So did Mayweather officially duck Margarito now that it's over?

[amagnin]

i beleive he thiks, that if he waits for Tony to beat another big name, then he could add a few more million to that pot

Also Margarito and Mayweather are young enough to make this fight in a year or even 2 years. The fighters Floyd wants (DLH and Mosley) will be full time promoters by that time. So not only could Floyd make more money in the future but he gets to have the legacy he wants.

[cortdawg25]

I think it is fair to say that both of them are fairly untested at welterweight. Margarito won the title in a title eliminator and has only beaten Cintron; 6 heads Lewis; and Gomez in terms of big names. Floyd beat Mitchell and Judah. Both of these resumes leave plenty to do at WW. Margarito never fought any of the other recognized title holders like Collazo or Judah. Mayweather won a totally bogus title from a defeated Judah. Neither of them are the real champion of the division. Baldomir is plain and simple. He beat the undisputed champion and thereby became the champ. If I had to pick a resume, I choose Floyd's because at least he beat Judah who recently was "the man" at 147.

thats fair, amagnin. They both haven't done that much at the welterweight division. But how long has Margarito been fighting at welterweight? It hasnt even been a year since Floyd been at welterweight and he has already fought former champs at 147. Zab was recently the undisputed welterweight champ at 147 in 2006. What champs have Margarito fought at 147 in the last 2 years, 3 years, hell ever. Have any of his opponents even been ranked in the top 5 in the WBO in last 2 years? Again, what makes Margarito the best at 147, who is Margarito to duck?

[amagnin]

thats fair, amagnin. They both haven't done that much at the welterweight division. But how long has Margarito been fighting at welterweight? It hasnt even been a year since Floyd been at welterweight and he has already fought former champs at 147. Zab was recently the undisputed welterweight champ at 147 in 2006. What champs have Margarito fought at 147 in the last 2 years, 3 years, hell ever. Have any of his opponents even been ranked in the top 5 in the WBO in last 2 years? Again, what makes Margarito the best at 147, who is Margarito to duck?

Oh I feel you. If your BEST win is against a prospect who was basically unproven against superior opposition, your resume needs work. His fans and promoter would have you believe that every fighter in the world under 160 has been ducking him. Apparently Baldomir backed out of a fight against him last year (but I don't actually know what happened). For all I know maybe all of the welterweights are ducking him.. maybe that is why he fought Daniel Santos at 154.

[charlie31]

thats fair, amagnin. They both haven't done that much at the welterweight division. But how long has Margarito been fighting at welterweight? It hasnt even been a year since Floyd been at welterweight and he has already fought former champs at 147. Zab was recently the undisputed welterweight champ at 147 in 2006. What champs have Margarito fought at 147 in the last 2 years, 3 years, hell ever. Have any of his opponents even been ranked in the top 5 in the WBO in last 2 years? Again, what makes Margarito the best at 147, who is Margarito to duck?

dumb...Jab was former "champ"..HE FOUGHT FLOYD FOR MONEY..DONT U UNDERSTAND..THATS WHY FLOYD GOT A SHOT..and he wasnt even the "champ" anymore so what diff does it make..

[charlie31]

Oh I feel you. If your BEST win is against a prospect who was basically unproven against superior opposition, your resume needs work. His fans and promoter would have you believe that every fighter in the world under 160 has been ducking him. Apparently Baldomir backed out of a fight against him last year (but I don't actually know what happened). For all I know maybe all of the welterweights are ducking him.. maybe that is why he fought Daniel Santos at 154.

Zab was the only former WELTER champ or title holder that floyd has fought

[DiegoFuego]

To clear something up, Floyd and Zab are as close of friends as two people can be in the sport. Floyd fought him to give Zab a payday and clearly held back when he could have stopped Judah anywhere from the 5th round on. Judah losing to Baldomir also had a lot to do with Floyd going through with the fight. Had Judah destroyed Baldomir in one round, I'm not so sure we would have seen Mayweather vs. Judah

[charlie31]

Also Margarito and Mayweather are young enough to make this fight in a year or even 2 years. The fighters Floyd wants (DLH and Mosley) will be full time promoters by that time. So not only could Floyd make more money in the future but he gets to have the legacy he wants.

are you on his payroll? NO? what the hell do you care if he waits and fights for more money. He dont want none of Marg..he proved it.

[amagnin]

To clear something up, Floyd and Zab are as close of friends as two people can be in the sport. Floyd fought him to give Zab a payday and clearly held back when he could have stopped Judah anywhere from the 5th round on. Judah losing to Baldomir also had a lot to do with Floyd going through with the fight. Had Judah destroyed Baldomir in one round, I'm not so sure we would have seen Mayweather vs. Judah

They really used to be friends but haven't really been close since talks of their fight started. First it was money then there was talking by both parties. Also the fight between them was all but set before the Baldomir fight took place. Arum polled fans after the fight and more people wanted to see Mayweather-Judah than Mayweather-Baldomir even after the loss.

[amagnin]

Zab was the only former WELTER champ or title holder that floyd has fought

He has only had 2 fights at welterweight and when the fight was set up Zab was the undisputed champ. He could have changed to fight Baldomir after Judah lost but that wasn't what the majority of fans wanted.

[amagnin]

are you on his payroll? NO? what the hell do you care if he waits and fights for more money. He dont want none of Marg..he proved it.

Actually if you look at the context of the post I was agreeing with another post as to why Mayweather isn't fighting Margarito right now. Again I will say this in boxing if 2 guys can't get a fight made for one particular date... that is not ducking. If the two guys never face each other then there is ducking. For example, I know you don't think Shane is ducking Floyd even though there is an offer out where Shane and Floyd could make close to 8 million. So what is your point?