Maidana not allowed to wear house hair gloves for rematch.

[Slyboots]

Meh, dictating what gloves are allowed to be used has been done for so long. It may seem a bit weak of Floyd to demand this but he certainly isn't the first to do so.

What was weak was not allowing Maidana to use them in the first fight even though such stipulation was NOT in the contract. He had to practically bribe Maidana not to wear them in the first fight. At least he had the decency to include it in the contract this time.

[IboxSouthpaw]

I completely agree

That's boxing folks ... If you remember floyd beat oscar wearing some pillows .. This kind of stuff happens all the time A side vs B side

[joesaiditstrue]

he didn't "practically bribe" maidana

he did bribe him, 1.5 million

[BIG GUNZ]

At this point I can't wait for Mayweather to retire. The guy is so gifted with talent, yet he always wants ridiculous advantages & is so insecure about himself. I bet after his contract is up, he'll still fight afterwards anyways since what else is he going to do with himself when he's retired? He loves the spotlight way too much so I'm predicting he'll still fight into his early-mid 40s.

[JustinFloyd]

Floyd joining the ranks of cowards like Tommy Hearns, Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Lennox Lewis amongst hundreds of others. Here are some excerpts from an article written by pacstan hero Thomas Hauser:

Eric Morales allow Pac to wear his punching gloves on the rematch... Floyd making sure that Maidana will not use his punching gloves on their rematch.... see the difference? so dont be surprise if boxing fans always call Floyd a coward..

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

1. Horse hair gloves are rarely used, if at all, anymore.

2. If Floyd who's the A-side and, more importantly, has had hand problems for most of his career, can't wear horse hair gloves, why should he let his opponent?

3. You're all a bunch of idiots.

Lol talk about idiots. Rarely used, if at all, anymore? You need to learn your gloves.

[JustinFloyd]

Meh, dictating what gloves are allowed to be used has been done for so long. It may seem a bit weak of Floyd to demand this but he certainly isn't the first to do so.

What was weak was not allowing Maidana to use them in the first fight even though such stipulation was NOT in the contract. He had to practically bribe Maidana not to wear them in the first fight. At least he had the decency to include it in the contract this time.

Actually, the bigger issue here is this rematch... Maidana's camp and other fans are complaining about gloves on the first fight and they stipulate that, that's main reason why they lost the fight.... Now, with this rematch, it only proves that its really the gloves that made Maidana loose coz Floyd making sure this time by a contract that Maidana cant use his punching gloves... unlike what Morales did to Pac, he tried to prove that its not about the gloves so he allow Pac to wear his punching gloves... see who's the warrior and a coward?

[sargo]

I can't believe people really care about the gloves this much

Why does Maidana need special gloves to beat Floyd? That's what I don't understand both guys wear the same gloves end of story. Floyd picks the gloves cause he brings the money period.

And also regardless of what anybody says if ANY fighter doesn't feel comfortable with the gloves his oppenet is using then he shouldn't be able to use them nobody else gets in ring nobody else has to fight or live with the side effects so really the only people who should care about the gloves are the fighters not the fans

Ok Floyd. Really TBE. The best excuses.

[sargo]

And afterward Maidana cried but still agreed to the same thing

Lol. Now it is about the crying. What an idiot.

If the gloves don't matter why is Floyd making demands?

TBE - the best excuses from the best evader

[Rocky Rode]

Meh, dictating what gloves are allowed to be used has been done for so long. It may seem a bit weak of Floyd to demand this but he certainly isn't the first to do so.

What was weak was not allowing Maidana to use them in the first fight even though such stipulation was NOT in the contract. He had to practically bribe Maidana not to wear them in the first fight. At least he had the decency to include it in the contract this time.

Yeah, I agree. This happens all the time in boxing. De La Hoya made Mayweather wear those Heavyweight Reyes gloves when they fought. Morales made Pac wear Winning gloves first time they fought. It's not a big deal as long as the fighter knows what kind of gloves he's going to be using in advanced. Throwing a hissy fit the night before the fight because "they ain't have no padding" and bribing Maidana was pretty bad, but putting it in the contract 2 months before the fight is ok as far as I'm concerned.