caldo2025 wrote:
Brilliant point Stuarty. I hadn't ever considered that but you are absolutely right. 147 has been jacked with talent up and down it for many years and we are just now starting to see these guys pitted against each other. Now that i think about it, Thurman didn't start facing top challengers until Floyd retired. He definitely had one eye on the Floyd Sweepstakes. Pretty good take man.
No. Thurman knew he was never gonna get Floyd because Haymon has Floyd's back forever. Keith knew Floyd was off limits. Keith knew the only guys that Haymon would let fight Floyd were all paid off patsies except Pacquiao who they rigged the judges. Haymon obviously has a pact with Floyd to never let him lose. Haymons power in boxing is all based on controlling fraud's career. Haymon has the power to protect Floyd from losing as malignaggi said: "Al Haymon can manipulate anything. what al haymon wants al haymon gets" Thurman knew he had to wait till floyd was done to be installed as a welterweight star. But Thurman's days could b short if he has to fight Spence or Brook. We will see if Thurman opts for Haymon to protect him from Brook and Spence or if he has honor and courage to face the best and not a series of handpicked patsies. See? This is how boxing works with Al Haymons PBC choreography series. It's all about $$$ and manipulating the fights for the best long term revenues streams.
Thurman was the mandatory challenger for Floyd... Keith called Mayweather out...but Keith is a smart guy.. Keith knew Floyd would never fight him -- or fight Brook... or fight Porter... or fight Danny... or fight Crawford... or fight Spence.. or even fight Khan who Floyd could easily beat.. You see, Khan was a slight risk for Floyd -- like Judah was -- because of Khan's speed and because Floyd was never a big puncher who could take advantage of Khan's weak chin.. The only thing Khan ever had was speed, but that was enough to dominate Judah and Malignaggi.. Even Chris Algieri almost beat Khan.. Errol Spence actually laughed at how inept Chris Algieri was.. During the post fight interview Spence couldn't suppress his laughter when he said "We noticed that Algieri ducked right into left hooks" Spence couldn't get this out without laughing. He almost cried.
It's a given that Khan will continue ducking Brook, Spence, Thurman, Porter, Crawford, and even Garcia -- so if Floyd was ducking Khan to fight Berto??? ... Not cool man... I hope you get the Conor McGregor fight Floyd... That's Evel Knievel and "The Snake River Canyon Jump" all over again.
Floyd was ducking Thurman, Spence, Brook, Porter, etc? Floyd was 37 or 38 when he fought Pacquiao...the top ranked welter that was supposed to beat him. Floyd fought Berto for his last fight after that. Saying a guy at his age is ducking the best is beyond stupid. Its the tale end of his career and the beginning for most that he is accused of ducking. Khan is irrelevant, and not even worth mentioning. Floyd would have KO'd him. Mosley and others have said Floyd has the same pop as Canelo. More than enough to KO Khan with the accuracy and ring intelligence as Floyd. BTW, Crawford was 135 at the time too, so Floyd was ducking him too?
montrealsuper wrote: No. Thurman knew he was never gonna get Floyd because Haymon has Floyd's back forever. Keith knew Floyd was off limits. Keith knew the only guys that Haymon would let fight Floyd were all paid off patsies except Pacquiao who they rigged the judges. Haymon obviously has a pact with Floyd to never let him lose. Haymons power in boxing is all based on controlling fraud's career. Haymon has the power to protect Floyd from losing as malignaggi said: "Al Haymon can manipulate anything. what al haymon wants al haymon gets" Thurman knew he had to wait till floyd was done to be installed as a welterweight star. But Thurman's days could b short if he has to fight Spence or Brook. We will see if Thurman opts for Haymon to protect him from Brook and Spence or if he has honor and courage to face the best and not a series of handpicked patsies. See? This is how boxing works with Al Haymons PBC choreography series. It's all about $$$ and manipulating the fights for the best long term revenues streams.
Thurman was the mandatory challenger for Floyd... Keith called Mayweather out...but Keith is a smart guy.. Keith knew Floyd would never fight him -- or fight Brook... or fight Porter... or fight Danny... or fight Crawford... or fight Spence.. or even fight Khan who Floyd could easily beat.. You see, Khan was a slight risk for Floyd -- like Judah was -- because of Khan's speed and because Floyd was never a big puncher who could take advantage of Khan's weak chin.. The only thing Khan ever had was speed, but that was enough to dominate Judah and Malignaggi.. Even Chris Algieri almost beat Khan.. Errol Spence actually laughed at how inept Chris Algieri was.. During the post fight interview Spence couldn't suppress his laughter when he said "We noticed that Algieri ducked right into left hooks" Spence couldn't get this out without laughing. He almost cried.
It's a given that Khan will continue ducking Brook, Spence, Thurman, Porter, Crawford, and even Garcia -- so if Floyd was ducking Khan to fight Berto??? ... Not cool man... I hope you get the Conor McGregor fight Floyd... That's Evel Knievel and "The Snake River Canyon Jump" all over again.
Floyd was ducking Thurman, Spence, Brook, Porter, etc? Floyd was 37 or 38 when he fought Pacquiao...the top ranked welter that was supposed to beat him. Floyd fought Berto for his last fight after that. Saying a guy at his age is ducking the best is beyond stupid. Its the tale end of his career and the beginning for most that he is accused of ducking. Khan is irrelevant, and not even worth mentioning. Floyd would have KO'd him. Mosley and others have said Floyd has the same pop as Canelo. More than enough to KO Khan with the accuracy and ring intelligence as Floyd. BTW, Crawford was 135 at the time too, so Floyd was ducking him too?
You're dumb as a slug.. Don't throw Pacquiao out there as an excuse because Pac is the President of the Duck Club... Pacquiao hasn't stopped anyone in many years and he been fighting the Rios's, Algieri's, Bradley's and other soft punchers ever since he was KTFO 5 years ago... Pacquiao never heard of Brook, Thurman, Spence, Porter, Crawford, or Danny.. Age has nothing to do with this.. Klitschko fought the most dangerous Heavyweight in the world when he was 41.. If you're the most prominent World Champion in your weight division you should be fighting one of the toughest and most dangerous opponents, not Andre Berto.
Don't tell me Floyd has terrific pop when he can't get guys like Berto out.. He hasn't knocked anyone out in years.. Spence overpowered him in sparring when he wasn't even trying.. Floyd ducked the top Welterweights because he knew he'd get his ass kicked.
Floyd was protected from the top welters because AL Haymon knew Floyd was a fraud coward spoiled brat bitch. Floyd is the biggest fix in boxing history after Primo Carnera. Total fraud. That's why Floyd is so miserable today - because he knows the truth is out there and the ugly truth about his career is reaching more and more people. Floyd knows he's a fraud and is ashamed of himself despite the masks he puts on to hide it.
montrealsuper wrote:Floyd was protected from the top welters because AL Haymon knew Floyd was an overrated smoke & mirrors fraud coward spoiled brat bitch. Floyd is the biggest fix in boxing history after Primo Carnera. Total fraud. That's why Floyd is so miserable today - because he knows the truth is out there and the ugly truth about his career is reaching more and more people. Floyd knows he's a fraud and is ashamed of himself despite the masks he puts on to hide it.
montrealsuper wrote:Floyd was protected from the top welters because AL Haymon knew Floyd was an overrated smoke & mirrors fraud coward spoiled brat bitch. Floyd is the biggest fix in boxing history after Primo Carnera. Total fraud. That's why Floyd is so miserable today - because he knows the truth is out there and the ugly truth about his career is reaching more and more people. Floyd knows he's a fraud and is ashamed of himself despite the masks he puts on to hide it.
Could you quote the quote that quotes yourself, Moron Laureate?
