Comments Thread For: Schaefer on Mayweather's Options, PPV Records, More

[rogdogx]

Ortiz is out...the last time he fought was 1+ year ago and he got his chin destroyed...he needs at least 2 great fights...at best Ortiz - Berto II & III

Garcia is not that out of sight...i mean Floyd Sr. tells us all the time that Floyd can make 140 easy...so why not fight for Garcia titles @ 140?

Khan is also (unfortunatley) very possible...we know he cant make the Septemer date cause of his religion...so it has to be a May date...but first he needs to go though Alexander...

I wouldnt be suprised if people would be calling for a Marquez rematch if he totally destroys Bradley (which will not be the case)

Pacquiao will go down in 2015 when he leaves Arums ass...

The fight i would like to see the most is May - Bradley...

If he fought & beat Garcia at 140 he would be lineal champion in 3 weight classes at the same time! He won't do it though that would put him at a disadvantage on fight night by having to come that far down in weight after all this time. This seems about as possible as him going all the way up to MW to be lineal champ there though. I'd certainly buy that fight at 140 without thinking twice. I probably still get it at 147 also but I'm demanding a good undercard first.

[rogdogx]

He wont even get passed Alexander. Alexander is next with Garcia on undercard v a solid 147lber.

If Khan can somehow get past Alexander (which is 50/50 IMO) then I think he is definitely getting Mayweather next. If Alexander wins he is a tougher sell but I'm not against that fight even though it isn't exactly what's "best for business". I absolutely agree about putting Danny on that undercard getting him a fight against Guerrero. He beats Ghost then bring on the Mayweather fight.

[rogdogx]

Y is Pacman gonna be a free agent? Floyd & Shaefer continue to say they don't work with Top Rank since it makes people think that the excuse is viable

Apparently nobody knows the contract status of Pacman or Tim Bradley. I've been trying to find out about those 2 for the longest time.

[tlaloc]

He's gonna have to fight Cotto, Pac or Canelo if he wants to do big numbers. He's not breaking any records fighting Garcia or Alexander becaue he's not the only reason ppl PPV.

[Cinci Champ]

Khan's stock as a fighter has dropped so much Mayweather would receive a lot of criticism if he fought him. There are other welterweights and junior middleweights that would sell better. But either way we learned Mayweather needs a strong undercard to sell ppv's. I ordered it to see Lucas-Garcia and if that wasn't on the card I would have just watched it online.

lets be fair tho he gets criticism regardless who he fights

[Cracaphat]

Mayweather's cherry picking /catch weighting fights will in the long run tarnish his accomplishments and he cannot close the gaping hole in his resume.He ducked Tsyzu,but can't not fight Pacquaio.
There are too many question marks about the fighters that he has fought since '07.Age as in past it.Undersized as in Marquez and Hatton.Out of depth,Ortiz and Gonzalez.Avoided..well a good few., including Tsyzu, Margarito and Pacquaio.

[downklown]

Did everybody forget that Floyd got $32 million guaranteed for fighting Guerrero?

The PPV buys for the fight were only roughly 1 million.
He can do those numbers with pretty much anybody mentioned in this thread.

[dre23000]

Marquez only got another shot at Pacquiao when he left Golden Boy. Same with Mosley.

So turn about is fair play. If Pacquiao wants a shot at Floyd then Arum has to be out of the picture. And it will have to be on Showtime PPV not HBO PPV.

Question.. How did the Oscar and Pacaman fight get made with the rival promotional companies? If it's been done once can't it be done again for Pac vs May? Probably won't happen but just wishful thinking.

[redmyth79]

Well...Oscar was with GBP when he fought Pacquaio...just saying bro. Just saying....we don't know what Pacquaio is getting done to him, it's ok not to like Arum but considering Pacquaio just went through forensic accounting if there was anythign in the way of what you've said about robbing I think there would've been a lawsuit out there by now against Arum and their isn't...also let's not look past the fact Cotto is now back on Top Rank. Those are two superstars with decades in the game combined...Don't think folks would be signing with Top Rank after being stars if they had better options out there...

Wrong, Cotto will fight for arum this fight, thats it, he still remains a free agent!!!

[redmyth79]

Question.. How did the Oscar and Pacaman fight get made with the rival promotional companies? If it's been done once can't it be done again for Pac vs May? Probably won't happen but just wishful thinking.

It was about who was getting what cut of the price. Money was the object that stopped it.