De La Hoya: "The Pressure is On Floyd Mayweather Jr"

[project xxx1]

thats true the pressure is on pbf but like he always does,he will perform well under pressure and he will win the fight but it will be close.people under estamiate marquez too much.pfb wins and also if pacman beats cotto which he wont,pfb knocks him out

[elgaringo]

PBF has pressure because he needs to win big or face ridicule if he struggles with a lightweight.



No question. He doesn't.

He enters the p4p rankings in the lower half of the top 10. That's based on past accomplishments. He gets nothing for beating a guy from 2 weightclasses below. It's only to show that he's back. Let's hope he takes some meaningful challenge (a WW) next.

Thats your opinion and its fair enough. but thats not what will happen. in reality he'll leap frog to either 1 or 2 in most peoples estimations!!

[Allucard]

No it ain't. He's fightin a LW at WW.

He's a lightweight too. He started his career at 130, the only difference was he moved up. But he didn't do it because he was too big like most do, he did it to get bigger fights. Should one be punished for being so damn good?

[BattlingNelson]

Thats your opinion and its fair enough. but thats not what will happen. in reality he'll leap frog to either 1 or 2 in most peoples estimations!!

P4p is always about opinions. You can even debate if it should be based on skills or resumées.

Still I don't think beating a guy from 2 divisions below (however great that guy is) warrants a p4p top ranking.

He's a lightweight too. He started his career at 130, the only difference was he moved up. But he didn't do it because he was too big like most do, he did it to get bigger fights. Should one be punished for being so damn good?

Saying that Floyd is a lightweight is baffling. Then why didn't he make the JMM fight at 135 (or even 140)?

Floyd has been at or above 147 for the past 4 years while JMM, who's 36, one year ago was a superfeatherweight.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Pressure is on PBF, Marquez has nothing to lose and everything to win...

[DiLLiNGER]

Pressure is on PBF, Marquez has nothing to lose and everything to win...

a rematch with pacquiao,i think hes still sour from the last fight.

[TheSurgeonMDMPH]

You failed

Cotto is a legit WW and he was called out by Manny.

Uh Oh!
Dare I say he was called out by PW also? But I wont becuz its old and tired like the shyt u all spout against threats to ur fav fighter i.e. PW. Lol!!!

[jetgeomcx]

"you can never ever count out a smaller guy." - oscar talking through bad experience!!

[jetgeomcx]

The date of September 19 is only a few weeks away. Floyd Mayweather Jr. makes his long awaited return to the ring against Juan Manuel Marquez at the catch-weight of 144-pounds. The pressure in the fight, according to Oscar De La Hoya, is on Mayweather and not Marquez. The Mexican warrior is a heavy underdog and most expect him to lose. Mayweather is expected to win big. If he falls behind the expectations, he might lost his marketing power when he tries to make a fight with Manny Pacquiao and others. [details]

do i sense oscar picking manny over cotto???
nah....just my sheer imagination!!

[JM1]

Don't worry, I'm here to own them lol.

i agree with oscar. this fight is a no win situation for floyd. if he wins, so what? he beat a lightweight. if he loses, then..