After his lopsided win over the smaller Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., should be picking on someone his own size. There are many welterweight mainstays calling out his name. For instance, Shane Mosley has been very vocal, even becoming confrontational, on his ill intentions towards Mayweather.
This begs the question: Why would someone, claiming to be the best in the world, back out from legitimate contenders?
Aside from Mosley, there are two other elite fighters who would be perfect for Mayweather inside the ring: Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao. For Mosley, Cotto and Pacquiao, one word perfectly describes their status as professional boxers: Elite.
The problem of being an elite boxer, particularly a welterweight, is that Mayweather tends to shy away from you. It is as if he didn’t even hear you call out his name for a fight. Mosley, for instance, has been repeatedly dismissed by Mayweather despite numerous challenges.
It is very unlikely for this self-proclaimed best boxer in the world to duck all these legitimate contenders and ignore their calls for a fight. HOW CAN YOU CALL YOURSELF THE BEST BOXER IN THE WORLD IF YOU WON’T EVEN FACE A GENUINE TEST OF YOUR SKILLS?
Instead of taking the fight with these elite welterweights, Mayweather took on smaller guys . . . guys like Marquez. And the trend doesn’t stop there. A lot of talks have been circulating around the boxing world that a certain red-headed Mexican is within Mayweather’s radar.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer talked to BoxingScene.com:
“There is a young fighter, 19-years-old. All of Mexico is talking about him. And he is filling up 10,000 people in venues in Mexico. He is fighting at 147; he’s undefeated. He’s a red head, a red head Mexican. They call him ‘Canelo,’ cinnamon head – Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. He would like nothing better than to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. You put Saul Alvarez in with Floyd Mayweather and you put it in Aztec Stadium – you sell 100,000 tickets. The guy [Alvarez] on his own sells 10 to 20,000 tickets. Floyd Mayweather is a big event fighter.”
There is no confirmation yet as to whether this fight will push through.
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