Someone saying "Floyd is ducking Khan" might be the most hilarious phrase in boxing history.
Skillwise, both fighters (Khan and Maidana) are in a comparable level with each other. When they fight, either fighter can win. Now who are these haters that said Floyd is ducking Khan? I think sometimes we have a tendency to lump a group of people together, but I'm not sure if the same people complaining about Maidana were the same people who were complaining about Khan.
Nevertheless, I know Floyd is just following the money here. Yes, he looks like a dbag going to a poll and then ignoring it. But I think the decision is based on who would bring in more money. Khan I thought would be that guy, but I'm sure Floyd's people know this better. Perhaps the habits of the very loyal Mexican crowd would bring in more money than Khan's million plus twitter followers. I think people should be free to hate him for it. Anyway, that is where Floyd gets his drawing power. From people hating him. The more people hate him, the richer he gets. So why would he care, right?
Floyd can win, and shut everyone up, by fighting the best.
Danny Garcia - # 1, 140 hands down, Undefeated, destroyed Khan
Timothy Bradley- # 2 Welterweight. Undefeated( yes I know Pacquiao beat him 1st time). Way better competition, then Floyd as of late.
Manny Pacquiao- # 4 Welterweight. # 1 WBC challenger. Besides Floyd best resume in boxing. # 1 wanted fight in the world. Fans dream. Now Pacquiao is past prime, and people still want it.
Marquez - # 3 Welterweight. Destroyed Pacquiao. Deserves a rematch, before he retires. Huge Money fight. Way More deserving, then Khan, or Maidana
Lara- # 2, at 154, only behind Floyd. # 1 Challenger for Floyd's WBA. Schooled Paul Williams ( who Floyd ducked), and was robbed. Floyd's toughest challenge, at 147, or 154.
I got Maidana # 5 Welterweight, and I got Khan barely, in the top 10, at Welterweight. That's why people complain, and this isn't a one time deal. People been watching this go down for 10 years. I understand Floyd fans. He is great, and awesome to watch, but he never fought the best guys. His fans will say he fought De La Hoya, but DLH, was 2-2 in his previous 4, and lost a liver to B- Hop, in one of them. Mosely was slapped around by Forrest, and Winky Wright 2x each, before he fought Floyd. Floyd laid around fighting barely Top 10 guys, while Top 5 guys, young, hungry, and more deserving couldn't get a shot.
I myself believed that both Maidana and Amir Khan were not deserving of a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. but Amir was chosen by his fans, didn't he? That decision have to be respected and don't say that Floyd made the right choice. Why it have to go to voting if the result will just be ignored saying that Floyd made the right choice. Whether it is the right choice or not, that is not the issue but what his fans wanted him to fight. It is just a matter of respect. Some people doesn't know what it is and don't tell me you too by justifying what Floyd did.
Picking either Amir or Marcos is cherry picking. There's a lot out there. What happened to "Manny you're next"? Did he not said it a long time ago? Did he forgot about that? Floyd discredit himself and there's no haters on this. He did it to himself.
Haha ducking Khan. At worst it's picking an easier opponent for his style, which is kind of ducking I guess
Floyd has a rep for ducking man, the list is as long as your arm. And the list of his ducks is way more prestigious that his actual record. He didn't duck Khan though. Floyd is the most overrated fighter in the history of boxing. Very skilled but greatnes sis gauged by achievement, namely the fellow great names on your record. He is below Marciano on the P4P list.
Yes Floyd has made the right decision. He picked Marcos Maidana cause he is an easy opponent. At the same time, less risk & easy money.
When you pick easy opponents, with less risk and easy money. That is called cherry-picking. Duh???
And you know what is funny, he is making the same moves he did when he was suppose to fight Pacquiao....smokescreen (the poll). He puts something out there, then all of a sudden. He ignores it. Same thing when he said "Pacquiao you're next!". Then the next day, he denies it.
Like, what was the point of doing all that when you are going to deny/ignore it at the end.
And then you ask them why they discredit Floyd? That's why.
Duh???
I'm not malicious minded and i feel mayweather did duck kahn.You can brand everyone of this opinion as a "hater" but i think if floyd were guaranteed the win he would have took the kahn fight for money reasons.the only reason he never took the fight is because mayweather feels kahns style and athleticism are a genuine threat to his throne.that's not to say i think kahn wins but only that mayweather chose less risk over more money and that goes against everything he claims stands for
i know kahn didn't deserve it but floyd still ducked.
@ sorry ragdefender but following the $$$ he aint
@ stick&move- i'm glad someone finds me funny
Maidana is the WBA champion and khan is not. He won his last 4 fights and Khan is 2/2. Mayweather never ducked Khan. He is just fighting better competition.
Don't forget that Khan did beat Maidana, Teddy. So I'd say Khan is more deserving than Chino.
am no hater but I made it clear that any of the two he choose is a low risk fight.... he picked two cherries, he chose one and throw away the other, so whats the difference?
When Floyd hinted at wanting to take on Amir Khan early this year and when Amir tweeted that he has signed a contract and waiting for Floyd to do the same, Floyd haters went berserk and claimed that Floyd is cherry-picking again and that Khan was most undeserving citing his past KO losses and his unimpressive showing in his two previous bouts as well as the fact that Khan is not even ranked in the welterweights!
Now that Floyd has made the right decision and right choice of selecting WBA welterweight champion Marcos Rene Maidana, they are raising hell over Floyd ducking Khan, claiming that they voted for Khan in the fan polls!
Duh???
wtf, turncoats, you, sticky and seang are the same ppol whos been claiming khans speed and athletism will give floyd trouble and the better opponent than the slowfooted maidana.... stop nuthugging, you should be the ones protesting floyd when he cheated his own poll, azzwipes!
Floyd mayweather can not satisfy everyone.
