Floyd Mayweather Jr should have stayed retired, as it's been a disaster comeback.

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  • MARKBNLV
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    #11
    Originally posted by Spray_resistant
    Pac is putting in consistent work and when you consider the natural size difference they are impressive opponents also taking into account how he had Clottey in terror and shut him out on the cards.
    Clottey seemed like he was just happy to be there,also Floyd is a small ww as well,to be honest neither man has impressed me much,they both are avoiding opposition that can truly test them.

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    • Swag Hustla
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      #12
      Originally posted by MARKBNLV
      Clottey seemed like he was just happy to be there,also Floyd is a small ww as well,to be honest neither man has impressed me much,they both are avoiding opposition that can truly test them.
      Like each other...

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      • Uturn
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        #13
        Originally posted by jaskieee
        Should have stayed retired?

        He has made 50 million in 2 fights and stands to make that again if he gets the job done with Manny Pacquiao. He is just milking the cow and why shouldnt he.
        Floyd supposedly came back to take the WW division by storm, he hasn't done that. He beat Mosley, probably his greatest win since Corrales, i'll give him that.. Mayweather didn't come back to seal his legacy, he's money orientated, I don't think he really cares about who he fights, he picks & chooses. He came for 50 million, that's not a problem, he didn't come back for anything else la Pacman as he suggests. The come back for Mayweather money wise is no disaster but talking in general about boxing, it's been dire.

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        • jaskieee
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          #14
          Originally posted by Casual
          Floyd supposedly came back to take the WW division by storm, he hasn't done that. He beat Mosley, probably his greatest win since Corrales, i'll give him that.. Mayweather didn't come back to seal his legacy, he's money orientated, I don't think he really cares about who he fights, he picks & chooses. He came for 50 million, that's not a problem, he didn't come back for anything else la Pacman as he suggests. The come back for Mayweather money wise is no disaster but talking in general about boxing, it's been dire.
          You cant blame the man for trying to make some money. If he fights Pacquiao and loses his marketability halves atleast. I have no doubt they will fight eventually, Floyd is probably just trying to drag it out as long as possible. I hope once they do go to war that they dont both go and retire though, but thats what i see happening.

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          • Uturn
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            #15
            Originally posted by jaskieee
            You cant blame the man for trying to make some money. If he fights Pacquiao and loses his marketability halves atleast. I have no doubt they will fight eventually, Floyd is probably just trying to drag it out as long as possible. I hope once they do go to war that they dont both go and retire though, but thats what i see happening.
            I'm not knocking Mayweather for taking the money, it's human nature to make mega bucks if you can, I know I would. He is a great fighter, he could have done some special things had he fought better opposition in the process. I don't think Mayweather really cares about his legacy anymore, he's here to make mega bucks, that's it.

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            • Heru
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              #16
              JMM and Mosley are the biggest names on his resume and, primarily (for him), he made $65M and barely lost a round in the process. It's the high reward/low risk he craves.

              For boxing, well, he got it attention through the 2 24/7's and 2.4+ PPV buys.

              It is a catch 22 though because the man is just a disappointment after disappointment. He could've made so much history and so much of his beloved money, but instead chooses to talk it. He took a fight against Hatton instead of Cotto or Mosley, he retired instead of facing the winner of Cotto-Margarito, and he and Arum have sabotaged negotiations for Pacquiao fights twice in a row now. He's the biggest disappointment in boxing for the last 4-5-6 years.

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              • REMOVED SHARK 97
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                #17
                Was so excited for May-Mosley.

                Was a good fight, and won £333 on it, but nothing since then but crappy streaming videos online about him talking to his fans and saying he'll phoned them up and speak to them even if it takes all day and so many hours, and then after 30 mins says he has to go.

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                • BritishBoxing92
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                  #18
                  your right you know....i can understand that his last 2 fights against marquez and hatton were fought at catchweights fair enough....but his fight against mosley was a bad choice to be fought at a catchweight because think about it floyd could now have another belt on his shoulder and be a world champion and also now Marg/Cotto/Pac and also Martinez/Williams are all fighting between 154 and 160 yet floyd is remaining at 147 instead of moving up and making his legacy have more better wins...who can he actually fight at welterweight that is actually relevant????....andre berto? yeah right

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                  • hugh grant
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                    #19
                    Should of stayed retired unless he took Pac. SSM was a good win, but in hindsight after his perfermance against Moya, SSM probably isnt that good now.

                    It certainly dont eclipse SRL win over Hagler.

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                    • ThunderWolf
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by Casual
                      I don't know what you guys think about the latest fiasco but let's say as a boxing fan I've been disappointed by Mayweather this year. I've been thinking was it really worth coming out of retirement? Ok he beat JMM & Mosley, I'd say the Mosley win was decent, however, the majority excuse the JMM win and give him zero credit for it.

                      When it comes down to it, why did Mayweather really come out of retirement? - was it money? or did he really want to come back for a mega fight with Pacquiao? Surely it was to come back to cement his legacy as being recognized P4P king, to knock Pacquiao off his throne right? I think were unable to answer this question, as no one knows how Mayweather operates, but it's a sure strange way to go about things.

                      In my opinion, Mayweather should have stayed retired, I think his legacy was already sealed anyway, every boxing fan knows he's one of the most skilled boxing athletes to grace the boxing ring, and is ATG. OK he ducked some fighters, that's negotiable, we know that. However, most would agree he'd have probably kept his '0', the only real threat is Pacquiao.

                      So my point is, IF Mayweather came back for greed, and not to land a fight Pacquiao, it really wasn't worth it, in my eyes.. He has hardly set the world a light since making his comeback, it's been somewhat of a disappointment and farce. Mayweather infact has lost more credibility since coming back, had he stayed retired I don't think so many boxing fans would be on his back right now.At the end of the day, beating Mosley & JMM was never worth it, unless he does fight Pacquiao that is. Right now, his comeback has been a disaster, I know some will disagree strongly but that's how I feel as a boxing fan right now.

                      Thoughts?
                      I think that if Floyd had stayed retired, he would have been jailed by the IRS anyway, as he is in danger of right now.

                      It is his destiny to be a ducker, as he would the law.

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