When did Mayweather stop caring about his legacy?

[phil28]

So stepping aside from all the usual bull****, we can agree that the Spinks fight is the wrong option, right?

[amagnin]

So stepping aside from all the usual bull****, we can agree that the Spinks fight is the wrong option, right?

We can agree but there are some people who refuse to acknowledge this is a ****ty match up.

[restless_438]

There's no question that having another title at 154 will add up to PBFs legacy because at the end it will go down in the books, irregardless if he won those title against bums or 2nd rate fighters.

But on the boxing purists eyes and for those who knows the sports, PBF will be just anothet HYPE FIGHTER who established his name by fighting fighters not in his own class.

absolutely on point with what i've been sayin here..

and amagnin, you bring up the 'perfect' example with the "What if Karmazin won?" theory

[phil28]

We can agree but there are some people who refuse to acknowledge this is a ****ty match up.

But it's the usual suspects with the usual arguments.

You can't change people's opinions, it's a useless argument.

[oldgringo]

absolutely on point with what i've been sayin here..

and amagnin, you bring up the 'perfect' example with the "What if Karmazin won?" theory

Yep...in my opinion it's the difference between a guy like James Toney and Mayweather. Toney is campaining at HW...and EVERY SINGLE ONE of his naysayers have said "well he's fighting C level heavies". Now that he has taken on Rahman and he's going to take on a COMPLETE physical mismatch in Peter they can't say that. He looks for the toughest fights out there regardless....it's why he's my favorite fighter.

I hope Floyd comes correct after Spinks and lines up fights with De La Hoya, Hatton, Margarito, Cotto, etc. Most know that these are the guys who are real threats to him.

[amagnin]

But it's the usual suspects with the usual arguments.

You can't change people's opinions, it's a useless argument.

I just don't get it. Nobody is going to criticize a person if they say "I like Floyd Mayweather but this is a BS match against a cherry-picked opponent." Hey I used to be the main guy on the other side of this argument, but if you're real then you can admit when you were wrong.

[restless_438]

Yep...in my opinion it's the difference between a guy like James Toney and Mayweather. Toney is campaining at HW...and EVERY SINGLE ONE of his naysayers have said "well he's fighting C level heavies". Now that he has taken on Rahman and he's going to take on a COMPLETE physical mismatch in Peter they can't say that. He looks for the toughest fights out there regardless....it's why he's my favorite fighter.

I hope Floyd comes correct after Spinks and lines up fights with De La Hoya, Hatton, Margarito, Cotto, etc. Most know that these are the guys who are real threats to him.

seriously, if this is the case, there will be no more criticism from my end

[ElFeroz2k6]

First he takes on glass chinned Judah after Judah got his ass kicked by Baldomir, and now he avoids Margarito in favor of facing one of the lightest punchers I have seen on the world class level. Gone are the days of Mayweather taking on dangerous opponents like Corrales and Castillo. Gone are the days when he seemed hellbent on proving himself as a great fighter. Now he'd rather play patty cake for a few million bucks than defend his reputation as the best fighter in the world (and make a fortune doing it).

Add Mayweather's name to the list of potentially great fighters who lost it once they got a taste of riches and the high life. From this point on it's minimum risk, maximum profit. Just watch this guy make a few more easy defenses and retire, all the while comparing himself to Robinson, Leonard, Greb etc. etc. while the real boxing fans hang their heads and sigh.

he started to stop caring, when he started to become a draw, so he could take easy fights and make the almighty dolla

[amagnin]

seriously, if this is the case, there will be no more criticism from my end

No arguments here.

[{BrownBomber}]

I just don't get it. Nobody is going to criticize a person if they say "I like Floyd Mayweather but this is a BS match against a cherry-picked opponent." Hey I used to be the main guy on the other side of this argument, but if you're real then you can admit when you were wrong.

you have seen the light, my son.