd was afraid of him, other then that he has done anything for the media or the general public to sit up and notice him.

latest news is, this fight is not selling out as expected.

 

Baldomir presented added value(to speak in economical terms), being the lineal champion at the time. Mayweather took on the lineal champion, I can't see what's wrong with that.