Is Floyd Mayweather taking a risk fighting Pacquiao?

**Horus** · 12-09-2008, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by Sin City

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 super 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)

Sin, Thank you for using this comparison.
Because I think I am going to use this comparison in Floyd's Favor
against Other fighters....lol

be serious.

Why is ok for other fighters to fight smaller fighters or fighters their own size but not ok for floyd to fight a fight his own size or smaller?
why does mayweather always has to be at disadvantage?

Would you be outrage if Floyd (4th division)
fought Paul Williams
Would you be outrage if Floyd(4th division)
fought Margarito
Would you be outrage if Floyd (4th division)
fought Forrest
Would you be outrage if Floyd (4th division)
fought Felix Sturm

The truth of the matter is that Pacquaio and Floyd both transcend Weight Divisions, Neither of them belong to one division because they are so good.
They are not going to do a joe calzaghe and fight at supermiddle weight for 15 years.... They transcend weight division.

**El Dominicano** · 12-09-2008, 05:40 PM

No opinion is that Paul and Manny are the two fighters who'd give Mayweather the most trouble. So yes...this is a risk.

**larryx** · 12-09-2008, 05:42 PM

so how is floyd ducking margo..if the pacman fight isnt a risk...no matter what floyd does people like sin city will discredit him

**larryx** · 12-09-2008, 05:44 PM

Originally posted by El Dominicano

No opinion is that Paul and Manny are the two fighters who'd give Mayweather the most trouble. So yes...this is a risk.

6'4 paul williams......now thats a fair fight

**Sin City** · 12-09-2008, 05:49 PM

Originally posted by Horus

Sin, Thank you for using this comparison.
Because I think I am going to use this comparison in Floyd's Favor
against Other fighters....lol

be serious.

Why is ok for other fighters to fight smaller fighters or fighters their own size but not ok for floyd to fight a fight his own size or smaller?
why does mayweather always has to be at disadvantage?

Would you be outrage if Floyd (4th division)
fought Paul Williams
Would you be outrage if Floyd(4th division)
fought Margarito
Would you be outrage if Floyd (4th division)
fought Forrest
Would you be outrage if Floyd (4th division)
fought Felix Sturm

The truth of the matter is that Pacquaio and Floyd both transcend Weight Divisions, Neither of them belong to one division because they are so good.
They are not going to do a joe calzaghe and fight at supermiddle weight for 15 years.... They transcend weight division.

Floyd I don't think has any business fighting Forrest, Sturm or Williams ( I don't even thinki Williams belongs at welter but since people put him there I add his name to the list.)
Margarito has been a welterweight his whole career so the size difference isn't as disproportionate as Pacquiao vs. Mayweather. Miguel Cotto isn't either.. only two weight classes from their initial start. Many including Mosley and De La Hoya started around the same division Mayweather did and are fighting at welter.
I see no problem with Pacquiao fighting at super featherweight (his 4th division) just like I see no problem for Floyd fighting at Welter so what is your point?

**Sin City** · 12-09-2008, 05:54 PM

Now one is trying to discredit him wtf? If he would fight the best in his division no one would have nothing to say, period. But he doesn't.. and he is fighting a much smaller guy and that is why we know he doesn't take risks... No Ifs ands or buts about it.

**VERDUGO** · 12-09-2008, 05:55 PM

Hell No!
Taking risk is him moving up weights to fight Kelly Pavlik or Arthur abraham.

**Eric Holder** · 12-09-2008, 05:57 PM

any fight's a risk

but in comparison to the other challenges out there, hell no

Cotto and Margarito are still way bigger risks

**El Dominicano** · 12-09-2008, 05:57 PM

Originally posted by Sin City

Now one is trying to discredit him wtf? If he would fight the best in his division no one would have nothing to say, period. But he doesn't.. and he is fighting a much smaller guy and that is why we know he doesn't take risks... No Ifs ands or buts about it.

So leave it at him having a **** resume at WW...WHO T F! carez...Manny vs Mayweather is whats hot...Might be as good as Whitaker vs JCC

Is Floyd Mayweather taking a risk fighting Pacquiao?