Which of these Mayweather comeback fights would you have been happiest with?

[WhoreUs]

hell i wouldn't mind if floyd fought a 140 guy at 147 for his comeback fight.

at least it'll only be 1 division move up instead of 2.

[S.G.]

hell i wouldn't mind if floyd fought a 140 guy at 147 for his comeback fight.

at least it'll only be 1 division move up instead of 2.

do you think Marquez could become a legit titleholder at 140lbs?

[S.G.]

It appears that the main quarrel with this fight is the principal of forcing such a highly respected boxer to move up two weight-classes

At simple face value, ignoring the intangibles, i doubt it would attract such criticism. Not that it doesn't deserve criticism

[boxasmash]

quintana is the best fighter on that list, him.

[Clegg]

I voted for Quintana because:

1. He actually a welterweight
2. He's a skillful counter-puncher and a southpaw, interesting to see how Floyd would deal with him.
3. Quintana's only defeats came against guys who went for the KO and hit hard enough to get it. Mayweather would impress me if he could beat Quintana in his own way, as no one has done that.

[WhoreUs]

do you think Marquez could become a legit titleholder at 140lbs?

maybe only against pac.

he has pac's number.

marquez didn't look good at 135. i doubt he can beat any of the 140 guys like bradley , witter , etc.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

not to detract from your point but i think you shouldn't put so much stock into what comes out of Mayweather's mouth

This is the problem with so many of these debates.

"Mayweather said" comes into it wayyyyyyy too much.


Next time anyone quotes from one of those sincere, candid chats Mayweather participates in soooo verrry often, let me know.

[Clegg]

I think it's completely fair to fight a tune-up after a two year lay-off. Whether Ali did it or not.

However it's forcing a great fighter to make such sacrifices that lower his value to merely a tune-up that is the trouble.

Personally I think once they're in the ring Marquez will be anything but a "tune-up" but it seems clear that this is what Mayweather chose him for so that's besides the point.

I think Mayweather chose him because his fanboys can say "he beat JMM!" and completely overlook the size difference, which is considerable.

Any day now, Burner or Larry will post a thread claiming that JMM is the bigger man or some ****** **** like that.

[S.G.]

maybe only against pac.

he has pac's number.

marquez didn't look good at 135. i doubt he can beat any of the 140 guys like bradley , witter , etc.

I thought he looked pretty damn good at 135lbs

We can't underestimate the fact that he was fighting a very high standard of opposition, and he does seem to have altered his style so that he is more effective offensively but gets hit more

I'd tentatively pick Marquez to beat Bradley and Witter actually

[S.G.]

I think Mayweather chose him because his fanboys can say "he beat JMM!" and completely overlook the size difference, which is considerable.

Any day now, Burner or Larry will post a thread claiming that JMM is the bigger man or some ****** **** like that.

I think it was a clever bit of opportunism. They reckon Marquez will be effectively a "tune-up" opponent at 147lbs and it's a super-fight at the same time based on name value

Also it probably helps in the negotiations with Pacman should he crush JMM and get higher viewing figures for it