Only 1 website
Khan only won the poll on the Mayweather Promotions site. Maidana won on espn and another site (can't remember the name, might of been *********.com) So they have to really take everything into consideration before choosing an opponent. I would like to see him fight Maidana, I think he deserves it, but Khan may bring in more cash because of his UK following.
No Excuses
Ok, many insiders and experts in the boxing world predicted Mayweather would lose this fight because of his age and Guerrero's style. Mayweather clearly dominated and looked great doing it. Lets see when the excuses start pouring on.
Maybe...but
Mayweather looked pretty bad, well not near his usual impeccable best, against Cotto. He had a bloodied nose, he chose to fight on the ropes and the decision wasn't very far apart. Plus he is a year older now.
Guerrerro is in his prime, hasn't been in lots of wars like Cotto was before he fought Floyd. He looks very good at 147lbs, he might even weigh more than Floyd on fight night! He is in great form.
Do you think it would be wise to choose Guerrerro to win in a betting situation?
Of course Guerrero has a chance, in boxing anything can happen. Though you have to remember
1. Floyd was sick (Not an excuse, you can look up the interviews during the cotto fight week, and Floyd was coughing and sneezing)
2.Floyd was not fighting Cotto at his natural weight class, he moved up and gave the weight advantage to Cotto.
Mayweather came down to 147lbs on fight night against Cotto, he stated this. He was 147lbs in the ring.
Last night Canelo weighed 172lbs, so you could have a potential 25lbs weight advantage, which is MASSIVE at Welterweight-light middleweight. Looking at what Cotto, a past prime Cotto, did to Mayweather, I would say Canelo would get the decision.
I don't see Canelo stopping Money flat out, but I think Mayweather could take a knee 1 or 2 times during the fight. This is based upon the fight happening in September. If it happens at the end of Floyd's 6 fight deal with showtime, Canelo definitely IMO.
Absolutely not. Mayweather gave Cotto a weight advantage and was clearly sick throughout the week prior to the fight. People tend to forget that. At this point Canelo will be competitive, sure, but he will not get a victory over mayweather.