Comments Thread For: DiBella: Mayweather vs Martinez "Would Be Spectacular"

[DigitalBeast]

Martinez is one of few boxers out there that I feel has a good shot at beatting floyd. Maybe that's why Floyd won't fight him...

Great skills, but why you hating on Floyd? Making him look like a ******, which he obviously is not.

I'd like to see them fight. I think it would be explosive. I think the weigh-in could get heated, as Sergio seems to like doing that bad-ass stare

[Pullcounter]

IMO this is only a good/"fair" fight if it's at a catchweight below 154 lbs, say around 150-152. That's just giving up too much for Floyd to a very good and game (quick southpaw) fighter in Martinez. If I recall Floyd couldn't even make 154 against De La Hoya. Wasn't he like 150lbs at weigh in for that fight?

1) that would be hypocritical of floyd to ask for a catchweight when he was criticizing pac for making catchweights.

2) floyd is a big strong WW now. he just manhandled mosley a big WW. floyd ain't no small WW. floyd could do well at 154.

[DigitalBeast]

IMO this is only a good/"fair" fight if it's at a catchweight below 154 lbs, say around 150-152. That's just giving up too much for Floyd to a very good and game (quick southpaw) fighter in Martinez. If I recall Floyd couldn't even make 154 against De La Hoya. Wasn't he like 150lbs at weigh in for that fight?

And that would be fair to Sergio? I'd think he'd be pretty drained if it was something like 150. But if he can make it w/o issue, would be neat.

[Jim Jeffries]

Why would someone claiming to be the greatest fighter ever

who holds a title at 154

weight drain the MW champ down below 154?




I would love to see this fight,

but sure as hell not at a stinking catchweight.


Martinez and Williams are the only two people I see with a realistic chance of beating Floyd. Let's make it happen.

[chen]

Great skills, but why you hating on Floyd? Making him look like a ******, which he obviously is not.

I'd like to see them fight. I think it would be explosive. I think the weigh-in could get heated, as Sergio seems to like doing that bad-ass stare

Floyd is special. But outside the ring he's more like short bus special.

[VallaeBoy]

[QUOTE=Jim Jeffries;8264145]Why would someone claiming to be the greatest fighter ever

weight drain the MW champ down below 154?

The same reason a fighter who some are calling among one of the greatest ever weight drained an over the hill Oscar delahoya down to a class he had not fought at in years.

[DigitalBeast]

Floyd is special. But outside the ring he's more like short bus special.

Doubt he's even close. You seem to have some strange dislike of him. Your pictures show that. Are you basing his whole personality on some of the looks he has in the ring? Come on...

[Jim Jeffries]

The same reason a fighter who some are calling among one of the greatest ever weight drained an over the hill Oscar delahoya down to a class he had not fought at in years.

Slightly different situation there.

Manny was a 130 lb fighter, who then took one fight at 135.

Fighting a guy who 6 months earlier had looked pretty sharp at 150. Making him come down 3 lbs. And people still had DLH as a huge favorite.

Floyd would be a fav against Martinez even at 154, where Floyd already has a title.

[adp023]

Even if Sergio Martinez BOWED DOWN to Floyd's every demand, Floyd would NOT take this fight!!!! A tall lanky southpaw boxer at 154??? Let's not forget the trouble Floyd had with an old Oscar at 154!!!

Floyd would have problems with Martinez's reach and straight left!! The risk is not worth the reward!!! Floyd won't take the fight!!!!

[VallaeBoy]

[QUOTE=Jim Jeffries;8264223]Slightly different situation there.

But never the less......the same reasoning......only difference is one boxer is named Mayweather and the other is name Manny