The real reason mayweather retired?

[kedashy]

So you think his hands have healed or was that just a excuse???

[THe TRiNiTY]

Honestly, I believe that he can and would have beaten either Cotto or Margarito.

He simply wanted bigger stars. He wants to have big fights and get the most money. He's a business man before he's a fighter. It's not a flaw, for the fans it might be, it's simply the way some think. I don't blame him for his own personal priorities.

He wanted all the fighters in the division to beat eachother up, but that's wha all fighters technically bank on. He wanted them to be bigger stars. That's why Cotto would have been the guy he preferred out of Manny and Cotto, because it's an easier fight, but it's also a big fight if he won. And a fight he can get the A-side of far more than he could with Manny. But, I don't think he feels he can't beat Manny.

For better or worse, he honestly thinks he can beat ANYONE. It's not a a scam. He believes he's that great.

He wants only big stars to prove it again. So, he retired to let them all become it or get forgetten. Some did it, Manny. Some are forgotten, Margarito. Trust, if he beats Manny clearly, in any way, it's either a rematch, or a fight with Mosley next. If Mosley loses and if Cotto comes back strong, he'll fight him next.

[Cockfighter69]

to rest and come back to make more in one fight vs. Pac then all of the other WW's made combined during his layoff. Money May is the WW division and all roads lead through him.

[peyk-peyk]

Gayweather was so afraid of Cotto and Margarito that he even threw a tantrum like a kid during a press conference. Just look at his picture...

[kedashy]

I just can,t figure out why he could think that there were no other challenges out there... It shouldn,t matter who you fight if your the greatest... Lot of holes in his retirement...

[rambov]

i believe this...he really had a bad problem with his hands...

A hand injury can take months to heal. I am pretty sure he needed time to fully rest it.
Also too I think he wanted to put on some muscle weight.

[rambov]

I think his hands are healed but if he is prone to injury then they can get damaged again

[BrushMyCage]

cuz he ran out of ******* supply

[cherokee]

Lack of an exciting challenge, probably. He needed a super fight and there wasn't one out there. Cotto wasn't yet a huge draw, Margarito has never been particularly popular, Mosley had been struggling after 2 defeats to Forrest and a loss to Cotto - he didn't have a Pacquiao, a p4p star, to give him that hunger to continue to stake his claim as the p4p best.

People forget that boxing isn't just about the fights. It's a tough lifestyle that requires discipline and dedication to remain at the top. Of all the accusations you can level at PBF, ******ity is not one of them and he knows that he needs to be in top condition to remain the p4p best. You need drive, passion, a fire in your belly to get out there and run mile after mile, day after day, to keep going in the gym when you are in pain, to say no to nice looking but unhealthy food & drink, to trim your social life and spend time away from your family and friends.

I think he was lacking motivation. Hatton was a bit of a super fight, coming in unbeaten, hailed as the best light welter stepping up to take on PBF. He'd had a super fight with De La Hoya before that. How do you train just as hard when you are fighting a mexican that has been beaten 5 times? Or wait for Cotto to become a mega star instead of just a respected unbeaten fresh champion?

this is absolutely fine for as long he doesn't go declaring himself as the best, better than ali, the creme de la creme and dominated the boxing world for 100years when the rest of the WW around hiim were busy beating each other up to prove to the world who's the best fighter in their weight division while floyd was well busy being floyd

[Levcon8686]

Lack of an exciting challenge, probably. He needed a super fight and there wasn't one out there. Cotto wasn't yet a huge draw, Margarito has never been particularly popular, Mosley had been struggling after 2 defeats to Forrest and a loss to Cotto - he didn't have a Pacquiao, a p4p star, to give him that hunger to continue to stake his claim as the p4p best.

People forget that boxing isn't just about the fights. It's a tough lifestyle that requires discipline and dedication to remain at the top. Of all the accusations you can level at PBF, ******ity is not one of them and he knows that he needs to be in top condition to remain the p4p best. You need drive, passion, a fire in your belly to get out there and run mile after mile, day after day, to keep going in the gym when you are in pain, to say no to nice looking but unhealthy food & drink, to trim your social life and spend time away from your family and friends.

I think he was lacking motivation. Hatton was a bit of a super fight, coming in unbeaten, hailed as the best light welter stepping up to take on PBF. He'd had a super fight with De La Hoya before that. How do you train just as hard when you are fighting a mexican that has been beaten 5 times? Or wait for Cotto to become a mega star instead of just a respected unbeaten fresh champion?

Ding ding. We have a winner. Pacquiao just out muscled Cotto. The current Pacman is a more dangerous fighter than Cotto ever was. All this 'Cotto is past his best' is hilarious. The truth of the matter is that Cotto has always been a very good fighter, but never a great fighter. He's always been pretty beatable.