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Well thats your opinion that he might lose...
So who do you think will beat him?
and can you blame floyd for making the decisions he made.
Mayweather, right now, is at the apex of his career. This is his time to maximize his popularity and supplement his earnings potential.
I forgot who wrote this but it is true.
As a warrior in an unforgiving sport, Mayweather may not always have the opportunities to do Wrestlemania, Dancing With The Stars, or any future celebrity events. In boxing, and professional sports in general, you have to act while you can and take advantage while you are hot. Injuries, accidents, negative press, like dogfighting for instance, or any circumstances causing a loss of marketability, could offset these opportunities very quickly. In layman's terms, its called going from hero to zero. Take a look at Prince Naseem Hamed and the rise and fall of his career in record time. Or Mike Tyson's crash and burn at the hands of gorgeous women and bad financial decisions. Even boxing great Joe Louis was chewed up and spit out once the gloves came off. As an active fighter, Mayweather could of easily missed out on proposed rematches with De La Hoya and Hatton if he didn't accept them accordingly. Boxing fans must realize that every fighter wants to fight De La Hoya and Hatton. It means a major payday which is clearly a goal for every prizefighter; even modest contenders will often accept a fight "only if the money is right."
It's been stated by many critics that Floyd is all about money and has tarnished the sport. Take some time to consider, however, how a fighter like Juan Manuel Marquez could end up fighting and losing a title shot in Indonesia for 31,000 dollars. You have to be smart as a prizefighter, you can't just accept fights because promoters, sanctioning bodies, networks, or even pushy fans want you to. Too many fighters have become ****** and puppets to the system. The big promotion companies are well known to have taken advantage of many fighters throughout the years. How much bad press has Don King, Bob Arum, and even the upstart Golden Boy Promotions received when it comes to actually paying their fighters and treating them with respect? Every week we hear about another fighter leaving their promoter, or buying out their contract, or being dropped from a network. Mayweather long ago freed himself from the corruption when he rejected HBO's offer as a slave contract and subsequently bought out his contract with Top Rank promotions. As a result, he has flourished under his own guidance; yet unjustly criticized for being successful.Comment
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I believe Floyd is at a point now where if and when he returns there isn't a safe money fight for him out there. Pac, Mosley, or Cotto are in no way walk-through fights for him and really, people are excited about it, not simply because they want Floyd to lose but a lot of people want to see him perform at his peak (which IMO wasn't at 130-135 as far as him being fully developed). He's got an opportunity to hush the critics and prove he can take risky fights while in his prime and make the best of it. The problem with a lot of his fans though (not singling you out) is they don't give any other fighter a chance because of that aura of invincibility. But as history has shown, humility can come knocking on your door when you least expect it. You can throw in facts about previous fights, belts, etc...but it means nothing when presented with a new challenge which is why I love Boxing. Nobody is invincible by any means, not even Floyd Mayweather.Comment
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LOL yea the thing is a lot of Floyd's fans who aren't objective put Floyd on a pedestal while the rest of the Boxing world looks at Floyd for what he really is, a great fighter who hasn't proven himself at his Pinnacle yet against another fighter in their Pinnacle. They also seem to forget Boxing didn't start in 1996Comment
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lol.... where is margarito, cotto, mosely on that list?
and i will gurantee you floyd will go down higher than all of them when it is all said done.
Boxing is a sport that has a 125 year history
AND TO BE SELECTED as 1 of the 50 greatest fighters out of
125 years of boxing history is still impressive
allot of people on that list never even been the p4p #1 fighter in the sport.
or won fighter of the year awards.
Floyd was p4p #1 for 3 straight years
and Floyd was fighter of the year 3 years in his 11 year career.
get real.
Floyd 1st ballot hof.Last edited by Horus; 04-07-2009, 06:23 PM.Comment
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