Floyd ducked Margarito and Cotto, period.

I actually say that experienced Cotto was a better match for Mayweather, undefeated Cotto would have been a easier fight, practice makes perfect. Cotto has never looked the same after the first Margarito fight. Floyd blatently ducked Margarito, Cotto and Pac too when they were in their primes. Floyd wanted to do OST against Pac because he thought he was roiding up, thats how threatened he felt. He never asked for that for any other opponent. Floyd fought opponents who were WAY worse than Marg when that fight was hot, he retired when everyone was calling for that Cotto fight and brought up extra stipulations and wanted to lionshare of the money and all the power in the bargaining against Pac.

Not all of Floyd's ducks are under Arum ... bad excuse anyways! /Thread. Name 1 elite fighter in Floyd's weight class, at that time, that was not a TR fighter that Floyd ducked.

I actually say that experienced Cotto was a better match for Mayweather, undefeated Cotto would have been a easier fight, practice makes perfect. so what your saying is, hatton that fought pacquiao was better

I actually say that experienced Cotto was a better match for Mayweather, undefeated Cotto would have been a easier fight, practice makes perfect.

that was a past his prime Cotto. if Cotto was prime, Floyd might have gone back into retirement For the record, Cotto and Marg both lose to Mayweather in their prime. That still doesn't mean that Floyd didn't avoid them. The bigger point in all of this, is that Floyd would have won IMO but it still doesn't mean he isn't taking the easier routes. The best should fight the best AT their best. That's what makes an ATG.

Yet, those fights could've been easily made......how convenient. The Cotto fight was easily made. Exactly 30 days after Cotto left TR he signed the most lucrative contract of his career to face Floyd. With that knowledge (which I'm sure you already had) do you really believe that a Mayweather vs any TR fighter could have easily been made?

Mayweather definitely ducked Margarito. I think that is one of the biggest ducks of all time.

I have to agree, he ducked Marg. Marg was the most feared boxer in the game for a while, he was a big strong fighter for his weight class and tough as nails. Floyd picks and chooses his opponents very well.

I won't fight Miguel Cotto cause "he doesnt live in the US". Someone find that video. Its from an ESPN interview. :lol1: Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

He was the guy in position to make any of those fights happen, and he chose Baldomir, enough said. Case closed, end of discussion. More like ultimately ended up choosing the fame a De La Hoya fight would ultimately bring him which if he stayed with Top Rank quote unquote from Bob Arum "Wasn't in the cards". Yup it made a whole lot of financial sense to not pursue the biggest fight in boxing(At the time) to fight Margarito and Cotto. This topic is overdone and its a pointless circular argument. Reed and co should make these topics a bannable offense.

Looking back maybe it's good for him that he didn't fight Margarito. He would've gotten plastered

His legacy is damaged by not fighting Margarito and Cotto at 147. At least he fought Cotto in the end, but I would personally add Pacquiao and P. Williams to that list, he should have fought those guys at 47. But he knew what he was doing tbh.

Thank god this autist got banned...he had issues.

Yes Floyd ducked Cotto and Margarito and fighting in general. Floyd dont call anyone out, he also dont go out of his way to get fights made. He also retired, and you have to ask yourself is that neccesary when you only fight once every 2 years or so? And your still the same empty head as you were talking up Hatton to beat him lol , somethings never change eh , once a whiny hater always a whiny hater .

Yes Floyd ducked Cotto and Margarito and fighting in general. Floyd dont call anyone out, he also dont go out of his way to get fights made. He also retired, and you have to ask yourself is that neccesary when you only fight once every 2 years or so?

floyd would of beat cotto at 140 and 147 cotto could barely watch gatti taking punishment even ricky hatton was scared. floyd would of had problems with margs but would of pot shotted the plodder all night

There's no doubt about it, that's for sure. The severity of his ducking was just insane.

Absolutely true. How does someone "retire" (remember that period) when there are young lions all around at or near your weight class. A true badass clears everybody out. What's dissapointing to me, is that I think Floyd has it in him to rise to the occasion, as he has proven now. But we didn't get to see that closer to his prime. He didn't challenge himself.

Where is the "Did Pacquiao ever juice?" Thread, then we'll have our weekly dumbass thread quota.

Haymon-Arum don't do business. /Thread. Not all of Floyd's ducks are under Arum ... bad excuse anyways! /Thread.