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Okay hear me out.
We have many people claiming Mayweather-Margarito would have somehow been a defining fight for Floyd and one that he absolutely had to have in Late 2006, when the fight was being discussed. They say it was such an important fight for him and it would have been a big win for him.
On the other hand, Guerrero is somehow looked at as a terrible opponent for Floyd, and is seen as a "cherry pick" for Mayweather. They say all Guerrero has done at 147 is beat Aydin, who was Top 10 but didn't have really any big wins at the weight, and Berto, who was overrated and hadn't done all that much at the weight for that to be warranted a good win.
But let's examine what Margarito and Guerrero had done, as well as their couple notable wins at 147 prior to being a possible Mayweather opponent.
Margarito's wins at 147 prior to 2006: Antonio Diaz, Andrew Lewis, Kermit Cintron. Diaz had never really done anything at 147 aside from getting TKO'd by Mosley. Lewis had won a vacant title but his most notable thing he'd done was get beat by Mayorga. Cintron was completely unproven the first time Margarito beat him, hadn't done anything yet. So while these were wins over Top 10 fighters, how proven were they, for us to say Margarito was a huge fight and a must have fight for Mayweather???
Guerrero's wins at 147 prior to 2013: Selcuk Aydin and Andre Berto. Aydin was completely unproven at the weight, but was also Top 10 just as someone like Cintron was at the time. Berto was a former 2x champ at the weight, and had a few wins over the likes of Collazo, Quintana, Urango, and Zaveck. Not huge wins, but better than what Diaz, Lewis, and Cintron had done prior to losing to Margarito.
So the question is........how did Margarito's wins over Diaz/Lewis/Cintron make him a huge fight for Mayweather, but Guerrero with his wins over Aydin and Berto, how is he still a cherry pick and a stiff???
After all, his notable wins at 147, his opponents were just as proven at the weight as Margarito's were.
We have many people claiming Mayweather-Margarito would have somehow been a defining fight for Floyd and one that he absolutely had to have in Late 2006, when the fight was being discussed. They say it was such an important fight for him and it would have been a big win for him.
On the other hand, Guerrero is somehow looked at as a terrible opponent for Floyd, and is seen as a "cherry pick" for Mayweather. They say all Guerrero has done at 147 is beat Aydin, who was Top 10 but didn't have really any big wins at the weight, and Berto, who was overrated and hadn't done all that much at the weight for that to be warranted a good win.
But let's examine what Margarito and Guerrero had done, as well as their couple notable wins at 147 prior to being a possible Mayweather opponent.
Margarito's wins at 147 prior to 2006: Antonio Diaz, Andrew Lewis, Kermit Cintron. Diaz had never really done anything at 147 aside from getting TKO'd by Mosley. Lewis had won a vacant title but his most notable thing he'd done was get beat by Mayorga. Cintron was completely unproven the first time Margarito beat him, hadn't done anything yet. So while these were wins over Top 10 fighters, how proven were they, for us to say Margarito was a huge fight and a must have fight for Mayweather???
Guerrero's wins at 147 prior to 2013: Selcuk Aydin and Andre Berto. Aydin was completely unproven at the weight, but was also Top 10 just as someone like Cintron was at the time. Berto was a former 2x champ at the weight, and had a few wins over the likes of Collazo, Quintana, Urango, and Zaveck. Not huge wins, but better than what Diaz, Lewis, and Cintron had done prior to losing to Margarito.
So the question is........how did Margarito's wins over Diaz/Lewis/Cintron make him a huge fight for Mayweather, but Guerrero with his wins over Aydin and Berto, how is he still a cherry pick and a stiff???
After all, his notable wins at 147, his opponents were just as proven at the weight as Margarito's were.
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