Would defeating Margarito have done anything for Mayweathers legacy in retrospect

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One put gauze in his gloves

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the other injects drugs in his hands and doesn't allow his opponents to fight with approved punchers gloves......

Which one are you talking about?

one guy loaded his gloves with bricks and the other guy(floyd) loaded his opponent's gloves with pillows. no difference both cheats but floyd gets away with it because he's the money man.

I said something similar here......

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I said something similar here......

well you are a very smart individual. credit where credit is due

[therealpugilist]

Look, I'm not even a Margarito fan. I'm more of a Cotto fan. Still, we all know that people were NOT eager to get in the ring with Margarito.

Floyd said years later that he always knew that there was something wrong with Margarito and why he didn't want to get in the ring with Margarito. Further making it a fact that Floyd wanted no part of Margarito.




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either way has Mayweather not fought or defeated better fighters than Margarito?

he made up for missing that fight beating better guys after 06-07 when the fight was proposed. won 2 more lineal titles....a margo win doesn't do as much for your legacy as winning 2 more lineal titles against stars in the sport...Mosely and Canelo

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A margarito or pwill win in that era seriously becomes the best win of his career.

[therealpugilist]

A margarito or pwill win in that era seriously becomes the best win of his career.

I disagree

He has beaten more proven fighters than both before and after 06-07

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I disagree

He has beaten more proven fighters than both before and after 06-07

i'm pretty sure the point is floyd picks and chooses which styles he wants to fight while avoiding others. that's what damaged his legacy, not whether or not one particular guy would add a lot to his resume. he won't fight a guy like margarito or pac because of his style but he will fight a guy who is considered better overall than margarito but with an easier style for him or a guy that beat pac because its an easier style for him. is that the point of boxing? to seek out styles that work best for you and avoid the ones that don't? the phrase take on all comers doesn't seem to apply to floyd. it's take on some comers if you fit the right requirements oh yea and wear these pillow gloves so you don't hurt me.

[Showtime..]

So you're saying that Mayweather's resume wouldn't be any better if he fought & defeated any one of those 4? (Excluding Pacquiao, including Cotto)

[jas]

one guy loaded his gloves with bricks and the other guy(floyd) loaded his opponent's gloves with pillows. no difference both cheats but floyd gets away with it because he's the money man.

It's not the same because Floyd has pillow hands so he evened the score. Plus he did it openly . Also, maidana and his team chose to take extra money to wear them. They could have stood firm on the mx gloves the commision approved.

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I disagree

He has beaten more proven fighters than both before and after 06-07

I cant remember the last time floyd fought some one with height reach advantage on him in their prime. His most memorable wins have been against either smaller albeit heavier opponents or past due fighters and his 2 best wins to me Corrales and canelo have that cloud of making the weight. Which isnt floyds fault if they agreed to the terms.


Boldomir
odlh his last real threat imo
hatton small but good win ml
marquez blown up lw
mosley ok win 3 years too late
ortiz blindsided ko
cotto gone to hell n back with margs pac
Ghost nothing to say other than best win was bert
Canelo.. cw but good win
maidana glovegate. Been schooled by boxers

Neither listed were at any point considered boogeymen. Nobody was jumping out of their way to fight em. Pwill and margs had the division shook

[Showtime..]

It's not the same because Floyd has pillow hands so he evened the score. Plus he did it openly . Also, maidana and his team chose to take extra money to wear them. They could have stood firm on the mx gloves the commision approved.

And Floyd could had called Amir and he would be in the ring in under 5 minutes ready to fight Floyd with Sockem Boppems on his hands.