View Full Version : Mayweather should move down after he beats Gatti!!


as214
05-23-2005, 11:54 AM
It is reported that Pretty Boy weighs 140 NOW... If thats the case he could probably ultimately make 135 possibly even 130.. Could you imagine all those fights at 130.. Barerra , Morales, Pacquaio, JMM!! Damn.. It might be more lucrative for Pretty Boy to head south..

dino
05-23-2005, 12:13 PM
i agree...he should have barrera and morales and dominate those guys..like hopkins did de la hoya and trinidad...

Warden11
05-23-2005, 12:23 PM
He has to get by GATTI first:)

!! Mr. Soprano
05-23-2005, 12:30 PM
He has to get by GATTI first:)Don't think it should be a problem, but hope it will be :o

triggerhappy
05-23-2005, 01:31 PM
fmj will not beat these mex. you seen the way morales fought barrera fmj will not be able to handle that.

wmute
05-23-2005, 01:33 PM
fmj will not beat these mex. you seen the way morals fought barrera fmj will not be able to handle that.

dream on...

oldgringo
05-23-2005, 01:34 PM
Moving down would be bad for his legacy. If anything he should move up.

Zab Super Judah
05-23-2005, 01:35 PM
Moving down would be bad for his legacy. If anything he should move up.

yteah he coudl get big fights at 130 and 135 but staying at 140 or moving up would be good for his legacy..he alreayd beat both of the top dogs at 135 castillo and corrales..although i feel castillo won the first one...

m00ks
05-23-2005, 01:36 PM
Heading up is the only option.

spinksjinx
05-23-2005, 01:41 PM
Id prefer him to move down, he really isnt much bigger than the 130 pound guys. Floyd is a relatively small guy even at 140 he looks like an ethiopian.

Id prefer to see him deal with Barrera/Morales than the bigger guys, but then again Barrera/Morales are nearing the end of their career while Floyds is getting started and Floyd would outclass them both.

There are some decent fights for Floyd at 140, but bigger ones at 147 and the ones I would like to see personally. Floyd at 140 doesnt excite me much.

chaawuu
05-23-2005, 01:46 PM
i really would love to see FMJ v Judah or FMJ v Tszyu

jack_the_rippuh
05-23-2005, 01:49 PM
There is no one else for him to face at those lower weights worth mentioning. I mean if anything, those guys should move up to challenge him.

oldgringo
05-23-2005, 02:07 PM
Morales would give him a good fight. Morales is the only boxer at the lower weights talented enough to hang with him when he elects to box. It also helps that he's tall and fights well from the outside. I think Floyd would probably beat him but it'd be an interesting fight, especially given their sparring sessions.

SacTown1
05-23-2005, 02:10 PM
Morales would give him a good fight. Morales is the only boxer at the lower weights talented enough to hang with him when he elects to box. It also helps that he's tall and fights well from the outside. I think Floyd would probably beat him but it'd be an interesting fight, especially given their sparring sessions.
Mayweather's path to super-stardom will go like this:

Gatti in '05
Cotto and Tszyu in '06
welterweight champ in '07
154 pound champ in '08

wishful thinking, but he has the talent to pull it off

SacTown1
05-23-2005, 02:12 PM
Mayweather's path to super-stardom will go like this:

Gatti in '05
Cotto and Tszyu in '06
welterweight champ in '07
154 pound champ in '08

wishful thinking, but he has the talent to pull it off
or, if he signs with King after the Gatti fight:

Zab in '06
154 pound champ in '07

oldgringo
05-23-2005, 02:16 PM
Mayweather's path to super-stardom will go like this:

Gatti in '05
Cotto and Tszyu in '06
welterweight champ in '07
154 pound champ in '08

wishful thinking, but he has the talent to pull it off


I agree. I don't think he'll get by Cotto (thats just me but I know that most will favor him and maybe rightfully so) but he would probably beat Tszyu. I think he will be alright at 147...he should be able to out-Zab Zab, should he still be the champ then.

Once Floyd gets older he will be able rely on his excellent skills and defense. The jury is still out on his chin, but if it proves to be sure he could just do what Toney does and use his superior natural ability, defense, and counter punching to dismantle younger, bigger opponents.

Truth
05-23-2005, 02:39 PM
Judah vs. Mayweather would be a great fight at 147, I think Mayweather should move up in weight not down. But he has unfinished buisness at 140 first.

oldgringo
05-23-2005, 02:48 PM
Judah vs. Mayweather would be a great fight at 147, I think Mayweather should move up in weight not down. But he has unfinished buisness at 140 first.


Cool sig mayne.

Truth
05-23-2005, 02:51 PM
Cool sig mayne.

Thanks, Tyson looks like he could be in Star Wars LOL :D :cool:

DLT
05-24-2005, 01:51 AM
Thats why I think he gets a bad rap. When he was at the lower class then he beat good fighters but none of the stars would fight him so he moved up for big fights. None of those guys would fight Floyd except for the guys who already did and "maybe" Morales. No way MAB, Pac, or Marquez would face him and you guys know it. Then if he beats him they will say that he beat smaller guys but no one says that about Hopkins and others. Then if he moves up and loses to someone like a Tszyu, no one will say that Tszyu beat a smaller guy. He gets a bad rap because most dont like him

czars_salad
05-24-2005, 02:36 AM
i really would love to see FMJ v Judah or FMJ v Tszyu
pfb vs tszyu is a perfect match

floyd won against every sluggers he faced
kostya ko'd almost all boxers he fought

isnt that a dream fight?

Bad Intentions
05-24-2005, 03:05 AM
I agree. I don't think he'll get by Cotto (thats just me but I know that most will favor him and maybe rightfully so) but he would probably beat Tszyu. I think he will be alright at 147...he should be able to out-Zab Zab, should he still be the champ then.

Once Floyd gets older he will be able rely on his excellent skills and defense. The jury is still out on his chin, but if it proves to be sure he could just do what Toney does and use his superior natural ability, defense, and counter punching to dismantle younger, bigger opponents.


How can u say he would beat Tszyu and Zab but not Cotto, what are u smoking, If any thing Zab & Tszyu would be harder fights than Cotto, Cotto hasnt really provin nothing yet, I mean come on he got KOed by Chop Chop but the ref was a ****in retard and didnt stop the fight but stoped it on some bull **** later on. PBF would dominate Cotto with superior skills. Cotto aint ready.

Alpha Male
05-24-2005, 02:24 PM
It is reported that Pretty Boy weighs 140 NOW... If thats the case he could probably ultimately make 135 possibly even 130.. Could you imagine all those fights at 130.. Barerra , Morales, Pacquaio, JMM!! Damn.. It might be more lucrative for Pretty Boy to head south..


That would possibly be the dumbest career move he could ever make. It absolutely makes no sense for Floyd to move down in weight. He has everything to lose and nothing to gain by doing so.

Bombardier
05-24-2005, 02:27 PM
Floyd has alraedy indicated that he does not want to fight Zab because they've been friends since their amateur days. Has someone already mentioned this? I didn't want to go reading through the whole thread (the boss is lurking around right now :cool: ).

TheBrownBomber22
05-24-2005, 02:50 PM
I to think Mayweather shouldn't be moving back down but I would love to see Morales v Mayweather two of my favourite fighters going at it, I had a dream of this fight a couple of nights ago lol :D

Double
05-24-2005, 02:55 PM
It is reported that Pretty Boy weighs 140 NOW... If thats the case he could probably ultimately make 135 possibly even 130.. Could you imagine all those fights at 130.. Barerra , Morales, Pacquaio, JMM!! Damn.. It might be more lucrative for Pretty Boy to head south..

If Tszyu beats Hatton, that's the biggest fight out there for him, then maybe move down.