Mayweather Return Opponent

[_Rexy_]

was thinking about Mayweather/JMM and I recall people were 50/50 on the fight (myself included) on if they liked it or not. Marquez was coming up in weight, but it did also give Floyd a common opponent with Pac, not to mention Floyd hadn't been in the ring for a couple years.

So my question is, who did you want Floyd to face at the time, if you were against him fighting Marquez?

[Thraxox]

It wasnt a 50-50 in the bookies. Floyd was a heavy favorite coming into the fight.

[_Rexy_]

It wasnt a 50-50 in the bookies. Floyd was a heavy favorite coming into the fight.

Oh I know that. I should have chose better wording. I meant a lot of us were "ehhh" on the opponent.

[-Kev-]

I think a lot of people preferred Mosley, but he did sign to fight Mosley almost immediately, in December 2009 for May 2010.

Also a lot of people wanted him to fight Pacquiao. Negotiations started after Mayweather beat Mosley. Mayweather agreed to 50-50 split, asked for random blood tests, negotiations fell apart after that.

Mayweather-JMM was more like 80-20 in favor of people not wanting to see the fight. Mayweather got a lot of credit after the fact though, after JMM had two good performances at WW vs Pacquiao. I also felt JMM fought to a draw vs Bradley.

[Eff Pandas]

I think I like most just wanted to see Floyd vs Manny back then comeback or not so that woulda been my #1 choice. Fighting JMM seemed fine to me at the time all things considered doe.

[_Rexy_]

agreed that in hindsight it looks a lot better than it did at the time. I remember being mad that we never got Mayweather/ODLH2 but dont remember who i wanted at the time.

[Rip Chudd]

Although I wasn't jumping up and down for the fight, I didn't mind it as it was his first fight back in a couple years. The problem I had with it is when he signed for a catchweight fight then cheated Marquez on the scales, that's some sucka crap. Marquez wouldn't have beaten him anyway cause Floyd is just better but that still doesn't excuse it

[lazy]

Bad idea the first time. Worse now.

[UNBANNED]

It wasnt a 50-50 in the bookies. Floyd was a heavy favorite coming into the fight.

Floyd wouldve been a heavy favorite fighting almost anyone...including Shane Mosley who he fought immediately afterward

[CasperUK]

I think a lot of people preferred Mosley, but he did sign to fight Mosley almost immediately, in December 2009 for May 2010.

Also a lot of people wanted him to fight Pacquiao. Negotiations started after Mayweather beat Mosley. Mayweather agreed to 50-50 split, asked for random blood tests, negotiations fell apart after that.

Mayweather-JMM was more like 80-20 in favor of people not wanting to see the fight. Mayweather got a lot of credit after the fact though, after JMM had two good performances at WW vs Pacquiao. I also felt JMM fought to a draw vs Bradley.

Floyd never agreed to 50-50. In the end, in 2015, he got his blood testing and the purse split was 60-40 or something like this.