Floyd Mayweather Is Not As Good As He And His Fervent Admirers Think...

[Vladimir303]

If Mosley doesn't win his upcoming fight, "Chicken" Floyd will want to fight him! .

I doubt that.

[C'MONMANG']

There is no official word of Cotto turning down a fight vs Floyd at 140.

But the fact is, Arum is Cotto's master or as Cotto calls it his company who chooses his fights.

Floyd during that time was fighting for Arum's Top Rank as well.

Arum never offered Floyd a Cotto fight. He kept him safe and once Floyd decided to buy out his contract with Arum in order to fight Delahoya, Arum started making phony 8mill offeres to hype up his other product Margarito.

No offers for a Cotto fight.....that says it all.

NO SIR. read the Article. Floyd said Cotto was too green. Now he says he isnt popular enough or theRe inst enough money in it, or he wants to retire OR BLAH BLAH BLAH...

[VIVA MEXICO!!]

Have u not on several occasions, made an argument about Floyd calling out Cotto at 140, and Cotto denying? If so, the article that u posted says otherwise.

plain and basic common sense facts. deevel is brutal on the fans of a coward.

[KING •]

There is no official word of Cotto turning down a fight vs Floyd at 140.

But the fact is, Arum is Cotto's master or as Cotto calls it his company who chooses his fights.

Floyd during that time was fighting for Arum's Top Rank as well.

Arum never offered Floyd a Cotto fight. He kept him safe and once Floyd decided to buy out his contract with Arum in order to fight Delahoya, Arum started making phony 8mill offeres to hype up his other product Margarito.

No offers for a Cotto fight.....that says it all.

OWNED

Dude just be quiet - you can't back pedal far enough to save you...

[joshyp18]

i agree nas was an entertainer whether you loved him or hated him. He was ****y but very entertaining and apart from barerra did the business in style aswell. He was good to watch and made all types of people watch boxing even if it was just to see him flying in on a magic carpet lol

[Bad_Barracuda]

RG: Can Floyd Mayweather, JR., legitimately call himself boxing’s pound for pound best until he defeats Antonio Margarito, who’s been calling him out for years?

I really try my best to give Floyd Mayweather, JR., a fair shake, but the fact is he is not as good as he and his fervent admirers think. He’s a lot like Roy Jones, JR., was a few years ago. Both are very talented men who could have had much better legacies had they fought better competition. If you look back at Mayweather’s career he has a habit of picking up a title and leaving the division without clearing it out. In an era with four major titles you just can’t do that if you are serious about your legacy.

My friend and fellow boxing writer, Jacqui Snow, devised a list of people Floyd Mayweather, JR., failed to fight over the past several years. When you compare it to the people he actually fought it is a real eye opener. At 130 we have Joel Casamayor, Acelino Freitas and Juan Laczano. While Mayweather did fight Diego Corrales, Angel Manfredy and Jesus Chavez he also took time out during his 130 era to battle with Emmanuel Augustus at 135 who had lost four of his last six and Justin Juuko who had been knocked out in his previous fight. At 140 he failed to fight Kostya Tszyu, Vivian Harris, Ricky Hatton, and Miguel Cotto. I know, some of the readers will state that Mayweather did fight Hatton, but that was at 147, a weight class Hatton had only fought in once and looked terrible doing it. Hatton had a much better chance to beat Mayweather at 140. Pretty Boy Floyd’s tour of 140 included a diminished Arturo Gatti, Henry Bruseles and DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley. All three of them were good, but not great. Certainly not the opponents I would choose to fight if I was trying to build a legitimate legacy. Now at 147 Floyd Mayweather could fight Paul Williams, Shane Mosley, Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto, Kermit Cintron and Josh Clottey, but instead we get rematch with Oscar De La Hoya.

Many people will read the above and call me a “Floyd Hater”, but I’m not. All of those fights were available to Mayweather and he didn’t make them, yet his corner crows that he is better than Ray Robinson. I say not only is Floyd Mayweather, JR., not as good as Ray Robinson, he should never be mentioned in the same sentence. They have nothing in common. Floyd Mayweather, JR., doesn’t even approach living on the same planet as Ray Robinson in terms of talent and accomplishment.

On the up side, Floyd Mayweather, JR., is the best pure boxer I have seen since Roy Jones, JR. However, it is difficult to know how good Mayweather truly is since his level of competition is not what it could or should be. The “yes men” and rabid fans he has today will flee from him like Roy Jones’s did when he got caught against Antonio Tarver. At that time Mayweather’s career will undergo a close examination and the things Jacqui Snow and I am writing today about him will become the accepted view of it. The only thing that can change that fate is if Mayweather steps up his level of competition or makes good on his threat to retire before facing another creditable threat to his undefeated record.

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I'm about to make that entire answer to that question my signature. LMAO. This interview with Russ Greenspan is available on another one of the big boxing websites. I won't post the link for fear of being banned! :-X

He's better than Strawberry Margarita..that's for damn sure..that ***** can't even make it past Daniel Santos.

Zoo claimed he wanted to fight the best but chose Hatton..

Hatton claimed he wasn't ready..

Harris wasn't worth anybody's time..as Maussa later proved

Cotto just played dumb..like he's still doing..

Did Cotto fight Zoo??

Did Cotto fight Harris??

Did Cotto fight Hatton??

Gatti?...Why slam Floyd for fighting him..At least he had a TITLE..

Oscar made Gatti move-up to 147..Ya'll don't **** with HIM about that.!

Brusseles was an ELIMINATOR for Gatti's TITLE..

Chop Chop...Didn't Cotto fight him too?????..Why not **** with HIM over that??????

There's not a single fighter at 147 that wouldn't fight Oscar at the drop of a hat..

So ya'll need to STFU

Marge could have fought Floyd when Judah lost to Baldomir..but Arum claimed he couldn't get out of the Manuel Gomez bout...LOL

Maybe I missed it..but..Cotto hasn't fought Williams or Clottey either..


Oscar,Hatton > The Ghost of Golden Johnson,Paul Williams

Oscar,Hatton > Shades of Shane,Alphonso Gomez

[C'MONMANG']

He's better than Strawberry Margarita..that's for damn sure..that ***** can't even make it past Daniel Santos.

Zoo claimed he wanted to fight the best but chose Hatton..

Hatton claimed he wasn't ready..

Harris wasn't worth anybody's time..as Maussa later proved

Cotto just played dumb..like he's still doing..

Did Cotto fight Zoo??

Did Cotto fight Harris??

Did Cotto fight Hatton??

Gatti?...Why slam Floyd for fighting him..At least he had a TITLE..

Oscar made Gatti move-up to 147..Ya'll don't **** with HIM about that.!

Brusseles was an ELIMINATOR for Gatti's TITLE..

Chop Chop...Didn't Cotto fight him too?????..Why not **** with HIM over that??????

There's not a single fighter at 147 that wouldn't fight Oscar at the drop of a hat..

So ya'll need to STFU

Marge could have fought Floyd when Judah lost to Baldomir..but Arum claimed he couldn't get out of the Manuel Gomez bout...LOL

Maybe I missed it..but..Cotto hasn't fought Williams or Clottey either..


Oscar,Hatton > The Ghost of Golden Johnson,Paul Williams

Oscar,Hatton > Shades of Shane,Alphonso Gomez

Cotto gave Maussa his first L . same guy who KTFO Harris..

[KING •]

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[Vladimir303]

OWNED

Dude just be quiet - you can't back pedal far enough to save you...

Hmmm ok........saying "owned" every time somebody makes a point.

Way to go.

[Vladimir303]

NO SIR. read the Article. Floyd said Cotto was too green. Now he says he isnt popular enough or theRe inst enough money in it, or he wants to retire OR BLAH BLAH BLAH...

So what? Doesn't change the fact that Arum never planned on having Cotto fight him during the 140lb days.

I repeat, Arum controlled both of them during that time. He made no offers to Floyd to fight Cotto and Cotto is known to leave his decisions up to Arum.