Comments Thread For: Larry Merchant on Floyd Mayweather, History and Legacy

[Boxingholic]

Larry Merchant: translation --- "Flyod is a scared *****!!!"

that is all.

[IMDAZED]

Sugar why you say that?i'm a real boxing fan and could care two left tit's about ost.That's something May wants not BOXING.The same rules have been in place for years and yea some people were cheating but that try to make the test better it is not up to a fighter to change anything and the way he is going about doing it is also wrong.Look at Baseball alot of guys using Peds right?Yet do you see OST in that sport?No because they will just make stricter testing.I like both fighters and want to see this fight but Manny does not have to bend to anything that Mayweather say's or wants and the same goes for Mayweather not having to bend to Manny.Oh and Manny is not top 5 atg and neither is Mayweather buddy.

Rome, that's a fine post (why can't everyone make sense like this?). That said...it IS up to the fighter. It is their health on the line, their life. Why should they have to wait 100 years for the commissions to wake up? No way. I fully support any fighter who wants more stringent testing. Props to Sugar Shane for doing what he had to do.

[Rome-By-Ko]

He's absolutely right, except for the perception being that Floyd scuttled the fight. TO THIS DAY noone has answered the question "Why would you turn down a 40 million dollar drug test?" It's a very good line of attack.

I'll answer it as if I was Manny.Because who the **** is Floyd?If I feel I'm just as big a draw and my fights are more exciting.I'm the P4P king I feel like you need me more then I need you I'm not gonna bend to your demands plan and simple.

[King Ju-Ju]

Sugar why you say that?i'm a real boxing fan and could care two left tit's about ost.That's something May wants not BOXING.The same rules have been in place for years and yea some people were cheating but that try to make the test better it is not up to a fighter to change anything and the way he is going about doing it is also wrong.Look at Baseball alot of guys using Peds right?Yet do you see OST in that sport?No because they will just make stricter testing.I like both fighters and want to see this fight but Manny does not have to bend to anything that Mayweather say's or wants and the same goes for Mayweather not having to bend to Manny.Oh and Manny is not top 5 atg and neither is Mayweather buddy.

i guess all these good fights that we are seeing now in days shouldnt be taking in to consideration because its not under osdt rules. no1 is legit now in days, only floyd and whoever bendsover 2 his demands about taking these tests. and save the crap about pacquiao making demands and other fighters making demands cuz the demands are usually about, gloves, venues, money or whatever. never have there been a problem about drug testing.

[waxfondler]

I hear alot of excuses from Floyd fans on why alot of fights was not made.But truth be told the great fighters always found away to make the fight that were suppose to happen.happen.Which is why his career will always be suspect I believe he needs Manny as much as manny needs him.

indeed... tommy hearns even said that back in his days, fights were made... negotiations didnt take as long & fights got signed... the best fought the best. PERIOD. no excuses about someone not being in his prime, because EVERYONE was close to their primes when they fought. classic era in boxing.

[amayseng]

I'll answer it as if I was Manny.Because who the **** is Floyd?If I feel I'm just as big a draw and my fights are more exciting.I'm the P4P king I feel like you need me more then I need you I'm not gonna bend to your demands plan and simple.

well said

these floyd fans will not attempt to will see things in pacs shoes

these are both superstars with egos we cannot begin to be capable of comprehending, unless there is a superstar on this forum haha

both guys have their views, manny is prob mad floyd discredited all of his accomplishments by throwing the roidcard at him

i know i would be

[Rome-By-Ko]

I have a question for you. If Floyd kicks Manny's ass like I know he will what will you say then? But he didn't fight Margarito? That's why I say **** the naysayers cause you will never satisfy them. The dude is 42-0 and has beaten every major player put in front of him. Licking Manny's ass is not an option. **** Manny. Manny's not real to me personally until he takes those test because I never heard of an innocent man that wouldn't. If Floyd was a white guy he could talk all the **** he wanted to and the whole world would still make him the hottest thing since white bread but being African American people keep him under a microscope. You seem like a very intelligent guy but again my question is why aren't you and others demanding Manny submits to testing? Why aren't you questioning why Manny has to have EVERYTHING his way and if he doesn't get it it's Floyd's fault?

You forget Manny agreed to the test but not the cut off date.No?Look what happen to Mosley the man getting ready to leave for Vegas and here they come to test him.IMO that was not cool.

[mrjoeblive]

******* means your in love with Pac, but i didnt hear his name once in the article...

And to actually say Mosley ducked Floyd is one of the ******iest things ive ever heard.....EVERY single person including you knows Shane had been calling Floyd out for like 5-6 years during his Prime. If you didnt know that then you just started following boxing.

Its funny how a guy whos been in boxing for 50 years tells the truth about your fighter and you get real defensive

you mean shane on hbo that said i cant fight floyd because my tooth hurts. thats the shane you claim called floyd out for 6 years? if you dont believe me you can you tube it.

[Sugar Q]

Rome, that's a fine post (why can't everyone make sense like this?). That said...it IS up to the fighter. It is their health on the line, their life. Why should they have to wait 100 years for the commissions to wake up? No way. I fully support any fighter who wants more stringent testing. Props to Sugar Shane for doing what he had to do.

That's all Im saying. Who can stand against a change like this. This aint even about Floyd. This is far bigger than him. There's far too much money in boxing for boxing to turn it's back on more stringent testing. I wanna see fair fights. Nobody deserve that unfair edge. People act like Floyd isn't submitting to the same testing.

[amayseng]

indeed... tommy hearns even said that back in his days, fights were made... negotiations didnt take as long & fights got signed... the best fought the best. PERIOD. no excuses about someone not being in his prime, because EVERYONE was close to their primes when they fought. classic era in boxing.

great era in boxing

duran, hagler, leonard, hearns, ali, frazier, foreman, robinson

all those guys have losses because they fought the best

no excuses,