Whos the Dodger? Margarito or Floyd?

[Dirt E Gomez]

Floyd seems to think Big Payday = Superior Fighter, so as long as he gets big paydays that makes him the pound for pound best. Which is complete bull and a total ****** mentality. Yes, boxing is business, but first and foremost it should be a sport, and that means fighting the top guys in your weight class regardless of its a slightly lesser payday than some popular guy who previously got beatdown in a tune-up fight.

If he keeps avoiding certain matchups and making excuses, history wont remember that he was well-paid as much as the fact that he was a ducker.

What has Margarito done to make people think so highly of him? Did I seriously miss something where he went around owning the best for years and seriously missed it?

[DUPLICITY]

Who has the history of dodging? As much respect I have for Floyd skills, who has he fought after lightweight? Will he ever fight Hatton, Kostya, Cotto, and now Margarito? Is he content with Gatti, Judah, Corley, etc. Time is of the essence PBF. Face your fears and earn some respect.

NUMBER ONE:

http://www.secondsout.com/UK/news.cfm?ccs=228&cs=18347

Hatton said: "There'll be more pressure to fight Mayweather now from the Americans because, obviously, there's one less big fight out there for Floyd Mayweather now Zab Judah has lost. But a fight with Mayweather has always been very high up the agenda for us; but we still want one or two fights in America before we get to Mayweather. If anything, Judah's loss has make us even more attractive in the marketplace."

But Hatton believes his son needs the experience of fighting abroad before he takes on the super-talented three-division champion Mayweather.

He said: "Richard needs the experience of training aboard for a fight for the very first time, getting used to that, he needs to have the experience of doing everything the American television and media will expect him to do, getting used to the different time zones, fighting in front of an American crowd - all that.

"And I don't want him to have to deal with all that for the very first time and fight someone like Mayweather as well. Richard isn't a big head, he's got no ego on him, and he will tell you himself that Mayweather is the biggest danger out there for him. That's why he wants to fight Mayweather most of all now he's already beaten Kostya Tszyu, who was the No.1 before Ricky beat him. So, when Richard does fight Mayweather I want Richard comfortable with where he's training and everything else that goes with having a big fight in America."

****** here is ANOTHER example of Ray Hatton declining a fight:

http://www.secondsout.com/USA/news.cfm?ccs=229&cs=17418

Father and business manager openly admitted they turned down the chance to at least negotiation for a Mayweather fight in 2004. "That was the one fight, style wise, which I thought we needed a few more fights before taking," said father Ray Hatton. "But now Ricky has gone up to the top level with Tszyu and got the big win, there's no-one I wouldn't put him in with and not feel confident that he'd beat."



NUMBER TWO:

http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Duran/Coyote100705.htm

Coyote Duran: I can see how that would work in the end but you'd think now that Ricky Hatton would feel like he was wasting his time against a Carlos Maussa since he beat the real champion.

Frank Warren: I would've thought so. I mean, prior to that fight, I had offered him the (WBO titlist Miguel) Cotto fight. I had offered him (WBC titlist) Floyd Mayweather. Even Don King and I spoke about (Undisputed Welterweight Champion) Zab Judah. But when he went out to Atlantic City to see the Maussa fight, he wanted the Maussa fight. To me, it's a belt and I can understand, as a fighter, that he'd want that belt, but let's be honest about it. Kostya Tszyu vacated that title and Ricky Hatton beat Kostya Tszyu. So, on the same list as Joe Calzaghe, he was the #1 by Ring magazine. Who cares about that (WBA belt)?

Coyote Duran: Right. Hatton doesn't need Maussa's belt. He's the man.

Frank Warren: I agree with you! I agree, but I was willing to make the fight.



NUMBER THREE:

G. Leon said that Hatton turned down several offers.

http://www.**********.com/pag/article6807.html

that's "boxing tee ay el kay dot com".


I think the Folks at ********** are a bit more informed than you.



So there you have it. 1) Ray Hatton, Ricky's father and manager admitted it, 2) Frank Warren, Hatton's promoters said it, 3) an independent boxing writer said it. 4) the boxing blog wrote it on Feb 18


ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED???

[jabsRstiff]

Why would a big, strong 147lber be afraid of a smaller, unproven-at-147 fighter.....who would happen to be a huge payday ?

Why would the best fighter in the world be afraid of a slow-handed, fairly predictable fighter ?

There is no answer...because neither is "dodging" the other, you dopes.

It's all about the business of boxing....a business which is truly awful.