Floyd Mayweather Comments on Canelo Alvarez Rematch, Miguel Cotto and More
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has denied his interest in a rematch with newly crowned middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, saying he "whooped" the Mexican during their first bout.
Canelo and promoter Oscar De La Hoya both agreed they'd consider a fight with the Moneyman, but the undefeated Mayweather said on Tuesday he has no interest in the contest—retorting in typical fashion, per Ben Thompson of FightHype.com:
"Canelo, you a good fighter, but you already know what it is when you face me, boy. Class is in session! I faced Canelo, [Miguel] Cotto, and [Manny] Pacquiao, and I know who's the best out of the three. I know how they all rate, and I know something all three of them guys got in common.
They got their ass whooped by me. So this is for everybody that's always speaking about my accomplishments and everything that I've done. When the history books is written and when we're all gone, there's only going to be one m----------n' name that they're talking about and that's Floyd 'Money' Mayweather!
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Canelo hammered his way to a unanimous-points win in Las Vegas, and Mayweather criticised Cotto, taking aim at the boxer's trainer, Freddie Roach.
Money told Thompson (h/t Keith Idec of BoxingScene.com) that Roach gave the Puerto Rican bad advice during the contest, ultimately leading to his downfall. Mayweather also questioned Roach's credentials as a "legendary coach," criticising his methods.
However, Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated said Roach still commands substantial respect, and he is a popular figure in the boxing community:
Mayweather has also been linked with a return to face Amir Khan, with the Brit claiming the icon is afraid to fight him.
Khan said to Indian media outlet Rediff (h/t Edward Chaykovsky of BoxingScene.com) the American "pulled out" of talks to arrange the fight, and Mayweather is "scared" of facing him: "We were this close to finalising the fight. But his team backed out at the last moment. They knew that I would beat him. It was so disappointing. I could have knocked him out. It was such a shame that I didn’t get the opportunity.”
Money will continue to be linked with every top fighter in his weight class in the coming months, and despite professing his contentment in retirement, there will surely be a bout that generates the dollars that would force him to put his gloves back on.
Canelo is not the draw that would interest Mayweather, but he has not faced or beaten Khan, and the Brit would pack out a huge venue and sell tickets.
However, Floyd Mayweather Sr. believes Khan would be an "easy fight" for his son, as cited by Dave Kidd of the Daily Mirror, but the Brit's skill set and speed would cause Money problems as the years finally catch up with the superstar.
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