Cotto gets more respect from fans because he gives the fans what they want to see. He steps in the ring with the best and takes the risks. Floyd gets respect from people who admire his money and his slick talk. Floyd has not fought a top WW and until he does he wont get the respect from the fans.
Floyd sounds like a 17 year old girl who is jealous because her classmate was named captain of the cheerleading squad. This is the reason why Manny gets more respect. Floyd spends his time verbally discrediting good/great fighters while Manny fights good/great fighters. Floyd is undefeated and you can't deny that but he has been in a loaded division since 2005 and he chooses to fight bums within the division or fighters outside the division.
Williams, Mosley, Cotto, Margarito, Berto, Clottey were all available. He chooses to fight Baldomir, DLH to a SD, Hatton a Jr WW, takes almost 2 yrs off, returns to fight Marquez. If Floyd wants respect he needs to get some dominating wins over some of the names I mentioned earlier. Until then he is a very good fighter but a better salesmen. But the sales pitch is getting old.
Hopkins should respond by saying ill fight Dawson if you fight mosley early next year. Im sure that will end that argument, Fraud Mayweather is in no position to comment on anyone's choice of opponents.