"I'm not going out there to take any punishment" - Floyd

[Gatling]

Oddly enough when you look at Leonard, Hearns, Holyfield, Tyson, Whitaker, etc. it's in their best wins where they didn't take a lot of damage and fought smartly and made them the ATGs they are

Funny this got ignored. Was Ali a ***** for sitting on the ropes like Floyd sometimes does to let Foreman gas himself out before going for the KO?

Floyd is polarizing, that's for sure.

[pinpointsman]

He has been saying this for years so how is it odd?.

[Alex_Hayden]

Just watched the whole video...

He basically said Cherry picking is apart of the business, that longevity is important.

I can't ****ing believe this.

He's admitting it. This **** is just depressing to hear...and on top of it he's going to get more fans for this. This is soo sick.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

This articulated perfectly my problem with his comments. Think of all the amazing fights this sport has given us. None of those could have come from someone who refuses to take punishment. Do people not realise that this punishment is where so much of the drama and intrigue and character has come from.

whether what he says is right or wrong, those comments should be kept to himself...away from the people that pay $70 to be entertained by him

[CubanGuyNYC]

I think any fighter would avoid getting hit if they could. (That goes for the brawlers, too.) It just so happens that practically no one gets hit as seldom as Mayweather. He makes plenty of money avoiding lumps. Now that Floyd is worth millions, it makes even less sense to take unnecessary punishment. Money means nothing if your health is shot.

The way I see it, if you don't like a fighter, vote with your wallet. Don't buy their PPVs. I don't.

[Alex_Hayden]

Then why is everyone attracted to everything he says,

How could you not know the answer to this question?

Seriously? Only a mentally handicapped person couldn't see the answer to that question.

When you go around claiming to the sports best right now and of all time when you're blatantly ducking and avoiding other fighters how do you really think people would respond?

lol You lame ass casual boxing fans must be lost or something. Or ******ed. I don't ****ing know.

[*Boss*]

Trust me , if you were a boxer with Mayweather's skills you'd be doing / saying the same thing too. What would a boxer that can hit a guy at will and manage not get it in return willingly take punishement ? Seriously , think about it.

[Alex_Hayden]

I think any fighter would avoid getting hit if they could. (That goes for the brawlers, too.) It just so happens that practically no one gets hit as seldom as Mayweather. He makes plenty of money avoiding lumps. Now that Floyd is worth millions, it makes even less sense to take unnecessary punishment. Money means nothing if your health is shot.

The way I see it, if you don't like a fighter, vote with your wallet. Don't buy their PPVs. I don't.

I love the fact that you morons completely ignore the fact that the only reason why Mayweather doesn't get hit is because he fights slow and weaker opponents.

You "fans" are ****ing morons.

[Porter's Dad]

Funny this got ignored. Was Ali a ***** for sitting on the ropes like Floyd sometimes does to let Foreman gas himself out before going for the KO?

Floyd is polarizing, that's for sure.

They fought defensively sound in the big fights because they were up against other elite, HOFers/ATGs and had to be.

But it wasn't a career philosophy. They didn't tell everyone that punishment isn't cool, I refuse to go through it. Those guys fought through tremendous pain and punishment and that's why their careers are so brilliant to revisit.

When all is said and done, will Floyd Mayweather have one fight that goes in the top 100 fights of all time? In fact, let's make that 200.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Trust me , if you were a boxer with Mayweather's skills you'd be doing / saying the same thing too. What would a boxer that can hit a guy at will and manage not get it in return willingly take punishement ? Seriously , think about it.

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