Why did Mayweather turn down 8 million dollars to face off against Margarito?

[FerdinandMarcos]

Bcause taking the Margrito fight locks him into Top Rank, do you think Arum would give him that kind of money (which was above his worth at the time) with no strings.

If his plan was to fight Oscar and if you were around at the time you would know that was what he was trying to do, taking the money with Top Rank would have been a ******ed move since it would cost him the De La Hoya fight which made him more in a single night than he made his whole career with Arum to that point.


Would you take 8 million today if it costs you 25ish million about a year in the future especially when you can fight Baldomir and make a similar ammount in the mean time with no strings.

Good post...but...

THEY

JUST

DON'T

GET

IT...

[Bushbaby]

Because Margarito would have beaten him & he knew it,there is no other reason why,at the time I believe that would have been his biggest payday too,so that excuse is out the window!!

[The Gambler1981]

I guess you got me. You know way more about Mayweather's life than I do. I can't compete with your expert knowledge on the way he thinks and acts.

I can't predict him, but in this situation he was doing what any normal person would do, maximize what you can make and accomplish what is important to him.

It is pretty simple really.

[FerdinandMarcos]

I guess you got me. You know way more about Mayweather's life than I do. I can't compete with your expert knowledge on the way he thinks and acts.

I'll try to research him this weekend and see if I can't discover his philosophies and views on life, business and boxing

What would you do....*******.

Take 8 mil with NO STRINGS attached...for the UNIFIED WW Championship

Or

Take 8 mil and still be on the hook for 3 more fights...for a WBO *****-strap?????

[AllEyesOpen]

Bcause taking the Margrito fight locks him into Top Rank, do you think Arum would give him that kind of money (which was above his worth at the time) with no strings.

If his plan was to fight Oscar and if you were around at the time you would know that was what he was trying to do, taking the money with Top Rank would have been a ******ed move since it would cost him the De La Hoya fight which made him more in a single night than he made his whole career with Arum to that point.


Would you take 8 million today if it costs you 25ish million about a year in the future especially when you can fight Baldomir and make a similar ammount in the mean time with no strings.

I was about to post this, thanks for saving me the effort. well said.

Plus look at the $$$ Mayweather has been making lately compared to Pac's slave deal. It was a better business move that still worth it, but hey look at it this way 7, If Marg beats Pac the biggest fight in boxing would be Marg now, even if Mayweather fought Pac first he would still have to fight him. I still think May beats Marg though.

[AllEyesOpen]

Because Margarito would have beaten him & he knew it,there is no other reason why,at the time I believe that would have been his biggest payday too,so that excuse is out the window!!

This may be true, but what you have to remember, which very few people do, is that after the Judah fight, everyone and their mother was saying that Mayweather was ducking Baldomir, not Margarito. Hind sight is always 20/20.

[FerdinandMarcos]

Because Margarito would have beaten him & he knew it,there is no other reason why,at the time I believe that would have been his biggest payday too,so that excuse is out the window!!

If Tony was good enough to beat Floyd he would have killed Mosley.


Baldomir= 8 million...NO STRINGS...UNIFIED WW title

Margarito=8 million MORE STRINGS THAN A HARP...WBO crap-strap.

Floyd had just bought-out his contract with Top Rank...then Arum offers him a MULTI fight offer...that's a ****** move.

[FerdinandMarcos]

This may be true, but what you have to remember, which very few people do, is that after the Judah fight, everyone and their mother was saying that Mayweather was ducking Baldomir, not Margarito. Hind sight is always 20/20.

Di bush baby just started watching boxing.

[The Gambler1981]

I was about to post this, thanks for saving me the effort. well said.

Plus look at the $$$ Mayweather has been making lately compared to Pac's slave deal. It was a better business move that still worth it, but hey look at it this way 7, If Marg beats Pac the biggest fight in boxing would be Marg now, even if Mayweather fought Pac first he would still have to fight him. I still think May beats Marg though.

It was possibly the best $750,000 ever spent, atleast in recent times.

I have never understood why people thnk Margarito is some big issue for Floyd, I jsut don't see it. I could be wrong but until I see that I am sticking to how I view it currently.

[FerdinandMarcos]

Mayweather can't handle Margarito's pressure

Stop hyping that slow-ass pinata just because Nanny is fighting him.


Floyd was throwing Shane around the ring..

Shane was throwing Tony around the ring..

Mayweather would slice Margarito like deli ham