Floyd Mayweather announces retirement from Boxing?

On the one side, fighting in MMA means that he definitely wasn't scared of Cotto or Margarito

on the other, he denied us any of those matches:shit::shit::shit:

I'm going to wait and see if it's true before I get really mad.

 

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TFK, mate, seriously, did you see BJ penn dismantle sherk with a sloppy jab and half decent boxing?

If Sherk took Floyd down, Floyd would have no chance, this is obvious, but it's equally obvious that if Sherk elected to stand with Floyd, like he did with Penn, he would get utterly dominated.

:::: At getting hit with a barrage of punches and kicks,

Sherk couldn't even hit BJ with a clean punch, and you think he's going to hit floyd, arguably the best defensive fighter in the world today?

Come on man, I know you're an MMA fan, but you know better than that.

 

mayweather will fight a mixed martial arts match right around the time you begin modeling clothing for abercrombie

 

Don't hate on me because you look like Milkdud Tarver:boohoo:

 

[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Geneva, Ari]June 08, 2008. <!----><!---->MediaTakeOut.com has just caught word of an EARTH SHAKING rumor. According to a number of sources within the UFC, Floyd Mayweather is set to be the first big name boxer to sign on as a mixed martial arts fighter.

One UFC insider, who asked to remain nameless, told MediaTakeOut.com that the reported deal will net Floyd more than $200 million in cash and equity in teh UFC. Word is that the deal will be announced at a press conference set for this Thursday.
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This is bad news for Floyd's chances in the UFC.

See, with Flid getting millions, and guys like jardine and sherk getting 10,000 per fight, they're not just going to want to beat Floyd, they're going want to kill him ::

 

Same here, I don't like PBF but would root for him in mma just because I've alway's maintained that a pure boxer could do very well in MMA with only slight adjustement and depending on his style ( would the boxer be a dominant champ ??? of course not, would he lose atrociously vs middle of the road guys ??? yes he would, would he knocked out some elite mma fighters that he should't ??? you bet he would ), people not giving him any chance are clueless imo, at the very least, he's got a skilled punchers chance vs anyone, nobody would even be remotely competitive in the stand up with him. I think he could do well, he's athletic and fast enough so he should work on his sprawl and use the cro cop strategy, imagine Sherk using the strategy he used vs BJ agaisn PBF, he'd be out cold in a minute

 

Correct REED if he's WRONG, but Don't ELITE UFC Guys get 200 THOUSAND Maximum???...

So HowTHEFUCK is UFC Gonna Pay Floyd $200 MIL???...He's Gonna have to Not Only FIGHT but WIN 5-6 MMA Fights PER YEAR, to Make that Investment Worthwhile for UFC...

*sniff sniff* REED Smells BULLSHIT...


REED:kidcool:

 

I don't think it'll happen either but the UFC got strong ppv numbers and got the $$$$ to offer much much more than they are doing right now, no doubt in my mind that they have the capital to offer Floyd 10m per match at least, the bet here, I think, would be that by signing PBF, they'll finally get accepted in the mainstream

 

I guess that's why boxing is( with mt) one, if not the most, stand up style taught to aspiring mma fighters

 

If you think Sherk beat Floyd standing up you have some serious issue and have been seriously brainwashed by ufc hype, as he shown in his match vs Penn, he's not even on golden gloves level, in fact, he's far behind it.

 

So Floyd becomes a co-owner of UFC?

That makes sense. He can handpick his bums like in boxing and he can fix the fights like in WWE. Gives the term MIXED Martial Arts a whole new meaning.

artie:

 

In a boxing match, yes, Sherk doesn't have a chance. But MMA standup and boxing are not the same thing. How is Floyd gonna defend kicks? How is he gonna defend takedowns? How would he stay out of the clinch?

If Floyd, or anyone for that matter, went into an MMA fight in a pure boxing stance, they're not gonna last very long, no matter how good a boxer they are.

There's no hype, just common sense.

TFK

 

I think it's more like 20 million, just like the WWE's 20 million offer was closer to 2 million.

Divide by 10.

 

That would be a horrible long term investment on part of the UFC. Sure, Floyd's first fight would do great business, but all it would take would be one loss and the luster is gone, and then they'd be stuck with a 200 Million dollar fighter that nobody really cares about.

TFK

 

This will be great. Floyd will dominate these UFC bums and become champ there too. I can't wait.

 

I want to see one of these UFC bums try to "superman" punch Floyd

 

Well, I disagree, if Floyd has indeed sign with the UFC, we will see very soon who was right

 

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Someone sees the light :bears:

I don't mind TFK, but he's showing himself to be on the same level as Sherdoggers if he thinks Sherk would outstrike Floyd standing, with a "barrage of punches and kicks" no less :atu:

Penn beat sherk shitless with some patient, BASIC boxing, boxing nowhere near floyd's level. Just imagine what floyd would do to him.

As much as I hate floyd, he is utterly professional, he trains hard, and pretty much always trains seriously.

So chances are he'll take that work ethic to MMA, and really work on takedown defense.

His insane boxing skills, some takedown defense, and his excellent footwork and fast feet, the more I think about it, the more chance I give gim, especially against a mook like sherk.

by the way, did you buy that adapter yet Azazel?

 

Au contraire, I think it could help boxing a lot if Floyd is competitive in MMA. If he continously gets subbed in the 1st round or, worst of all, gets koed standing up, then yes, it would hurt boxing a lot.

 

supposedly, Dana White said that this week big announcement wasn't a tv deal (wich pretty much everyone was expecting to be) and was something really out of the left field, so maybe it is indeed Maywheater ( well I don't think so but am keeping my fingers crossed )

 

Mayweather will be an embarrassment to the sport of boxing in the UFC...as soon as his opponent takes him down to the ground it's OVER...

 

All you're doing is proving you don't understand the difference between boxing and MMA standup.

TFK

 

Make some great points. If Floyd works on takedown defense and knowing how to check leg kicks he's off to a great start.

Can you imagine Floyd hitting those guys with those little MMA gloves? He'll be knocking guys into next week.

As for as Sherk goes, he is a really good wrestler but Penn outstruck him badly once he stuffed his takedown attempt. He was beating him round after round with a simple jab, and then took him out. I think Floyd would have knocked Sherk out cold standing.

However if he wants to be elite he would have to work on his wrestling and submisssion skills. Muai Thai, I just don't think its necessary for him to learn because he already has a dominant standup style.

 

I highly doubt we'll see Mayweather fight in the UFC, or any MMA group for that matter. Too much risk and not enough reward.

TFK

 

Sherk never would have stood with Floyd.

 

And how long do you think that will take? A month? 6 Months? A year?

It would take a lot longer then that to learn how to defend fighters that have been using take downs and leg kicks their whole career.

Look at Kimbo Slice. He's been working with one of the best, Bas Rutten, for what, about 2 years now? And he was unable to be kept from being taken down and then was dominated on the ground by a guy who is not even close to being known as a ground fighter.

What makes you think Floyd would be any different?

TFK

 

With Floyd's fragile hands?? :notallthere:

 

I'm a mook and it completely went out of my mind, I'm gonna go order one on Ebay right now

 

It would take quite a while, but who knows? It depends on who is training him and how fast he picks it up.

I would say it would take a 1 year minimum. Basic submission skills can be learned in half a year with the right training.

This is kinda moot though, I don't think Floyd is doing it personally.