Has Floyd Been Having Trouble Making 147?

[Kagami Taiga]

nahh in the mosely fight u can see he was in the best shape hes been in for years. he look amazing to be quite honest. and ive never heard of floyd having toruble making weight at 147 so i doubt it.

[ThePrince]

nahh in the mosely fight u can see he was in the best shape hes been in for years. he look amazing to be quite honest. and ive never heard of floyd having toruble making weight at 147 so i doubt it.

So what's the cause of his inactivity in your opinion? Just doesn't make any sense from a financial or legacy-forming standpoint... to fight once in a blue moon in your prime when you're basically guaranteed to rake in at least $20 million/900K-1mil buys per fight?

[IMDAZED]

So what's the cause of his inactivity in your opinion? Just doesn't make any sense from a financial or legacy-forming standpoint... to fight once in a blue moon in your prime when you're basically guaranteed to rake in at least $20 million/900K-1mil buys per fight?

You just answered your own question. Except, Floyd is definitely not in his prime.

[BoxingGEN]

When did he ask to fight Pac at 154?? But I don't think he has a problem getting down to 147 and no he didn't weight no 160 vs marquez maybe between 150-155 but not no 160 idk why people say that

[IMDAZED]

When did he ask to fight Pac at 154?? But I don't think he has a problem getting down to 147 and no he didn't weight no 160 vs marquez maybe between 150-155 but not no 160 idk why people say that

That's something Roach said. Right before he said we'll agree to any kind of testing.

But anyway, I could see Floyd struggling to make 147 now. Perhaps. But it definitely hasn't been an issue before.

[jrosales13]

So what's the cause of his inactivity in your opinion? Just doesn't make any sense from a financial or legacy-forming standpoint... to fight once in a blue moon in your prime when you're basically guaranteed to rake in at least $20 million/900K-1mil buys per fight?

Because, his heart is not into boxing and doesn't have the hunger he once had.

Floyd has never been the most active guy.... And, now that he can make at least 20mil a fight so he can afford fighting once a year.

Same thing happened to Oscar, he was making at least 20 mili a fight and was a part time fighter, fighting once a year. Didn't mean he was having trouble making 154.

[IMDAZED]

Because, his heart is not into boxing and doesn't have the hunger he once had.

Floyd has never been the most active guy.... And, now that he can make at least 20mil a fight so he can afford fighting once a year.

Same thing happened to Oscar, he was making at least 20 mili a fight and was a part time fighter, fighting once a year. Didn't mean he was having trouble making 154.

Leonard as well.

[jrosales13]

Leonard as well.

Yea him too... It happens when you start making that kind of money.

[joseph5620]

i honestly don't think floyd would have trouble making 147 but if i was him, i would force pac to fight at 154 lbs in nevada so manny couldn't use 8 oz. gloves.

Mayweather prefers 8 oz gloves and does not like 10 oz gloves. Bigger gloves would not be an advantage for him because he doesn't like than anymore than Pacquiao does. They both rely on speed.

[ThePrince]

You just answered your own question. Except, Floyd is definitely not in his prime.

Right, what I'm wondering is why not fight twice/year and double that revenue? Not like there's a shortage of big money fights for him. Even if he doesn't fight Pac there's still Cotto, Berto, Williams, Martinez, Khan, Alexander, Bradley. He could pick and choose any of those names, set all the parameters, etc.

And he may not be in his prime, but it's still enough to beat or at least be ultra competitive with virtually anyone in the neighborhood of WW.

Same thing happened to Oscar, he was making at least 20 mili a fight and was a part time fighter, fighting once a year. Didn't mean he was having trouble making 154.

Oscar runs a very successful promotional company and was doing so in the middle of the last decade when his inactivity started. Floyd does nothing beyond eating cheeseburgers while flashing fake bills with 50 Cent and getting into legal trouble. Doesn't seem like he has much to keep him busy or any reason not to maximize his profit, talent, and legacy.