In a way, yes. I don't think that Khan was ever able to work himself into a position where he could not be avoided, but I would say he made more sense than Maidana and without question Berto. The truth is that he has certain assets that I think make Floyd uncomfortable. Do I think he wins? No, but his range, speed, and power made him too high of a risk, where as his losses and bad performances made the reward not quite enough. I think he deserved a shot, but he really only has himself to blame for falling to lesser fighters.
and i'm just speaking on what i think i know here but i think it's because khan was just such a douche and annoying that he didn't get it; that simple. yeah, there will be people that say that he cherry picked but that's not accurate. i just think he simply didn't give a douche a payday and to boot, he'd beat khan as easily as he's going to beat berto, but easier because he'll let berto coast, he'd give khan the gatti treatment i believe.
I have to disagree with you here bro. I think Khan is a much tougher fight than Berto. Tall, fast hands, great outside jab and some serious power. Again, I thik Floyd wins, but Berto???????
I agree that Khan got under his skin and Floyd wanted to leave him out on purpose, but in the end I don't think it looks good for his career. If you hate the guy so much, beat his ass.
I think Floyd (like always) took the easier road.
Floyd beats Khan, but why the Berto fight? I mean, Floyd could have picked Khan and it would have been a much better fight, no?
Yet he chooses to fight a guy in Berto that lost to Guerrero, Ortiz, and KO'd by Soto Karrass. Not taking anything away from Berto but he has no business fighting Floyd.
Mayweather is one of the few rare fighters that can actually call out his fights. IMO he took the easy road but that's nothing new to Floyd. He's cherry picked his way to 49-0.
and i'm just speaking on what i think i know here but i think it's because khan was just such a douche and annoying that he didn't get it; that simple. yeah, there will be people that say that he cherry picked but that's not accurate. i just think he simply didn't give a douche a payday and to boot, he'd beat khan as easily as he's going to beat berto, but easier because he'll let berto coast, he'd give khan the gatti treatment i believe.
no, es que these dumb fuks think that by virtue of you picking a fighter, you're ducking another one.
floyd ducking khan ... jesus christ.
Floyd beats Khan, but why the Berto fight? I mean, Floyd could have picked Khan and it would have been a much better fight, no?
Yet he chooses to fight a guy in Berto that lost to Guerrero, Ortiz, and KO'd by Soto Karrass. Not taking anything away from Berto but he has no business fighting Floyd.
Mayweather is one of the few rare fighters that can actually call out his fights. IMO he took the easy road but that's nothing new to Floyd. He's cherry picked his way to 49-0.
I literally can't believe the poll is this close. Look at Floyd's resume. Khan isn't NEARLY good enough for someone to "duck" him.
no, es que these dumb fuks think that by virtue of you picking a fighter, you're ducking another one.
floyd ducking khan ... jesus christ.
I literally can't believe the poll is this close. Look at Floyd's resume. Khan isn't NEARLY good enough for someone to "duck" him.
Are you kidding me? Khan chased him in to retirement!
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GTFO Berto is the most irrelevant fighter ever..... he has to relevant and beating relevant opponents to even be considered a duck.... GTFO with yo bullshizznit.
Exactly..they would have said "well at least it's not fking Berto, that bum."
As much as I can't stand that arrogant prick Khan, I think Floyd has pretty much avoided the fight.
If fighting Ortiz,Maidana,Guerrero,Berto is possible then why not Khan?
He has a serious flaw in that China chin but he is a good fighter. Better then all those other guys I listed by a mile.
And styles do make fights, his speed, and more importantly his height and length could be a factor in how the fight could play out.
He still may get the nod to be #50 if he would just fight Porter,Thurman, or Brook and win.
TMZ announced it was BERTO ...if Mayweather came out of nowhere and said it was KHAN ...people would of said ...Mayweather ducked Berto
Get the **** outta here with this BS ...jeez
GTFO Berto is the most irrelevant fighter ever..... he has to relevant and beating relevant opponents to even be considered a duck.... GTFO with yo bullshizznit.
brook, thurman, and porter would all be above khan and floyd's not fighting them. 2 of them are with haymon so very easy to make. then next might be khan or someone good at 154 but he's not fighting them either. it's berto. if that's not a duck then what is? he's fighting someone who sucks instead of someone good or even halfway good. i could understand a tuneup like berto on cbs but on ppv? even showtime didn't want this but they had to accept it even though they know they will lose money.
Floyd has faced and beaten much scarier better fighters than Khan , because a fight doesnt happen its not always a duck lol there are lots of reasons that stop a fight from happening , Floyd personally thinks Khan is a beggar thats crying all the time and dont like him at all and thinks why give him the payday .
it's borderline....AK gives Floyd a tougher fight than Berto...I think we all can agree on that...but AK didn't force Floyd's hand imo....he could've fought some big names and beat them....by doing so Floyd would've been put under pressure by public opinion....but AK walked down the easy road and fans wasn't too impressed....so Floyd felt no obligation or public pressure to fight the former King of 140
TMZ announced it was BERTO ...if Mayweather came out of nowhere and said it was KHAN ...people would of said ...Mayweather ducked Berto
Get the **** outta here with this BS ...jeez
You fuckin illiterate moron ... Show me where I stated Berto once. You freaking forum rats are not only stupid but can't read a lick. Typical Khan-tards, stupid, moronic, illiterate and delusional. What a freakin bunch!!! :lol1:
Ummm you said:
Has he faced any of the top contenders in his division? NO!
Has he even faced any champions in the WW division? NO!
Has the Khan-man done anything of note since entering the WW division? NO!
All the Khan-man has to his credit is what he accomplished at 140lbs and even that is suspect. Because he was chased out of the division by DSG after he got floored and left crawling around the canvas.
So, what exactly is the great accomplishment that would put the Khan-man in position to face the P4P best? NOTHING!
Obviously Berto has done all of the above and put himself "in position to face the P4P best" right? :lol1:
There is only one official poll, the other polls dont mean anything. Like maybe he should put into account the NSB poll too. lol Khan has lots of fans that are not really boxing fans, but they would pay to watch the khan-mayweather fight. So they only knew about the official poll, not the others.
The official poll didn't mean anything either then, since the Khan fight was getting negative reaction all across, and Khan has alot more twitter followers then Chino. Khan was begging his followers to vote, how many of them were his British and especially Muslim followers?
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