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but mellowmood you have 2 read the (Espn) Article that was updated 03/05/09 : ) yeahh i know kid!!! i was just posting what ellbere said back in dec... :boxing: hwo u doing!

LOL you think? THINK?! You should know he'll lose marquez would win 197-193 unanimous desicion anyday

this fight is only right if its a tune up for mosley or cotto

I would love to see this fight but, neither fighter will get much credit for a win. If Mayweather wins, everyone is going to say that JMM is old and he had to move up in weight classes and he was too small. And if JMM wins, everyone is going to say that mayweather didn't fight in 2 years and he was rusty. This fight is right and wrong for so many reasons.

Mayweather to evaluate fight possibilities, adviser saysComment Email Print Share By Dan Rafael ESPN.com Archive Six months after announcing his retirement from boxing and walking away from his perch as pound-for-pound king and welterweight world champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has given the first indication that he is considering a comeback. "Floyd has given Team Mayweather the green light to go out there and evaluate the biggest fights for him, to come back to him and present it to him. Then he will consider it," Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's best friend and adviser, told ESPN.com on Saturday. Floyd Mayweather Jr., 31, hasn't fought since a 10th-round KO of Ricky Hatton last December."If what we present him is something he's interested in doing, he will do it." When asked if that meant Mayweather would fight again, Ellerbe said, "I think what I just said speaks for itself." Mayweather, 31, who hasn't fought since knocking out Ricky Hatton in the 10th round last December, announced his retirement in June in a heartfelt statement issued to media members. In the statement, Mayweather said, in part: "It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today. I have decided to permanently retire from boxing. This decision was not an easy one for me to make as boxing is all I have done since I was a child. "However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and joy to continue in the sport." Ellerbe said wherever Mayweather goes he is inundated with fan requests for him to fight again, especially over the past month while they have been out on the road co-promoting the "I Am Music Tour," which features artists Lil' Wayne, Keyshia Cole and T-Pain. This week, while on a tour stops in Houston and Dallas, Ellerbe said Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) saw an ESPNEWS ticker item saying that Hatton's father, Ray Hatton, said that a Mayweather emissary had contacted him to inquire about a rematch. Ellerbe, who along with Al Haymon are the only ones who conduct business on Mayweather's behalf, said that got under Mayweather's skin because it wasn't true. "Floyd saw that on ESPN," Ellerbe said. "They keep running their mouth. Floyd said, 'This guy wants to fight me, that guy wants to fight. What are they talking about? We ain't never looked into anything.' These guys are trying to use Floyd's name to elevate their name and position, but they can't do it without him. That Hatton quote came across the screen and Floyd was like, 'Everyone keeps running their mouth about me, so go see what they are all talking about.' "Floyd said, 'If they want to keep on mentioning my name, fine, but they can't make the biggest fight in boxing without me.' " Floyd hasn't specifically said, look at this fight or that fight, but he did say we should evaluate the biggest fight out there and he will consider it. -- Leonard Ellerbe, adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hatton promoter Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, which promotes Manny Pacquiao, moved closer this week to finalizing a deal for a Hatton-Pacquiao fight on May 2. The winner of that bout against Mayweather would loom as by far the biggest fight the sport has to offer. "Floyd hasn't specifically said, look at this fight or that fight, but he did say we should evaluate the biggest fight out there and he will consider it," Ellerbe said. "He didn't mention anyone's name in particular, but he's aware Ricky Hatton said they were trying to do something and then a lot of the British press called. But I haven't even talked to Ricky Hatton or anyone on his team. I talked to Ricky's father at the very briefly, very cordial, and the same with Ricky, but we didn't talk about boxing or a fight with Floyd." Mayweather has kept a low-profile in boxing circles since his retirement. He has rarely been at fights other than at the Chad Dawson-Antonio Tarver light heavyweight title bout in October in Las Vegas, and that was only because a young fighter Mayweather works with was on the undercard. However, Ellerbe did say that although Mayweather rarely goes to fights or watches them on television, he did watch Hatton-Malignaggi and Pacquiao's Dec. 6 destruction of Oscar De La Hoya, whom Mayweather beat with a split decision in May 2007. "He did see Hatton's fight and said it was the best Ricky had looked in a long time with his dad training him," Ellerbe said. "He said Ricky looked sharp with his father in the corner." As for Pacquiao, Ellerbe said Mayweather thought Pacquiao was "an excellent fighter and it was a tremendous win." "But," Ellerbe added, "Floyd said, 'He's a good fighter, but I'll beat his .' " Ellerbe said if Mayweather did come back to fight it would not be for anything less than a megafight. "Hell no," Ellerbe said when asked about the possibility of a tune-up bout. "If Floyd considers something, it would be the biggest thing." http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://www.upickcherries.com/images/0306/cherry%2520picking1.jpg&usg=AFQjCNFrQjEMfVed5-mmVH-TfZvkN_xDLA :rolleyes: but mellowmood you have 2 read the (Espn) Article that was updated 03/05/09 : )

If some of you guys think this is a tune up for PBF I have serious doubts that you even watch the sport of boxing. Seriously are some of you that clueless??? Completely agree with you - this would be a close fight if it got made, and anyone who doesn't give Marquez a good chance is just foolish. If Mayweather was to win though, it would definitely not be by KO...

It is a tune up, JMM has nothing that will trouble Floyd. Besides NONE, how many fighters have been succesful standing in the outside against Floyd...especially one that likes to wait and counter punch? JMM will easily get beaten by the more accurate, faster, stronger, bigger fighter...not to mention that reach will trouble JMM All in all, its a tune up I agree, but i think floyd better have a tune up before JMM, cuz its been a while since he was in the ring.

LMAO!..true!..atleast I think.. But why would Mayweather take a Marquez fight??.. When there's Cotto, Mosley, or Pac-Hatton winner!.... I mean I like JMM but between him and Cotto I feel Cotto has the better chance to make it a more entertaining and winnable match!... That would mean, cotto would have a better chance of beating or sticking w/ mayweather. So mayweather wont want to fight cotto, he would take on jmm instead.

Updated: December 20, 2008, 2:28 PM ET Mayweather to evaluate fight possibilities, adviser saysComment Email Print Share By Dan Rafael ESPN.com Archive Six months after announcing his retirement from boxing and walking away from his perch as pound-for-pound king and welterweight world champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has given the first indication that he is considering a comeback. "Floyd has given Team Mayweather the green light to go out there and evaluate the biggest fights for him, to come back to him and present it to him. Then he will consider it," Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's best friend and adviser, told ESPN.com on Saturday. Floyd Mayweather Jr., 31, hasn't fought since a 10th-round KO of Ricky Hatton last December."If what we present him is something he's interested in doing, he will do it." When asked if that meant Mayweather would fight again, Ellerbe said, "I think what I just said speaks for itself." Mayweather, 31, who hasn't fought since knocking out Ricky Hatton in the 10th round last December, announced his retirement in June in a heartfelt statement issued to media members. In the statement, Mayweather said, in part: "It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today. I have decided to permanently retire from boxing. This decision was not an easy one for me to make as boxing is all I have done since I was a child. "However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and joy to continue in the sport." Ellerbe said wherever Mayweather goes he is inundated with fan requests for him to fight again, especially over the past month while they have been out on the road co-promoting the "I Am Music Tour," which features artists Lil' Wayne, Keyshia Cole and T-Pain. This week, while on a tour stops in Houston and Dallas, Ellerbe said Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) saw an ESPNEWS ticker item saying that Hatton's father, Ray Hatton, said that a Mayweather emissary had contacted him to inquire about a rematch. Ellerbe, who along with Al Haymon are the only ones who conduct business on Mayweather's behalf, said that got under Mayweather's skin because it wasn't true. "Floyd saw that on ESPN," Ellerbe said. "They keep running their mouth. Floyd said, 'This guy wants to fight me, that guy wants to fight. What are they talking about? We ain't never looked into anything.' These guys are trying to use Floyd's name to elevate their name and position, but they can't do it without him. That Hatton quote came across the screen and Floyd was like, 'Everyone keeps running their mouth about me, so go see what they are all talking about.' "Floyd said, 'If they want to keep on mentioning my name, fine, but they can't make the biggest fight in boxing without me.' " Floyd hasn't specifically said, look at this fight or that fight, but he did say we should evaluate the biggest fight out there and he will consider it. -- Leonard Ellerbe, adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hatton promoter Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, which promotes Manny Pacquiao, moved closer this week to finalizing a deal for a Hatton-Pacquiao fight on May 2. The winner of that bout against Mayweather would loom as by far the biggest fight the sport has to offer. "Floyd hasn't specifically said, look at this fight or that fight, but he did say we should evaluate the biggest fight out there and he will consider it," Ellerbe said. "He didn't mention anyone's name in particular, but he's aware Ricky Hatton said they were trying to do something and then a lot of the British press called. But I haven't even talked to Ricky Hatton or anyone on his team. I talked to Ricky's father at the very briefly, very cordial, and the same with Ricky, but we didn't talk about boxing or a fight with Floyd." Mayweather has kept a low-profile in boxing circles since his retirement. He has rarely been at fights other than at the Chad Dawson-Antonio Tarver light heavyweight title bout in October in Las Vegas, and that was only because a young fighter Mayweather works with was on the undercard. However, Ellerbe did say that although Mayweather rarely goes to fights or watches them on television, he did watch Hatton-Malignaggi and Pacquiao's Dec. 6 destruction of Oscar De La Hoya, whom Mayweather beat with a split decision in May 2007. "He did see Hatton's fight and said it was the best Ricky had looked in a long time with his dad training him," Ellerbe said. "He said Ricky looked sharp with his father in the corner." As for Pacquiao, Ellerbe said Mayweather thought Pacquiao was "an excellent fighter and it was a tremendous win." "But," Ellerbe added, "Floyd said, 'He's a good fighter, but I'll beat his .' " Ellerbe said if Mayweather did come back to fight it would not be for anything less than a megafight. "Hell no," Ellerbe said when asked about the possibility of a tune-up bout. "If Floyd considers something, it would be the biggest thing." http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://www.upickcherries.com/images/0306/cherry%2520picking1.jpg&usg=AFQjCNFrQjEMfVed5-mmVH-TfZvkN_xDLA :rolleyes:

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Great technical chess match if/when it happens. It would be a nice fight for Floyds legacy. I see Floyd winning decisively, but Marquez would make it interesting.

lol : ) I should have put up a poll

Good fight if it happens.

This fight will never happen Pacquiao brings more money

it wont be a tune up, but i dont think its gonna be competetive.imo. JMM will get hurt seriously. Like I said I seriously think you have watched maybe one or two boxing matches on TV when you were in junior high.

If some of you guys think this is a tune up for PBF I have serious doubts that you even watch the sport of boxing. Seriously are some of you that clueless???

I don't buy this shit at all.

Pac vs mayweather has more chance of happening than marquez mayweather. its just pointless moneywise. Pac's team is suddenly not keen into fighting moneymay anymore. its a counter to marquez declaration of wanting to fight mayweather. These thing would play big when real negotations start. in the end Pac-mayweather is still the way to go.

Floyd is a Pussy. He wants to fight marquez, but not Mosley, Cotto, Pacquiao, Margarito, and etc. I would rather watch him fight Hatton then Marquez. what happen to everyone saying marquez would destroy floyd and marquez puts fear in floyds body and all this other B.S. does everyone here like floyd or sumthin?

plus Marquez would have to fight him around ww.