The myth that Floyd ducked Margarito

[MindBat]

Even with Nalga-rito's loaded wraps, Floyd would've beaten him by UD.

[Frank Ducketts]

Nah I understand your posts perfectly, it just makes me so angry when I see this bandwagon jumpers who alway claim so so and so didn't fight this guy, when the evidence shows he would have if the promoter was willing to make the fight, I didn't think Mayweather wanted a Margarito fight while he was pursuing De la Hoya to be honest but I would still would have like to see Arum accept Mayweather offer of $10M to fight Cotto and Hatton and $20M to fight Oscar, the rest is now history because Mayweather has now gone on to fight all three names while making triple of the money he asked for in the first place.

Again not talking to you personally.

Arum paid for Margarito to meet Floyd where Floyd was signing autographs at to ask him for a fight. Margarito and Floyd shook hands and everything AFTER Margarito and his translator asked Floyd for a fight. Does that sound like a guy who punked a fighter of Floyd's magnitude?

Arum wanted to make Margarito a star just like the little guys he had in his stable. There was no punking going on. That was Arum's P.R stunt to gain public perception that Floyd was scared of Margarito thinking he could force Floyd into a fight with Margarito on public demand.

Margarito had his chance to become a possible Floyd opponent, and Margarito lost. Floyd had no problem fighting Mexican fighters his whole career until the rumors surfaced that he talked to Dlh about self promotion, and that was leaving Arum.

Now all of a sudden now Floyd is scared of Margarito. Boxing fans know this, Pac and Margarito fans to this day HAVE to say this because Floyd like Marquez created their own legacy without Top Rank. Top Rank chose to back promote Mexican fighters whose styles created action packed fights.

Arum failed at trying to make Margarito a star because Margarito turned out to be a fraud in the end. Sorry, but it is what it is.

[Jedi Vader]

Nah I understand your posts perfectly, it just makes me so angry when I see this bandwagon jumpers who alway claim so so and so didn't fight this guy, when the evidence shows he would have if the promoter was willing to make the fight, I didn't think Mayweather wanted a Margarito fight while he was pursuing De la Hoya to be honest but I would still would have like to see Arum accept Mayweather offer of $10M to fight Cotto and Hatton and $20M to fight Oscar, the rest is now history because Mayweather has now gone on to fight all three names while making triple of the money he asked for in the first place.

Great post.

[Fighting_Pride]

it's no myth, its a proven fact, watch the youtube video, mayweather talking trash about margarito but once in front of him, he's all gentle and docile, was laughing at it so hard almost made my cereals come out through me nose strils

[Larry the boss]

buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuump

[bigsmoothh]

i wouldnt go as far as to call it a myth. we allknow floyd has been ducking for a long time. hes that type of fighter that doesnt take risk.

[Larry the boss]

Buuuuuuuuuuump

[ßringer]

[Larry the boss]

Arum himself said he is the reason the fight did not happen

["Smokin Sugar"]

This isn't some conspiracy theory that happened 60 years ago! I was there at that time and as big a fan as I am now. He was ducking Tony. Why are you coming with this damage control now? Talking about it like it's some myth that one guy made up is just ****in rediculous!!!