If Floyd avoids Martinez and fights Canelo.....

[Larry the boss]

canelo would=unifying the 154 division and plus the ring belt.Martinez fight can happen after that at 160 for the lineal title.............makes alot of sense if you ask me

[JK1700]

But he's fighting Cotto at 154, that means he can fight Martinez at the same weight, so you can stop making excuses now.

It's all about the marketability. Martinez doesn't bring as much to the table as Cotto does and as Canelo would. Both of those guys have tons of Hispanic fans behind them. Martinez doesn't. He's not a big draw. Like it or not, the reality is that he simply doesn't bring much to the table in terms of his drawing power.

You also need to consider that Martinez is a natural Middleweight. Floyd is a natural welterweight. Cotto is also a natural welterweight, he's just lazy which is why he's fighting at 154 right now. Floyd is not fighting a natural 154lber in Cotto and Cotto is not fighting a natural 154lber in Floyd. Why should Floyd fight a guy who is naturally two weight classes bigger than him when he can fight guys that are the same size as him, in easier fights, that make him more money?

Like I said before. That would just be ******, and don't give me the "he should do it for his legacy" bullcrap because his legacy as the best fighter of this era is already firmly established and regardless of how many top level opponents he dominates, with the critics, it is never ever going to be good enough, there is always going to be another guy out there like Martinez who they claim he is "ducking". It's funny to me how people always want to try to force Floyd into certain fights that they feel he owes to them, but when it comes to Manny "The People's Champion" Pacquiao. He never has to fight a legitimate threat, he can fight handicapped, washed up and damaged fighters over and over and over and over again and every time he gets a free pass for doing it.

[Bushbaby]

hes not fighting martinez next no matter how u look at it. martinez has a fight with chavez. mayweather will fight someone else. that much is obvious. use ur brains ppl.

I don't believe Floyd is fighting again in 2012 do you??

[Kagami Taiga]

I don't believe Floyd is fighting again in 2012 do you??

thats his plan.

[Terrel]

You mean next?? I don't know, maybe because they're both in their higher halfs of the 30's??

Both will continue to fight for 2 more years at least.

The chances of Mayweather facing him after a Cotto fight are low and a lower level fight would and should be welcomed before he faces Martinez. Trust me, I can't wait for them to fight either, IMO it's a better fight than Pacquiao-Mayweather but you have to look at it from a business and pattern point of view.

Business meaning, for example, Canelo bringing in more money and an easier fight whereas Martinez brings shiz to the table but a higher threat. There is no doubt in my mind that this fight will take place but I think it will happen in 2013. I'm cool with that. Martinez isn't going anywhere.

[Larry the boss]

hes not fighting martinez next no matter how u look at it. martinez has a fight with chavez. mayweather will fight someone else. that much is obvious. use ur brains ppl.

true Martinez has a fight set for September and Floyd says he wants to fight this fall

[Kagami Taiga]

even if he doesnt. hes probably not gonna wait for martinez to recover before making his next fight. im sure his next fight will be announced sometime after his prison sentence is over. id bet on it in fact.

[Larry the boss]

even if he doesnt. hes probably not gonna wait for martinez to recover before making his next fight. im sure his next fight will be announced sometime after his prison sentence is over. id bet on it in fact.

its already been reported that he will fight in the fall.him and martinez will most likely fight next year.it appears floyd is done at ww and will attempt to unify at 154 and get another lineal title then hopefully fight for the lineal title at 160

[JK1700]

Floyd's next fight will probably be in November or December later this year and it will be against Canelo, as long as he beats Mosley on the May 5th undercard.

[GrandpaBernard]

Floyd's next fight will probably be in November or December later this year and it will be against Canelo, as long as he beats Shane Mosley on the May 5th undercard.

Then I hope Canelo gets brutally stopped. If not, gets upset along the way to a Mayweather fight.