Mayweather Jr. Defends Choice of De La Hoya Over Cotto

[Chaos]

Did floyd fight anyone at 154 before de la hoya?

Floyd had more worthy opponents at 147 when he chose to fight DLH.

[jrosales13]

Floyd had more worthy opponents at 147 when he chose to fight DLH.

So did Pacquiao.

[Barry Halls]

Floyd had more worthy opponents at 147 when he chose to fight DLH.

Like who? Margarito, anyone else?

You're saying he should have passed up on a fight with the biggest star in the sport to fight Margarito in 07?

People complaining about either Floyd or Pac fighting De la hoya are completely ridiculous.

[horge]

Why did Pacquiao choose to fight Oscar instead of Mosley?? Or Jmm?? Because it was a money fight!

No, it was primarily because Oscar called him out.
There'd have been no fight otherwise.

And that's not the point.
The boxing fans wanted Mayweather-Cotto. Badly.
Nevertheless, dela Hoya was a fair challenge to take,
and I don't really take Floyd's choice against him.

Who exactly did the boxing public want Pac to face,
when Pac accepted Oscar's challenge?

[Barry Halls]

No, it was primarily because Oscar called him out.
There'd have been no fight otherwise.

I see this explanation for every pac fight. The fans say the same thing now when hes fighting jmm, that pac is only fighting him because he called him out.

Martinez has been calling pac out for a while now. Mosley called him out before Cotto.

The obvious answer is that the "calling out" is completely irrelevant.
Pac goes for the fights that makes sense economically. It has nothing to do with him being called out.

[screwhead1]

No, it was primarily because Oscar called him out.
There'd have been no fight otherwise.

And that's not the point.
The boxing fans wanted Mayweather-Cotto. Badly.
Nevertheless, dela Hoya was a fair challenge to take,
and I don't really take Floyd's choice against him.

Who exactly did the boxing public want Pac to face,
when Pac accepted Oscar's challenge?

they wanted him to fight marquez...

[Chaos]

So did Pacquiao.

Floyd could have fought Marg or Cotto but chose DLH. Pac has gone on to fight both the guys Floyd ducked so it's not the same thing.

[Pacquiao'd]

Did Pac fought anyone at welter before de la hoya?

was DLh even a WW? i think not

[Chaos]

they wanted him to fight marquez...

You think the public preferred to see him fight Marquez a third time rather than jump up and fight DLH? Must be some good **** you're smoking.

[Pacquiao'd]

This is a great read from a few years back. Consider it now in the light of the Pacquiao fight. Manny brings all the things to the table that Ellerbe says a fighter needs to have. He's almost as popular as Floyd in the U.S. and far more so globally. Pacquiao has a captivating style while Mayweather has a captivating personality. Even still, considering all of the financial benefits from a manny fight, fraud doesn't feel like he needs to be told who he is going to fight. He'll fight who he wants, when he wants. And, he isn't interested in boxing nor fans, all he wants is "easy money". There's on PEDs. This guy just doesn't want Manny, nor anyone else, to knock his a$$ out and ruin what he has come to believe is his legacy.

just like your man pacroid fighting losers and paper champs? diaz, hatton, dlh, cotto, margo, clottey...