I personally would've respected Floyd alot more if....

[Jim Jeffries]

A bit long.....but the complete Lineage from 1910 to 2009.

http://www.solarsports.ph/?p=713

So Floyd was only p4p king from 2005 till he retired in 2007...funny...I assumed it was longer than that....

Yeah Hopkins was still #1 in 2004, but Floyd was on the list about a decade, I believe.

[Vasyl’s dad]

p4p was started for the people? P4P rankings were created by boxing writers and analysts of RING Magazine in order to establish which fighters would be ranked at what level/ order from 1 thru 10 REGARDLESS of what weight they were. Hence the reason Floyd was ranked #1 for so long....same with Roy Jones.....although they didn't face the BEST COMPETITION OUT THERE....they're skills were undeniably the best, solidifying their p4p#1 status...no doubt that Floyd will soon regain his #1 status....but if he will have earned it via fighting the best....or based on the skillset we know he has?

Highly disagree....if Floyd was the number 1 name in boxing...why is it everytime he gets interviewed....Manny Pacquiao's name is brought up (followed by the definition of a "stank face" by Floyd)....but when Pacquiao is interviewed or an article is written....Marquez's name is the one that is thrown at him...followed by Floyd's in a close 2nd.
If Floyd was truly the #1 name in boxing....he could sell out any venue, get at least 500K PPV buys a fight, wouldn't need to do all this promoting in the UK for a fight with a mexican.....the Hatton and DLH fights really got to Floyd and his mindset that he is the "cash-cow" of boxing.

Chump change and my respect.....please....without the respect of us fans....excluding his huggers....and our "chump change"....Floyd wouldn't have **** except his wack ass "Philthy Rich Records" who can't produce ****...his mink coats that he wears in the ****** Las Vegas heat....and he would have to sell all his posessions just to Lease all the **** he sold to keep up his image that he is still a "big boy".

If Floyd was such a huge draw,

he wouldn't have to fight a Mexican,

on the weekend of Mexicos Independence Day.

[fightfan_79]

Steve Forbes?

Steve Forbes = cheap tune up fight......DLH couldn't KO him....Berto couldn't KO him...pretty sure Floyd won't KO him...but if he did...more power to FLoyd...accomplished somthing that a WW Champ and the previous cash cow couldn't do....and that would = A more annoying Money Mayweather...

[fightfan_79]

Yeah Hopkins was still #1 in 2004, but Floyd was on the list about a decade, I believe.

On the list for a decade? Sorry Jim....Floyd was on the p4p LIST for maybe 4 yrs TOPS...before becoming p4p #1 in 2005....so lets do the math shall we....he destroyed Gatti in 2005...that was the fight that launched him into the #1 slot....4 yrs prior he fought Chico and JLC.....in those fights "Pretty Boy" graduated from hot prospect to certified p4p contender....

2001 to 2007 does not equal a decade buddy....

If anyone was on that list for a decade...it would be B-Hop or Roy Jones.....

[studentofthegam]

If Floyd is not the biggest name in boxing,then do me a favor. We all consider ourselves boxing fans right. If you had to make a safe bet as to who is mentioned inthe most threads here, who would you bet on? OK, Now apologize to Mayweather when ever youre ready?

[Vasyl’s dad]

If Floyd is not the biggest name in boxing,then do me a favor. We all consider ourselves boxing fans right. If you had to make a safe bet as to who is mentioned inthe most threads here, who would you bet on? OK, Now apologize to Mayweather when ever youre ready?

The biggest name in boxing never had to create a mini series to hype his fight,

nor did the biggest name in boxing have to use movie theaters for people to see his fight because they were already comfortable paying more to watch it in their own home,

nor did the biggest name in boxing ever have to downgrade any other fighters abilities or ridicule them in a childlike manner to drum up interest,

nor did the biggest name in boxing have to "retire", so people would flock to see him when he came back.


Very few people have been the biggest name in the sport,

Floyd isn't one of them.
The biggest idiot **** talker that makes no sense, but
not close to being the biggest name in the sport.

[fightfan_79]

lol, why would he want to fight these guys for $100,ooo on hbo, when he can get 10,000,000 plus fight marquez on pay-per view,
i respect mayweather he is very smart

The purse for Mosley vs Margarito was 3.4 mili....2 mili went to "Bricks do hit back" and 1.4 went to Sugar.....

I'm pretty sure the fighters I mentioned would've gladly taken $500-$750K to get their asses handed to them while Money takes home $2.70 mili.....wouldn't have needed to spend so much on promotion, marketing, PPV licensing and fees, the private jets to fly Money around in to show up in the UK....just straight up HBO commercials before and after Entourage would've been just fine. Then go after the bigger fish with a win against a WW contender under his belt....

[studentofthegam]

The biggest name in boxing never had to create a mini series to hype his fight,

nor did the biggest name in boxing have to use movie theaters for people to see his fight because they were already comfortable paying more to watch it in their own home,

nor did the biggest name in boxing ever have to downgrade any other fighters abilities or ridicule them in a childlike manner to drum up interest,

nor did the biggest name in boxing have to "retire", so people would flock to see him when he came back.


Very few people have been the biggest name in the sport,

Floyd isn't one of them.
The biggest idiot **** talker that makes no sense, but
not close to being the biggest name in the sport.

Just answer the damn question son.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Just answer the damn question son.

I already did,

Oscar De La Hoya is the biggest name in boxing, which is precisely why Floyd wanted to fight him,


to piggyback off of the Gold medal winners fame.

Can't become a name with just a bronze.


"Bronze Boy Promotions",

just doesn't have that ring to it.

[fightfan_79]

If Floyd is not the biggest name in boxing,then do me a favor. We all consider ourselves boxing fans right. If you had to make a safe bet as to who is mentioned inthe most threads here, who would you bet on? OK, Now apologize to Mayweather when ever youre ready?

Actually....go and GOOGLE "mopst popular boxer in the world".....links will come up for Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton.....hell...even Jinkee (Pac's wifey) is getting more love on google than Floyd....FACT.