Floyd Mayweather - Free Agent

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IBF welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather has rejected an August 12 fight with Antonio Margarito and bought out his contract with Top Rank. Arum told ESPN that Mayweather paid Top Rank $750,000 to become a free agent. Top Rank will now use the August 12 date for the mandatory WBC title fight between Hasim Rahman and Oleg Maskaev with Antonio Margarito on the undercard. Floyd is eying a possible showdown with Oscar De La Hoya.

-fightnews.com

 

If DLH does beat Mayorga (which will probably happen) and he does meet PBF later this year...it will top 1 million buys.

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Poor Tony. A big Mexican workhorse who can throw 100+ punches a round en route to ripping a guy's ears off, and yet he's almost completely unmarketed.

 

Of course, I don't think anyone in their right mind actually thought PBF would take that fight.

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Why fight Margarito for 8 million (or whatever) when he can make upwards of 20 for a DLH matchup? Especially with DLH-PBF, if it happens, probably being Oscar's last fight.

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Excatly, for awhile now I've been explaining to Margarito fans, that Mayweather can make way more fighting DLH, then he would Margarito.

 

Plus if Mayweather can beat DLH(Assuming DLH schools Mayorga like he should), he will become the WBC Light Middleweight Champion, thus making one of the few fighters who won a championship in 5 different divisons.

 

The interesting thing about the Mayweather/DLH is that DLH's trainer, is Floyd Mayweather Sr(Floyds pops). It's going to be very interesting to say the least.

 

Should everything go to plan and Floyd beats DLH, he is likely gonna fight Winky Wright at a catch weight.

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Maybe DLH would return to the ubiquitous Manny Steward if the PBF fight happens...

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Maybe DLH would return to the ubiquitous Manny Steward if the PBF fight happens...

 

Nah, Floyd Sr. said in a interview that he would still train DLH againest his son.

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... I never said Floyd should fight Margarito. In fact, he'd have to be a damn fool to choose him over a possible DLH payday. I was simply commenting that it's a shame Margarito is likely never to get the big fights unless a big name just suddenly gets desperate enough to fight him.

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... I never said Floyd should fight Margarito. In fact, he'd have to be a damn fool to choose him over a possible DLH payday. I was simply commenting that it's a shame Margarito is likely never to get the big fights unless a big name just suddenly gets desperate enough to fight him.

 

I wasn't refering to you. I was refering to other posters at other message boards I post at, who are all over Margarito's nuts.

 

If Mayweather fights Margarito and beats him easily, the haters will say how Margarito is overrated and overhyped. I mean it was only 2 years ago that David Santos beat him.

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Different fighters. PBF is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, but skills like that wil only take you so far, and I think a big, strong workhorse like Margarito gives Floyd tons of trouble.

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Different fighters. PBF is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, but skills like that wil only take you so far, and I think a big, strong workhorse like Margarito gives Floyd tons of trouble.

 

Maybe if Margarito punches weren't too wide, and Mayweather didn't have good defense, he would give Mayweather troubles.

 

Floyd would breeze to a UD in dominate fashion againest Margarito.

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Even if Margarito spent the entire night headhunting Floyd, at least a number of the 800+ punches are going to get through, with the size difference giving them a bit of sting, and I don't think Floyd has the pop at 147 to slow the deter and/or hurt Tony much. Flord would land the cleaner shots at a high percentage rating, but at some point workrate and power make a difference, especially if Tony were to try and work the body and nail PBF wherever he could.

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Even if Margarito spent the entire night headhunting Floyd, at least a number of the 800+ punches are going to get through, with the size difference giving them a bit of sting, and I don't think Floyd has the pop at 147 to slow the deter and/or hurt Tony much. Flord would land the cleaner shots at a high percentage rating, but at some point workrate and power make a difference, especially if Tony were to try and work the body and nail PBF wherever he could.

 

Margarito doesn't have the hand speed or foot speed to compete with Floyd. Margarito may land some shots within the 1st 3 rounds, when Floyd gets a feel of things, but after that Floyd will dominate him.

 

Margarito best career win is over a prospect, Kermit Cintron. Who is another overhyped fighter.

 

Your acting like Floyd has never dealt with power punchers and that have high workrate before(Castillo and Corrales), and both of those fighters are much better boxers and more accurate punchers then Margarito is. Yes Castillo gave Floyd a tough fight the 1st time(I had Floyd narrowly winning 115-113, but can see why people thought Castillo won, either way fight was too close to complain about the desicion), but Floyd was fighting with broken ribs and a broken hand and still edged out the desicion.

 

Margarito would have big time problems with Floyd's amazing footwork, and would get outboxed and confused the for most of the fight. Just watch the 2nd Castillo fight to see how things would play out.

 

I think De La Hoya has a better chance to beat Floyd, then Margarito.

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Both JLC & Diego are better fighters than Margarito, but neither is as large nor have his workrate. As I already mentioned, Floyd could slip, avoid and coutner all night and not slow Margarito's work rate and end up being outlanded because of it. Tony isn't a great fighter, but it's a style and size matchup in my mind.

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Both JLC & Diego are better fighters than Margarito, but neither is as large nor have his workrate. As I already mentioned, Floyd could slip, avoid and coutner all night and not slow Margarito's work rate and end up being outlanded because of it. Tony isn't a great fighter, but it's a style and size matchup in my mind.

 

I can't see Margarito outlanding Floyd.

 

Castillo was another huge fighter also, he's basically Junior Middleweight.

 

Floyd would cruise to a UD, and then typical Floyd haters will go on to say Margarito was overrated, and was beaten by David Santos 2 years ago.

 

Atleast if Floyd beats De La Hoya he can capture the WBC Junior Middleweight title, making him a 5 divison champion(I don't care if you call him a paper champion, Gatti is not a bum like most people say, and he will prove that again when he wins the welterweight titles off Baldomir, and despite the lost to Baldomir).

 

Maybe Margarito should try to get a fight with Judah or winner of Gatti/Baldomir. I know Gatti or Baldomir wouldn't be afraid to fight him.

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Both JLC & Diego are better fighters than Margarito, but neither is as large nor have his workrate. As I already mentioned, Floyd could slip, avoid and coutner all night and not slow Margarito's work rate and end up being outlanded because of it. Tony isn't a great fighter, but it's a style and size matchup in my mind.

 

I can't see Margarito outlanding Floyd.

 

So be it. I'm obviously not going to be able to convince you otherwise.

 

Castillo was another huge fighter also, he's basically Junior Middleweight.

 

Castill is big, but he's not nearly as big as Margarito.

 

Floyd would cruise to a UD, and then typical Floyd haters will go on to say Margarito was overrated, and was beaten by David Santos 2 years ago.

 

I've yet to meet many Floyd haters that stupid.

 

Gatti is not a bum like most people say, and he will prove that again when he wins the welterweight titles off Baldomir, and despite the lost to Baldomir.

 

Gatti isn't a bum, but he's not every good either. And him beating a tough, proven welterweight like Baldomir when Judah couldn't is hardly a given.

 

Maybe Margarito should try to get a fight with Judah or winner of Gatti/Baldomir. I know Gatti or Baldomir wouldn't be afraid to fight him.

 

None of those guys would fight him.

 

- Judah still has too much crediblity as the former undisputed WW champ to risk doing the baby giraffe dance against a guy most people don't know or care about.

 

- Baldomir has let it be known he wants to make some cash and then retire. Gatti offers that opprotunity. Tony doesn't.

 

- Gatti knows he can fight weak opposition and still be loved and paid until he decides to hang them up. The only reason he's bothering with Baldomir is because he thinks he sees a weak fighter who can help make him a multi-divisional champion before he retires.

 

Of course, if Tony were smart he'd have dropped the meaningless WBO title long ago and sought ranking and mandatory status in another org.

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I've yet to meet many Floyd haters that stupid.

 

You'd be suprised...

 

Gatti isn't a bum, but he's not every good either. And him beating a tough, proven welterweight like Baldomir when Judah couldn't is hardly a given.

 

It's not a given, like every fight. But I think Gatti is the favorite to win, and he is my pick. Buddy McGirt will come with the perfect game plan for Gatti to win. Judah didn't take Baldomir serious, and paid for it. Gatti won't do the same.

 

None of those guys would fight him.

 

- Judah still has too much crediblity as the former undisputed WW champ to risk doing the baby giraffe dance against a guy most people don't know or care about.

 

- Baldomir has let it be known he wants to make some cash and then retire. Gatti offers that opprotunity. Tony doesn't.

 

- Gatti knows he can fight weak opposition and still be loved and paid until he decides to hang them up. The only reason he's bothering with Baldomir is because he thinks he sees a weak fighter who can help make him a multi-divisional champion before he retires.

 

I agreed with you until the Gatti post. Yes Gatti knows he can fight weak opposition and still get paid, but he isn't that time of person. He doesn't fight for the money, he fights for the fans. Gatti backs down from no one, and if the fans want to see him and Margarito fight, he will give the fans what he wants. Gatti fears no one.

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Nevermind: I will instead use this thread to say............Castillo/Coralles III coming soon!!!!