How many fighters did Floyd Mayweather duck in his career?

[mann187]

Right heard this many times so someone explain which fighters he ducked or fought past their primes when he could have fought them earlier.

The ones i always hear are Margarito and Paul Williams so shoot away guys, back it up though with evidence.

[Scary]

I'd say the only real one is probably Manny Pacquaio. Margarito wouldn't have done **** anyway. In the end maybe Kosta Tzu?

[Fists_of_Fury]

I've heard it all lol. Here's a list I've heard over the years. Most of the fights weren't feasible but they were ducks doe.

Acelino Freitas
Joel Casamayor
Naseem Hamed
Stevie Johnston
Juan Luzcano
Kostya Tszyu
Prime Shane Mosley
Prime Manny Pacquiao(the version that refused the drug testing...)
Prime Oscar De La Hoya
Prime Miguel Cotto
Winky Wright
Paul Williams
Kermit Cintron
Antonio Margarito(Prime Plaster Wrap version)
Amir Khan
Prime Ricky Hatton(140lb version that had more trouble making the weight limit of 140 > the 147lb. version that still outweighed Mayweather doe)
Sergio Martinez
Gennady Golovkin
Bernard Hopkins
Andre Ward
Keith Thurman
Shawn Porter
Devon Alexander
Paul Spadafora
Erik Morales
Erislandy Lara
Austin Trout
Demetrius Andrade
Victor Ortiz
Carlos Baldomir
Tim Bradley
Joshua Clottey
Vernon Forrest
Corey Spinks
Deez Nuts

[mann187]

I've heard it all lol. Here's a list I've heard over the years. Most of the fights weren't feasible but they were ducks doe.

Acelino Freitas
Joel Casamayor
Naseem Hamed
Stevie Johnston
Juan Luzcano
Kostya Tszyu
Prime Shane Mosley
Prime Manny Pacquiao(the version that refused the drug testing...)
Prime Oscar De La Hoya
Prime Miguel Cotto
Winky Wright
Paul Williams
Kermit Cintron
Antonio Margarito(Prime Plaster Wrap version)
Amir Khan
Prime Ricky Hatton(140lb version that had more trouble making the weight limit of 140 > the 147lb. version that still outweighed Mayweather doe)
Sergio Martinez
Gennady Golovkin
Bernard Hopkins
Andre Ward
Keith Thurman
Shawn Porter
Devon Alexander
Paul Spadafora
Erik Morales
Erislandy Lara
Austin Trout
Demetrius Andrade
Victor Ortiz
Carlos Baldomir

OMG hes the biggest fraud in boxing history

[jas]

I've heard it all lol. Here's a list I've heard over the years. Most of the fights weren't feasible but they were ducks doe.

Acelino Freitas
Joel Casamayor
Naseem Hamed
Stevie Johnston
Juan Luzcano
Kostya Tszyu
Prime Shane Mosley
Prime Manny Pacquiao(the version that refused the drug testing...)
Prime Oscar De La Hoya
Prime Miguel Cotto
Winky Wright
Paul Williams
Kermit Cintron
Antonio Margarito(Prime Plaster Wrap version)
Amir Khan
Prime Ricky Hatton(140lb version that had more trouble making the weight limit of 140 > the 147lb. version that still outweighed Mayweather doe)
Sergio Martinez
Gennady Golovkin
Bernard Hopkins
Andre Ward
Keith Thurman
Shawn Porter
Devon Alexander
Paul Spadafora
Erik Morales
Erislandy Lara
Austin Trout
Demetrius Andrade
Victor Ortiz
Carlos Baldomir

you missed tim bradley bro

[Ray*]

He ducked me too!!! Put me on that list.

[Tom Cruise]

Not sure about 'duck' but there are plenty were in or around his weightclass that he either didnt fight or he fought when they were not at their best (though its fair to say he wasnt at his best either at those points)

The two year hiatus from 2007-2009 really hurts him IMO. Paul Williams, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley, Joshua Clottey and Manny Pacquiao were all in or near their primes and fighting and beating each other during and just after this period. Allthough he ended up fighting three of these later its fair to say if he was around during his retirement fighting these guys at their peak his resume would look a hell of a lot better.

I think as well its worth remembering that he was not the cash cow he is now when he was fighting below 147. In a lot of ways he was high risk low reward fighter and IIRC Cotto and Hatton both turned down fights with Mayweather when he was at 140.

Even without some of these wins he has a great resume and the level of dominance he has shown fighting who he did fight is astonishing

[Fists_of_Fury]

I've heard it all lol. Here's a list I've heard over the years. Most of the fights weren't feasible but they were ducks doe.

Acelino Freitas
Joel Casamayor
Naseem Hamed
Stevie Johnston
Juan Luzcano
Kostya Tszyu
Prime Shane Mosley
Prime Manny Pacquiao(the version that refused the drug testing...)
Prime Oscar De La Hoya
Prime Miguel Cotto
Winky Wright
Paul Williams
Kermit Cintron
Antonio Margarito(Prime Plaster Wrap version)
Amir Khan
Prime Ricky Hatton(140lb version that had more trouble making the weight limit of 140 > the 147lb. version that still outweighed Mayweather doe)
Sergio Martinez
Gennady Golovkin
Bernard Hopkins
Andre Ward
Keith Thurman
Shawn Porter
Devon Alexander
Paul Spadafora
Erik Morales
Erislandy Lara
Austin Trout
Demetrius Andrade
Victor Ortiz
Carlos Baldomir
Tim Bradley
Joshua Clottey
Vernon Forrest
Corey Spinks
Deez Nuts

I forgot Charlie Z...

[AllEyesOpen]

He ducked all the fighters he didn't fight, and some of the ones he did.

[billeau2]

I forgot Charlie Z...

Yeah but a lot of guys he didn't fight eventually proved to be beatable...Margarito for example, Williams... Now Charlie Z appeared unstoppable until he faced Floyd's old man who sent him through the ropes.