Did Floyd ever take a "Risk" in his career?

[aboutfkntime]

Let's see

Mosley said he needed a vacation 2/06 after the 2nd Vargas fight..

Floyd vs Hatton 2007 when Floyd told Larry Merchant he needed a vacation. You said his hands was hurtin'. Shane said if he beats Cotto he wants Floyd if Floyd beats Hatton. Prime Cotto beat Shane and called Floyd out but the phone was off the hook.

Mosley beat Margarito 1/09. Again says he's ready for Floyd.
Floyd came off vacation and fought Marquez 09/09. Two years later. Brian Kenny questioned Floyd about cherrypicking lightweight Marquez when Shane was the champ. Floyd gets offensive and makes excuses. Postfight Shane just went ahead and got in the ring and called Floyd out. Actual fight took place 5/2010.

So Shane actually was ready to fight Floyd a year after taking a vacation. Took one loss to Cotto regrouped and Floyd still ducked him.

It took Floyd 1.5 years to make the fight happen.

when Mayweather selected Hatton, EVERYBODY said Floyd would lose

when Mayweather selected Mosley, EVERYBODY said Floyd would lose

Margarito loooooooooooool

you clowns are desperate LMAO

[aboutfkntime]

retired 5 years ago...

... STILL making the re-tards cry

[-Kev-]

Yeah, he never took risks at all.

He was underdog vs Genaro Hernandez. The Lineal/WBC champ at 130.

Even odds vs Corrales, the #5 P4P fighter and #1 ranked at 130.

When the fight was signed, Mayweather was a 2-1 favorite over 154lb # 3 ranked DLH. DLH ended as a 3-2 favorite vs Mayweather on fight night.

Mayweather was only a 2-1 favorite over Hatton. This same forum thought it was going to be a competitive fight.

Mayweather was a 2-1 favorite over Canelo. Canelo was the 154 Ring champion and #9 ranked P4P. Canelo was ranked above Mayweather at JMW. It wasn’t a risk though. Past prime Mayweather fighting the best fighter of the weight class.

No risk in fighting the WBC 135 champ, and #1 ranked Lightweight Jose Luis Castillo, twice, in 24 competitive rounds.

No risk in fighting the #2 ranked WW and #3 P4P Shane Mosley. Floyd was the #3 ranked WW and #2 ranked P4P. So fighting the WW ranked above him was not a risk.

No risk in fighting the #1 ranked WW and #3 P4P Manny Pacquiao.

No risk in fighting The Ring, WBC, and Lineal 147 champion Carlos Baldomir, who Mayweather critics were so obsessed over Mayweather fighting him and claimed he was ducking him.

No risk for The Ring #2 ranked 147 pounder Mayweather in fighting the Ring #1 ranked 154 fighter Miguel Cotto.

Let’s not forget the in between fights that his critics wanted him to take, like Marcos Maidana and Victor Ortiz.

Mayweather has to be your god in order for you to say he’s taken no risks. You have to put him up on a pedestal to say that. Lol. You don’t realize how much unintentional respect and praise you are giving Floyd for looking at his resume and saying “he never took a risk”.

[STREET CLEANER]

Floyd did a hit list when he came back from retirement. A lot of people said that he would not fight any of them and he did the whole list.

[ADP02]

You people a fked in the head, how do you fight the quality he went against and not take risks Ive never heard so much total BS out of casuals more than in here. He fought the same opponents others did some were younger some were older the only difference Floyd never lost while the others did, and because he never lost he protected his 0 but the ones that lost took risks, what a braindead way of thinking.

It is because he is your hero.


1) Did Floyd fight outside of USA? NO, .... too risky!


2) Home town Nevada: Arum had thought of having the Castillo 2 fight take place in LA not Nevada to attract more of Castillo's fans. Floyd said no because he was scared that the judges would not be on his side.

"Promoter Bob Arum, angry that he can’t get Floyd Mayweather Jr. to agree to a title rematch against Jose Luis Castillo at Staples Center.

I can’t make any sense of what he is thinking,” Arum said. “He doesn’t know what he is doing. He’s got morons around him that have convinced him that fighting in L.A. is like fighting in Mexico. I don’t know if he’ll change his mind. Nobody can figure him out.”


“I asked Floyd if he trusted the judges in L.A. and he said, ‘No,’” Arum said
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LA was too risky for Floyd Mayweather!

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-14-sp-boxing14-story.html

Juan Manuel Marquez said it. In Nevada, Floyd Mayweather doesn't have to try to fight to win. He has home town advantage.

[Ca$ual Fan]

You aren't handicapping someone in their early 20's with a couple lb.

Sorry just no. Canelo was young enough he could have boiled down to 140 if he needed to.

Pacquiao killed himself making 112 and lost twice in there both times when he failed to make weight. And that was even before his 20s.

What are you talking about not handicapping when you’re young? Age and weight are different issues. When you’re drained, you’re drained no matter what your age is.

[MONGOOSE66]

Can we stop talking about Mayweather. He’s gone from boxing. U know like Chavez, Ali and Hopkins. Can we move on

[elfag]

Floyd was on top for over a decade. He was the best. So EVERY fighter against him was the underdog. What else do you want him to do

[Ca$ual Fan]

Manny enforced more condition than Floyd ever did, be consistent instead of so biased .

Just like Cotto Oscar and Margarito that Manny fought how come your slimeball ass never mention them, the double standard you people hold onto is disgusting.

This thread is about Floyd but instead you insist on entering Manny in the conversation just because you can’t take the heat about Floyd doing weight stipulations and handicaps.

So as you insisted on the previous thread - ‘Stay on the topic’

Speaking of double standards

[Motorcity Cobra]

I know Floyd wrongly gets a lot of criticism for allegedly ducking some fighters. I don't believe it. At the same time, I don't think Floyd took a risk in his career outside of the ODLH fight. Has Floyd ever took a risk like going a great fighter, a bigger fighter, a fight where the circumstances were against him (ring size, gloves, arena, etc.)? I give Floyd props for going against the bigger ODLH at a weight class he wasn't used to. That was a great win that propelled him as the face of boxing. After that, I'm not sure if Floyd took any major risks.

When I think of major risks, I think of SRL going up in weight after retirement to face the Great Marvin Hagler or Ali fighting Peak George Foreman in another country. Or Teo facing Loma when as a young green fighter.

His biggest risk was buying himself out of his contract with the #1 promoter in the game & going on his own. There was no blueprint for what he did.

If you can't understand how big of a risk that was then you've never bet on yourself and been content taking the safe route your whole life