Why did Mayweather retire in 2008?

[sugar ray lenrd]

Mosley = Sugar Ray
Margacheato = Duran
Williams = Hearns
Coto = Hagler

Who is Cintron....let me guess Chavez?

All during the 1.5 years of Floyd's retirement. Yep. The 80s all over again.

Smh

question. was you around when Floyd retired? I'm not literally saying that they were exactly like the 80's, just indicating that the welterwgt division now had actually good competition to make their own history & exciting fights with Floyd spearheading........ but he let everyone down....he quit!

[Dosumpthin]

question. was you around when Floyd retired? I'm not literally saying that they were exactly like the 80's, just indicating that the welterwgt division now had actually good competition to make their own history & exciting fights with Floyd spearheading........ but he let everyone down....he quit!

That's literally exactly what you said.

"The 80s all over again".

Smh.

Nostalgia is something else. Reality is Floyd took off for 1.5 years and came back with a list. Tune up vs Marquez then signed a 50/50 to fight PACQUIAO. Fact.


Question: why did this "80's all over again" era only lasted for 1 year? I mean Sugar came back after time off.....it was still 80s. Why did this mythical era during Floyd's time off magically disappear?

[boxinggod101]

Lol people thinking it was because of Margarito. Come on now. If he didn't want to fight him it would be easy to just duck him. Why retire?

Im no Floyd fan but the haters are funny as hell

[davef]

I laugh everytime people claim margarito was some sort of threat to floyd you must be on crack if you think that slow plodding mummy would have even landed a glove lol

[Dosumpthin]

Lol people thinking it was because of Margarito. Come on now. If he didn't want to fight him it would be easy to just duck him. Why retire?

Im no Floyd fan but the haters are funny as hell

According to some, Margarito is the equivalent to 80s Duran Aka "hands of stone".


No pun intended

[Marchegiano]

I'd still watch Marg-Money. I'd rather see that than a Pac rematch.

[sugar ray lenrd]

whatever it was, i'm certain it wasn't because he was ducking cotto, margarito or any other fool

Dude,
The freaking division got so heated with Margarito, Cotto, Mosley,& Williams all in their Mudder-4king prime....and you quit??? really??? their was no hand issue & drama every fighter has drama in their lives...GTFOH!

[sugar ray lenrd]

That's literally exactly what you said.

"The 80s all over again".

Smh.

Nostalgia is something else. Reality is Floyd took off for 1.5 years and came back with a list. Tune up vs Marquez then signed a 50/50 to fight PACQUIAO. Fact.


Question: why did this "80's all over again" era only lasted for 1 year? I mean Sugar came back after time off.....it was still 80s. Why did this mythical era during Floyd's time off magically disappear?

Ok so you dont get what i meant from 80's era where everyone fought each other..ok. Just remember he quit!

[bballchump11]

He fought Zab after a loss.

Floyd agreed to fight Judah before that loss. He and Judah signed to fight each other after Judah's soft touch vs Baldomir. Judah lost it, so Floyd fought both guys back to back.

[bballchump11]

This and only this , is the truth.
Imagine if Sugar Ray Leonard had retired when the Welterweight division had the likes of Benitez, Duran, Hearns, Palomino & cuevas, history would've not been good to him.

People don't get on Marvin Hagler for retiring when middleweight was getting hot.