Comments Thread For: “Fighting Words” — On Khan, Maidana, Floyd and Manny

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

by David P. Greisman - There was only one direction to go after the huge financial success that was Floyd Mayweather’s win over Canelo Alvarez this past September: down. Barring a bout with Manny Pacquiao — which at this moment is still highly unlikely — whatever Mayweather pay-per-view that follows “The One” is destined to seem like a distant No. 2.

Despite that, Mayweather’s next appearance (which is expected to be on his usual date of the first Saturday in May, coinciding with Cinco de Mayo) will still be a big event. He will still sell more pay-per-views in the United States than any other boxer will in 2014. He will still add tens of millions of dollars to his bank account. But the numbers for his next card won’t come close to approaching the records that the Alvarez fight set.

With that in mind, it’s hard for Mayweather’s next conquest not to seem like a comedown. After all, he remains the best boxer in the world today. Though he’s approaching 37 years old, he remains superlatively skilled, so much so that it’s understandable if you look at a list of his potential challengers in the welterweight division and picture Mayweather emerging victorious against them all.



[Click Here To Read More]

[Det. Conan]

Is Mayweather***8217;s Khan-Maidana poll a way of taking heat off of him when he selects Khan as his next opponent?
By Jeff Sorby | Published February 8, 2014 | 200 Comments

Share148 Tweet6 9

While boxing fans have been getting really excited about the poll on Floyd Mayweather***8217;s website Mayweatherpromotions.com that let fans vote for his next opponent on May 3rd in a choice between Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana, this poll is seen as a just a way for Mayweather to take himself out of the target area for criticism from fans when/if he selects Khan as his next opponent.

As you might already know, Mayweather have received a tremendous amount of criticism about the idea floated about him fighting Khan on May 3rd instead of the more deserving WBA welterweight champion Maidana. Fans don***8217;t want Khan to get the fight because he***8217;s lost half of his last four fights, looked bad in all of them, and turned down a fight against Devon Alexander last December that he could have used to to redeem himself.

Khan appeared to think he had the Mayweather fight in his pocket, and so he said no to the Alexander fight. The problem is that without a win over Alexander, Khan has no real victories over quality opponents since his win over Zab Judah in 2011. Khan***8217;s last two victories have come against an over-the-hill Julio Diaz and little known lightweight named Carlos Molina.

***8220;Fans are already perceiving the poll to be rigged where Khan will be the eventual winner so that it gives Mayweather some cover for picking an unpopular opponent [Khan] for his next fight,***8221; writer Chip Dee at ************.com said.

So is the winner of the Khan-Maidana poll a predetermined one with Khan ending up as the eventual winner even if Maidana wins the vote? I guess we have no way of knowing, because the poll isn***8217;t being controlled by an outside agency. It***8217;s at Mayweather***8217;s website. So without having an outside company in control of the poll, it***8217;s impossible to know for sure whether Maidana was given a fair shake in the poll.

Dan Rafael of ESPN sees the Khan vs. Maidana poll as little more than a publicity stunt and nothing more than that. He doesn***8217;t see it as having any real say so for who Mayweather will eventually fight on May 3rd. Rafael doesn***8217;t say who he believes will be the one selected by Mayweather for the fight, but it***8217;s likely that he sees Khan as being the one that will be ultimately be given the fight.

It would be quite sad if the poll was created just to make Mayweather not look like the bad guy for fighting Khan instead of the arguably more deserving Maidana. Mayweather should do the right thing and select Maidana based on him being the busier fighter than Khan in the last couple of years, and having accomplished more than him. Maidana beat Adrien Broner to capture the WBA welterweight title last December. Khan has been beaten by Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia, and he hasn***8217;t beaten anyone good since his win over Judah in 2012. Golden Boy Promotions stepped Khan back from quality opposition by matching him against Molina and Julio Diaz in order to get Khan to stop losing. It worked for Khan, because he beat both guys, but these weren***8217;t quality welterweights. Molina is a lightweight, and Diaz***8217;s best days took place a decade ago.

Read more at http://www.********boxing.com/2014/i...F5gmTPwsLbb.99

[J-champ]

David P. Greisman has always been top notch!

[ReyCanguro]

Al Haymon: Mayweather vs Maidana.

[dc3383]

While either Khan or Maidana aren't the two fights I want to see him in they still do better business than everybody else.

[Jack Napier]

Khan doesn't need to be at WW at all, he has no chin
Maidana is a threat to everybody there except Floyd
Floyd's only potential challenge is Lara, and that's at JMW
Pac is shot and just fighting for money now

[umop-ap!sdn]

I wanted Maidana to thwart the khan match but i also want AB to get his rematch so yah im glad Amir won the voting

[davetheone]

Funny how Khan fails to mention getting pummeled by Danny Garcia. He takes Maidanas best punches and wins and makes no excuses. He gets ass whipped by Garcia in a fight he was supposed to easily win and in his last fight he was gifted disgustingly.

**** that, they're trying to hype thus fight with Amir Khan, its time to get out cameras and hit up social media to boycott this fight.

[RawDawgHasSpokn]

Mayweather/Pacquiao is like an ex-girlfriend who keeps popping up out of the blue, begging for another chance but to no avail. Just make Bradley vs Maidana instead. I'd be cool with that.

[PRPOWERPUNCHES]

Funny how Khan fails to mention getting pummeled by Danny Garcia. He takes Maidanas best punches and wins and makes no excuses. He gets ass whipped by Garcia in a fight he was supposed to easily win and in his last fight he was gifted disgustingly.

**** that, they're trying to hype thus fight with Amir Khan, its time to get out cameras and hit up social media to boycott this fight.

This fight would be a disgrace to boxing for more reasons than one. You ask us the fans to select your next opponent and out of "know where" there's more Khan fans in both the U.S. and England then they are real fans that want to see somewhat of a fight and it would've shown Broner how it's done if Gayweather wins now all this can get thrown out if Gayweather decides to fight Khan. Sign me to BOYCOTT THIS FIGHT..

PRPP