There is an argument for Floyd fighting some of these fighters back then being that some were at or around the same weight classes as him. But I wouldn't say Floyd ducked them either. I will say after the Castillo fight that Floyd was somewhat selective in who he fought and when he fought them though.
Did Floyd duck these fighters ?? casual question to the hardcores
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Floyd ain’t duck anyone.. Any fighter Bob Arum was promoting Floyd wasn’t giving Bob no stimulus on his dime… it was literally a no fly zone for Bob, dude couldn’t score no big pay days while Floyd was around
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Short answer is yes to everyone there you named except Clotty.. Ducked Winky Wright too
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The only legit case is Winky Wright
The idea of Floyd Mayweather duck Amir fukking Khan of all people is outrageous
Floyd had a clear trend of how he picked his opponents in the “Money” era. With the exception of Berto, he usually had an opponent that just came off a big win. For example Marquez after he beat Diaz, Mosley after he destroyed Margarito, Ortiz after he upset Berto, etc.
Khan would play it safe, and hope that Mayweather or Pac would just select him as an opponent. I will also give them both props for passing on the Khan fight.
Now if Maidana didn’t beat Broner, I believe Khan had a better shot of landing the fight, despite not doing shyt to get it.
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Khan is a perfect example of a boxer being a business man first and a fighter 2nd. shyt is crazy since overall is resume is pretty good, but timing is everything when it comes to making certain fights. The way Algieri was dog walking him, he barely earned the Canelo fight. That nikka was always hit or miss with the cherry picks.
Maidana may have struggled with guys, but he won the big won when it counted and earned his Floyd fights. He never sat around looking to fight the same caliber of opp whenever he looked bad or lost. Khan did that too many times so the stars never really aligned themselves for Floyd n Pac fights. Whenever he took a tough fight to prove himself, they'd have their own fights lined up already.
Lets be honest though he didn’t earn the Canelo fight. He was just a b side opponent that presented a decent name that they could sell a ppv with.
I’m not trying to derail this thread, but let’s just say Canelo is willing to take on low level b side opponents that I don’t believe that draws of the past would even entertain.
facts khan fukked up his career doing this shyt...he is one fighter you will never hear me say floyd ducked or avoided
on the flip side....andre berto should have NEVER got a ppv fight with floyd cuz he damn sure didnt earn it..and that ppv card was fire too up until the main event
It's true, Khan and his family were feeling themselves too much and especially with making money, they infract lost money due to Khan fukking up a few times..
Amir should have won that fight against lamont but he couldn't convince the judges and got points deducted.
That was a setback IMO..
Floyd even told team khan to get that Win and this Win then set up the big PPV!!!Then Danny Garcia happened!
amir khan was shyt ....will always be shyt ...fast hands glass jaw
Black_Jesus
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Floyd put up a poll on his social media site asking fans to pick his next opponent between Khan and Maidana.. Khan won the poll.. Floyd picks Miadana twice... Thats a duck guys
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andre berto was pretty much a "i beat everyone i needed to beat, let me fuifill my contract fight.facts khan fukked up his career doing this shyt...he is one fighter you will never hear me say floyd ducked or avoided
on the flip side....andre berto should have NEVER got a ppv fight with floyd cuz he damn sure didnt earn it..and that ppv card was fire too up until the main event
pacquaio had ppv fights with numerous opponents that floyd would never be allowed to fight without receiving immediate backlash
picture floyd fighting chris algerI, a fukkin gym teacher, in the main event of a ppv lmao
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The sad thing is that Floyd fought and beat more champions than any of these fighters, and yet his opponent selections get dissected like no other. Let’s be real, most of these fighters didn’t want to fight Pretty Boy because they knew they’d lose (ie Shane), but they’d fight Money May because they were GUARANTEED a huge payday, so they rolled the dice, “if I win great! But if I lose at least I’m rich”(ie Shane). Arum played a huge part in why Floyd didn’t fight Top Rank boxers so let’s not play dumb and blame Floyd, (I guess Bud is ducking fighters too because Arum is STILL preventing fights), the proof is in our faces but we choose to go with what we “feel” instead of actually breaking this whole “ducking” thing down. Smh at Floyd ducking fighters, but no one ducked him? The best defensive, greatest jaw, smartest and most accurate puncher of his era scared of other fighters? Lol, make it make sense.
Anyway, the fighter who posed the greatest challenge (Manny) was made to look slow when they finally met, even at Floyd’s old age. Boxing “purists” should be ashamed of themselves, but I guess if Floyd never called himself TBE then we’d appreciate his career more, instead of grasping straws to diminish his greatness. You have boxing greats like Sugar Ray Leonard, Hitman and Tyson (he hates Floyd), explain how Floyd is levels above everyone and figuring out how to beat him is nearly impossible, but these era of boxng “fans” still question is career opponents and who he “ducked”. Laughable.
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Kunty McPhuck
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Every fighter "ducks" at some point.
A lot of the "ducks" are more down to timing and potential fights falling through one reason or the other. So are they really ducks? or a case of circumstance? Why should a fighter stagnate their career waiting for someone else to get their business in order i.e mandatories etc .
A lot of the "ducks" are more down to timing and potential fights falling through one reason or the other. So are they really ducks? or a case of circumstance? Why should a fighter stagnate their career waiting for someone else to get their business in order i.e mandatories etc .