Is Floyd Mayweather taking a risk fighting Pacquiao?

[Pullcounter]

floyd can make 140 easy.... these biches are just making excuses before the fight even starts...

imho floyd was a better 140 lber than he was a 147 lber.

[MindBat]

Floyd and Manny can and should fight at 147.

But if Manny insists on 140....

[deanrw]

I honestly do not see Floyd making a comeback at this point mainly because his bargaining power will be significantly reduced. He will want big money, but Arum has the only opponents capable of making a fight big on paper.

We know Arum will not want to pay him. His only other options would be to fight Ricky again or perhaps Berto or Williams. Ricky is the only non Arum option that has some potential big money.

[MindBat]

I agree dealing with Arum may not be easy.

And the only other fighters I've heard calling out Floyd directly is Margarito, Hatton, and Williams.

But it is what it is. If Floyd doesn't come back, not too many will miss him, I'm sure.

[badboypeenoy]

I agree dealing with Arum may not be easy.

And the only other fighters I've heard calling out Floyd directly is Margarito, Hatton, and Williams.

But it is what it is. If Floyd doesn't come back, not too many will miss him, I'm sure.

Yeah, but like dela Hoya, quite a few want to see Floyd have his arse handed to him before he fades into obscurity.

[Easy-E]

Mayweather's fans get angry when you mention that he plays it "safe". So I ask.. Is Floyd really taking a risk fighting Pacquiao?

Let's look at a side by side comparison.

Manny Pacquiao..................Floyd Mayweather
initial fighting weight:
Flyweight........................................s uper featherweight

@ age 21:
Flyweight......................................... .super featherweight

divisions
fought in:
Flyweight......................................... ...........Super Featherweight
Super bantamweight (jumped bantam.........................Lightweight
& super flyweight)........................................ .....Jr. Welterweight
featherweight..................................... .................Welterweight
super featherweight..................................... ......Jr. Middleweight
lightweight
welterweight


If Manny Pacquiao fights Mayweather he will be fighting him at Jr. Welter he will be fighting him 8 weight classes from his initial start weight. If he fights him at lightweight it will be 7.

Mayweather will be fighting him 3 weight classes from his initial start weight or 2.

So I ask, is this really a risk for Mayweather? Considering the size of both of them and the time spent in each division. People are saying they "are the same size" because of what weight they come in on fight night.. Oscar came in lighter then Pacquiao did for their fight and that didn't make him the smaller man.

At best Manny Pacquiao is a Super Featherweight and at best Mayweather is a Welter... or Jr. Welter (according to some of his fan boys)

Yes, he would be taking on a big risk, taking on a prime fighter coming off the biggest fight of his career, while returning from retirement of over a year.
Big risk, and to think otherwise is just plain foolish.

[MindBat]

Yeah, but like dela Hoya, quite a few want to see Floyd have his arse handed to him before he fades into obscurity.

No doubt. Many don't really care to see him fighting, but they just want to see if he can be beaten.

That's what I call the 'fight fan paradox.'

[Foodie One]

Jim Lampley will reiterate these words during the Pacquiao/Mayweather fight: "It looks like the long glorious run of Mayweather will see the curtains drawn tonight." JAT

[Espada]

Mayweather is a joke.. He will not fight Pacquiao nor did take any risks. Instead of fighting Margarito or Cotto, he chose a 140 pounder Hatton

[Easy-E]

Floyd > Pacquiao.