Is Floyd currently the only boxer that is looked at as having the advantage under...

[-Johannes-]

Did someone force him to take 16 months off?

Just wondering.

How is this relevant? He's still going to fight someone very dangerous after his lay off which is something no one else would do.

Floyd would beat Ortiz, and Ortiz would be a better fight after that fight

Pacquiao would beat up Ortiz, and Ortiz would be ruined.

Vitali came back after 4 years out of the game and won the WBC Heavyweight championship.

Floyd is fighting someone that got out boxed by Petterson 6 month ago.

He was outboxed in the later rounds because his mentality was weak he felt he had done enough and went on cruise control. He seems to have come back with a different mentality and a confidence boost after his fight with Berto. He was never discouraged after his knock downs which is something he didn't show for the Maidana fight.
Regarding Vitali, are you seriuosly going to compare the level of competition? this is one of the worst heavy weight eras I can remember.

[brick wall]

This is the problem with many of you motherfuckers. Anything Mayweather does, he could have done better. Give me another boxer who after a lay off of 16 months comes back to challenge a newly crowned boxer after putting the best performance in his career? Go ahead I can wait.

You guys seem to think more of Mayweather than his actual fans to expect him to have a breeze against Ortiz.

sugar ray leonard...not only did he fought a newly crowned fighter but a great champion in marvin hagler. and mind you leonard had to go up in weight for that fight...that's like floyd going up to fight martinez after a layoff.

[solo20]

i dont care what any of you lames say Ortiz is not a tuneup fight HE IS NOT JMM who was too small. he is fighting a strong young WW

[D4thincarnation]

How is this relevant? He's still going to fight someone very dangerous after his lay off which is something no one else would do.



He was outboxed in the later rounds because his mentality was weak he felt he had done enough and went on cruise control. He seems to have come back with a different mentality and a confidence boost after his fight with Berto. He was never discouraged after his knock downs which is something he didn't show for the Maidana fight.
Regarding Vitali, are you seriuosly going to compare the level of competition? this is one of the worst heavy weight eras I can remember.

4 years out and he put on a masterclass.
Ali came back from 3 and half years out and took on Quary.
Oscar came back from almost 3 year out to take the WBC light-middleweight title.

Are you still saying no one.

Seems like a lot of boxers have outstripped Floyd in that department, but you still stay in denial.

[-Kev-]

Yes, Pacquiao did

Stop trolling.

And did you say the same for Mosley's 14 month lay off?

[D4thincarnation]

sugar ray leonard...not only did he fought a newly crowned fighter but a great champion in marvin hagler. and mind you leonard had to go up in weight for that fight...that's like floyd going up to fight martinez after a layoff.

Damn, Johannes is learning a lot about boxing tonight.

[D4thincarnation]

Stop trolling.

And did you say the same for Mosley's 14 month lay off?

Mosley was much older, was going through a divorce, he does not live the gym life and was overtrained.

How long has Wlad been out of the ring for? Is that long enough for an excuse.

[D4thincarnation]

i dont care what any of you lames say Ortiz is not a tuneup fight HE IS NOT JMM who was too small. he is fighting a strong young WW

Ofcourse he is a tune up, why do you think Uncle Roger was saying Floyd was coming back and was looking for a tune up fight for.

[-Johannes-]

sugar ray leonard...not only did he fought a newly crowned fighter but a great champion in marvin hagler. and mind you leonard had to go up in weight for that fight...that's like floyd going up to fight martinez after a layoff.

That's my point. It takes greatness to do what he's doing, yet some are saying that Mayweather should completely dominate in an effort to nullfy his win or call him overrated if he struggles.

[IronDanHamza]

You're not really talking about styles.

Judah was a slick and fast southpaw. Those are the kinds Floyd has "struggled" with. Ortiz is slow and flatfooted and isn't a traditional southpaw.

I approve of the fight but the style match up favours Floyd heavily.

I wouldn't call Zab Judah a slick fighter.

You think Ortiz is slow? He's not fast obviously but I wouldn't say he's slow.

But to the thread, Mayweaher is most definitely the favourite and rightfully so, lay off or not.

The fight is legit no question but it's a different class of fighters in there.