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The refs in his pocket thing is a bit much. I think in general refs are ******* for the elite or name guys so any perceived advantage you feel Mayweather got from a ref is pretty much the same advantage any elite or name guy gets. Hell I've seen refs be ******* at club shows cuz they don't wanna get booed for stopping a fight or breaking the action too much. Refs are a interesting bunch in that way. Plus refs aren't perfect. They are gonna miss some **** too beyond the elite or name guy advantage.
The ducking thing is a bit much too. When you look at the actual timeline none of the ducking bs flows with the way things were or were going at that time. Williams was notable for 4-5 months at 147lbs for real. He was hyped by HBO for most of his other 147lb fights. Margarito woulda happened if Mayweather wasn't as smart or had less ambitious goals. Roach has already confirmed the Pacquiao fight not being made was his sides fault in retrospect. With how Williams & Margarito's careers went, neither a HOF guy, I don't see what those wins woulda added to Mayweather's resume except different guys Mayweather would've been claimed to have ducked ("Why didn't Mayweather ever fight Judah or Hatton? He scared")
And I can understand the not fighting fighters in their prime thing, but this isn't that 70's & 80's version of boxing. Not many cats are fighting a bunch of fighters in their prime these days. And the reality is Mayweather was asking for & not getting those prime guys cuz of TR & cuz guys had better offers at the time. De La Hoya didn't want any. Mosley didn't want any. And those might be the two best guys he didn't fight at the best time cuz those guys didn't want the fight at the best time from Mayweather's POV.
The overweight issue in the Marquez fight was maybe Mayweather's most unprofessional moment, but being that he'd been out of the ring for awhile & probably less in tune with his body I see it as a forgivable sin & I don't think it made an inch of difference in the outcome which is an angle people always seem to skip over.
The catchweight stuff you either care about or don't care about. I usually don't care about it much (seemed a lil dumb for Garcia vs Peterson but w/e if fighters agree to it they agree to it), but I can understand people who do care about it so fair enough with that. I'd say get used to it doe, cuz I think its here to stay & there will only be more of it in the future. Don't blame it on Mayweather doe. Ray Leonard made it cool back in the 80's when he "diva'd" his way to two titles in different weight divisions in one night vs Lalonde way before Pacquiao, Mayweather & Cotto took advantage of catchweights in high profile fights decades later.
The ducking thing is a bit much too. When you look at the actual timeline none of the ducking bs flows with the way things were or were going at that time. Williams was notable for 4-5 months at 147lbs for real. He was hyped by HBO for most of his other 147lb fights. Margarito woulda happened if Mayweather wasn't as smart or had less ambitious goals. Roach has already confirmed the Pacquiao fight not being made was his sides fault in retrospect. With how Williams & Margarito's careers went, neither a HOF guy, I don't see what those wins woulda added to Mayweather's resume except different guys Mayweather would've been claimed to have ducked ("Why didn't Mayweather ever fight Judah or Hatton? He scared")
And I can understand the not fighting fighters in their prime thing, but this isn't that 70's & 80's version of boxing. Not many cats are fighting a bunch of fighters in their prime these days. And the reality is Mayweather was asking for & not getting those prime guys cuz of TR & cuz guys had better offers at the time. De La Hoya didn't want any. Mosley didn't want any. And those might be the two best guys he didn't fight at the best time cuz those guys didn't want the fight at the best time from Mayweather's POV.
The overweight issue in the Marquez fight was maybe Mayweather's most unprofessional moment, but being that he'd been out of the ring for awhile & probably less in tune with his body I see it as a forgivable sin & I don't think it made an inch of difference in the outcome which is an angle people always seem to skip over.
The catchweight stuff you either care about or don't care about. I usually don't care about it much (seemed a lil dumb for Garcia vs Peterson but w/e if fighters agree to it they agree to it), but I can understand people who do care about it so fair enough with that. I'd say get used to it doe, cuz I think its here to stay & there will only be more of it in the future. Don't blame it on Mayweather doe. Ray Leonard made it cool back in the 80's when he "diva'd" his way to two titles in different weight divisions in one night vs Lalonde way before Pacquiao, Mayweather & Cotto took advantage of catchweights in high profile fights decades later.
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