Can someone explain why Margarito deserves the Mayweather fight?

[MR. V]

The 8 million dollar is extremly fishy at best.

would luv to hear the excuse behind this reasoning.

[AREALFIGHTER]

Looking at Dan Raphael's latest top ten divisional rankings, Floyd Mayweather is 7-0 against fighters ranked in the top ten of any division. Antonio Margarito is a mediocre 1-1. Why can't Margarito take some fights to show that he is on Mayweather's level before jumping in with him. It would make the fight far more interesting, attractive and marketable.

Right now, interest in the Margarito fight is based simply on the idea that someone with Margarito's size might be able to give Floyd some problems. Thus Floyd is presented with a no win proposition to take the fight now. Win and Margarito always lacked the skill level to beat him. Lose on a lucky punch and he would face a major set back in building himself up. Margarito needs to make this fight worthwhile and that will not happen by fighting Cosme Rivera whom one Zab Judah obliterated a few years back.

It has become clear that Bob Arum does not have much confidence in Margarito as a fighter. If he did, why not fight Judah or Hatton to make the Mayweather fight a huge attraction. Instead, Arum is trying to take a hail mary shot at creating a Mexican superstar by trying to goad Mayweather into taking a fight with someone who has not proven that he is an elite fighter. I know a lot has been made about the supposed 8 million dollar offer, but why get in bed at any price with a guy essentially betting on you to lose. Lets hope someone who has earned the chance such as Hatton steps up to the plate and fights Mayweather so that Mayweather can get a chance to enhance his reputation as a boxer and not simply maintain the reputation he has now.

we don't know who arum has offered fights to but since no top names have accepted we can assume on this line of reasoning that other big names have turn Marg down as well. Speculation of course but highly possible.

[Briman15]

Very simple, Zab Judah is far more well known than Antonio Margarito. He brings a natural fan base of high rollers to vegas with him and probably was a comparable draw to Mayweather going in. Why then would Arum pay Floyd more for fighting Margarito who drew 30K PPV buys for his last fight than he did when he fough Judah. It makes no economic sense unless Arum is either getting some options from Mayweather on future fights or is going to demand refs and judges that are highly favorable to Margarito maximizing the chances of his 8 million dollar gamble working

[Easy-E]

would luv to hear the excuse behind this reasoning.

You dont think its fishy that Arum is somehow coming up with 8 million dollars to pay Floyd when Tony's last ppv did 30,000 buys?
Where is he getting that kind of money?

[MR. V]

Very simple, Zab Judah is far more well known than Mayweather on future fights or is going to demand refs and judges that are highly favorable to Margarito maximizing the chances of his 8 million dollar gamble working

oh, ok.






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[Briman15]

Way to mangle my quote luv, at least use elipses next time