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

[Tweezy316]

Thats my top five favorite fighters, not my top five all time fighters in history


big difference.

i dont think a 39 year old was embarrassed almost knocking out sugars top 5 all time ever do you?

ha

wow you guys are priceless. you do realise the fight was 12 rounds right? So why you guys go on and on about 1 ****ing round is beyond me. Is it because that was the only round Mosley did well in and actually won? Are you gonna spend the rest of your life saying ALMOST? Mosley got his ass whooped it's what he asked for when he got in the ring after the marquez fight so get over it!

[Sugar Q]

Mayweather doesn't need Pacquiao. Pacquiao needs Mayweather. There is nothing that Mayweather can do to Pacquiao that hasn't been done already. He's been KO'd, outboxed, lost a decision, has a couple of draws I mean come on what is there to gain? But flip it around. Mayweather has NEVER lost. Pacquiao would be the first! And noone would ever forget that. Mayweather is already making more money and selling more ppv's than pac is now. Everyone else who actually WANTS to fight Mayweather are willing to take the test. Obviously pac is cheating or he doesn't want to fight Mayweather there's just no other way around it. It is what it is.

That's wassup Tweez. Rome knows your speaking truth he just loves to give us a hard time.

[Sugar Q]

If this is the case, then I am sure you don't consider Pac a "great fighter" or a top 5 ATG. He fought over-the-hill fighters in Morales, Barrerra, second rate fighters in David Diaz and Joshua Clottey, guys who had their best skills beaten out of them in Cotto and Hatton and a past his prime, weight-drained De La Hoya. None of these victories would be considered great victories by a non-biased fan or historian.

He has avoided Juan Diaz, Joel Casamayor, Nate Campbell, and other top fighters at 135 as well as Shane Mosley and is presently avoiding Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander and Paul Williams. Based in this record, Pac is barely mediocre!!!

That's all Im saying Big J. You just said it better.

[Rome-By-Ko]

Skill level is skill level. When you step in that ring everyone can see your skill level. So I don't buy this talk about Floyd didn't prove himself. Just because floyd didn't fight someone doesn't mean he can't beat them. And I think that most of the people making that argument are assuming. The hate on Floyd does have to do with race. And it seems nowadays people get away with racism because all they have to say is black people are trying to pull the race card. I don't have any cards in my pocket i'm just tellin it like it is. People love to talk about how marquez and hatton are soo small but yet pacquiao is the same damn size. Now how can you explain that? Floyd never wanted to fight Mosley not because he was scared but because he knew what they would say. He did an interview after pac fought cotto and it's on youtube where he says what the people will say after he beats Mosley. And he was right on. Now how would he know that? But yet before the fight people like yourself we're saying how Mosley was gonna win and right after the fight Mosley got old over night he gassed out after 2 ****in rounds? give me a break. Floyd will never get the respect he deserves because he's a rich black man that speaks his mind nuff said.

LOL You want to know how he knew what people would say after his fight with Mosley easy.It's true it was a fight that should have happen along time ago and he knew it would be brought up because it's tru.You Black am I right I can tell just from talking to you Tweez you my g but you did not even bother to answer none of the things I put in my post you know why?Because you can't Floyd can't and won't be compared to the atg's before him because he did not take the proper risk.Skill is skill every great has skill and Floyd is a great.but what's makes you an ATG is fighting the fights when guy's are Prime when the fights mean the most.Hoya on alot of people ATG list is above Mayweather I know your going to say because Floyd is black right?But that's not the reason Hoya lost alot of his biggest fights but he fought them against prime fighters prime guy's.The only guy IMO that was not prime that was a big fight was Chavez.So give me a break with the Race card and oh yea May pull's that card out all the time if I was white I'll will be treated like this or like that.No you will be treated the same way for saying you are better then greats who fought prime fighters and classic battles come on tweez you should know this take those May glasses off and see reality.

[amayseng]

wow you guys are priceless. you do realise the fight was 12 rounds right? So why you guys go on and on about 1 ****ing round is beyond me. Is it because that was the only round Mosley did well in and actually won? Are you gonna spend the rest of your life saying ALMOST? Mosley got his ass whooped it's what he asked for when he got in the ring after the marquez fight so get over it!

NOTHING to get over

ya thats what he gets, because the only reason he got whooped is because mosley came in the ring

same outcome whether mosley got on his knees and begged for a fight

tweezy.....

round 2 was scary for you though

[amayseng]

That's wassup Tweez. Rome knows your speaking truth he just loves to give us a hard time.

sugar im surprised you dont have a pic under your name of you sitting on floyds lap

[Rome-By-Ko]

Mayweather doesn't need Pacquiao. Pacquiao needs Mayweather. There is nothing that Mayweather can do to Pacquiao that hasn't been done already. He's been KO'd, outboxed, lost a decision, has a couple of draws I mean come on what is there to gain? But flip it around. Mayweather has NEVER lost. Pacquiao would be the first! And noone would ever forget that. Mayweather is already making more money and selling more ppv's than pac is now. Everyone else who actually WANTS to fight Mayweather are willing to take the test. Obviously pac is cheating or he doesn't want to fight Mayweather there's just no other way around it. It is what it is.

Mayweather has a great record can't say anything about that.But Pac does not need Mayweather.Mayweather does not need Pac.These guy's are gonna get money no matter who they fight.

[Rome-By-Ko]

That's wassup Tweez. Rome knows your speaking truth he just loves to give us a hard time.

Sugar I'm trying to open you guy's eyes that there is two sides of every story.Sugar you have seen me arguing with Pac fans trying to blame it all on Floyd.This is a two way street.I don't believe neither guy needs the other.The fans will suffer for this fight not happening.Truth be told pac should take the test 14 day cut off.But do I think he is a cheater for saying no hell no that make's no sense.That's all I'm saying it's all good to be a fan but a fan who says a fighter is cheating because he does not want to give into the demands of a FIGHTER(Key word)FIGHTER not the comm That don't fly with me.

[Sugar Q]

LOL You want to know how he knew what people would say after his fight with Mosley easy.It's true it was a fight that should have happen along time ago and he knew it would be brought up because it's tru.You Black am I right I can tell just from talking to you Tweez you my g but you did not even bother to answer none of the things I put in my post you know why?Because you can't Floyd can't and won't be compared to the atg's before him because he did not take the proper risk.Skill is skill every great has skill and Floyd is a great.but what's makes you an ATG is fighting the fights when guy's are Prime when the fights mean the most.Hoya on alot of people ATG list is above Mayweather I know your going to say because Floyd is black right?But that's not the reason Hoya lost alot of his biggest fights but he fought them against prime fighters prime guy's.The only guy IMO that was not prime that was a big fight was Chavez.So give me a break with the Race card and oh yea May pull's that card out all the time if I was white I'll will be treated like this or like that.No you will be treated the same way for saying you are better then greats who fought prime fighters and classic battles come on tweez you should know this take those May glasses off and see reality.

But Rome the thing is it's true. Pavlik had a very lackluster run and nobody said nothing about it. No threats of stripping him or nothing and that happens often. It's very true that whites get a bye, then there's other **********. The powers that be would much rather see any other ********** outside of African Americans do very well and that's a unfortunate fact. No race card it's the truth, then if an AA doesn't overextend humbleness they campaign against him. They want Floyd to be this nice, humble guy forever under a microscope and one false move and they will tear his ass down. Very unfortunate but history speaks for itself.

[Sugar Q]

sugar im surprised you dont have a pic under your name of you sitting on floyds lap

My man. You got jokes. Bad ones at that. LMAO.