Ellerbe: "Mayweather could win a middleweight title"

[Mozza]

Bullcrap. Mayweather is better than Spinks and Spinks came this close. Everything Spinks did in that ring that night, Mayweather can do better. You're out of your mind.



Fairy tales. I see no evidence whatsoever that Taylor could fight Floyd any differently given the way he moves and the way Spinks moves. What is Taylor's form anyways? I haven't seen this form since he's been facing quality opposition, period. Maybe these opponents are just more difficult and it has nothing to do with him mentally. Maybe he just isn't good at listening either. I see no evidence that he'd automatically revert to this super natural" top form that I've never seen him in against a quality opponents to begin with.

Zav Judah beat Spinks. Maybe he could beat Taylor?

[Mozza]

PLEASE BRO..THATS just excuses....

Excuses how? What am I supposed to be making excuses for?

[C'MONMANG']

Zav Judah beat Spinks. Maybe he could beat Taylor?

Zab is too chinny.

[C'MONMANG']

Excuses how? What am I supposed to be making excuses for?

Taylor not being motivated for his fights...

[sonofisis]

This is getting silly now.

Yes, the way you totally **** someone's argument and swing it into your favor is very silly. Attributing things to people they didn't say is down right childish.

Are you trying to tell me that when Ellerbe made these comments that he was only saying that Mayweather could beat the the right opponent at light-middleweight?

I've had enough of you telling me what "I'm trying to tell you', since you never seem to get it right. Whatever you quote me as saying is what I said AND meant.

Get real.

I'm obviously TOO real.

Disrespecting the word speculative? Eh, what?

The sentence to which you applied the word was incoherent.

If you can get a hold of Sky's coverage of the Taylor Spinks fight then you will hear one of the commentators, I forget who exactly but I think it was Jim Watt, saying that Taylor has not been motivated during training and that this information came from inside his camp.

Sky sports? Those British commentators hardly ever know what they're talking about, let alone have any of them asked Steward or Taylor anything. I asked you to quote Taylor, or at least Steward.

I'm quite sure Taylor made reference to motivational problems in the run-up to the Pavlik fight,

Then you should have no problem providing a reference, no?

you can seek these if you wish it doesn't bother me one way or the other.

I'm not seeking anything out. I just choose not to believe you since you haven't verified your claims.

[Mozza]

Taylor not being motivated for his fights...

Contrast the Spinks and Ouma fights with those against Pavlik and Hopkins.

[sonofisis]

Contrast the Spinks and Ouma fights with those against Pavlik and Hopkins.

Totally different styles. Duh. Cory had the most success because he was the slickest.

[sonofisis]

being that Im not a HATER..just dont like Mayweather,,im with you on this thread..Floyd could win a title at middle..and I agree with your post. HAtton still has the bigger fan base tho'

I honestly thought that you were a hater, but I guess not. Even if you don't like Floyd, at least you recognize his skill level and what he's capable of. You're not so illogical as to give someone like Spinks more credit, I'll give you that.

[PRboxingfan]

That's because they thought even a quarter of Spinks' punches landed, maybe because they watched the fight on youtube. Spinks is FAR more active than Mayweather and is a bigger fighter to boot, I don't see the comparision.

How do you not see the comparison? Except for Spinks being a Southpaw, they're about the same hight with about the same reach (within an inch of each other). Plus, they're both slick boxers who won't carry much power at 160.

Still don't see it?

[sonofisis]

I'm quite sure Taylor made reference to motivational problems in the run-up to the Pavlik fight

^As a matter of fact. The main thing I remember the Taylor camp complaining about going into the Pavlik fight was weight and that they're glad finally that they're "fighting somebody normal" (paraphrasing). Their last 3 fights were against smaller southpaws and they were relieved to get a "normal fighter" that will come forward and fight.