The 10 Boxers We Think Floyd Mayweather Should Fight Next

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After defeating Manny Pacquiao in "the fight of the century," Floyd Mayweather announced that he will relinquish all his belts and take a final fight in September. The man rightfully known as "Money" is hanging up his gloves, win, lose or draw at the conclusion of his 49th professional fight. With four months to prepare and hype it up, here's a list of possible opponents for Floyd to finish his career against.

(It should be noted that arguably the most dangerous puncher on the planet, Gennady Golovkin, has not be included in the list to avoid jinxing the one fight I really want to see.)

Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao

Duh, like a rematch of The Fight of the Century isn't in the works, regardless of everyone not named Manny Pacquiao and Skip Bayless easily scoring the fight for Floyd. An added benefit is the potential injury angle with Pacquiao saying he had a hurt shoulder and was refused an anti-inflammatory shot the day of the fight.

Adrien "The Problem" Broner

Broner is basically Floyd's top henchman, and considers Mayweather his big brother. It might seem odd, then, for the two to fight, but I see this option as Floyd giving the boxing world the biggest middle-finger in the world as he spars with a good friend while collecting another multi-million dollar paycheck.

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez

The young bull has already faced and lost to Mayweather, but that was two years ago. Rumors are flying that once Mayweather retires, Alvarez, with his exciting style and high knockout rate, would become the new top draw in boxing. What better way to establish that by the old guard ending his career against the new hotness?

Keith "One Time" Thurman

There are only two boxers not named Floyd Mayweather that currently hold an alphabet soup welterweight title. Both are undefeated, and while I'm sure Kell Brook is a good boxer, he's only had two fights outside of his native England. Thurman boasts a more impressive knockout rate than Brook and has also fought in the MGM Grand, which is where Floyd's last 11 bouts have taken place.

Amir "King" Khan

There have been rumors of Khan facing Mayweather for some time now, and Khan has stated a desire to face Floyd on several occasions. The biggest issue here is Ramadan, which Khan will observe during the entire month of September.

Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade

Andrade is another young, undefeated champion that could benefit from a boost in notoriety by fighting Mayweather. Also, at 6'1, Demetrius would be the tallest man Mayweather's faced.

Danny "Swift" Garcia

Yet another undefeated boxer, but there's something special about Danny. He brings a little bit more to the table than just a flawless record. Yes, I'm talking about the fact that Garcia has six toes on one foot.

Andre "Son of God" Ward

This is one of the more unlikely opponents, since Ward is a super middleweight, which is 14 pounds heavier than the highest weight class Floyd has ever fought at. However, there is bad blood and beef between the two fighters, and perhaps even more between Floyd and Ward's manager, Houston rap mogul, James Prince.

"The Notorious" Conor McGregor

Okay, this is really far-fetched, I admit. Not because Dana White would never allow Conor to face Floyd in a boxing match, but because McGregor won't be healed in time from the tremendous beating Jose Aldo delivers in July.

Paul Williams in a Mech Suit

Paul Williams was a young, top ranked boxer, with a 41-2 record, just on the cusp of stardom, when a motorcycle accident tragically left him paralyzed from the waist down. However, if Paul made his triumphant return to boxing in some kind of powered armor to take on Floyd Mayweather, I don't see how that fight would do anything short of 50 million PPV buys.

[Juan Anonly]

On 2015-05-04 22:56:09 +0000, ***@gmail.com said:

The biggest problem with Mayweather in September is that most anybody
who saw him this time around won't pay $2 to see him duck, run and
clinch again. Ever. They may not be "smart fans" or "real boxing
fans", but they are people with money. They're going to keep it.

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Adrien "The Problem" Broner
Broner is basically Floyd's top henchman, and considers Mayweather his
big brother. It might seem odd, then, for the two to fight, but I see
this option as Floyd giving the boxing world the biggest middle-finger
in the world as he spars with a good friend while collecting another
multi-million dollar paycheck.

That's looney. Most real true friends refuse to do this, but Broner
could use the short end of a 90/10 split with Mayweather, because he's
not quite big enough for one division (with power), and has little
competition in the other. He's also done an *historically* great job
of fashioning a "please despise me" image. I'd certainly pay to see
Broner lose; anytime anywhere. Both of these two boxers feigning "good
sportsmanship" for more than 15 minutes would be a pay-per-view event
in itself.

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Saul "Canelo" Alvarez
The young bull has already faced and lost to Mayweather, but that was
two years ago. Rumors are flying that once Mayweather retires, Alvarez,
with his exciting style and high knockout rate, would become the new
top draw in boxing. What better way to establish that by the old guard
ending his career against the new hotness?

You can likely get every Mexican/Mexican-American to pay for another
with Canelo, just like every Argentinian paid for the two with Maidana.
But few else will sign up. Still, he's the only person on the list
with a potentially bankable name.

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Keith "One Time" Thurman
There are only two boxers not named Floyd Mayweather that currently
hold an alphabet soup welterweight title. Both are undefeated, and
while I'm sure Kell Brook is a good boxer, he's only had two fights
outside of his native England. Thurman boasts a more impressive
knockout rate than Brook and has also fought in the MGM Grand, which is
where Floyd's last 11 bouts have taken place.

That's a feasible $40 PPV here, but ONLY if you have significant
undercard action. And I mean *significant*. Nobody knows Thurman in
the general public so the marketing would have to start tomorrow. In
the end you're still only going to get boxing fans, and getting
*outside* that marketing group is what has given Mayweather his
traction in recent years.

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Amir "King" Khan
There have been rumors of Khan facing Mayweather for some time now, and
Khan has stated a desire to face Floyd on several occasions. The
biggest issue here is Ramadan, which Khan will observe during the
entire month of September.

Another 10 million from Britain won't move the needle.

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Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade
Andrade is another young, undefeated champion that could benefit from a
boost in notoriety by fighting Mayweather. Also, at 6'1, Demetrius
would be the tallest man Mayweather's faced.

Oh boy, he's tall. That oughta sell another 3 ticket. Draw for PPV--Zero.

The rest of the listed names--irrelevant and impossible

The only conspicuous name is Gennady Golovkin: It extends outside the
usual boxing fan crowd. Main problem: Mayweather doesn't want to lose.
Gennady is a natural middleweight, and Mayweather is not really a
natural welter. Mayweather is an incredible defense machine, I can't
imagine how he could deal with GGG--but I don't put anything past him.

[Edmund]

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After defeating Manny Pacquiao in "the fight of the century," Floyd
Mayweather announced that he will relinquish all his belts and take a
final fight in September. The man rightfully known as "Money" is hanging
up his gloves, win, lose or draw at the conclusion of his 49th
professional fight. With four months to prepare and hype it up, here's a
list of possible opponents for Floyd to finish his career against.
(It should be noted that arguably the most dangerous puncher on the
planet, Gennady Golovkin, has not be included in the list to avoid
jinxing the one fight I really want to see.)
Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao
Duh, like a rematch of The Fight of the Century isn't in the works,
regardless of everyone not named Manny Pacquiao and Skip Bayless easily
scoring the fight for Floyd. An added benefit is the potential injury
angle with Pacquiao saying he had a hurt shoulder and was refused an
anti-inflammatory shot the day of the fight.
Adrien "The Problem" Broner
Broner is basically Floyd's top henchman, and considers Mayweather his
big brother. It might seem odd, then, for the two to fight, but I see
this option as Floyd giving the boxing world the biggest middle-finger
in the world as he spars with a good friend while collecting another
multi-million dollar paycheck.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez
The young bull has already faced and lost to Mayweather, but that was
two years ago. Rumors are flying that once Mayweather retires, Alvarez,
with his exciting style and high knockout rate, would become the new top
draw in boxing. What better way to establish that by the old guard
ending his career against the new hotness?
Keith "One Time" Thurman
There are only two boxers not named Floyd Mayweather that currently hold
an alphabet soup welterweight title. Both are undefeated, and while I'm
sure Kell Brook is a good boxer, he's only had two fights outside of his
native England. Thurman boasts a more impressive knockout rate than
Brook and has also fought in the MGM Grand, which is where Floyd's last
11 bouts have taken place.
Amir "King" Khan
There have been rumors of Khan facing Mayweather for some time now, and
Khan has stated a desire to face Floyd on several occasions. The biggest
issue here is Ramadan, which Khan will observe during the entire month
of September.
Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade
Andrade is another young, undefeated champion that could benefit from a
boost in notoriety by fighting Mayweather. Also, at 6'1, Demetrius would
be the tallest man Mayweather's faced.
Danny "Swift" Garcia
Yet another undefeated boxer, but there's something special about Danny.
He brings a little bit more to the table than just a flawless record.
Yes, I'm talking about the fact that Garcia has six toes on one foot.
Andre "Son of God" Ward
This is one of the more unlikely opponents, since Ward is a super
middleweight, which is 14 pounds heavier than the highest weight class
Floyd has ever fought at. However, there is bad blood and beef between
the two fighters, and perhaps even more between Floyd and Ward's
manager, Houston rap mogul, James Prince.
"The Notorious" Conor McGregor
Okay, this is really far-fetched, I admit. Not because Dana White would
never allow Conor to face Floyd in a boxing match, but because McGregor
won't be healed in time from the tremendous beating Jose Aldo delivers
in July.
Paul Williams in a Mech Suit
Paul Williams was a young, top ranked boxer, with a 41-2 record, just on
the cusp of stardom, when a motorcycle accident tragically left him
paralyzed from the waist down. However, if Paul made his triumphant
return to boxing in some kind of powered armor to take on Floyd
Mayweather, I don't see how that fight would do anything short of 50
million PPV buys.

For me he doesn't have to fight anyone anymore.
I am searching a bit on the internet and it seems that his name should be
Fraud Mayweather. It seems he and/or his dad have a history of drug
related crimes. As I said before " I am strongly suspect him of PED use"
and it didn't take me long to find many people claiming he is using PEDs
for a long time and there seems to be evidence he fought at least four
fights being juiced up. Meaning he most likely does it all the time.
Hitting women is pathetic and hitting women as an trained juiced up
athlete is beyond words, he is a coward.
For whatever reason he seems to have a a say in what gloves are being
used, I see he has a favorite referee who just judged his 6th or 7th
fight for him and allowed him to target the growing of Pacquiao
hold him and push him many times, ( which reminds me of the Clinchclown
referees ) he can get away with no repercussions IF he get caught using
peds, is this boxing today?
I see he is bloody fast and a master in not being hit but he is also
dirty as hell and I don't like boxing that way.
If all that isn't enough I don't think a boxer should granted a win with
running away all night and steel a couple of "points" with an occasional
affectionate touch counting as hit.
But hey fighting in his back yard with 3 country men of which two of them
are his neighbors as judges, what else can we expect?

Edmund

[Juan Anonly]

Post by Edmund
For me he doesn't have to fight anyone anymore.
I am searching a bit on the internet and it seems that his name should be
Fraud Mayweather. It seems he and/or his dad have a history of drug
related crimes. As I said before " I am strongly suspect him of PED use"
and it didn't take me long to find many people claiming he is using PEDs
for a long time and there seems to be evidence he fought at least four
fights being juiced up.

I don't know if he has used or is using, but when I saw him in the ring
I thought he looked so physically different than he did 10 years ago it
was a sort of "Barry Bonds" moment for me.

Post by Edmund
Meaning he most likely does it all the time.
Hitting women is pathetic and hitting women as an trained juiced up
athlete is beyond words, he is a coward.
For whatever reason he seems to have a a say in what gloves are being
used, I see he has a favorite referee who just judged his 6th or 7th
fight for him...

Kenny Bayless is beyond reproach; an excellent referee. He's
officiated at four fights not counting his very first professional bout
in 1996. I don't think he changed the balance one iota in his fights
against Manny, Madiana (2), Canelo, or Mosley.

Post by Edmund
...and allowed him to target the growing of Pacquiao
hold him and push him many times, ( which reminds me of the Clinchclown
referees ) he can get away with no repercussions IF he get caught using
peds, is this boxing today?
I see he is bloody fast and a master in not being hit but he is also
dirty as hell and I don't like boxing that way.
If all that isn't enough I don't think a boxer should granted a win with
running away all night and steel a couple of "points" with an occasional
affectionate touch counting as hit.
But hey fighting in his back yard with 3 country men of which two of them
are his neighbors as judges, what else can we expect?

He's the man with the money, so he gets to pick the town, and as long
as the Nevada Commission is in his back pocket, he'll never fight
outside Las Vegas.

[Edmund]

Post by Juan Anonly

Post by Edmund
For me he doesn't have to fight anyone anymore.
I am searching a bit on the internet and it seems that his name should
be Fraud Mayweather. It seems he and/or his dad have a history of drug
related crimes. As I said before " I am strongly suspect him of PED
use" and it didn't take me long to find many people claiming he is
using PEDs for a long time and there seems to be evidence he fought at
least four fights being juiced up.

I don't know if he has used or is using, but when I saw him in the ring
I thought he looked so physically different than he did 10 years ago it
was a sort of "Barry Bonds" moment for me.

Well I don't know for a fact either but I strongly suspect him.
I have seen a gym from the inside and there was a time where I wondered
how some people looked so amazing compared to me.
Unfortunately I don't have the best genes in the world but not the worst
either and in the mean time I know for a fact why some people looked so
good. We have some complete idiots here too, like Badr Hari, (although
luckily he fled to Morocco now ) who's constantly mugging up elderly
untrained people, women included!. The police found a shitload of
steroids in his home and when he was a short time in jail and lost some
20 kg of muscle in no time.
I see a remarkable resemblance in the looks and behavior of Mayweather
and Badr Hari.
If I add all the stories I found in such a short time about Mayweather
juicing, his admittedly use of “some” drugs there is not much doubt in
my mind.

Post by Juan Anonly

Post by Edmund
Meaning he most likely does it all the time.
Hitting women is pathetic and hitting women as an trained juiced up
athlete is beyond words, he is a coward.
For whatever reason he seems to have a a say in what gloves are being
used, I see he has a favorite referee who just judged his 6th or 7th
fight for him...

Kenny Bayless is beyond reproach; an excellent referee. He's officiated
at four fights not counting his very first professional bout in 1996. I
don't think he changed the balance one iota in his fights against Manny,
Madiana (2), Canelo, or Mosley.

I admit I have seen far worse referees eg in all clichclown shows, and
Bayless was quite quick to step in when Mayweather held Manny again but
he didn't warn him, let alone gave him a official warning. However I did
see how he took point from Maidana when it was more appropriate to take a
point from Mayweather.

Post by Juan Anonly

Post by Edmund
...and allowed him to target the growing of Pacquiao hold him and push
him many times, ( which reminds me of the Clinchclown referees ) he can
get away with no repercussions IF he get caught using peds, is this
boxing today?
I see he is bloody fast and a master in not being hit but he is also
dirty as hell and I don't like boxing that way.
If all that isn't enough I don't think a boxer should granted a win
with running away all night and steel a couple of "points" with an
occasional affectionate touch counting as hit.
But hey fighting in his back yard with 3 country men of which two of
them are his neighbors as judges, what else can we expect?

He's the man with the money, so he gets to pick the town, and as long as
the Nevada Commission is in his back pocket, he'll never fight outside
Las Vegas.

I don't have that kind of background info but it seems to me Mayweather
has far too much influence for a healthy honest event but I admit it is
very tempting to cheat with such an insane amount of money on the line.

Edmund

[m***@gmail.com]

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After defeating Manny Pacquiao in "the fight of the century," Floyd Mayweather announced that he will relinquish all his belts and take a final fight in September. The man rightfully known as "Money" is hanging up his gloves, win, lose or draw at the conclusion of his 49th professional fight. With four months to prepare and hype it up, here's a list of possible opponents for Floyd to finish his career against.
(It should be noted that arguably the most dangerous puncher on the planet, Gennady Golovkin, has not be included in the list to avoid jinxing the one fight I really want to see.)
Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao
Duh, like a rematch of The Fight of the Century isn't in the works, regardless of everyone not named Manny Pacquiao and Skip Bayless easily scoring the fight for Floyd. An added benefit is the potential injury angle with Pacquiao saying he had a hurt shoulder and was refused an anti-inflammatory shot the day of the fight.
Adrien "The Problem" Broner
Broner is basically Floyd's top henchman, and considers Mayweather his big brother. It might seem odd, then, for the two to fight, but I see this option as Floyd giving the boxing world the biggest middle-finger in the world as he spars with a good friend while collecting another multi-million dollar paycheck.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez
The young bull has already faced and lost to Mayweather, but that was two years ago. Rumors are flying that once Mayweather retires, Alvarez, with his exciting style and high knockout rate, would become the new top draw in boxing. What better way to establish that by the old guard ending his career against the new hotness?
Keith "One Time" Thurman
There are only two boxers not named Floyd Mayweather that currently hold an alphabet soup welterweight title. Both are undefeated, and while I'm sure Kell Brook is a good boxer, he's only had two fights outside of his native England. Thurman boasts a more impressive knockout rate than Brook and has also fought in the MGM Grand, which is where Floyd's last 11 bouts have taken place.
Amir "King" Khan
There have been rumors of Khan facing Mayweather for some time now, and Khan has stated a desire to face Floyd on several occasions. The biggest issue here is Ramadan, which Khan will observe during the entire month of September.
Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade
Andrade is another young, undefeated champion that could benefit from a boost in notoriety by fighting Mayweather. Also, at 6'1, Demetrius would be the tallest man Mayweather's faced.
Danny "Swift" Garcia
Yet another undefeated boxer, but there's something special about Danny. He brings a little bit more to the table than just a flawless record. Yes, I'm talking about the fact that Garcia has six toes on one foot.
Andre "Son of God" Ward
This is one of the more unlikely opponents, since Ward is a super middleweight, which is 14 pounds heavier than the highest weight class Floyd has ever fought at. However, there is bad blood and beef between the two fighters, and perhaps even more between Floyd and Ward's manager, Houston rap mogul, James Prince.
"The Notorious" Conor McGregor
Okay, this is really far-fetched, I admit. Not because Dana White would never allow Conor to face Floyd in a boxing match, but because McGregor won't be healed in time from the tremendous beating Jose Aldo delivers in July.
Paul Williams in a Mech Suit
Paul Williams was a young, top ranked boxer, with a 41-2 record, just on the cusp of stardom, when a motorcycle accident tragically left him paralyzed from the waist down. However, if Paul made his triumphant return to boxing in some kind of powered armor to take on Floyd Mayweather, I don't see how that fight would do anything short of 50 million PPV buys.

The only fighter Floyd should fight is Kell Brook, to unify, and I think Floyd has given up the belts, so that's moot.

[Juan Anonly]

Post by m***@gmail.com
The only fighter Floyd should fight is Kell Brook, to unify, and I
think Floyd has given up the belts, so that's moot.

Unification is always a great dream, but Floyd hasn't given up any belt yet.

Of course, if Floyd unified and then retired from boxing, the belts
from the four major organizations would be scattered by the breeze.