Does anyone think floyd mayweather will ever back up his mouth and...?

Question

fight either cotto or magarito? he runs his mouth that he is the best fighter in the world, but he does not even consider either of these two fighters an option for future bouts. and there is already talk that after de la hoya part 2, that he will fight hatton in england. i dont see how he can make a claim that he is the best without a victory over at least cotto, if not both of them, what do you think?

Answer 1

Mayweather has fought top notch competition for a long time, including De La Hoya. It would be stupid for Mayweather to take fights against tougher opponents for less money. If the public wants him to fight De La Hoya, then I don't see a problem. We can hardly blame Mayweather for being a businessman. It would be like one of us, taking a tougher job for less pay.

Answer 2

As Manny Stewart said, Mayweather only interested in money fights. Oscar rematch is a easy big pay-day, and rematch with Hatton is another one.

It's the risk/reward factor. Both these fights are low to medium risk/high reward.

Cotto to him is a high risk/ and not a big enough reward.

Mayweather a great fighter, no doubt, but he turned into Oscar. He's not a boxer anymore, just a promoter/business man. His fights now are just business transactions in the ring.

I think what will happen is, he'll probably retire, another whether Cotto or someone else will step in and get attention, he won't like that, and come back and fight them.

Kind of like what Sugar Ray Lenored did all times came out of retirment.

Answer 3

when miguel cotto beats margarito this july. Mayweather will HAVE to fight cotto in 2009. theres no way he can avoid that.

Answer 4

Mayweather is indeed just taking Mega Pay Days. If Cotto can generate enough money I think Floyd would take the fight. But Floyd knows that it wont probably wont happen anytime soon and he will retire to avoid fighting Cotto.

You cant be great if your just taking easy fights for big paydays, sure youll get the money but not the respect. It doesn't appear Floyd has the heart to fight Cotto. If he could make Oscar money for fighting Cotto he would take the fight.

Unfortunately for Mayweather he doesn't bring in the big bucks, Oscar does. And Cotto - Mayweather wouldn't be big enough outside boxing to make the 20 million Mayweather is after.

I hope Mayweather proves me wrong and fights Cotto. If he does not fight Cotto, then he should not be ranked in the top p4p of all time.

In my opinion Cotto's string of victories, especially over Shane (I dont count Gomez) sais to me hes number 1 pound for pound right now.

Floyd Beat Oscar

Cotto beat Mosley

Mosley beat Oscar twice.

Floyd won a decision over Judah

Cotto went out in the 11th round like a champ and finished Judah.

So too me Cotto is # 1, shut up or put up Pretty Boy Floyd.

Answer 5

Let get it straight from a business point of view. PBF is setting up his retirement, were he dont have to become a stepping stone and have to box for money. There's guy's still boxing from not investing, crook promotors, that shouldn't be still boxing. Now, from a boxing view. Every time PBF beat the top guy they said he would lose to, they jump to another guy. They just want to see him lose period. Cotto is another suppect of people wanting PBF to lose. They put the pressure on Margo but he couldn't stay unbeating, Williams couldn't beat a average C class fighter, Judah couldn't keep his head in the game. Cintron couldn't get over the elite hill, Quintana is not on his level, Clottey injured his hand and got a DQ in one of his fights. Mosley is still trying to make a run but is a stepping stone. They keep putting the pressure on these guy's. All you have to do, keep beating the guy's they put infront of you. I know it burns alot of haters, everytime PBF puts a L in another top contender record they said he would lose to. Arum is doing all the talking, once PBF does it, people dont like it. People are not ok with PBF fight Oscar but there ok with Cotto fighting him. Everyone has a chance to beat PBF. He can be beat, it's just doing it is the problem.

Margo biggest pay day was a little over 1mil, Cotto biggest pay day was just over 3mil. PBF got his big pay day when he got rid of Bob Arum and havent look back since. If Cotto/Margo want a big pay day, the better do what PBF did.

Answer 6

pretty boy floyd doesnt need to fight either of those FUGLY dudes... neither of them stand a chance against money may

anyone who talks sh*t about floyd is jealous... lets face it, all of you would like to be rich, good looking, athletic, and successful also  LOL

Answer 7

I would love to see Mayweather fight either of them. He should be fighting either Margarito or cotto not a rematch with de la hoya. I'm not gonna pay to see him beat up on de la hoya again. if he is the best the he should prove it by beating the best and right now the best will be the winner of the Margarito and cotto fight

Answer 8

I remember when Mayweather bad mouthed the UFC about who was the best fighter. Mayweather backed down when challenged to fight any of the top UFC fighters.

Answer 9

i could not agree more

do you think mayweather would fight hatton at his wieght