Floyd Mayweather Next Opponent ?

[JGalv1nIsBack]

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If it's not Pacquiao, its pretty much pointless LOL!

[SPRINGS03]

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

Doesn't floyd only have 2 fights left? But that kinda leads me to one of the next things i was gonna say.

Stylistically, i've heard that paulie malignagi(i'm not even gonna try and spell his last name right lol) said khan is a much tougher fight for floyd at this point, i actually kinda get what he's saying. Khan has some attributes to bother floyd, and at one point i said the same thing. He has the reach, lankiness, speed and some power to bother floyd, i kinda get that. But, it's not like he hasn't lost to guys who don't have those kind of attributes.

Also, you guys think floyd will really retire after his last 2 fights and stay 49-0 or that he will make some kind of comeback announcement for a big 50th fight? I think the latter is possible.

[JayBee74]

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Also, you guys think floyd will really retire after his last 2 fights and stay 49-0 or that he will make some kind of comeback announcement for a big 50th fight? I think the latter is possible.

Don't know. 50-0 would be significant because he would surpass Rocky Marciano's "undefeated champion" record, but I think he's just interested in some more millions.

[pietasterp]

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Pretty much agree with the general sentiment already expressed here. Frankly, I'm just not interested in watching Floyd fight in general. Every single one of his fights is more-or-less the same, and it's not an exciting kind of same. Without all the hype and the build-up surrounding his fights, just taken without the surrounding hoopla, his fights are pretty much boring defensive affairs. I don't question his skill or craft, but as a consumer looking for fireworks, I can't get into guys like Floyd or Rigondeaux or Lara. Max Kellerman can rip on fans like me all he wants, but at the end of the day, I shouldn't have to be talked into watching someone fight.

As a stark contrast, shortly after watching the Mayweather-Maidana 2 replay, Sho Extreme showed a replay of the 2005 Diego Corrales - Jose Luiz Castillo bout....now THAT'S a fight worth paying to see. I don't recall Floyd ever being involved in a bout that exciting.

[JayBee74]

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Max Kellerman can rip on fans like me all he wants, but at the end of the day, I shouldn't have to be talked into watching someone fight.

What exactly did Max say?

[SPRINGS03]

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What exactly did Max say?

In general max is known for saying things about casual fans not being able to appreciate guys like rigo and floyd. I do kinda agree with him actually. I don't have a problem with people saying things like "those guys are skilled, but im just not interested in that style of fighting" I tend to have problems more with the guys who know little about boxing saying things like "those guys suck and are boring, all they do is run." etc.

[JayBee74]

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In general max is known for saying things about casual fans not being able to appreciate guys like rigo and floyd. I do kinda agree with him actually. I don't have a problem with people saying things like "those guys are skilled, but im just not interested in that style of fighting" I tend to have problems more with the guys who know little about boxing saying things like "those guys suck and are boring, all they do is run." etc.

You either appreciate it or you don't but Chris Algieri is the most entertaining no punch boxer I've seen in a while. Kellerman even said that Algieri is a boxer (versus slugger) that's fun to watch, implying that's other boxers (versus sluggers) might not be.

[JayBee74]

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Not that a lot of people care but Mayweather supporter Stephen A Smith said that he doesn't want to hear anymore about how Floyd is giving people what they want if he doesn't agree to fight Pacquiao, because that's what people want.

[sheredia]

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Not that a lot of people care but Mayweather supporter Stephen A Smith said that he doesn't want to hear anymore about how Floyd is giving people what they want if he doesn't agree to fight Pacquiao, because that's what people want.

he also admitted to floyd being scared of manny at this point...there is really no other way around it. even he knows that by now. i already feel duped by floyd after he had claimed in his rematch with maidana that he would knock him out. (i should have known better). floyd is the most predictable fighter on the planet. he throws a counter punch or two, holds, runs...repeat for 12 rounds. he is rarely the aggressor...hasn't knocked anybody out in ages. (ortiz doesn't count, that was a cheap shot). my picks would be legitimate threats to beating floyd. manny (of course), danny garcia and tim bradley.

[redsrule]

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Floyd is the most predictable fighter on the planet? You should tell that to his opponents because they sure wish that was the case.

[SPRINGS03]

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he also admitted to floyd being scared of manny at this point...there is really no other way around it. even he knows that by now. i already feel duped by floyd after he had claimed in his rematch with maidana that he would knock him out. (i should have known better). floyd is the most predictable fighter on the planet. he throws a counter punch or two, holds, runs...repeat for 12 rounds. he is rarely the aggressor...hasn't knocked anybody out in ages. (ortiz doesn't count, that was a cheap shot). my picks would be legitimate threats to beating floyd. manny (of course), danny garcia and tim bradley.

lol, your picks would get destroyed, especially garcia(and i like garcia too). And yeah, if floyds so predictable, his opponents must be reaally stupid then. I'll just say this, as far as the mayweather pacquiao thing, people forget these FACTS. At the beginning when the fight was first mentioned, floyd agreed to a smaller ring(to benefit pac) and smaller gloves(also to benefit pacquiao, the aggressor). The only request he asked about was drug testing, which pacquiao refused. That's his fault as far as im concerned, and the fact that he made up so many excuses about why he couldn't(such as being afraid of needles, which was a lie because now he says he'll take the test), is sketchy.

[fistofrage]

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Floyd is the most predictable fighter on the planet? You should tell that to his opponents because they sure wish that was the case.

I don't think he's always predictable, but you have to knock him out to win, and Floyd just won't let that happen. Floyd can win rounds landing 5 to 10 punches if he has to. Everyone and their brother knew Floyd wasn't going engage Maidana in the second fight. I also knew Floyd wasn't going to lose. So that was predictable. Floyd will never get caught fighting the same fight in a rematch.

He can be a bit unpredictable when he fights people the first time.

[JayBee74]

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lol, your picks would get destroyed, especially garcia(and i like garcia too). And yeah, if floyds so predictable, his opponents must be reaally stupid then. I'll just say this, as far as the mayweather pacquiao thing, people forget these FACTS. At the beginning when the fight was first mentioned, floyd agreed to a smaller ring(to benefit pac) and smaller gloves(also to benefit pacquiao, the aggressor). The only request he asked about was drug testing, which pacquiao refused. That's his fault as far as im concerned, and the fact that he made up so many excuses about why he couldn't(such as being afraid of needles, which was a lie because now he says he'll take the test), is sketchy.

But what about right now? Hasn't Pacquiao agreed to a 60/40 split and blood testing?

I'm pretty much with Mayweather fan Stephen A. If you're not fighting Pac for whatever reason do your 2 or 3 more fights, and end you career. Just stop with the empty words about giving fans what they want.

Which brings up two interesting questions:

When Pac did a bulldozer job on Oscar-Hatton-Cotto in three consecutive fights did diehard Floyd fans really want their man to fight Pacquiao?

Do those same fans want that fight now?

[SPRINGS03]

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But what about right now? Hasn't Pacquiao agreed to a 60/40 split and blood testing?

I'm pretty much with Mayweather fan Stephen A. If you're not fighting Pac for whatever reason do your 2 or 3 more fights, and end you career. Just stop with the empty words about giving fans what they want.

Which brings up two interesting questions:

When Pac did a bulldozer job on Oscar-Hatton-Cotto in three consecutive fights did diehard Floyd fans really want their man to fight Pacquiao?

Do those same fans want that fight now?

Oh i know he agreed now, but the point is, the fight could of been made in their primes if manny hadn't made that excuse, which we now know is a lie. And i'm not one to say he's on something, but the fact that he was so adamant about not doing drug test early on, it just looks sketchy. I'm saying, initially i think the blame lies on pacquiao, at this point though, they've both made the fight damn near impossible and the excuses are endless(whether it's floyd saying pac needs to sign on his team to fight him, or team pacquiao saying pac can't fight because of some cut on his eye, and they need time for a stadium to be built). I just think more of the fault lies on pacquiao, because the fight could of been made in their primes if he had just took the test, there was no reason for him to turn it down. I just feel like that gets overlooked

And i would of loved the pac that beat oscar, hatton, and cotto to fight floyd. I wanted that fight back then, and i still want it now(i would of liked it more back then though). I feel like any boxing fan would want that fight. Although my opinion on the fight is the same as it was back then, floyd will school pacquiao. And i don't give pac much credit for fighting a weight drained oscar, who was older than when floyd fought him and at a class he hadn't fought at in years. I loved his KO over hatton, but floyd beat him when he was undefeated. The cotto fight was a solid win, but it was just 2 fights ago when he was battered by margarito and his lead gloves, and the fight before pac against clottey, he won, but didn't look amazing.

[JayBee74]

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Oh i know he agreed now, but the point is, the fight could of been made in their primes if manny hadn't made that excuse, which we now know is a lie.

You make legitimate points about Oscar-Hatton-Cotto, but the public perception (and I think Floyd's perception) at the time was that Manny was a beast. Was he given too much credit ? Definitely. Was Floyd eager to get in the ring with Pac? Definitely not.

But why wouldn't Floyd be eager to fight Pac now? I think he could get a 65%-35% split. I think there is so much bad blood that Floyd doesn't even want to give Pac a chance to beat him.

Why fight Pac to earn a measly $50-$60 million when you can get a rematch with Canelo (does anyone really want to see that fight again?) for $40 million? That's an assumption based on Floyd's first fight with Alvarez.