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All of this is 100 percent truth, but my one beef with mayweather isnt really any of this. The one problem i had with him was what he would say about ATG and their losses as they declined. Floyd himself is now on the decline, floyds true greatness should show up within the next 2 years if hes really among them or below them. Of all the nonsense, all of the "ducking" or whatever, most of that didint effect me that much, but i have been waiting to see a past his prime floyd mayweather against other top fighters, even the marquez fight is a gauge to this despite the uproar on the board, because its a fight that tells us all where he is mentally and physically. How much hes learned in the ring is going to show up at this point. Thats why god help pac when he leaves his prime because again, when pac leaves his prime is when his true greatness will show up, i think its been like this for every ATG like ali, robinson, whitaker, duran (especially against barkley) etc.
But yes, him being a bigger draw than de la hoya is nonsense, but i will say this, no matter who you are, cotto, pac, or mayweather, you need a good b-side in order to draw in a good buzz for your right. The difference is that mayweather doesnt have some huge cultural ethnic fanbase he can fallback on, he never had that and never will, those guys do, so its even more important for him to attract matchups that create buzz. This one didint do so, its unfortunate for him, but the one i feel most sorry for is JMM.
But yes, him being a bigger draw than de la hoya is nonsense, but i will say this, no matter who you are, cotto, pac, or mayweather, you need a good b-side in order to draw in a good buzz for your right. The difference is that mayweather doesnt have some huge cultural ethnic fanbase he can fallback on, he never had that and never will, those guys do, so its even more important for him to attract matchups that create buzz. This one didint do so, its unfortunate for him, but the one i feel most sorry for is JMM.
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