What Current 147lb Fighter Is An Acceptable Fight For Mayweather?

2 losses, not 3. Be consistent in your standards. If you think he lost Marquez III then be equally honest and say he won Bradley instead of trolling - incredible logic!

Mayweather's decision to go to Showtime, knowing he distances himself from the only 2 147 fighters worth fighting...he creates these obstacles. Currently at 147 there is no one, it's an awful division on the GBP/Showtime front - the top 140 guys need to come up. If Broner does well against Malignaggi he'd be a contender but yet there's ANOTHER reason why they can't fight as they're lovers, or brothers, or some **** like that - more excuses basically

So at the moment, it needs Garcia, Matthysse, Peterson to make the jump

 

It's not "arguably" - you can't argue applying 2 different standards to the same situation to bend it as you like. You can "argue" he's coming off 1 loss or 2 losses, you decide - 3 losses is ***** talk and unarguable

Offered guaranteed money on a long-term deal where his performances/losses/opponents would not be questioned as much. It's all part of the deal, maintain the 0, get rich, don't get your choices questioned too much - let's not be naive

 

Read my previous posts on Guerrero - with the political manoevring Mayweather has helped create - with the networks, with Top Rank, with all these other match-up that are not possible because of politics, with those other guys off the table, then Guerrero was the only choice

 

Realistic fights, so no Pacquiao/JMM II/Bradley/etc...

Good/great fights:
-Danny Garcia
-Matthysse/Peterson winner, if Matthysse
-Malignaggi/Broner winner, if Malignaggi

Acceptable fights, which would be good/great by others' standards:
-Devon Alexander
-Kell Brook
-Matthysse/Peterson winner, if Peterson
-Malignaggi/Broner winner, if Broner

If I'm trying to make a list of 10 I've got to dig, up next is:
-Maidana/Josesito winner, if Maidana
-Amir Khan
-*rematches with either Guerrero or Ortiz



It's pretty weird when the top guys at 140 mean more in a victory than the available guys at 147.

 

So basically theres **** all interesting fights at 147 for him?

The only one looks interesting is Matthyse, because of his punching power, because he'd get his head boxed but still have a punchers chance. That looks about it

 

Yup

I wonder how they each fare...

 

Garcia after he beats Lucas to become undisputed at 140 then moves up to 147 and wins 1-2 relevant fights

Maidana after he knocks out Lopez in a war

 

We'll get an Amir Khan fight down the road if Khan survives long enough. They'll want to cash out on him before he runs the risk of getting KO'd once again

 

Alexander wouldnt be great,but it would be acceptable...for now.

 

I remember Tyson v Lewis as an example - somehow they made that fight happen so I'm aware it's not a new thing - I'm also aware some fighters when they want it bad enough, will get the fight made.

I'm not saying he ducked anyone specific by moving to Showtime - it certainly protects him in the future if Pacquiao becomes relevant again for instance...but he has enough excuses for that one already