By Carl Adams
First off. I was not even going to comment, or write about this. But after a few days I felt that I had not choice but to give my opinion on the recent interview that went down on Shade 45 radio between underground hip hop artist Ra Ra the Rugged Man and Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. First off who the hell is Ra Ra the Rugged man. Second where does he get off being able to give any type of boxing interview with one of the greatest fighters of all time. Something has got to change in the sport of boxing. People want this man Floyd Mayweather to fight the top people but give the man no credit or respect at all.
The interview started off pretty well until Mr. Rugged man decided to disrespect the champ and say that he wont fight any of the top fighters of our current time. Which does not make any since to me because before his 18 month lay off Floyd did fight the best that was out there. He moved up from 140 to fight the top guys at 147. And at that time the top guys at 147 were Zab Judah and carols Baldimir. And Floyd beat them both very easy. After those fights who else was out there? Shane had lost and when he was asked to fight Floyd he said that his tooth hurt and that he wanted to take a vacation. This was also before his divorce with his wife who managed and ran Shane's career his whole life.
Miguel Cotto and bob arum both thought that they were not ready for a Mayweather fight because cotto was still on the rise. Paul Williams was on his way up but did not have a name like he does now. And as for manny pacquiao. He was not even in the same sentence as Floyd Mayweather. He had just lost to Erik Moralles and then went on to win a few more victories over Morralese and other fighters.
The point i am trying to make is. If Floyd did not leave to let these other fighters come up and get there shine then he would of had to leave the weight division to find someone to fight. Oh yea that's right he did. When he went up to 154 to fight Oscar De la hoya. And even after that fight when he came back down to 147 there was no one else with cred and that people wanted to see besides a fight with Ricky Hatton. He was young, undefeated and people really thought that he had a shot to beating Floyd. Pacquaio, Cotto, Margarito, Mosley did not get there shine back until Floyd Mayweather left the game. Then these guys were able to blossom by beating each other and trying to clam top welterweight status once again.
Because face facts people. If Floyd had of stayed he would of just kept knocking these guys off left and right for barley no money. So he did boxing a favour by stepping back and letting other fighters have some shine while he rested his body. Now that he's back people want to name names and call Floyd out. But the only fighters that are calling Floyd out is Shane Mosley. You have never heard Cotto or Pacquiao call Floyd Mayweather out. They wont. In fact , Freddie roach says that he doesn't thing that if Pacquiao beats Cotto or looses to Cotto that they will fight floyd next. They will go after Shane Mosley. Why would they go after Shane Mosley cause shane cant fight boxers and it would be an easy win for Pacquiao.
I mean some people just cant see through all the bullshit. And when fighters with as many losses as Shane Mosley calls out Floyd Mayweather it sickens me. How can you say your the top welterweight but you just got beat by Cotto? Because of your win over a paper champion? As the great Ed Lover would say "C'Mon Son!. It makes not since at all. We all know Floyd will beat any of those guys out there. what people want to see is him fight these guys to give the illusion that there might be a slim chance that Floyd could loose. But like I always say. You will never in your life ever see in Vegas the betting odds against Floyd Mayweather. Because the real people know that Floyd will never loose. It may be close. But it will always be in favour of Floyd because he is the best and betting people know that.
Opinions are like ass holes, everybody has one. But in my case its my job to study boxing and know boxing through and through. And when i hear people saying that Floyd is not fighting the best out there it makes me sick to my stomach. Because he has already beat the best the world has to offer. And with today's fighters the best is at best at a level 7, maybe a level 8. But that is no where near on Floyd's level which is a level 29-30. I don't play favourites. I just see and know talent. And as a former boxer with pro boxers in my family, i grew up knowing when a fighter is at his best and when a fighter is over rated. And fighters like Mosley and Pacquiao and Margarito are over rated.
You will notice how no one ever talks about Andre Berto. On twitter Shane Mosley was talking a lot of trash to berto but we all know that he does not want to fight Berto because then Berto will have 2 belts and be that much closer to a undisputed welterweight champion chip fight with Floyd Mayweather sometime at the end of the year.
In closing. My thoughts are based on fact. Not on who I like or don't like. And I am also not one to give a fighter credit for loosing a fight. Case in point. Shane Mosley is not and never will be at the top of my pound 4 pound list. Nor should he be at the top of any bodies p4p list. Because he has lost to too many fighters in his prime. And cant seem to win when it counts most. Yea he has some knock outs over decent fighters. But when it comes to the best he has always lost. They also mentioned Bernard Hopkins. They must of forgot that Jermain Taylor beat Hopkins twice. And now look at the man, he is being knocked out left and right. And that Joe Calzaghe was knocked down and came back to beat Hopkins. Now Hopkins is riding the coat tails of this fight with Pavlik. You didn't fight Pavlik at 160 you fought him at 170 which is not a good weight for Pavlik any way.
I am tired of hearing, seeing, people down these great fighters based on what they do in there personal life. You may not like how Floyd is flashy and how he spends his time out side the ring. But he is bar none the greatest fighter to ever put on gloves and we will all notice that after he leaves the sport of boxing and they compare the new fighters to him.
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