Comments Thread For: Larry Merchant on Floyd Mayweather, History and Legacy

[amayseng]

you can have your own opinion about me that's fine. if you wanna believe i'm racist that's fine if you wanna believe racism is over that's fine. but reality is it's not. I don't know how many more times i have to say this but UNLESS YOU ARE BLACK YOU ARE NOT GOING TO KNOW!! I am black you are not. I don't expect you to understand. The only thing that makes me wonder is. This is the most diverse country on the planet and the most racist at the same time. How does that happen? They want you to believe that this is the greatest country on earth. hah not by a long shot. but 90% of the people here don't even have passports so how would they know? well i have a passport and i know. i'm glad you have a happy life free of racism but just because you do don't think that everyone else does as well. but i gotta get to bed catch ya later.

im not saying it is gone, i am saying my generation and my sons is not a racist generation....

[Rome-By-Ko]

I gotta say if I was in Floyd's position I would think I was the greatest also and if I was constantly getting attacked by the press I would say it every chance I got cause it's clear people don't appreciate him and if people are booing you you gotta create an untouchable place for yourself no matter what. There would be no way to be so successful if he didn't.

Floyd would not be attack by the media if he would shut up and let them give him his praise instead of praising him self.Sell the fight but talking about fighters of the past is were you go to far IMO.

[Rome-By-Ko]

floyd just started saying he was better than those greats(which i don't have a problem with) but they've been hatin on floyd for years. so you're argument makes no sense. you're trying to avoid the obvious but that's ok. like i said it's easy to think the opposite when you don't have to live it.

That's not true my friend before the Hatton fight he said something about SRL and IMO he could not tie SRL shoes.So saying he was better which he did before the Hatton fight was foolish.

[Sugar Q]

Pac agreed to the testing with a 24 day cut off.Pac is the P4P king and is a draw himself who does not need Mayweather.Manny ask for the 10mill because May came in over weight for the Marquez fight.Manny has never tested postive for any peds so why should he be subject to May's testing?VALID points bro.Listen I understand you like May I like May too but I'm not gonna ride him and believe every lil thing he say's.He also said he has been calling Mosley out for wild long but yet was not in the WW div.Oh and boxing writers have given alot of reason why Mosley look the way he look.I'm not looking for any excuses Mosley is my favorite fight not once have I made an excuse on this site for why he lost.So check my resume before you talking about excuses HomeBoy.Fact no proof of Manny doing any wrong doing.Fact if May said Manny was a murder you would wanna send him to jail for life.

Truthfully speaking it is very racist for a man that's the far bigger draw to be expected to bow to a man that's much less of a draw than him. This isn't usually allowed and it's not right. Since when is the lesser draw in the position to call the shots? Your right, Manny is a draw but Floyd is the far bigger draw and that's a fact and that does not equal a 50/50 split. Manny without Floyd equals a rematch with Cotto or a Cheato fight.

[Rome-By-Ko]

Truthfully speaking it is very racist for a man that's the far bigger draw to be expected to bow to a man that's much less of a draw than him. This isn't usually allowed and it's not right. Since when is the lesser draw in the position to call the shots? Your right, Manny is a draw but Floyd is the far bigger draw and that's a fact and that does not equal a 50/50 split. Manny without Floyd equals a rematch with Cotto or a Cheato fight.

It does Floyd does not make that kinda of money fighting anybody else and that's a fact.Pac is the p4p king another fact.So Pac brings something to the table don't get it twisted.

[Sugar Q]

Floyd would not be attack by the media if he would shut up and let them give him his praise instead of praising him self.Sell the fight but talking about fighters of the past is were you go to far IMO.

Not true. They been doggin Floyd since he came up in weight. Cotto got no flack for not fighting Floyd at 140, Shane got none for not fighting Floyd in 2006 while Floyd got mad flack for fighting Oscar then Manny turns around and get's celebrated for fighting a totally out of it Oscar after Floyd beat him.

[Rome-By-Ko]

floyd just started saying he was better than those greats(which i don't have a problem with) but they've been hatin on floyd for years. so you're argument makes no sense. you're trying to avoid the obvious but that's ok. like i said it's easy to think the opposite when you don't have to live it.

When I don't have to live what?You still don't know if I'm tweez you just talking to a computer right now.My views are my views hear them.Don't just try to discredit them saying you don't know unless your Black.

[Sugar Q]

It does Floyd does not make that kinda of money fighting anybody else and that's a fact.Pac is the p4p king another fact.So Pac brings something to the table don't get it twisted.

I say Floyd makes super large money fighting Martinez and a win takes him far beyond Oscar world while Manny would be lucky to get 20 million for Cotto 2. I know the Manny money would be crazy but Floyd is getting his super large any way. Can't say the same for Manny.

[Rome-By-Ko]

Not true. They been doggin Floyd since he came up in weight. Cotto got no flack for not fighting Floyd at 140, Shane got none for not fighting Floyd in 2006 while Floyd got mad flack for fighting Oscar then Manny turns around and get's celebrated for fighting a totally out of it Oscar after Floyd beat him.

Who gave Floyd Flack for fighting Hoya?That's one of his career defining fights.Cotto was still green at 140lb.He got praised for fighting Hoya time was right.Shane not fighting him in 06 when the boss wanted to fight may come bro you know who was fighting May first.

[Rome-By-Ko]

I say Floyd makes super large money fighting Martinez and a win takes him far beyond Oscar world while Manny would be lucky to get 20 million for Cotto 2.

Lol could be Martinez is dangerous.But if Pac fought margas it would sell more IMO Mexican factor you know I tell truth.