Originally posted by Big_L
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Mayweather was offered the Margarito fight at $8M according to Bob Arum and he counter offer Arum that he would take the fight for that amount if Arum (Arum words not mine or Mayweather) can pay him $10M for a Cotto fight and more in a De la Hoya fight, Arum turn the request down saying there was no money in a de la Hoya fight and "you got to know when to fold them" again this are Arum words not mine.
Paul Williams in 2008 fought his last welterweight fight against Carlos Quintana after losing his first fight against him and he then move towards 160, He was no where near Mayweather level in terms of money that he brings or competition, he was Cotto mandatory for a while on the WBO but Cotto had better names to go for, that's how boxing works.
Again it takes two to tango in boxing, nobody is going to do you a favour unless you bring something to the table, Whether Mayweather retired or not is irrelevant, he is allowed to do anything he wants since he is the one taking punches to the face.
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