Floyd FINALLY earns some respect.

**TyrantT316** · 12-10-2007, 12:48 PM

Actually haters will never give him respect...he can beat every WW on the planet and haters will call them all bums and bring a list of HWs Floyd "SHOULD" fight...it is never ending

**-----------** · 12-10-2007, 12:49 PM

Man, the picks in your sig were all wrong.

(don't know if u mean Taylor-Pavlik 2 for the last one though)

**tredh** · 12-10-2007, 12:49 PM

Originally posted by PeROxiDE

Floyd said he was going to stand in the middle and trade with Hatton and, for the most part, he did. That was impressive, finally having the conviction to back up his mouth, but what really makes me respect Floyd more as a person (and also a fighter in some ways) is the true class he showed after that fight. Nothing but praise and love for Ricky, even beckoning him over to give his side. I knew the bravado and arrogance was an act to some extent, but I am truly shocked to discover that it was pretty much all an act.

Later on we can bet on the Hopkins vs. Calzghe fight.

**Truth** · 12-10-2007, 12:50 PM

Originally posted by TyrantT316

Actually haters will never give him respect...he can beat every WW on the planet and haters will call them all bums and bring a list of HWs Floyd "SHOULD" fight...it is never ending

If he fights Cotto and wins, it will be he should fight Paul Williams. If he fights Paul Williams and wins, it will be he should fight Margarito. If he beats Margarito, it will be he should fight...and on and on. You just can't win...lol

**canderous82** · 12-10-2007, 12:57 PM

Well even if people still criticise him im sure he won a lot of us British fans over thanks to his exceptional defence, handspeed, counterpunching and humble attitude after the fight.

I just wish he could be more likeable leading up to his fights man, all this fake gangster bollocks some US fighters put on before fights is getting old.

**DA1CATAS** · 12-10-2007, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by TyrantT316

Actually haters will never give him respect...he can beat every WW on the planet and haters will call them all bums and bring a list of HWs Floyd "SHOULD" fight...it is never ending

Truth right here

**bishop2006** · 12-10-2007, 01:20 PM

Originally posted by TRUTH

If he fights Cotto and wins, it will be he should fight Paul Williams. If he fights Paul Williams and wins, it will be he should fight Margarito. If he beats Margarito, it will be he should fight...and on and on. You just can't win...lol

Yeh if Floyd did fight and beat them three,new welterweight contenders will be in the division,and Floyd would have to fight them too,to make the haters happy,the'll be like,"FLOYDS DUCKING A FRESH AND YOUNG CHAMPION LIKE ANDRE BERTO WHO CAN MATCH HIM FOR SPEED !!!" it dont matter who he beats,the haters will always be there to match him with opponents until he finaly loses

**COACH WEBB** · 12-10-2007, 01:25 PM

This Is True, This Is True, This Is Verrrrrrrrry True!!

**crillz** · 12-10-2007, 01:28 PM

Floyd BEEN earned his respect, since back in the days YOU just started respecting him but it wasn't because he wasn't good enough it was because you let his mouth be the determining factor on how you felt about him, if he didn't talk so much **** you would never have doubted him, you wouldn't have liked him but you wouldn't have taken out so much time from your life to hate on him, now he does what as a percentage fighter he needed to do which is give Ricky his own medicine and clinch him before ricky could clinch Floyd and when the time was right knock him out, genious gameplan but in your own mind you felt **** him he talks too much **** and such and such never giving respect to his past performances, never looking at the fact that he does what he had to do to win.. he didn't FINALLY get respect, he BEEN had that YOU just FINALLY opened your eyes and saw him for the winner he is, a winner by any means necessary..

Floyd FINALLY earns some respect.