Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Carlos Baldomir - Nov 4

then who you think he should fight??margarito??and u think hes an A level fighter??

Floyd vs Baldo is a joke. Again PBF is fighting bums and B-C level guys. What a joke!

Where did you read that Floyd is fighting again in Feb? I highly doubt he would do that as he has been taking 5 or 6 months between fights for quite a while now. Hopefully he will but I doubt it. i'm not a 100% sure but i think floyd said it himself.

Gotta link? If so, this is acceptable. You can never fault a guy for going after the champ. This will make Floyd the linear champ and RING champ, which is a pretty big deal. I believe Floyd is also fighting in February, so that will be a good time to fight Margarito. Where did you read that Floyd is fighting again in Feb? I highly doubt he would do that as he has been taking 5 or 6 months between fights for quite a while now. Hopefully he will but I doubt it.

How did you know Antonio wanted to fight me? I've never really stepped in the ring before, so when I heard he was offering me $2 million to fight him in October I was shocked. Despite being a scrawny, untrained, unknown boxer Margarito is offering me money to battle him. I guess I'll just be like alot of his opposition, huh? Forgive me for ducking him, I don't want to be just another nobody he beat.

Put Margarito aside for a moment. I see a lot of posts here, from people who think Mayweather fighting Baldomir is him ducking the tough fights, saying how hard a fight it could be. Why wouldn't we want to see it then? If Baldomir is going to put Mayweather through hell, then this is a good fight for Pretty Boy to test himself with and gain credence for his time at 147. If Baldomir can pressure him, and back Mayweather up, then we have many of the same reasons to think he could hurt Floyd that we do for Margarito. So, if Carlos is the 147 lb. linear champion, then using the logic of this being a tough fight for Mayweather, this is a better fight for him than the bout against Antonio.

What decent pressure fighter has he fought other than Castillo. And saying Jesus Chavez doesn't count because that was at 130 and this is at 147... big difference. ...You dont just forget how to fight someone like that. Not to mention, plenty of preperation in sparring will refresh his memory.

Against what other pressure fighter besides Castillo has he had problems against? PBF has destroyed unskilled pressure fighters. That's the point. I could see how Ricky Hatton, Kostya Tsyzu, and Margarito could be a problem for Floyd because they are good pressure fighters. Baldomir is not... What decent pressure fighter has he fought other than Castillo. And saying Jesus Chavez doesn't count because that was at 130 and this is at 147... big difference.

You're right, Floyd isn't flawless. But, again, the comparison to the Castillo fight isn't warranted here. The reason Floyd had trouble with Castillo is because he is a very good fighter. He does a lot of things very well and he was a pretty big lightweight. If Baldomir was as good as Castillo on top of being a natural welterweight, I think Floyd would probably lose. But Baldomir isn't in Castillo's league. The weight alone isn't going to beat Floyd. He needs some skills and/or power to go with it... If you read my first post I said I thought Floyd would win a UD. I simply said we don't know its going to be an easy fight. In the past, Floyd has had problems against fighters that constantly pressure you like Castillo. While not as SKILLED, Baldomir is a pressure fighter and has a solid chin. Your point about Judah is wrong imo. Judah was able to do what he wanted at the beginning of the fight because he is faster than Baldomir no doubt, like Floyd. But Judah didn't give up, Baldomir wore him down with his style. Once Baldomir caught Judah with a big punch, Judah was trying to run even more than at the beginning of the fight, it was just more predictable. In the beginning he was hitting and moving making it hard to predict what he was going to do.

no doubt Castillo has more skills. but this is welter and Baldi is a strong natural welter. Gatti isnt great but he can punch and he hit Baldi flush several times and Baldi didnt budge... i personally feel Floyd will win a UD but my point was Floyd isnt flawless and the first Castillo fight proved it. To say he is just gonna go out and do this that and the other cuz he is so smart(which is what Black Jesus was saying)is just underestimating Baldi, it could be a very tough fight. well this is off topic to but look what corrales did to castillo in their first fight and look what floyd did against corrales. look what floyd did against corrales with like a bad arm in the first fight to still win a decision and look how he dominated the 2nd fight clearly.

Then why are you comparing him to a P4P fighter like Castillo? Because they both have a pressure style. HELLO... have you been reading these posts or just responding?

Twice. Was he faster before Judah? Did he put on better pressure before Judah? Did he cut off the ring better in the past? Who cares? I'm talking about the present. RIGHT NOW! He's an older fighter. He's not getting any better with age and right now he is slow as fuck, doesn't have power (but seems heavy handed), and doesn't cut off the ring well. He is content following his opponent around. That is the biggest difference between he and Castillo. Castillo has you along the ropes, he will punish you and make it difficult to get out. Baldomir had a nice run beating up on journeymen and getting a nice little win streak. He was able to win the undisputed title against one of the most inconsistent fighters of this generation. He built upon that by beating a blown up featherweight who is the most overrated fighter of this generation. I got news for you. He's not a great fighter. He's a solid fighter on a nice run. He is not in Castillo's class. This guy was totally getting dominated by an inexperienced prospect Joshua Clottey 6 years ago. 6 years later, Clottey is still considered a prospect. Before fighting Judah, who did he beat that makes you even think this guy had skills. I hardly recognize any of the guys he fought. Get outta here with that bullshit... So you acknowledge that you really don't know very much about him at all. Yeah he is slow, but you are wrong about his ability to cut off the ring. He kept Judah from running away for the 2nd half of the fight and he cut off Gatti well at the beginning of the fight when he was moving better. Nobody here is saying the man is Sugar Ray Leonard...simply give the man some credit. He beat Zab Judah who was the undisputed champion and that is that. Of course Judah is inconsistent and Gatti was not at his weight and was old. This isn't a thread dedicated in voting Baldomir into the HOF based on his last two fights. Look Floyd and Baldomir struggled early against Judah. Both obliterated Gatti and Baldomir is the champ. I don't think he is going to beat Floyd but I make him a live underdog. The only way Floyd can stop him is on a cut, and we have seen that Floyd doesn't like guys that constantly pressure you (ie. Castillo or Baldomir)

how many times you seen Baldi fight? I don't know but that isn't how I see it. Baldomir cuts off the ring really well especially in the Gatti fight where Gatti was trying to move and box early on. He also cut off the ring for the 2nd half of the Judah fight when Zab was running to stay conscious. No he doesn't have great KO power, but Castillo is 135 pounds and Baldomir is 147 that is a significant difference. Baldomir may be slow, but he has NEVER been stopped. Castillo was stopped by Corrales so I would have to give the edge to Baldomir in terms of chin.

thanks einstein but this is 147 and he DID figure out Castillo in the rematch..my point was/is this is the firs time Baldi and Floyd will be fighting Black Jesus was predicting how Floyd was gonna this that and other cuz he is SO smart.. i was just mentioning a fight in general where he wasnt so smart and did not dominate....we wont know til they fight. period. Got to agree with him. Floyd hasn't fought a pressure opponent in over 3 years. How do we know how he is going to handle it this time? Sure Castillo has better boxing skills and faster hands, but Baldomir has a more solid chin and more heart imo. Floyd might put on a boxing clinic or he might be in a really tough fight. We won't know til they lace em up.

he didnt do that in the first Castillo fight!!! which was against a smaller fighter 135....who won that VERY close fight is beside the point. Castillo has much faster hands and footspeed. He can cut off the ring much better than Baldomir. And, the entire point of the comparison was that FLoyd learned from his fight with Castillo. While it might be Baldomir/Floyd I, and not Castillo/PBF II, he learned how to deal with a pressure fighter very well... and Castillo is a better pressure fighter than Baldomir.

exactley..we are talking bout Baldi vs Mayweather "1"!!!!!!!! Your arguing in circles, and ill explain why I brought up mayweathers strategy of continuing to move and going to the body to be strategic and successfull. You brought up Castillo/Mayweather 1. I explained to you that he fought Castillo twice and looked far better in the second fight. And the fact that he had recently switched trainers definately had an effect on how he looked. Now your reply is "im talking about mayweather/baldomir 1", which is exactly what im talking about, and the point you brought up about Castillo/Mayweather 1 was negated by the fact that i brought up the rematch in which Mayweather won in convincing fashion rather than a narrow one. Your point did nothing to mute my point, in which you have no real counter argument to return with.

not saying Baldi and Floyd will play out like this but did you see Castillo vs Mayweather 1? I DONT CARE ABOUT NUMBER 1. HE FOUGHT HIM AGAIN..HE WON. HE FIGURED HIM OUT. Not to mention Mayweather had recently changed trainers, the 2nd fight he took care of buisness. Not to mention Castillo isnt Baldomir, the comparisons stop there. I dont care about that 1st fight, do people ever mention Sugar Ray vs Duran 1? Rematches negate in many cases previous fights.

not saying Baldi and Floyd will play out like this but did you see Castillo vs Mayweather 1? agree Floyd is VERY smart..as smart as he claims to be i'll give him that. he is smart enough not to fight Maragrito til he gets his payday with Dela you're acting like Mayweather didn't learn anything from the first Castillo fight, WHICH HE FOUGHT WITH ONE GOOD ARM. Do you remember the rematch? The one where Floyd lost maybe 4 rounds? If Mayweather fights Margarito with two good arms the way he fought Castillo in the rematch, we're looking at a very wide and easy decision. Not to mention, Margarito can't move near as well as Castillo and throws the most looping punches I've seen in a good while for an "elite" fighter. Mayweather loses maybe 3 rounds to Margarito...with one good arm.

You people assume that Floyd is going to go headhunting...hes going to go to the body strategically, floyd isnt stupid. Floyd is going to tear his body apart, Baldomir to the body doesnt look any MORE sturdy than Judah in my opinion, Gatti headhunted, Judah headhunted to a great extent, i dont expect that type of ring command from Floyd. He will do what he is supposed to do, break down his body, Baldomir punchwise isnt Judah, Judah caught Floyd with SPEED, and alot of it, and it wasnt easy. Baldomir can stalk if he wants, but what might end up happening is floyd just moving..moving..moving body..body..moving..block block..body...moving. Thats how i see it. Gatti was faster than Baldomir, when Gatti moved, he did well, Floyd is obviously 300 times what Gatti is intelligence wise in the ring, therefore i dont see floyd being stupid about it.

Hey Sweety, can you go a day without mentioning Margayrita?? No he cant there is so much hate on PBF. you know more success the more hate