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  • #41
    Am I nuts to think if Mayweather wanted to continue his career he wouldn't need HBO or Showtime at this point?

    He could do PPV fights on his own. Maybe MayweatherVision, like Don King had KingVision back in the day (although I think that was technically a Showtime entity iirc). Throw PBC guys on the undercard. Or PBC could just freelance the PPV card out like they've been doing with everyone under Haymon. Or PBC could do a PPV. It just seems like to keep absolute max money in house & in Mayweather's pocket you could even cut out Showtime from these last few fights he's rumored to be interested in having.

    Although Merchant did retire so maybe Mayweather isn't as worried about walking the HBO halls in constant fear of Merchant jumping out in front of him & challenging him to a duel.

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    • #42
      Simply taking the "this is the last fight" route to avoid re-negotiations with CBS/Showtime so he can be an unrestricted free agent for fight #50 - which will have HBO/Time Warner offering huge money for Pacquiao II and CBS/Showtime offering huge money for Thurman/Khan winner (which they would put on Showtime PPV to build up to be the challenger). My best guess.

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      • #43
        Originally posted by gauze View Post
        how do you feel about this list of fighters:

        Ali
        Aaron Pryor
        Arturo Gatti
        Carlos Monzon
        Dereck Chisora
        Diego Corrales
        Edwin Valero
        Evander Holyfield
        George Foreman
        Ike Ibeaubuchi
        Jack Johnson
        Jake Lamotta
        Joe Louis
        Joe Frazier
        Jorge Barrios
        Julio Cesar Chavez
        Marvin Hagler
        Michael Dokes
        Michael Spinks
        Mike Tyson
        Paul Spadafora
        Ricardo Mayorga
        Rid**** Bowe
        Roger Mayweather
        Sugar Ray Leonard
        Sugar Ray Robinson
        Tim Austin
        Trevor Berbick
        Yuriorkis Gamboa

        He feels just fine about all of them....except the one with the last name Mayweather!

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        • #44
          Reading this board is crazy. Floyd's fans are saying this is the last and it was a good run, but everyone who hates him are in some kind of denial. Its like their best friends have just collectively died. They like, " No Floyd won't leave us.... Uh I mean, Floyd no he needs the money. He's fighting AT LEAST 3 times"

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          • #45
            good riddance

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            • #46
              Originally posted by Eff Pandas View Post
              Am I nuts to think if Mayweather wanted to continue his career he wouldn't need HBO or Showtime at this point?

              He could do PPV fights on his own. Maybe MayweatherVision, like Don King had KingVision back in the day (although I think that was technically a Showtime entity iirc). Throw PBC guys on the undercard. Or PBC could just freelance the PPV card out like they've been doing with everyone under Haymon. Or PBC could do a PPV. It just seems like to keep absolute max money in house & in Mayweather's pocket you could even cut out Showtime from these last few fights he's rumored to be interested in having.

              Although Merchant did retire so maybe Mayweather isn't as worried about walking the HBO halls in constant fear of Merchant jumping out in front of him & challenging him to a duel.
              Naw man Lampley is still there ready to poison any water glass that Floyd happens to drink out of.

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              • #47
                Originally posted by MC Hammer View Post
                Reading this board is crazy. Floyd's fans are saying this is the last and it was a good run, but everyone who hates him are in some kind of denial. Its like their best friends have just collectively died. They like, " No Floyd won't leave us.... Uh I mean, Floyd no he needs the money. He's fighting AT LEAST 3 times"
                That's what you took out of it? At least for me it's more about the claims that Berto was an easy farewell fight on free TV and it's looking more and more like neither of those things are true. Even Stephen A Smith thought it would be wack to fight Berto last, and he's a Floyd nuthugger.

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                • #48
                  Originally posted by BrometheusBob View Post
                  That's what you took out of it? At least for me it's more about the claims that Berto was an easy farewell fight on free TV and it's looking more and more like neither of those things are true. Even Stephen A Smith thought it would be wack to fight Berto last, and he's a Floyd nuthugger.
                  Even if it is a wack fight, its the last one. As long as he rides off into the sunset on that note, I'm not tripping, he did everything he had to do. His fans are happy with his career, those who aren't will never be. Why are only the anti-fans hoping he stays afterward?

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                  • #49
                    Floyd stopped "fighting" in the 90's

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