The skills of Floyd Mayweather are as good as ever, but the time is now to hang up the gloves for good. He may have lost a split second on his reaction time and foot speed, but he‘s still at the top of his game. His 43rd win over Miguel Cotto was earned (unlike Manny Pacquiao’s win over Juan Manuel Marquez), and he even switched up his style to do it. Typically a defensive puncher, Money May turned into the aggressor so he could “give the crowd what they wanted” and still ended up winning handily. It was one of the most impressive performances in the 35-year-old's career and there is no question he has a few more fights in his system. So why did he say he’s 80/20 on retiring? The first problem is a jail sentence that begins on June 1, which will keep him behind bars for 87 days. That means training for his next fight won’t begin until September. Is that enough time for a November bout? Money May is one of the most prideful boxers of all time. His perfect 43-0 record is everything to him. Rushing back into the ring without the proper amount of time to train would be a nightmare situation. The other big question: Who is left to fight him? We all know a fight against Pacquiao is the ultimate dream for boxing fans. It’s the one fight that really matters at this point. Yet with Mayweather blaming promoter Bob Arum for not giving him more than a 50/50 cut of PPV buys, which is just the latest complication after years of arguing over blood and drug tests, a fight between the two seems as unlikely as ever. The arguments have been going on for four years now and if we haven’t seen it by now, it’s never going to happen. Other than Pacman, no other opponent is going to make fans truly believe Mayweather might lose. Sergio Martinez, Canelo Alvarez are all great fighters, but would all be heavy underdogs. No. 44 doesn’t mean as much to Mayweather as the “0” next to his name anymore. Via ESPN
Floyd's going to fight at least once more. Public buzz is going to be stupid after he comes out of jail and announces a fight.
STFU, he's 80/20 on retiring because he may have to face PAC. Past prime Cotto beat him up, imagine what PAC would do.
Cotto gaves Floyd a hard fight, Marquez the same to Pacquaio Now floyd has a easy fight against Marquez and Pacquaio has somewhat of a easy fight compared to Floyd against Cotto. These fights don't mean much on who will win.
If he is smart he is getting camera crews following some time in jail to put on the next 24/7 as footage.
