By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Floyd Mayweather Jr. fights again this weekend.
Finally.
It’s a welcome return – at least in this space – to the fighter who, as they used to say about Reggie Jackson in New York, is truly “the straw that stirs the drink.”
Love him or hate him, and it seems clear in these parts there’s a lot more of the latter, it is by Mayweather, in Mayweather and through Mayweather that the best fights at 147 pounds and its surroundings will be made until he decides to hang up the gloves permanently.
Assuming he defeats Juan Manuel Marquez – which I see him doing in 10 rounds – the “Pretty Boy” now known as “Money” takes a giant leap toward putting his name on a marquee against either Miguel Cotto or Manny Pacquiao in SuperFight 2010.
And don’t think for a second that Bob Arum doesn’t believe it, too.
In spite of the old promoter’s blathering these days about his guys holding purse strings for future welterweight mega events, it’s Mayweather who provides the element that’ll draw fans out in the fervent hope that he gets his head knocked off.
Cotto and Pacquiao are quality boxers and decent guys who’ll put on a good fight in November, but without Floyd, that’s all it is… a fight [details]
Finally.
It’s a welcome return – at least in this space – to the fighter who, as they used to say about Reggie Jackson in New York, is truly “the straw that stirs the drink.”
Love him or hate him, and it seems clear in these parts there’s a lot more of the latter, it is by Mayweather, in Mayweather and through Mayweather that the best fights at 147 pounds and its surroundings will be made until he decides to hang up the gloves permanently.
Assuming he defeats Juan Manuel Marquez – which I see him doing in 10 rounds – the “Pretty Boy” now known as “Money” takes a giant leap toward putting his name on a marquee against either Miguel Cotto or Manny Pacquiao in SuperFight 2010.
And don’t think for a second that Bob Arum doesn’t believe it, too.
In spite of the old promoter’s blathering these days about his guys holding purse strings for future welterweight mega events, it’s Mayweather who provides the element that’ll draw fans out in the fervent hope that he gets his head knocked off.
Cotto and Pacquiao are quality boxers and decent guys who’ll put on a good fight in November, but without Floyd, that’s all it is… a fight [details]
What a great title after today...
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