Miguel Cotto Made Floyd Mayweather Retire, Says Arum

[biggdre99]

I think DLH is scared of A.M. That is what I think because he rarely puts him in that list. DLH wants to fight guys that he feels that he can beat and not guys that he does not know he can beat. DLH and Manny should not even be conversating about each other or Hatton......it should be Cotto or A.M. and honestly I would rather DLH fight williams but we all know that won't happen.

[deevel79]

are you mad at Floyd, seriously. No joke, no flaming. Just a real question...

Mad about what? As a boxing fan im dissapointed that the so-called pfp#1 in the sport chose to play it safe while in his prime and not take on the real challenges that the boxing world was asking of him. But mad? For what? My life is great! On top of that, we now have a new pfp#1 champ who is giving us fans everything we can ask for, plus more.

[Live Dog]

Mad about what? As a boxing fan im dissapointed that the so-called pfp#1 in the sport chose to play it safe while in his prime and not take on the real challenges that the boxing world was asking of him. But mad? For what? My life is great! On top of that, we now have a new pfp#1 champ who is giving us fans everything we can ask for, plus more.

lol....like a fight ODLH??

[COACH WEBB]

Mad about what? As a boxing fan im dissapointed that the so-called pfp#1 in the sport chose to play it safe while in his prime and not take on the real challenges that the boxing world was asking of him. But mad? For what? My life is great! On top of that, we now have a new pfp#1 champ who is giving us fans everything we can ask for, plus more.

OK. I was only asking....because the post above does NOT seem to fit in with your other posts regarding Floyd...

[THE REED]

lol....like a fight ODLH??

LOL


Manny is a really good fighter... but Floyds skills are great... He lacked the "Ill fight anyone" Spirit, which really sucks... but his skills are unparalleled... and no matter who wins on Saturday... there still not the best welterweight in my eyes... you cant be the best welterweight in the world... if theres a guy sittin in his mansion that can still beat you...


Thats obviously not fair to Cotto.... but it is what it is.

[deevel79]

lol....like a fight ODLH??

Given the size disparity, it will make for an interesting fight. Personally i would rather see him take on someone like Guzman, etc.. But hey, why not add another mexican legend to your list of wins?

[Da Hammer]

LOL


Manny is a really good fighter... but Floyds skills are great... He lacked the "Ill fight anyone" Spirit, which really sucks... but his skills are unparalleled... and no matter who wins on Saturday... there still not the best welterweight in my eyes... you cant be the best welterweight in the world... if theres a guy sittin in his mansion that can still beat you...


Thats obviously not fair to Cotto.... but it is what it is.

much like your boy Roy Jones Jr

[Live Dog]

Given the size disparity, it will make for an interesting fight. Personally i would rather see him take on someone like Guzman, etc.. But hey, why not add another mexican legend to your list of wins?

Because of this....and the fact that his own division is loaded with talent.

[THE REED]

much like your boy Roy Jones Jr

first of all.... what the **** does that have to do with this topic mr. 51 post man?

[Shem]

Here's a thread i created last month about the whole retirement issue.

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Anyone who knows me, knows that i cant stand Floyd "i wanna be like Paris Hilton" Mayweather, but think about it. If Floyd was trying to avoid the Cotto/Margarito winner, why not fight Oscar in Sept, get his payday, THEN retire? A fight with the winner of the Cotto/Margo bout wouldnt be able to be made any sooner than December 2008 anyway.

The reason Floyd has retired is because he didnt have his way at the negotiating table with Oscar. Floyd stands 5'7, but his ego is 10ft tall. He really thinks that the 2.4mil ppv's him and Oscar did last year was his own doing! He's even said it himself. Everyone here knows that Oscar can pull in 1mil+ ppv's fighting pretty much any other high profile fighter in the sport. Can Floyd? I dont think so. Floyd feels that because he was the winner of thier first bout, that he has the right to the larger chunk of the purse. While that might sound right, everyone knows that's not how it works in this business. Oscar is still the biggest draw in the sport, and Floyd's ego would'nt let him accept the smaller piece of the pie for the rematch. Like i've said several times before, he overvalues himself as an entertainer.

On top of that, the rematch was drawing VERY negative outcry from the boxing community. Outside of the DIEHARD Oscar and Floyd fans, NOBODY wanted to see this rematch. Close or not, there was nothing in thier first fight that warranted the desire to see a rematch. Plain and simple. So i think the combination of not wanting to take a back seat to Oscar AGAIN, and the negative press this fight was receiving, is the reason why Floyd decided to TEMPORARILY retire AGAIN. His lifestyle is too expensive for him to walk away from 15-20mil paydays. UNFORTUNATELY, he will be back. If its to face the winner of Cotto/Marg, then i wont mind, but if he returns to take meaningless fights/rematches, then i'd prefer he stay the **** out the game. I watch boxing to see competitive and entertaining fights. I can give 2 flying ****s how much a fighter makes. To some Floyd fans, that seems to be thier main concern.

You're too intense about Floyd. Way too intense.