Comments Thread For: Ellerbe: Floyd is Not Credited Enough For Carrying Boxing

[juandabomb]

Ellerb itch as Rosado called him is a spit bucket guy and Floyds girl

[antrecasner]

Michael Jordan is the only athlete I saw carry any sport. Floyd may be the most popular but he's never carried boxing in my opinion.

[Djanxx]

The only thing Floyd carries is heavy cheques. Boxing was fine, better even without him when he 'retired' the first time and it'll be so much better when he retires and takes his circus with him. The wife beating, the once a year mismatches, the ducking, the cherrypicking, the failed drug tests, the excuses, the bs, the flowmoes, al Hymen etc. The guy is a stain on the sports history as well as its present, could have given so much but decided to just take instead.

After posting such utter garbage, do you think people will take you serious ever again?

[antrecasner]

I dont watch his fights as they're a waste of money. The last one I watched live was the Hatton fight.

But you run to any and every thread with his name on it no doubt!!

[boxingfan76]

bwahahahah what tha???? more like Oscar delahoya had the record along with Gayweather, Manny pacman has been Carrying the sport HE and other exciting fighters, Gayweather don't carry shiaat but a hatebase,guys has 24 fans lmao, NOBODY pays to see that guy,they pay to hopefully see his opponent regardless of their previous merits or standing knock that azzholes big fat arrogant dipshiat mouth shut,
Its a slap in the face to say that loser "carries the sport" he handpicks people We ALL know hes gonna beat, he NEVER fights whom the PUBLIC DEMANDS and wants he runs like a sissy and his legacy is being terrified of the Pacman and denying one of the best fights out there at the time due to nothing more or less his own COWARDICE.
Fighters whom make an entire career out of excuses to not fight the best out there, don't "CARrY THE SPORT" guy fights 1nce a year and he carries the sport what a joke!

[boxingfan76]

they Should quit touting DELAHOYaS PPV RECORD their own, everybody paid to see Oscar not that loser, Ive yet to meet anybody whom buy a ppv to see that guy. they pay see to him lose or in hopes to see him lose, everybody knows Oscar is the PPV king Geyweather is nothing of the sort.

[RawDawgHasSpokn]

I've been a Floyd fan since day one but people still don't understand that boxing is a business to him. He's not going out to find the toughest fight, he's going to find the most lucrative fight. He's about the money and he's admitted that before. The more you hate the guy, the more he gets paid, plain and simple.

[croz]

that's because the trend Floyd started (high reward low risk) has slowed boxing down. fighters don't care to fight the best no more ever since Floyd/Margarito issue boxing hasn't been the same in regards of making the best fihts

Yeah, Floyd started that all on his own, and Tyson didn't fight Lewis when he was 36.

[waxfondler]

floyd treated boxing as his hustle. he ****d the crap out of it.... "carrying" is not the right word for what floyd did to boxing. but he did help shine the light on this sport no doubt, actually i give more credit to the circus called the mayweather clan. great tv.

[The Big Dunn]

I think ellerbee has a point but he needs to be more honest. Floyd doesn't get enough credit but thats beause he put earning money for himself ahead of everything else. I don't think he's wrong for that either. As a boxer you are an independent contractor.

That said, floyd could've used the leverage and popularity gained from 24/7 to help elevate boxing by fighting more often, giving younger fighters spots on his ppv, and generally being an ambassador for he sport. He could've spoken differently about his opposition such that they were elevated. He could've compromised his position to make the manny fight. He could've made a lot less and played the good guy.

Floyd's real value IMO is his changing the pay structure for fighters. Moving forward fighters will benefit more than they ever have. You will see the bigger names with business manager's like Al Haymon who will get fighters far bigger paydays which is a good thing IMO. People get pissed that Berto and Broner make over $1 mil for fights-they should be upset that Marvin and SRL made $5mil each for a fight that generated far more than that.