COMMENTARY | Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is the best boxer in the world today. He’s also full of talk, and doesn’t back up his words inside the ring — unless he faces B-level fighters such as Victor Ortiz or Robert Guerrero.
Why does the welterweight champion duck opponents such as Manny Pacquiao, Marcos Maidana, Antonio Margarito, and Sergio Martinez?
After all, isn’t he the self-proclaimed greatest boxer in history?
Brittle Hands
Ask yourself what is “Money’s” biggest weakness. Yes, he’s the most talented boxer today — who hits (selectively) and doesn’t get hit that much. But Floyd’s glaring weakness is that he has brittle hands that easily gets broken during fights — even during sparring sessions.
Mayweather has suffered broken or injured hands several times throughout his career.
That’s why he injects pain killers into his fists, a process legal only in the state of Nevada. And that’s why he’s forced to fight in Las Vegas, and can’t take bouts in New York or Texas or anywhere else.
Big Punchers
In terms of odds, Mayweather may be a favorite to defeat rivals such as Pacquiao, Martinez, and Maidana. But he’ll never take those fights, even at the prospect of making $100 million.
Why?
It’s not worth risking a loss when your dysfunctional ego is on the line.
Floyd is one broken hand away from losing a fight to a human tornado like Pacquiao or a devastating puncher like Maidana. He never would have withstood the constant pressure of a Margarito with a fractured fist — Floyd would have been booed by the crowd for running around in the ring.
Look what Miguel Cotto — and his pressure — did to Floyd’s face when they fought in 2012: Mayweather’s face was bloodied up. If Mayweather broke a hand during that fight, Cotto would have busted him up even more.
If Floyd injures one or both hands against a Manny Pacquiao, it would be impossible for Mayweather to win on points. His shoulder roll defense would be ineffective if he can’t punch back with authority.
With injured hands, Floyd would not be able to keep the Pacman at bay.
That’s why the size of Pacquiao’s head (i.e., PED allegations) intimidates him. Mayweather thinks that constantly hitting Pacquiao or Margarito over the course of 12 rounds would eventually injure his fists.
Social Media Warrior
Mayweather will taunt big punchers and pressure fighters on social media, but he won’t get inside the ring with them. He has to convince his worshippers that Pacquiao or Maidana are no threat to him and his undefeated record, and that’s why there’s no need for those fights.
These rivals are supposed to be “inferior” so why make the fight? That’s what he always claims.
There’s a huge fallacy with that argument that Floyd worshippers don’t think about. Pacquiao and Maidana are better fighters than Ortiz and Guerrero.
Why not just retire if every boxer out there is inferior?
Ortiz and Guerrero had inferior boxing skills. Why did you take those fights, Floyd?
In the next few days, the “narcissistic one” will announce his fight with Amir Khan. If he injures his fists in that fight, Mayweather would have a better chance to win against Khan in a 12-round decision compared to big punchers or pressure fighters such as Pacquiao, Maidana, or Martinez.
Fights only take place inside the ring. If you’re gonna talk trash and duck, be willing to take the heat when some fans say you’re avoiding legitimate threats to your precious record.
TBE stands for “the best ever?”
Please. It means the most “talkative bull-shitter ever.”
Sugar Ray Robinson or Roberto Duran would have busted you up — easy work.
