"Floyd needs to fight Triple G for his last fight...."
there's really nobody else to fight... a rematch with Manny even without the surgery wouldn't garner the energy...
and there is nobody else left to fight for him at the smaller weights....particularly for his last fight..
I mean a Floyd v. Amir Khan fight to close out his career would honestly be a joke...
but a fight with Triple G would be historic for him..
He'd be favored, but the perception of a competitive fight would get this last fight out of people minds, so the ppv numbers would be solid..
a win give Floyd the middleweight title...he closes his career out making history in multiple ways, and quieting those who questioned his choice of opponents...
don't really see another compelling option for him..
33. "What about Mosley? That was a tricky one" In response to Reply # 16
Yeah Floyd wanted Mosley when Mosley was a name and Floyd was nobody but who cares? I guess you could paint that either way, Mosley's "tooth ache" and all that, but I dunno, it seems like that fight should have happened sooner.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
52. "He fought Mosley after Mosley destroyed Margarito." In response to Reply # 33
Here's the thing:
Everyone wants to penalize Floyd for fighting guys at diff. timetables, but the persevering fact is this: Floyd was nearly as old (if not older) than all of the guys he fought throughout his career - so it's a credit to his dossier that he was able to sustain his dominance and elitism over 2 decades, not an impediment.
17. "Would be awesome but GGG still needs more time to build his legacy" In response to Reply # 0
not to the avid boxing fan but to the general public who still do not know the name
Maidana didn't get the nod until he destroyed Broner
I agree with the above guys that say Mayweather really already proved everything there is to prove against guys from his era. I would watch this fight but don't think it'll happen
21. "Triple G is a bigger name than Maidana already" In response to Reply # 17
>not to the avid boxing fan but to the general public who >still do not know the name > >Maidana didn't get the nod until he destroyed Broner > >I agree with the above guys that say Mayweather really already >proved everything there is to prove against guys from his era. >I would watch this fight but don't think it'll happen
There was a narrative created / sold for Maidana stepping into the ring with Mayweather
Broner was the little up and coming understudy of Mayweather. Maidana dismantling him in a rather savage manner created the narrative that Maidana's style would make a tough fight for Mayweather.
Golovkin just hasn't fought the kind of names that warrant recognition outside the boxing community. Believe me, I ask around and nobody who is a casual fan has yet heard of triple G
25. "believe me, ask around and nobody who is a casual fan heard of Maidana" In response to Reply # 23
Triple G at least gets people talking about his knockout highlight reel and has had boxing dudes like Kellerman singing his praises for awhile.
Ink a fight with Floyd and he's gonna be a bigger name than Canelo Alvarez was heading into the battle.
There's nobody GGG needs to pass thru to get to Floyd, Floyd's approaching 40, wait for those kind of qualifiers that don't matter and miss being able to make the fight.
27. "Maybe some images of a barbed wire rimmed gulag gym" In response to Reply # 26
his fists battering the hanging frozen carcass of a adolescent bison, the echoes reverberating through an otherwise cemetery-quiet tiled bathhouse. then cut to him removing his gloves to pull strips of the flesh off the bison for eating
32. "he wont do that, he waits until the guys are on dan snyder signing statu..." In response to Reply # 0
bigger name, smaller game, means a bigger purse and more of a cinch victory. gotta respect him for staying on top of his conditioning because he ages, too, obviously.
GGG is what like 32 now? floyd won't even entertain fighting him for a couple more years
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
36. "great style match but they'll never find a weight to hold it at." In response to Reply # 0 Wed May-13-15 02:06 PM by PG
.. besides I don't see Floyd wanting that..
he doesn't agree with everybody who might feel he needs to still cement his legendary status by fighting a likely P4P candidate who has been 15 lbs bigger his entire career than Floyd's biggest...
stylistically this would be the best possible fight for either of them.. realistically.. forget about it and pack another bowl.
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