Floyd retiring is a good decision

**Thread Stealer** · 06-06-2008, 07:35 PM

I give fighters credit for knowing when to retire, with their health intact and also being financially secure.

That being said, I don't really take this Floyd retirement talk seriously.

**Technical_Skill** · 06-06-2008, 07:53 PM

This seems to be one of the more sensible threads around right now.

It became quite obvious after the hatton fight that floyd wanted to do other things in boxing, rather then fight, i dont think he has the heart for it at the moment, he said it was getting harder and harder for him to stick to his training regime, and i think he's realised if he goes ahead and fights in september he might not be at his best, so he doesnt want to risk it.

Michael Schumacher was very similar, he could have raced at the top in formula one for another 2 seasons and possibly won another world title, but he didnt have it in him to train to his extremley high levels anymore and decided it was time to call it a day.

I take this very seriously, i only acutally found out about 10 mins ago, i was thinking of checking up on floyd's training and checking to see if the de la hoya fight was actually gonna happen (deep down i knew it wasnt gonna happen) and then i found out he has called it a day.

I reckon he has one more fight in him, i think if miguel cotto calls him out after Margarito, he take that fight, if Margarito wins, we wont see him back in a ring again.

Anyways, he's a great fighter, with unprecedented skill, i hope he fights one more fight, but he's been a world champion for years and fought to the highest standard for years, i dont wanna see him fight for too much longer or fight out of his prime, so i respect his decision, i dont think he is afraid of any fighter out there, and i wouldnt pick any fighter at 147 over a prime floyd mayweather. Thing is, his prime is coming to an end with the hand problems and the lack of desire and he knows it, i think its good he accept its over and that he has a life outside boxing he can be sucessful in.

**Horus** · 06-06-2008, 07:59 PM

Originally posted by Technical_Skill

This seems to be one of the more sensible threads around right now.

It became quite obvious after the hatton fight that floyd wanted to do other things in boxing, rather then fight, i dont think he has the heart for it at the moment, he said it was getting harder and harder for him to stick to his training regime, and i think he's realised if he goes ahead and fights in september he might not be at his best, so he doesnt want to risk it.

Michael Schumacher was very similar, he could have raced at the top in formula one for another 2 seasons and possibly won another world title, but he didnt have it in him to train to his extremley high levels anymore and decided it was time to call it a day.

I take this very seriously, i only acutally found out about 10 mins ago, i was thinking of checking up on floyd's training and checking to see if the de la hoya fight was actually gonna happen (deep down i knew it wasnt gonna happen) and then i found out he has called it a day.

I reckon he has one more fight in him, i think if miguel cotto calls him out after Margarito, he take that fight, if Margarito wins, we wont see him back in a ring again.

Anyways, he's a great fighter, with unprecedented skill, i hope he fights one more fight, but he's been a world champion for years and fought to the highest standard for years, i dont wanna see him fight for too much longer or fight out of his prime, so i respect his decision, i dont think he is afraid of any fighter out there, and i wouldnt pick any fighter at 147 over a prime floyd mayweather. Thing is, his prime is coming to an end with the hand problems and the lack of desire and he knows it, i think its good he accept its over and that he has a life outside boxing he can be sucessful in.

I agree

What else can he do that will rise his status even higher than what it is now...????

It's obvious people will never rate him as the best fighter ever
and he is already the greatest fighter of his generation...

What else can he do...If he cant become the greatest fighter ever..??

He is already the P4P BEST since 2005
He is already the undisputed Lineal Champion
He is already recognized around the world the best boxer alive
He is already accomplish what no other fighter in history has never done

The only thing he has left to accomplish is to be call the The Greatest of All Time

If he cant accomplish the status of Greatest Fighter Ever Why continue to fight...

It is obvious people will never give him that status so why continue fighting for something he already has... And that is the recognition as the best boxer alive and P4P best....

So I think he is really done this time....

R.I.P
(Retire In Peace)
Mayweather
1996-2008
Greatest of His Generation...

**Feint** · 06-06-2008, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by Thread Stealer

I give fighters credit for knowing when to retire, with their health intact and also being financially secure.

For whatever Floyd was or was not, you have to give him this. I love this great sport but I also realize that it is extremely dangerous and far too many boxers stayed in it too long.

**Mike06j770** · 06-06-2008, 08:02 PM

he's young and still has millions and millions of dollars. I wanted to see floyd fight cotto and others but can you blame the guy? I know De La Hoya is upset. He would have been banking off the rematch and with hatton.

**Technical_Skill** · 06-06-2008, 08:08 PM

Yeah, i still think he has another fight in him, regardless of who he fights, his skill level is unprecedented in this era, and his training regime is legendary, the guy trained his ass off for every single fight and payed every opponent respect, didnt drink, turn to to drugs, and considering the upbringing he had, done well not to let the money **** his head ala tyson.

People can say what they will, in terms of skills, in his era he was light years ahead of pretty much any other fighter.

**Vasyl�s dad** · 06-06-2008, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by Buckfever

He's a smart man, he had to know that fighting Oscar and Hatton again while making sense in terms of dollars, was going to severely undermine his legacy and credibility as a fighter. For him to take the risk to fight the winner of Cotto/Margarito makes no financial sense presently by comparison and is way too risky. And he knew that was coming, the pressure was going to be incessant.

I think he realized that the Oscar/Hatton easy money makes him look cheap and he wasn't going to take the risk on Cotto/Margarito without the reward.

Say what you will, but it's pretty sound reasoning.

Actually, if he fought them, he would make even more money. Those two rights combined would bring him as much as one DLH fight. Thats what I don't get from guys like him. They fight to make money, but don't want to fight. I understand everyone wants to get as much as possible, but hes not going to get DLH numbers from anyone else. Personally, I don't care about the money aspect of boxing, I watch for the sport. Its sad really that everything in our society revolves around money, especially with this newer generation of people. In the music world, its how many records have you sold and how many times have you gone platinum. In boxing, its how many PPVs can you sell. I don't care about either one, its not my problem. I just want quality music and great boxing matches. The artists and fighters chose to be in their professions, they weren't made to.

Floyd just doesn't want to face the best fighters today, money or not. This was already proved when he turned down his highest payday at the time for a Margarito fight. Hes said it himself he doesn't want to face welters. Does he have his health, yea, good for him. Do I care? No, hes nobody to me. Not even my favorite fighters are anything to me but entertainment. They don't care how hard I work to put money in their pockets.

Floyd retiring is a good decision