I am a huge Mayweather fan and I have two things to say about this article.
1. I don't buy into the idea that real boxing fans would prefer to see Mayweather fight Amir Khan than Marcos Maidana based on their most recent performances. I rarely call "fix" because I don't believe that is the case 99.9 percent of the time. However, in this case, I think this poll is fixed. Floyd was originally planning to fight Khan until the fans and boxing press began to deride the fight as a joke. As a result, he came out with this poll and I think it is too damn convenient that the mediocre fighter he was going to fight before ends up winning the poll. There is no way that there could be such big difference between the ESPN poll, which has Maidana winning every state and worldwide and the Mayweather poll, which has Khan with a huge lead. I think Mayweather's team has fixed this poll to justify fighting Khan. They can now claim that "this is what the fans wanted."
2. I have purchased every one of Mayweather's PPV fights dating back to the first one against Arturo Gatti. However, there is no way in hell I am paying $65 to see Floyd engage in a glorified sparring session with a journeyman!
1. I don't buy into the idea that real boxing fans would prefer to see Mayweather fight Amir Khan than Marcos Maidana based on their most recent performances. I rarely call "fix" because I don't believe that is the case 99.9 percent of the time. However, in this case, I think this poll is fixed. Floyd was originally planning to fight Khan until the fans and boxing press began to deride the fight as a joke. As a result, he came out with this poll and I think it is too damn convenient that the mediocre fighter he was going to fight before ends up winning the poll. There is no way that there could be such big difference between the ESPN poll, which has Maidana winning every state and worldwide and the Mayweather poll, which has Khan with a huge lead. I think Mayweather's team has fixed this poll to justify fighting Khan. They can now claim that "this is what the fans wanted."
2. I have purchased every one of Mayweather's PPV fights dating back to the first one against Arturo Gatti. However, there is no way in hell I am paying $65 to see Floyd engage in a glorified sparring session with a journeyman!
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