Comments Thread For: Floyd Mayweather Glad He Never Fought "Cheater" Margarito

[Biolink]

I have no respect for Margacheato. I don't believe Mosley was the first time he tried it either. If he tried it on Mosley he would have assuredly tried it against Mayweather.

[Fetta]

April 25, 2006:

Many in the sport believe a De La Hoya-Mayweather fight is the biggest fight on the horizon and the only one capable of generating 1 million-plus buys on pay-per-view.

The reason Mayweather opted for the buyout rather than waiting for the May 6 result was because the contract had a limited window for the buyout, one that expired before the De La Hoya fight. However, Arum said he would have extended the window if Mayweather had asked. What Arum wouldn't do, he said, was raise the guarantees for other fights outlined in the contract.

Arum said while Mayweather would have taken the $8 million to fight Margarito, he asked for a $10 million guarantee to fight opponents such as Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton, when Arum was only willing to guarantee $7 million.

Arum said Mayweather also asked for $20 million to fight De La Hoya, a fight Arum said he wasn't interested in participating in.

"That's not in the cards," Arum said. "He wants $20 million for the De La Hoya fight? It's not there. Sometimes, my man, you gotta know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. We'll talk about things down the road."

http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2420382

This is why Mayweather vs. Margarito never happened!

Everyone knows this but its Floyd

[budfr]

He was afraid of Margarito, period.

[daggum]

Everyone knows this but its Floyd

his fans still are unable to comprehend what it says though which is the problem. its crystal clear proof he ducked margarito by asking for a 20 million guarantee to fight hoya when he gladly accepted a 10 million guarantee a couple months later. i'll fight marg if.....you do the impossible. floyd knew it was an insane thing to ask for because he accepted half a couple months later. so even floyd knows...why don't his fans?

[daggum]

$$$ make sense and it made more sense to fight for the legitimate welterweight title instead of fight a no name with a trinket bro...margo also lost to williams in 07...killed his chances so did williams losing to average azz quintana


marcos maidana is a more talented fighter than Margarito...who was a great chin, stamina, and not much else....he wasnt rough like Maidana or dirty either

margarito was a hype job arum cooked up because he was upset oscar and floyd left to become even bigger stars and make big $$$...margo was unproven only had wins over a prospect with a belt in cintron, and 6 six heads lewis...he was no world beater....the dude was average.

you think he makes more money against the unknown argentine baldomir as opposed to the mexican margarito? pretty sure it was floyd who used to fight on mexican holidays and pretty sure it was floyd who almost always picked mexican opponents to attract the fans but now marg is unknown? no.

also he could have fought him instead of mitchell, judah, retirment so stop making up straw mans and pretending the only time he could have fought him was instead of baldomir. you said $$$ makes sense except floyd fought sharmba and judah for less than he was being offered to fight marg for...so money only makes sense sometimes?

judah lost to an unknown journeyman named baldomir and floyd still fought him so your marg lost argument holds no water. losing didn't kill judah's chances only marg's hmmm inconsistent poster warning!

[Bronx2245]

Everyone knows this but its Floyd

How true! What the fu*k was Floyd thinking about? Just in case you didn't know:

May 9, 2007:

If you include the $19 million-plus live gate (another record) plus millions more in revenue from foreign TV sales, merchandising, sponsorships and closed circuit sales, the fight will gross in excess of $150 million...

De La Hoya was guaranteed $23.3 million and Mayweather $10 million for the fight. With the overwhelming success of the event, De La Hoya could take home upwards of $50 million with Mayweather earning around $20 million.

http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2865349

[Shadoww702]

April 25, 2006:

Many in the sport believe a De La Hoya-Mayweather fight is the biggest fight on the horizon and the only one capable of generating 1 million-plus buys on pay-per-view.

The reason Mayweather opted for the buyout rather than waiting for the May 6 result was because the contract had a limited window for the buyout, one that expired before the De La Hoya fight. However, Arum said he would have extended the window if Mayweather had asked. What Arum wouldn't do, he said, was raise the guarantees for other fights outlined in the contract.

Arum said while Mayweather would have taken the $8 million to fight Margarito, he asked for a $10 million guarantee to fight opponents such as Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton, when Arum was only willing to guarantee $7 million.

Arum said Mayweather also asked for $20 million to fight De La Hoya, a fight Arum said he wasn't interested in participating in.

"That's not in the cards," Arum said. "He wants $20 million for the De La Hoya fight? It's not there. Sometimes, my man, you gotta know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. We'll talk about things down the road."

http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2420382

This is why Mayweather vs. Margarito never happened!

And don't forget Baldomir was more popular at the time. He just BEAT Gatti and Judah. While CHEATO just LOST 3 fight before. His BEST win at the time was Kermit Cintron. And he was on the cover of no magazine.

[Shadoww702]

you think he makes more money against the unknown argentine baldomir as opposed to the mexican margarito? pretty sure it was floyd who used to fight on mexican holidays and pretty sure it was floyd who almost always picked mexican opponents to attract the fans but now marg is unknown? no.

also he could have fought him instead of mitchell, judah, retirment so stop making up straw mans and pretending the only time he could have fought him was instead of baldomir.

judah lost to an unknown journeyman named baldomir and floyd still fought him so your marg lost argument holds no water.

Baldomir was more known that the time. WHO the FUK did Cheato beat before 2006??? Your a YEAR too EARLY Einstein.

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And don't forget Baldomir was more popular at the time. He just BEAT Gatti and Judah. While CHEATO just LOST 3 fight before. His BEST win at the time was Kermit Cintron. And he was on the cover of no magazine.

oscar lost 2 fights before fighting floyd i guess baldomir was more popular than oscar then! :

[Fetta]

his fans still are unable to comprehend what it says though which is the problem. its crystal clear proof he ducked margarito by asking for a 20 million guarantee to fight hoya when he gladly accepted a 10 million guarantee a couple months later. i'll fight marg if.....you do the impossible. floyd knew it was an insane thing to ask for because he accepted half a couple months later. so even floyd knows...why don't his fans?

HE made about 20 million for Oscar fight.

He wasnt afraid or ducking him it just wasnt in the cards.

Floyd went on to bigger and better thankgs and margo got caught cheating