Floyd Mayweather Next Opponent ?

[Kayla]

Who would you like to see Floyd Mayweather fight next?

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Amir Khan
3. Danny Garcia

[RACZILLA]

Re: Floyd Mayweather Next Opponent ?

I like those in the order you put them.

I haven't held out hope of seeing him fight Manny in a long time, though it's still the most compelling fight for him if it can be made. Not much else to say about that.

I know there's a lot of debate about Khan and whether or not he actually deserves this fight, but for me it's got a few things going for it. For starters, Khan isn't in the mold of a lot of the guys Floyd has fought recently. There's been a large disparity when it comes to speed and I think a Khan fight could be interesting. Though his punch output isn't what it used to be, I think we could see him throw more volume in a fight against Floyd, where he's at less risk than usual of being KO'd.

I also like the fact that Khan and Floyd are both polarizing figures that are loved and hated by fans. It would make for a fun build up and could be a big fight.

With Garcia, he's someone who has earned his spot as the king of 140 even with the questionable Salka fight and barely getting past Herrera. Before that he went through the gauntlet so he gets a lot of respect from me.

The problem is he probably shouldn't be taking his first fight above 140 against Floyd. I realize Floyd isn't the biggest dude at that weight but it can still take time to adjust when moving up. If this fight happens I'd want to see the best version of Garcia possible.

Keith Thurman is another name that's been thrown around but I'd like to see him fight someone who is more than a gatekeeper before Floyd. He's not a big enough name yet to make enough people care to see it. In the event they could make the Floyd/Manny megafight, it would be cool to see Thurman fight Khan.

[SPRINGS03]

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^Word, and i've said the same thing about keith too. yeah he has potential, but despite all the hype he still needs a notable win against a big name/higher tier opponent.

Ideally i'd like to see floyd fight manny next, and then fight thurman for his last fight after thurman got a big win.

Khan is an ok fight, he could bother floyd with his speed and rangy length. Garcia is a good fight and i feel like he deserves it more, his last 2 opponents were questionable, but like you said, before that he was fighting some big fights that he wasn't supposed to win. Only thing is im pretty sure he doesn't want to fight floyd, he's said several times that he doesn't need to fight floyd.

[JayBee74]

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Who would you like to see Floyd Mayweather fight next?

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Amir Khan
3. Danny Garcia

Khan would be okay but could his solid power translate to 147?

Garcia didn't look good two fights ago and his last bout was with a 70th ranked punching bag. I think Floyd would eat him alive as he too would have to step up to 147.

Yeah Pac, but I'll believe that when I see it.

I'm still hoping for Thurman, but he's on the mend, and Floyd should be retired by the time they start talking about that matchup.

[2_headedmonster]

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I really dislike how Khan has gone about ducking solid competition to avoid hazard while screamimg Mayweather's name so I'd be against that match. He's in Thurmans position of needing a statement victory.

GGG
Pac
Garcia
Thurman
Khan

would be the order of opponents I'd like to see h face

[JayBee74]

Re: Floyd Mayweather Next Opponent ?

I really dislike how Khan has gone about ducking solid competition to avoid hazard while screamimg Mayweather's name so I'd be against that match. He's in Thurmans position of needing a statement victory.

GGG
Pac
Garcia
Thurman
Khan

would be the order of opponents I'd like to see h face

GGG? GGG? When Floyd can make the same money fighting Khan or Garcia? Even his fan base would revolt against the idea of fighting that guy.

[redsrule]

Re: Floyd Mayweather Next Opponent ?

Lol at GGG. Next people will say he should fight Andre Ward and Hopkins.

[JayBee74]

Re: Floyd Mayweather Next Opponent ?

Lol at GGG. Next people will say he should fight Andre Ward and Hopkins.

I hear ya', but it's not like a welterweight champ has never fought a middleweight champ.

[SPRINGS03]

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^True, but GGG is a big middleweight, and he's not a junior middleweight. Dude could be fighting at light heavy weight easy. I'd still rather see him fight ward.

[JayBee74]

Re: Floyd Mayweather Next Opponent ?

^True, but GGG is a big middleweight, and he's not a junior middleweight. Dude could be fighting at light heavy weight easy. I'd still rather see him fight ward.

GGG walks around at 162-165. He's a BIG punching middleweight, that's for sure, but I think the key factor here is that Floyd is not a very big welterweight.

[SPRINGS03]

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^True, i still feel like he could make 170-175 pretty easy. But floyd is a pretty small welter, guy can barely make 150.

[JayBee74]

Re: Floyd Mayweather Next Opponent ?

^True, i still feel like he could make 170-175 pretty easy. But floyd is a pretty small welter, guy can barely make 150.

Interesting point, I just think he hurts himself going up or down. Remember, only last year his camp was suggesting taking on Mayweather at 154.

[KG]

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I don't like Khan's punching power at 147. He's just not a heavy enough puncher to bother Floyd IMO and I like Amir. Also a little suspect chin. His activity could make the fight enjoyable but I feel like a lot of those punches wouldn't find Floyd and even they did he would eat them.

[JayBee74]

Re: Floyd Mayweather Next Opponent ?

Now Floyd is questioning Khan's record, specifically not avenging KO losses to Prescott and Garcia. Although the message is muddled he seems to be suggesting that Khan fight one of these guys before he'll consider fighting him. The power of Floyd.

[allBthere]

Re: Floyd Mayweather Next Opponent ?

Now Floyd is questioning Khan's record, specifically not avenging KO losses to Prescott and Garcia. Although the message is muddled he seems to be suggesting that Khan fight one of these guys before he'll consider fighting him. The power of Floyd.

well good, because if floyd only fights 3 more times, I don't want Khan to be one