Boxing is a Dangerous Contact Sport. It is not Ballroom Dancing

[hugh grant]

Hell naw, that's the difference betrween you & I. But at the very least Floyd isn't trying to drain Cotto. Remember 1 thing buddy. Pacman tried to fight this very same Cotto at a mannyweight of 148, that's a fact. Floyd is fighting him at 154.

Well Floyd cant have it both ways, fight Pac leftovers and also try to fight Cotto at 147 can he, when Cotto just turned down 147, so why would Floyd try drain him?

When you know when FLoyd is going to fight the level of opposition of his father FLoyd senior let me know. I cant believe Floyd hasnt fought opoosition as good as his dad yet, and Floyds supposed to be one of the best fighters of this era.

[Bushbaby]

Well Floyd cant have it both ways, fight Pac leftovers and also try to fight Cotto at 147 can he, when Cotto just turned down 147, so why would Floyd try drain him?

When you know when FLoyd is going to fight the level of opposition of his father FLoyd senior let me know. I cant believe Floyd hasnt fought opoosition as good as his dad yet, and Floyds supposed to be one of the best fighters of this era.

Can you answer the other half now?? How brave is Pacman for choosing Cotto, but no higher than 148??

[Paclan]

Thank you mr obvious

[tatangb45]

So far, based on the over-all responses that have been posted, it is clear that Floyd fans wholeheartedly support Floyd when he said that a boxer "should not be pushed into fights that he shouldn't have even been involved with", that "self preservation" should be the paramount concern of a boxer in order to not end up a vegetable.

Therefore, Ali should not have fought Frazier, Foreman, Norton, etc.., Duran should not have fought Hearns, Frazier should not have fought Foreman and Ali, plus all those boxers who fought Tyson, when he was at his prime, should have stayed away from him, etc.. Those are the types of battles that take a tremendous toll on any boxer's health.

If the majority of fans feel the same way as these Floyd 'fans', what kind of fights are we now to expect from boxing? Can we even call safe fights as boxing? Are these fans really fans of boxing, or are they here just to protect their COWARDLY idol?

Remember Floyd fans, boxing is inherently a dangerous sport. The risks comes with the territory. If a boxer wants the gain and the fame, he should be prepared to face the consequences. His value as a prizefighter is directly related to the amount of big challenges he is willing to take. He should show the public that he is worth the money he is getting. If he is not ready to accept that reality, if he only wants the gain and not the pain, he should immediately switch to ballroom dancing and transfer his learned footwork and body movements to better use.

And all you Floyd fans who agree with him should follow him there because you guys are just Floyd fans and are not really boxing fans.

[edgarg]

Floyd has taken almost ZERO solid shots to the head in almost 20 years of boxing

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Floyd is ****** rich.

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Floyd will enjoy his wealth for many, many years to come.

So...fighting the way he's fighting obviously paid off.

Listening to, and seeing Mayweather's recent Costas interview makes me wonder if indeed the few head blows he actually has taken, have had some effect on him. Either he'd just been to the dentist and his mouth was filled with dental anasthetic, or he was sedated to almost stupor. Because he certainly was having as much trouble managing his lips as Evander Holyfield does. And that very very noticeable, to me anyway. I was very surprised. Maybe he knows about it and it was the reason he was talking so much about his health. That was another surprise.

As for his wealth, I'd say that was debateable, at the rate he seems to run through money. It was just as recently as 2010, less than 2 years ago, that Mayweather "Productions" was evicted into the street for long-term non-payment of rent for their one room one girl office. He also had a car repossessed for non-payment, as well as being hounded by the IRS for over $7 mill in taxes. I believe that they seized the purse of his next fight.
What we actually "know" about Mayweather's money is ZERO. Any info comes only from HIM, and because he is a serial liar, it has to be suspected. Nobody with any smarts would openly disclose his earnings and wealth to the public. Loving him so much, even though you don't know him or anything about him, is your choice. I couldn't care less.

[hugh grant]

Can you answer the other half now?? How brave is Pacman for choosing Cotto, but no higher than 148??

I know some people think Pac is superman, but trust me he isnt, he is human. Margarito hurt him, as he was 3 divisions bigger fight night, there is something called weight advantage for a reason? He cant keep pushing the envelope.

Having said that, anything pac has done is braver than anything FLoyd has done of late because as far as i know, Floyds been sitting on his couch watching dvds of how to beat southpaw Pac. And in his spare time he just trains, without a fight at the end of the day.

[josenoway]

LOL, sure, because Pac refusing to fight Mosley the first time around without a catchweight, and refusing to fight Cotto TWICE without a catchweight is 'brave.'

Funny how in both cases Floyd's can do what Pac couldn't.

[Boxxing]

Floyd has taken almost ZERO solid shots to the head in almost 20 years of boxing

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Floyd is ****** rich.

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Floyd will enjoy his wealth for many, many years to come.

So...fighting the way he's fighting obviously paid off.

Floyd will be dead broke in 10 years like the majority of aphletes.

[al-Xander]

I still don't get it. Here's Pacman who idiots constantly claim to be just an overrated boxer. A guy who fought weight-drained boxers. Here's Floyd da best who stands to make more than $100 million fighting an amateurish midget from Asia and Floyd da businessman picks Pacman's leftover Cotto, instead.

Tell me how does that make sense? What have I been missing with these recycled arguments?

[hugh grant]

LOL, sure, because Pac refusing to fight Mosley the first time around without a catchweight, and refusing to fight Cotto TWICE without a catchweight is 'brave.'

Funny how in both cases Floyd's can do what Pac couldn't.

Yes those cw are a nonsense as Pac can beat them just as easy without a CW.

But Floyd is even worse he asks fighters to step up 2 divisions, when Floyd wont step up even one without a fuss. If Floyd ever steps down a division i would probably faint with shock.