Mosley stands tall (AP Photo)
The life of a Floyd Mayweather fan has been something of a roller coaster ride over the last few years. From the negotiation problems with Manny Pacquiao to fighting lightweights for no apparent reason, more than a few have lost faith.
This is a far cry from the time when Floyd was regarded as the best boxer of his generation and there weren't any others that came close in the pound for pound rankings.
It looked like his loyal fans would finally have something to crow about with the announcement that a fight against Shane Mosley was only a matter of days from being finalized. Now however Golden Boy representative Richard Schaefer is getting frustrated, and more than a few fans are as well, because once again there appears to be some kind of problem.
Mosley has agreed to every outlandish demand that Mayweather could throw at him, from guaranteed rematches should Mayweather lose to random blood testing at any point before the fight. He has even agreed to let Mayweather take the bigger end of the purse without complaining. He has in short bent over backwards to accommodate Floyd, and has signed his side of the agreement.
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"Do I really have to fight Mosley Poppa?" (AP Photo)
What could the hold up be, and why hasn't Floyd put pen to paper and let the promoting begin for a fight only a few months away? I asked some of the local fans their thoughts on the matter.
David Weston, Pittsburgh PA: "Floyd is running scared. He was scared of Pacquiao and he backed out, he's scared of Mosley and now he's looking for a way out of this fight as well"
Frank Sampson, Irwin PA: "Floyd used to be the best, now he ain't nothin' but a scared little b**** looking for a pay check"
Carl Lenmore, Pittsburgh PA: "I've been a Floyd fan since his Olympic days, but he needs to take this fight if he wants to be thought of as the best fighter, if he don't, maybe his best days are behind him"
While that might be a little strong, it is certainly puzzling that Mayweather would trash the best opponent option out there for him (Pacquiao) and doesn't seem that keen to take on the number two either in Mosley.
Tom Fowler, Pittsburgh PA: "Mayweather takes xylocane, Mosley is a steroid user, Pacquiao is being accused by everyone in the sport, Margarito plasters his hands, aren't there any honest guys out there anymore?"
Well to be entirely fair to Pacquiao, he's never actually been caught with anything, and his accusers are usually people who have ulterior motives. The statements about the other three are about right though, and there isn't a single fan out there who believes that Margarito didn't know his hands were wrapped in plaster.
Basically aside from the cheating going on, the welterweight division in general is a mess at the moment, and could benefit from a tournament of some kind to thin out the herd a little.
As usual if you have any opinions on any of the latest boxing stories, let me know and I'll include you in a future article: Contact Scott.
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DON’T BE FOOL AGAIN PEOPLE, this is just another scam in the making courtesy of the GREAT DUCKER mayweather,.. floyd ducks and ducks and ducks every real threats, he avoided Margarito, Cotto, Pacquiao, He also avoided a rematch with Dela Hoya by making a FAKE RETIREMENT and come back when the issue of rematch is dead hahahaha, and how come now he will fight Mosley who seems to be the most dangerous threat, quite fascinating isn’t it, Floyd will avoid this fight by all means, if ever just if ever he sign the contract here, he will pull out in the middle and think of a valid fabricated reason as a escape route,,, maybe he will self inflict a damage (crush his car and pretend to be seriously injured HAHAHA
Man, this is bad for Pacquiao. He's being branded now as a cheater eventhough he hasn't been proven of any wrongdoing yet. But as the saying goes: Know the truth, and the truth shall set you free."
Nobody can beat these awards now,
Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA)
* 2000-09 Fighter of the Decade
* 2009 Fighter of the Year
* 2008 Fighter of the Year
* 2006 Fighter of the Year
BoxingScene.com:
* 2009 Fighter of the Year
* 2008 Fighter of the Year
ESPN:
* 2009 Fighter of the Year
* 2009 Knockout of the Year
* 2009 Star's Champion of Champions
* 2008 Star's Champion of Champions
ESPY Awards:
* 2009 Best Fighter (Boxing)
HBO:
* 2000-09 Fighter of the Decade
Ring Magazine:
* 2009 Fighter of the Year
* 2008 Fighter of the Year
* 2006 Fighter of the Year
* 2009 #1 Pound for Pound Boxer in the World
* 2008 #1 Pound for Pound Boxer in the World
* 2009 KnockOut of the Year
SecondsOut.com:
* 2008 Fighter of the Year
* 2006 Fighter of the Year
Sports Illustrated:
* 2009 Fighter of the Year
* 2008 Boxer of the Year
The SweetScience.com:
* 2009 Boxer of the Year
* 2008 Boxer of the Year
* 2000-09 Fighter of the Decade
WBC:
* 2009
Pacman is not just this Decade's Best Fighter, he is also an All Time Great if not the Greatest of all time...If Pacquiao is American, he will no doubt be "The Greatest of all time...
Pacquiao called Mayweather's bluff. He thinks a once scrawny and impoverished little guy cannot walk away from $40M. He doesn't know that this dare devil can take on anybody he so desperately avoid. Name a fighter out there who Floyd avoids like the plague and Manny will square with the guy anytime.
By not calculating the risk out of that bluff, he was the one who walked away from $40M against Pacquiao who to him is a relatively easy fight compared to Mosley. Between the rock and a hard spot he chose the fire, and for what? $20M?
I think his going to brave the critics and just wait for Pacquaio swallowing his pride.
my idol now a bitch looking for a paycheck ha ha ha ha.
Keep still my fan. I'm just planning for a grandiose fight out of these
Once there was a duck who taught he was a swan. While all the swans are trying to outfly each other, this duck is ducking everybody. He ducked the number one swan and now he is trying to duck the next swan. Until one day, he decided that he was a chicken and left the flock. And all the swans live happily ever after.
and yes tim, i agree de la hoya is a f@ggot.
I'm gonna whip those pactards azz!!
pacquiao is a cheater. just ask krista ranillo wahahhhahaha. tiger should learn from pacquiao lol
What can I say about Floyd not signing? Simple: bok bok bok bokok! bok bok bok bokok!
floyd is delaying his announcement cause he needs to know if he has a ample supply of XYLOCAINE during training and fight day. As soon as the drug manufacturer gives him the go signal then he will fight. :P
Lamebrain.
Who says KFC is/was the best?
By fighting little guys who have no chance at all?
KFC a sure operator? Ya bro. Same.
KFC's name makes people sick. Ya bro.
KFC's fans do something for the fight to happen. Afraid are you?
If PBF does not sign the contract in two days, Golden Boy P should dump him and negotiate for a Manny-Mosley after the Manny-Clotey fight. LET PBF ROT ANS LET HIM SAY GOODBYE TO THE 40M. He wants to make a fool of the boxing fans and he deserves not even a penny. But with his back against the wall, he might be forced to sign it and brag on it.
man real sht errybody screamin foul on lil dude pac and dat foo aint even tested positive for sht. I love floyd he my dude but dmn all da sht he catchin now jus exposin him. Im tryin to see this Floyd so make dat sht happen man. Quit bein a btch and put pen to pad man. big ups to pac dat dude beastin it rite now, errybody know dmn well he deserved da fighter of the decade, 7 titles cant be contested but if my boy floyd had done more then yea i can contest that, but mos def big ups to lil dude pac. hope yall muhfukkas bought ya ticket to da the pac fight hah got mine beetches.
KFC hiding somewhere as it is not safe for him at the moment
Making way less money in probably a tougher fight against PED user mosley = karma
Oh but don't forget - he has not signed the fight yet. So there is still a way out
Just retire again already and never come back - boxing does not need a manufactured fighter like you
Not gonna happen. PBF is not going to risk his "0" on Sugar Shane. Bring on the winnable fight, Paul M or M. Hatton. Money just need enough to get by.
KenDucky Fraud Chicken! Hahahahaha, It really sucks if your #1Floydfan right now. hahahha common keep bashing Pacquiao, The Truth will come out and the truth is There is a Coward Chicken in the welterwight division and it ain't Pacquiao. HAHAHAHAHA
hi guys, i hope i can say a few things here, if its okay
i think floyd is a good boxer, like a good dancer. but to be a good cheerleader you have to have the guts to show your BOOTY AND SHAKE IT
floyd has no guts so he only dance with the stars, but he cannot and never will qualify as a DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADER!!!
"He still hasn't signed. I am so frustrated.I wanted both guys to go down to the Super Bowl in Miami to do some promotional stuff. I don't know what Floyds waiting for. I have no clue. I have a signed contract from Shane on my desk. I have nothing from Floyd."'
FLOYD IS THE BIGGEST JOKE IN BOXING!!!!
"It's either one of two things that has happened," he said. "Either he's rethought the wisdom of risking his undefeated record against Shane or he chooses to act like a 7-year-old. Hopefully, it's the latter and he will mature very quickly. But either of these possibilities is completely unacceptable to us. He's going to end up in a fight with Mosley. The only question is whether it will be in the ring or in court."
SUE THE COWARD IN COURT. AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm a floyd fanatic, but if he screws up this mosley fight, i'd f**k floyd from behind when i see him on the street!!!!
QUICK FLOYD....CRASH YOUR CAR IN A TREE SO YOU CAN HAVE AN EXCUSE NOT TO SIGN THE CONTRACT...JUST TELL THE WORLD THAT YOU INJURED YOURSELF BADLY AND BECAUSE OF THIS YOU CAN'T FIGHT SUGAR SHANE STEROID MOSLEY..GO NOW BOY QIUICKLY...YOU ARE RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS NOW!..JUST LIE TO THEM BIG TIME COZ THEY WILL ACCEPT IT COZ THEY ARE IDIOTS WHO STILL CRAVING FOR YOUR MONKEY AURA AS THE GREATEST BOXER OF ALL TIME!..BTW..I'M THE DEVIL!!!
I wouldn't be surprised if Mayweather fakes a car accident (or any accident) that would prevent him from fighting. That is his only hope now that he has his back against a brick wall, trapped in a circle.
"I always tell you, a signed deal is a done deal," Schaefer said. "It will only be done when Floyd signs, and that hasn't happened yet. I don't know of any deal terms that are not agreed to. I don't understand it."
SIMPLE. CHICKEN FLOYD'S HANDS ARE TREMBLIN AND TOO SHAKY TO SIGN!!!!!!!!
@migo
HAHA!! I thought the same thing... see my previous post.
THERE'S A BOUNTY ON FLOYD'S HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!
floyd is mentally ill,schizophrenic really!
good duck season is finally here!!!
if you see the duck (black duck) on the street, shoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO WHAT IF FLOYD DOESNT SIGN THE CONTRACT? WHATS IT WITH YOU?? WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS FIGHT ANYWAYS? FLOYD IS NOT EDUCATED THAT IS WHY HE DOESNT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SIGN HIS OWN SIGNATURE!! PISTING YAWA MONG TANAN DIRI!
hey, you pactards! idol floyd hasn't signed the mosley deal because the contract is defective: it does not include that floyd can use all the xylocaine in nevada, that floyd's wraps should be plaster-of-Parised, and that mosley's right hand and legs should be tied to his waist! how dare you call floyd chicken!
Floyd Mayweather jr pajamas and bed must full of pees and sh!ts by now. he's so scared and can't control them . Floyd Go quick email Teddy atlas and Tin Smith and ask for HELP hahah
Gayfloyd need XYLOCAINE to numb his hands to sign the contract hehehe
People. Be compassionate and forgiving. I believe Floyd Mayweather is mentally ill.
I urge you to pray for the SON-OF-A-BIETCH!!!!
@tolentino..
tnx sir...i'm just fed up of this floyd issues...Americans are trying to rationalize the cowardness of this big headed bullshit who cannot just come out, sign the damn paper and fight..Too many excuses!!!!
This is sad.... but true... Floyd is an aflack...
People please. Be compassionate and forgiving. I believe Floyd Mayweather is mentally ill.
I urge you to pray for the SON-OF-A-BIETCH!!!!
the Weasel is turning yellow.
like a yellow belly coward monkey that he is .
just like #1floydfan and his in-bred dad
Just watch FLoyd's reaction when Mosley confronted him on top of the ring after the Marquez fight.....that says it all why he isn't signing the Mosely fight. Maybe he is thinking of another stipulation in the contract. My honest guess is that it will be at a catchweight of 142-144lbs but will be applicable to Shane only. HAHAHA. But floyd's problem will be Shane will agree to it... but with this, he will gain another advantage.
shane is still capable of knocking floyd so floyd should pospone the fight and wait until shane turns 50 years old. he he he
Mayweather is still reseaching the effectiveness of injecting xylocaine all over his body from head to toe so he won't feel the punches of Shane. He is also trying to make deal with the agency that will take random blood test to make sure that every minute, they will take blood from shane to drain him as fast as possible.
Floyd wants to make sure that he has an even playing field against mosley, of course!!
Ployd WeatherWeather says: "Hey you guys! don't force me to sign the contract! I can't read!"
Examiner articles are biased to pacman that's why I don't like reading them.
SUPER-XYLOCAINE girl phloyd can't fight out of vegas.
her XYLOCAINE power is illegal in all other states. :-(
JUNIOR DOES NOT NEED XYLOCAINE TO NUMB HIS HANDS TO SIGN, OR DOES HE?
Wait guys, Mayweather jr, will signed the contract but not now because his hands is very numb by xylocane.. we will wait until the effects will end...
Definitely, Floyd will not sign the contract. He hates so much being push to the wall. Elerbe/Haymon the wall and Schiefer/GPB the force that push.
What does Schaefer thinks will happen when he aligns himself with the devil? Now, Oscar and Schaefer created the monster, and will now have to deal with it! No professionalism in this promotional company!
we will fight mosley in may 1... but we will push another demand... he should be drunk before entering the ring.
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