Quote: (01-10-2012 11:41 PM)Timoteo Wrote:
Floyd really isn't an old 34. None of the things that age fighters applies to Floyd. He's never been in any wars. He's never taken a beating, let alone a few beatings. He's barely been hit at all. He's not a high volume puncher, so he hasn't shot his wad. Guys that fight like Manny burn out a lot quicker. Also, Floyd doesn't balloon up in between fights, then struggle to make weight. This also ages fighters. Floyd, even when not fighting, is always in the gym. He's completely solid and natural at his weight. His age isn't a factor. He's the youngest 34 you'll find in the fight game.
I remember the two sides actually settling the PEDs issue, but yet the fight still didn't get made. And Manny's reasons for not submitting in the first place were pretty flimsy (superstition? Getting blood draw too close to the fight woud drain him?). Filing a defamation suit? But really...Arum has always been the problem here. And I don't think Manny was so much hiding behind him as allowing his promoter to run things. Manny has never stood up and said he wanted the fight, however I do recall him saying in a live interview that he DIDN'T feel he needed it. He was nonchalant about it. I'm not saying anyone is scared, but I think he needs to exercise power that he may not even realize he has. Regardless of all the foolishness that's happened up until now, if many TELLS Arum he wants this, it'll happen. Both fighters will enjoy a bonanza. Arum's just mad he won't get as much out of this as he wants.
Floyd is in incredible shape for a 34 yr old, but again, that isn't my point. Manny is older and less dangerous now (he definitely did not look good in the last fight). I think we all should be able to agree on this.
I'm not disagreeing about Arum. I think both Arum and Floyd prevented the fight and Manny stood out of the way. Floyd, being one of the fighters, has to take more responsibility because he was representing himself (from what I understand). The PED issue is insulting - Floyd deserved a legal headache for the BS he was spewing. Manny hasn't been proven anything but clean. He doesn't have to jump for Floyd over this BS.