Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Will Never Happen!
TEN DAYS LATER & FLOYD MAYWEATHER STILL WON HANDS DOWN
Los Angeles, CA– In the minds of his detractors, “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather didn’t look so pretty after his clear 12 round victory over WBA super welterweight (154 lbs) champion Miguel Cotto Saturday night. Say what you want, Floyd sure was effective in beating Cotto to the punch most if not all night. What amuses me about the bout is that some feel because Floyd had a bloody nose and a couple of bruises, people equated that with taking a beating or that Cotto did well. Some people had the gall to even say the fight was close. This fight was the perfect example of the underdog performing better than expected, and Mayweather normally looking unbeatable. Unfortunately for the naysayers, Floyd clearly dominated the fight for the most part. The only thing I noticed and what people tend to overlook is that Floyd is 35 years old and most of all he is human. As Pedro Fernandez stated on Ring Talk Boxing & MMA” radio the day after the fight, and I am paraphrasing, “All fighters get hit!”
WILL FLOYD STAY AT 154?
There are a couple fighters who I’d like to see Mayweather fight as he is now the WBA champion. His mandatory technically is WBA regular beltholder Austin Trout (24-0, 14 KOs), however a bout against the tall, lanky southpaw boxer seems unlikely. Erislandy Lara(16-1-1, 11 KOs) another southpaw with a powerful laser like left hand also seems to be out of the picture. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KOs) appears the most likely candidate to face Floyd if he stays at 154 for the time being. While the 21 year-old lacks experience, he also has little to no wear and tear. For Alvarez, if there was ever a time to take a risk and step up to that plate, now is the time. Alvarez has size, speed and power, and as good as Floyd looked against Cotto, it’s clear that he isn’t a 154 lb. fighter. No one would hold it against the youngster if he was outclassed against one of the top fighters of the last 30 years.
WHERE & WHO THE HELL IS VANES MARTIROSYAN?
To me there is nothing worse than a fighter squandering their prime. The Armenian born U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyan(32-0, 20 KOs)
Martirosyan-M.I.A
has been one of the top fighters at 154 for the last couple of years. Last year he fought three times. All of them were stay busy fights against journeyman level-like opposition. His last bout was in February against perennial loser Troy Lowry (28-12, 17 KOs) whose lost 8 of his last 10, being stopped 7 times. These are not the types of fighters that continue a fighter’s development. It will be interesting to see how he responds once he fights a top ten level foe. He was lackluster against former IBF 154lb titleholder Kassim Ouma (26-6-1) in 2010 being dropped in the ninth, and looked ordinary against unbeaten Joe Greene (22-0 at the time) yet is ranked #4 by Ring Magazine. Based on what? The guy has yet to beat a legitimate contender and his career has stagnated, whether that’s his fault or his promoter, it is a classic case of the crummy rating system or poor management. The Armenian living in Glendale, California, an area which has the largest Armenian population outside of the home country could be built into a star, yet for some reason his handlers have been reluctant to step up the level of opposition.
WBC ORDERED ELIMINATOR VERSES LARA
The Armenian’s handlers need get him in the ring against Erislandy Lara. The winner is said to get the mandatory title shot against “Canelo” Alvarez, and for all intents and purposes if he can get past Lara (which I believe he’d be the underdog) that would be a huge fight in the Los Angeles area with the heavy Mexican and Armenian contingencies. It makes absolutely no sense to not take a gamble with the type of amateur pedigree this guy possesses as well as the marketability factor. He fought on HBO in 2010 and has fallen out of the spotlight since. There are a number of marketable fights for him and it’s about time that his handlers roll the dice to see if he’s the real deal or pugilistic waste.
ON MANNY PACQUIAO-FLOYD MAYWEATHER
I think Pedro Fernandez put it best on the radio, “Manny has too much to lose if he fights and loses to mayweather.”
Kevin Perry