If Floyd really wanted to give the fans what they wanted, he would have made a poll with more than 2 boxers. Who should he fight?
You can pick more than 1.
Fans are getting what they want on Boxing Scene. 5 out 185 different ballots cast. 2.7% of the votes went to the guy who won a vote to get to fight the best boxer in the world. Floyd just trying to give the fans what they want.
I was reading an old article on Floyd, and came across this poll from the summer before his fight with Baldomir.
Who Has The Best Chance Of Defeating Floyd Mayweather Jr?
Antonio Margarito 26.0%
Oscar DeLaHoya 25.0%
Winky Wright 22.0%
Miguel Cotto 10.0%
Shane Mosley 8.0%
Ricky Hatton 7.0%
Carlos Baldomir 2.0%
http://www.pound4pound.com/FightReport/2006/MayweatherWins12Rounds.htm
Khan 5 5.95%
Maidana 10 11.90%
Pacquiao 47 55.95%
Lara 34 40.48%
Thurman 11 13.10%
S Martinez 17 20.24%
Bradley 23 27.38%
GGG 17 20.24%
Broner 2 2.38%
Big Show 10 11.90%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 84. You have already voted on this poll
Off this poll we can eliminate
Khan, maidana ,broner,thurman. Pac cause of all issue dont count.
Big show had his shot .martinez cant make 154 and all the injuries make him non durable .
That leaves GGG ,Bradley, and Lara.
Lara is the man the people want ..
Hope this dont happen
People wanting floyd to fight lara could=
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/92 ... n-rankings
Lara at number 3 ..
Hey Floyd !!! When you gonna fight Lara ?
Floyd: never heard of him.
He is ranked number three behind you.
Floyd: take the test
He'll agree to that.
Floyd:I'm going on vacation
Ok no problem enjoy that hard earned money. He'll wait till September
Floyd: he has no fans
He is Cuban , give him a break.
Floyd:he has a loss
Your the only guy without one !
Floyd: I'm retired.
You said September 2015 was the last fight champ!
Floyd:I'll call him and offer him 250,000 ,ill wire it
That's a low ball Floyd . Your name is money , the guy has family.
Floyd:I gotta sit down and talk with showtime,al Haymon,and my team
You said you were your own boss!
Floyd:I don't do business with GBP
What ? Since when ? Why ? What can be done to make this happen?
Floyd : since right now ,I ll never do business with Oscar ever ,he has to leave GBP and fight for me
He is under contract and your greatest threat. It's what the fans want.
Floyd : Lara who , I never heard of him,is he Russian?
THIS RIGHT HERE ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
if politics weren't an issue, pacquiao and bradley would clearly be the best options for him.
For sure. And if Floyd called Manny today, Bradley would be happy to take a few million to step aside, especially considering he would prob be next.
So after 135 votes(65 people), Big Show has 9 for 6.66%. The only people with less votes are Broner, Maidana, and Khan. While I think Maidana is the most deserving, Big Show got ripped when Mayweather game him a low blow, then hit him with brass knuckles.
I would like to see Lara vs Mayweather at 154 maybe this fight happens in Sept. PacMan when he becomes a free agent I would like to see him fight Mayweather in May in 2015. Good to see these two fighters leading in this poll.
TBH, I think that Martinez at 154lbs would lose to Mayweather now. Martinez got injured in his last 2 fights so the same could happen against Mayweather if they fought, plus he is a very old 38 years old. He will be 39 come the end of hte month.
Now Martinez from 3-4 years ago, I think he'd beat Mayweather at 154lbs, but not now.
Lara would be awesome, but I lost hope when Schaefer said the winner of Trout/Lara had no chance of getting the call.
the whole thing is draining now because I don't feel it necessary for us to spite and attack Amir and Marcos' in the hopes our choice gets the fight. Both of them are exciting fighters and I dont feel like bashing them. So, I'm not about to be led around like that. whatever momentum Maidana had is sullied by having ppl go around arguing how garbage both fights are LOL, good idea GB.
Surprised no Danny Garcia in the poll. He's the fight I wanted in May initially.
I was torn between him and making a joke with Big Show. I'm pretty sure Danny said he didn't want to fight Floyd yet. George Zimmerman would have been my 10th pic.
Bradley and Pacquiao are both credible big fights, but unrealistic for obvious reasons. Lara would be a good fight, but I don't see how he became the man to beat Floyd. Yeah he beat trout, but he's also a fight or two removed from getting dropped by Angulo and stinking out the joint and struggling at times with Vanes. Not sure how a Trout win coming off the Canelo loss made him THE MAN to beat Mayweather or the man Floyd had to fight.
Maidana is legit. A top 5 WW, WBA champ, coming off 3 decent wins. It's also an easy fight to make. Martinez and Golovkin are Middleweights, should be fighting each other for obvious reasons. Khan is not legit whatsoever.
Thurman will be legit hopefully in another fight or two. He should fight Paulie and someone like Guerrero, then I say let him fight Mayweather for sure.
Surprised no Danny Garcia in the poll. He's the fight I wanted in May initially.