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Would defeating Margarito have done anything for Mayweathers legacy in retrospect
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Originally posted by -Kev- View PostAsk Arum, he made Mayweather vs Gatti aferall; why didn't he make Floyd fight Margarito when they were TR? Why did Arum offered Floyd a fight with Margarito after he left Top Rank, after the lawsuit? He didn't want to make Mayweather-DLH cause he didn't like DLH. He didn't want to make Mayweather-Cotto cause he wanted to let it marinate, he didn't want to make Mayweather-Margarito, when they were in TR. So Floyd left. What did you want him to do, keep fighting the Bruseles's and Mitchell's of the world? Arum was not getting him the fights he wanted, he asked for DLH and Cotto and was rejected by Arum.
Originally posted by -Kev- View PostBTW, Gatti was #1 ranked at 140, WBC champion when Floyd fought him. He also made Boardwalk Hall his home. Margarito never had that effect on fans. Gatti will be engraved in boxing history as an entertaining fighter and a warrior, a Hall of Famer. Margarito will go down as a cheater and nothing else.
Cheater to Floyd/Cotto's fanbase and the journalist that vote for the HOF are going to expose their hypocrisy when they vote Mosley in.
When he fought Pac in Cowboy's stadium, who do you think people cheered for? Yea totally no effect on fans like Gatti. 50k+ people.
Originally posted by therealpugilist View PostWins over Mosley for lineal @we , canelo for lineal @ 154, and cotto( 154) > wins over Williams, cotto(beltless @ ww at the time), margarito
Margarito fought Cotto and beat him at a better time. Margarito also accomplished more than Canelo by when Floyd fought him.
Oh and another thing, Margarito actually fought Pacquiao.
You must of been one of those after DLH fight fan.
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Yeah - especially f he beat margarito back when nobody wanted a piece of him, and only Paul Williams would fight him.
It certainly would make him look like less of a lil scared hoe. Definitely would have made him lookk less like a scared bytch.
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Originally posted by therealpugilist View Postbetter than a win over Cotto, Mosely, ODLH?these guys are first ballot hall of famers....Margarito wont get in.... It would have been intriguing as a fan but as far as legacy, it would have meant no more than beating Maidana and Robert Guerrero.........
Yes, Margo at the time of the proposed fight was considered a beast.
Cotto, odlh, and Mosley were considered older by the time Floyd faced them.
Floyd is having this ducking rep because all the delays adds up to more than just coinsedense.
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Originally posted by RSBonos View PostEasy to see that the TS wasn't even following boxing back in 2006.
in 06 Baldomir was the champion and in 07 wins over hatton and DLH meant more than Margarito and in the future it will too
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Originally posted by therealpugilist View Postin 06 Margarito held a trinket....beating Hatton, Mosely, and DLH were bigger fights at the time
in 06 Baldomir was the champion and in 07 wins over hatton and DLH meant more than Margarito and in the future it will too
But you talk about 'legacy in retrospect'...fighting Margarito that year instead of Baldomir or Judah coming off a loss would have been a lot more impressive. Watch Mayweather cower in fear when Margarito confronted him face to face, it's on video, and no amount of spin in 2015 will help Floyd's legacy when he choose not to face yet another dangerous opponent.
That Margarito beats DLH, Baldomir and Hatton that year.Last edited by RSBonos; 01-25-2015, 10:58 PM.
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Originally posted by RSBonos View PostMargarito was far more dangerous than Hatton, he didn't fight Mosely around that time and sure, I don't blame him for wanting the DLH fight.
But you talk about 'legacy in retrospect'...fighting Margarito that year instead of Baldomir or Judah coming off a loss would have been a lot more impressive. Watch Mayweather cower in fear when Margarito confronted him face to face, it's on video, and no amount of spin in 2015 will help Floyd's legacy when he choose not to face yet another dangerous opponent.
That Margarito beats DLH, Baldomir and Hatton that year.
Hatton>Margarito
ODLH>Margarito
there is no spin just the truth....Ricky Hatton was undefeated, more proven lineal champion at 140 and held the WBA ww title before Margo won it
What made Margarito so dangerous? Because Arum said it?
Margarito in 06-07 was not more dangerous than Oscar DLH at 154...there Is no way to spin this
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