Mayweather Jr. Defends Choice of De La Hoya Over Cotto

[Puya]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his close adviser, Leonard Ellerbe, have spoken out on the reasoning for a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya, and why a fight with WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto does not make sense. According to both men, Floyd is chasing mainstream fame and the big money. Mayweather and Ellerbe don't feel Cotto is a big enough fight to take. [details]

SO basically this article says we have to take Floyd out of the boxing world. NO P4P status no nothing because if he can't fight Cotto vs Margarito winner after he faces Oscar because they won't make money. He is officially retired. Who else is there to make a big money fight? HAtton again?, Berto? who?

[bsrizpac]

plain and basic common sense. mayweather and his fans are not real boxing fans. we dont need cowards and businessman in boxing. the real entertainers in boxing are the men who put there life on the line and will go toe to toe to give the fans a knockout.

Going toe to toe is not boxing you nationalistic imbecile.

[dmendoz6]

All that money talk ane being an entertainer **** is cool, but u can't say your the greatest boxer of all time unless u fight the best, this fool hasn't even defended against ANY welter weight since he's won it . If u an entertainer be a rapper or actor, but u boxer mu****a u supposed to box to be best.I aint hatin keep gettin money, but all that best boxer **** u can just fall back with BOXING fans know this fool is a clown. As far as boxing is concerned. They might as well give the belt to berto cuz floyd aint fulfilling his role as the champ.

[Ray*]

Have been saying this and i would say it again, Where are all the Cotto/Margarito threads? Mayweather isnt the only Boxer alive P4P or not. Its not the Mayweather fans or stans that is posting threads to steal Cotto or Margarito's thunder like one poster said on here,Its the Cotto stans thats posting all this stuff.

Give Cotto/Margarito the attention they deserve and just forget about whatever Floyd choose to do for the sanity of boxing.

[chibomber]

All that money talk ane being an entertainer **** is cool, but u can't say your the greatest boxer of all time unless u fight the best, this fool hasn't even defended against ANY welter weight since he's won it . If u an entertainer be a rapper or actor, but u boxer mu****a u supposed to box to be best.I aint hatin keep gettin money, but all that best boxer **** u can just fall back with BOXING fans know this fool is a clown. As far as boxing is concerned. They might as well give the belt to berto cuz floyd aint fulfilling his role as the champ.

Co-sign..

[toyboy33]

I don't have a problem with anything Floyd stated. He's a man who can call his own shots. That pisses plenty of people off in any situation. Agree with him or not, wont make any difference at the end of the day.

[Sin City]

If he is such an A lister he shouldn't have a problem selling with Cotto..
Anyway, no one is really saying much about the DLH rematch. fine we will give you that, but after it's Miguel Cotto or it's an official duck.

[bsrizpac]

I don't have a problem with anything Floyd stated. He's a man who can call his own shots. That pisses plenty of people off in any situation. Agree with him or not, wont make any difference at the end of the day.

co-sign on all the last three posts.

Cotto-Marg should get attention.
Floyd can do what he wants. But saying that Robinson isn't as good as he is either hype, or he's just plain ****ing wrong.

[Ray*]

I don't have a problem with anything Floyd stated. He's a man who can call his own shots. That pisses plenty of people off in any situation. Agree with him or not, wont make any difference at the end of the day.

Agreed, Nothing is going to change even if we dont agree with his choice so its better to move to the next best thing in Cotto/Margarito.

[jk4real]

***Disclaimer, this is not a hate post on Floyd's "money" so you emotional Floyd stans, fall the **** back***

all of you guys defending and calling Floyd the best fighter in the sport right now, ask yourselves, "who am I a fan of?"

Floyd just admitted that he doesn't feel the need to keep proving he is the best so he will be going to fight for fame and money more than the challenges the sport brings. Fame and money don't necessarily mean that he will be fighting the best opposition. He said it himself, he just wants to entertain and become famous. So no longer is he a boxing champion, he is a showbusiness entertainer.

So at this point, what are you a fan of? Are you a fan of the entertainer? Because he is no longer, by his own admittance, a boxer in a competitive sport, but now someone a long the lines of Celine Dionne, a wrestler from WWE, and Britney Spears: an entertainer.

So at this point, what are you a fan of?

Boxing or Floyd Mayweather, the entertainer? oh and by the way, Floyd is far from an A-lister. He has to create scandals just to get attention to himself. Calling out Reggie Bush for boning Kim Kardishian? He might as well put out a sex tape (which im sure a couple of people on this forum would go ape **** over). The sad part is, Floyd still wouldn't be able to get into some of the same places Paris Hilton gets in.

the funnier part of this is that Floyd fans cannot STAND when any of Floyd's competition gets any kind of attention. He we are on the verge of one of the most anticipated fights between Cotto and Margarito and we have threads from Floyd fans discrediting each fighter and discrediting a win from each fighter. Go into any Margarito and Cotto thread and you will find..

"it dont matter, Floyd would destroy both of these bums"
"p4p, these bums can't touch Floyd"

Really? Well, this seems like wishful thinking my friends for this "P4P Fighter with a soul of a champion" would rather sucker you idiots into paying for his "entertainment" and keep growing his bank account rather than have you guys support him in his campaign to overcome all challenges. You guys are awesome.

The same awesome guys are the ones saying, "Why hate? Its about money now and he's doing it for himself?"

Are you seriously asking why people are hating on a fighter who discredits the best fighters in the past because of their records and at the same time claims HE is the best fighter of all time yet openly admits he will not fight the best competition because he wants money and fame?

Are you ****ing ******?

I don't know. I never called anyone of this two a bum or whatever. But I think that's normal. I don't when it started or how. But everybody believes in their fighters. And somewhere it must have started. If I would write somewhere here in this forum floyd is the greates what do you think I would get for answers. No Sir, I disagree with you from a point of view because... I guess we both know what I would get for answers. You ****ing ******, Floyd's a *****... So, if someone likes Floyd he is going to talk different as well. If I would write Cotto is the best, ppl would answer differently I can promise you.

And that's what I mean with hate. You ppl hate him but you don't realise it. And that on the other hand shows how much you appreciate him. Because even you guys who bashing him everytime are fans of his skills. Why do you wanna see Cotto vs. Floyd? Because Floyd is just an average fighter? Floyd is the best, he pobably don't fight the best, but that doesn't change his skills. PPL hate him because he's so invincible to you guys. And that's normal that ppl want to see him get hurt, that's the human nature. Was the same with Roy Jones was in his prime. He only fought bums etc. You ppl can't stand the fact that somebody is the best at was he does. But that's ok.

I've met a lot of ppl in my life believe me. And the ppl that really give a **** about money I could count on one hand. So you ppl here are talking real tough and real honesty. What somebody should do and what not. Go for Legacy and not for money. Well what are you guys are doing when your job is on the line and you have to decide, are you staying real to your moral and get fired or do you keep your good paid job??? I guess we know the answer. The most of you are simply hypocrite IMO. Again I think that money has a much too high standard in our society. But that's the way it is today. And Floyd if you like it or not does a lot more for his money then your folks. He busts his ass through every training camp. You guys only kissing your bosses ass.

Again you probably dissapointed about his opponents. And to a part I absolutely agree. But whaaaaaaaaaat? Everybody fought some weaker opponents in his life. For ppl like Zab Judah he gets no credit but if Mosley fights him, that's interesting. Who are you kidding. He now fought a Hall of Famer and an unbeaten fighter (it was an entertaining fight). He now fights again a Hall of Famer and afterwards he will go for Cotto. And I hope after he beats him, ppl don't downplay Cotto or whatever that they used to if somebody fails.

A record has not everything to say I agree, but it shows a lot of the fighters professionalism like I said before. And if someone asked you why you are the best, it's logical to say, look at my record, unbeaten. A record is not everything but you fight to win and that's what your record says