Comments Thread For: Mayweather Tops Forbes List as Highest Paid Athlete

[GOD-FR33]

This is why..........

Comments like this is exactly why Floyd is able to fight who he wants while avoiding true challenges. Beating the likes of Ortiz, The Ghost, Maidana, Judah, old Mosley, old Hoya, etc, does not make you a great. Taking risks against the best, does however. This is why he is so far down that list. The greats weren't divas and didn't care what gloves you wore in the ring, as long as you got in the ring. They didn't care about how much money their opponents were making, or who they were married to. Floyd is not a good person and he's bad for the sport of boxing. He talks up mediocre fighters just because he's fighting them, when in reality, he KNOWS they don't stand a chance to beat him. Truth is, his next fight to prove his greatness, will be against who? Garcia? Maidana in a rematch? Khan? He'll keep on bull****ting guys like you.

[smoothsmg]

[QUOTE=jayblack;14653870]I would have to disagree. i think Mayweather should be in the conversation for being one of the best ever. Mayweather makes it look easy when he gets in the ring. And he does that against the best. He is never in a real down and dirty close fight because he is that inteligent in the ring. He is truly head and shoulders above the rest right now, and it is hard to ginuinely argue against that.[/QUOTE]

You know someone on this board will argue that due to their dislike for Floyd. Remember this is a guy who was said to have ducked the lineal champion to fight someone else, then when he fights the lineal champion, who had not lost in almost a decade, it was considered a cherry pick. I will never ever get that one. Blows my mind everytime. A guy gets criticized for fighting a guy who had not lost in almost 10 years and was lineal champion (shaking my head).

[Queen_Leia]

Comments like this is exactly why Floyd is able to fight who he wants while avoiding true challenges. Beating the likes of Ortiz, The Ghost, Maidana, Judah, old Mosley, old Hoya, etc, does not make you a great. Taking risks against the best, does however. This is why he is so far down that list. The greats weren't divas and didn't care what gloves you wore in the ring, as long as you got in the ring. They didn't care about how much money their opponents were making, or who they were married to. Floyd is not a good person and he's bad for the sport of boxing. He talks up mediocre fighters just because he's fighting them, when in reality, he KNOWS they don't stand a chance to beat him. Truth is, his next fight to prove his greatness, will be against who? Garcia? Maidana in a rematch? Khan? He'll keep on bull****ting guys like you.

Who should TBE fight then?

Just curious? Other than the Pac Man

[ThatDude44]

Floyd had no reason to make Canelo come down to 152lb, other than the fact that something spooked him into a catchweight, which he had never done. As for Maidana, he beat Floyd up but I gave Floyd the fight, 115-113. 7rounds to 5 rounds. There were a couple of swing rounds that could've made it a draw as well. Floyd is a full weight class bigger than Manny. When Manny jumped up two classes to fight Oscar, he was worried about not having the size or power to compete. For the record, it was Oscar who said let's do it at 147lb, not Manny. As far as the Cotto fight goes, it doesn't count to me. Cotto was clearly drained. Cotto would be too BIG and too strong for Manny without a catchweight. Floyd has no excuses for ever fighting a catchweight because of his size. He is not little like some ******s, who don't know boxing, claim. He was bigger than Maidana, as big as Mosley, Ortiz, bigger than The Ghost. He just can't punch, but he never needs a catchweight. Roidquez is all of a sudden bigger than Manny, even. Bradley is naturally bigger but Manny is naturally stronger. He fought Clottey at 147lb pounds and Clottey rehydrated to 170lb on fight night!!! Cheeto weighed 170lb on fight night as well. 154lb is too BIG for Manny, not Floyd. Manny is a little fighter who is special enough to fight larger men. I call it like I see it.

oh Oscar asked for 147? Well Canelo and camp asked for the catchweight. If Manny gets a pass then im assuming you're giving Floyd one too.

[HAY-B]

Comments like this is exactly why Floyd is able to fight who he wants while avoiding true challenges. Beating the likes of Ortiz, The Ghost, Maidana, Judah, old Mosley, old Hoya, etc, does not make you a great. Taking risks against the best, does however. This is why he is so far down that list. The greats weren't divas and didn't care what gloves you wore in the ring, as long as you got in the ring. They didn't care about how much money their opponents were making, or who they were married to. Floyd is not a good person and he's bad for the sport of boxing. He talks up mediocre fighters just because he's fighting them, when in reality, he KNOWS they don't stand a chance to beat him. Truth is, his next fight to prove his greatness, will be against who? Garcia? Maidana in a rematch? Khan? He'll keep on bull****ting guys like you.

ODLH and Mosely were even older when Pac fought them.

[HAY-B]

folks can wish bankruptcy on Floyd all they want. But know if Floyd goes broke it will be because he spent his money. If Pac goes broke it will be because people took it from him.

[BHopp]

I would have to disagree. i think Mayweather should be in the conversation for being one of the best ever. Mayweather makes it look easy when he gets in the ring. And he does that against the best. He is never in a real down and dirty close fight because he is that inteligent in the ring. He is truly head and shoulders above the rest right now, and it is hard to ginuinely argue against that.

No he does not belong in that conversation. He's had too few fights and is too selective. Not fighting Pacquiao and guys like Freitas, Casamayor, Margarito hurts his legacy. You won't find many top top ATGs that missed out on those type of fights

Comments like this is exactly why Floyd is able to fight who he wants while avoiding true challenges. Beating the likes of Ortiz, The Ghost, Maidana, Judah, old Mosley, old Hoya, etc, does not make you a great. Taking risks against the best, does however. This is why he is so far down that list. The greats weren't divas and didn't care what gloves you wore in the ring, as long as you got in the ring. They didn't care about how much money their opponents were making, or who they were married to. Floyd is not a good person and he's bad for the sport of boxing. He talks up mediocre fighters just because he's fighting them, when in reality, he KNOWS they don't stand a chance to beat him. Truth is, his next fight to prove his greatness, will be against who? Garcia? Maidana in a rematch? Khan? He'll keep on bull****ting guys like you.

A lot of people at the time were saying Mayweather was scared of Mosley, but he fought him didn't he? It's not Mayweather's fault he's not in a deep enough era. He's still an ATG though

[Lou Cipher]

Floyd also topped Forbes Money Blown on Dumb Crap Nobod Needs list with $104,982.73 blown. Also, #1 on Forbes Men Who's Women Cheat With Nellie list. Lastly, #1 on Forbes Boxers Who Duck Manny Pacquiao list. Good work Floyd!!

[Joey_Torreo]

Floyd also topped Forbes Money Blown on Dumb Crap Nobod Needs list with $104,982.73 blown. Also, #1 on Forbes Men Who's Women Cheat With Nellie list. Lastly, #1 on Forbes Boxers Who Duck Manny Pacquiao list. Good work Floyd!!

You mad lol

[Francis M.]

I'm glad Floyd is topping the list but his own fans are pretty disrespectful of boxing with ****** statements such as 100+ mil for 72 min of work?


Boxing is pretty much a lifestyle for the very elite. It takes year round discipline to stay on top of the sport. The one thing I like about Floyd over PAC is floyds comitment to boxing....

PAC the last couple of years is too much everything else and only a boxer once they announce a fight.