Floyd Mayweather has quit boxing because he has lost the desire to return to the ring, would it have anything?

Question

to do with the money pouring out of every pocket and o*****e?

Or do you think he was afraid of losing his unbeaten record?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/boxing/article1259583.ece

Answer 1

I'm amazed. I've just heard that now. I was just about to ask 'if Mayweather and Hatton were to have a rematch with a neutral referee who do you think would win?'

We'll never now know.

He is the best pound for pound boxer on the planet but he did have certain things going his way in his last couple of fights. De La Hoya should have been given the points decision against him in their last fight and we all know how Joe Cortes helped him against Hatton.

Answer 2

He is really afraid to step  up to stiffer competition. He knows he had a close win vs Oscar. And with cotto or Margo, that are hungrier than Oscar, the judges are not going for the bias card. specially with Cotto from Puerto Rico. perhaps with Margo because he is from other country.

But really with an individual like Floyd, its hard to know what is in his mind. if he has one.

I really believe that he is afraid to lose his 39-0 record. Unlike Oscar he just wanted to get it on with anybody and size the opportunity for super-stardom

Answer 3

He'd Lose against De La Hoya!!!

Answer 4

No, he's been like this for a while. He intended to retire after the Carlos Baldomir fight, but wanted to become famous(he even cried because he felt unappreciated) and turn himself into a household name, hence the fight with Oscar De La Hoya. Now that he is rich and famous, there is really nothing else that can will him to fight. This is evident by his recent excursions into non-boxing related ventures (WWE, Dancing With The Stars), he just wanted to get some spotlight before he retired. He's beaten everybody whose anybody at lighter weight classes and many world-class fighters at welterweight and  junior middleweight. He's one of the best boxers of our generation. There is always going to be someone out there for him to fight. If he beats Cotto, he'll have to fight Paul, then Clottey, then Berto, then Margo and keep proving himself until he gets old and loses, then people will say he was overrated and overhyped. He doesn't want that to happen, he's already 31, and is not getting any younger, he's rolling in dough. I would retire to if I no longer had the will to fight and was a multimillionaire. Training is hard and grueling even when you have a passion for boxing, but when you don't have a passion for it, it's impossible...especially when you really dont need the money. He was also probably afraid of losing his belt, but not for the reasons that are most frequent on people's lips. Most people think he is afraid of the young welterweights out there, but no. He is afraid of completley losing his passion for the sport and not training properly to win the fights he needs to win, which he seems to be in danger of as he has clearly be venturing into other territory and slowly gravitating away from boxing.

Answer 5

Nah, it's all for a "show".  Great athletes retire and unretire to create a career highlight.  All the great athletes - Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Jordan - quit at some point of their illustrious careers only to make a "grand" comeback and prove that they still have it.  Floyd has this illusions of grandeur and he'll definitely be back for yet another big payday.