What are Floyd fans going to do when he retires?

[FLY TY]

The same thing I did when he retired the first time.

Continue to watch the sport I love.

this ^^^. i'm actually hoping he retires after he beats pacquiao...nothing left after that.

they'll be rooting for: Dirrell, Ward, Alexander...

dawson.....berto....hopkins, who will be fighting till he's 50.

[fugu]

I doubt there is any fan out there that is a Floyd fan only.
The reason people question what alot of Pacquiao fans will do when he retire is that they (not all but many) are limited to cheering for 1 fighter, and care more about Pacquiao than the sport itself.

They (again, not everyone) are generally not boxingfans, but Manny fans.

[fugu]

they'll be rooting for: Dirrell, Ward, Alexander...

And Martinez, Gamboa, Klitschko, Kessler etc etc etc.
We come in many shapes and forms.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

this ^^^. i'm actually hoping he retires after he beats pacquiao...nothing left after that.

Nah, there's plenty left.


Fighting someone worth fighting for a title at middleweight is something I'd like to see Floyd do. Pavlik's dethroned and done at that weight, so it wouldn't be him, and I'm not saying for sure Floyd would do it, anyway - but maybe someone will really establish themselves at 160 in the next 12 months or so, and who knows. I'd be up for that, anyway.

[fugu]

Nah, there's plenty left.


Fighting someone worth fighting for a title at middleweight is something I'd like to see Floyd do. Pavlik's dethroned and done at that weight, so it wouldn't be him, and I'm not saying for sure Floyd would do it, anyway - but maybe someone will really establish themselves at 160 in the next 12 months or so, and who knows. I'd be up for that, anyway.

Would love to see it, and it would be big for Floyds legacy.

[bmoffitt18]

I have seen postings to the effect "I cant wait until Paq retires and all his fake boxing fans go away". Do you really think Paq fans are going to stop watching boxing when Paq retires? I will still be here, the question is what are Floyd fans going to do when he retires? Some Floyd fanatics act like the only real fans are Floyd fans, the only real fighter is Floyd, and the only thing that belongs in a ring with him is his shadow and all the **** he talks. What will you do when he retires for good? Will you cry? Will you stop watching boxing? Will you just watch tapes of his old fights? Will you claim, no matter who else comes along, "he could never come close to Floyd" What will you do when your god leaves the sport?

im rootin for floyd until my boy bad chad gets his...

[ballgamessuck]

All fighters enjoying varying degrees of success are also enjoying varying degrees of fairweather support. A large cut of Pacquiao's fanbase, though, is supporting him based purely on his nationality, not a love for boxing per se, or even necessarily for the way he boxes (Pacquiao isn't the only exciting fighter on Earth), but because he's Pinoy.


Are you seriously trying to argue that Mayweather has more one-fighter fans than Pacquiao?


Simple question,

have you ever seen a facebook group/page run by Mayweather fans dedicated to encouraging the public to boycott his rivals' PPV fights?

/endthread

Not endthread.

[Hannibal Barca]

Gamboa, Dawson, Ward, Martinez, and Dirrell, will hold me over.

My question is, what are Pac fans going to do? There probably wont be another great Filipino fighter for two or three decades.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

Not endthread.

As far as the wrongheaded sentiment expressed in post #1 goes, it sure is.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Well Ceilings, you seem to be a sensible fan .