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Calling Mayweather “scared” doesn’t make sense

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Floyd MayweatherBy John Kelvin: One of the most consistent accusations which is thrown at Floyd Mayweather Jr. by some media and fans is that he is scared  or ducking certain fighters. For years Mayweather was called a coward because it was perceived by members of the media (the writers who only cover big fights and ignore everything else) that he was avoiding a fight with Manny Pacquiao.

When Mayweather clearly defeated Pacquiao last May in Las Vegas, Nevada, there was a mass outcry and anger about what happened. Anyone who knows or follows boxing knew that Mayweather was going to win decisively. The majority of pro boxers and analysts picked Mayweather to win a decision.

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Why all the fuss over Mayweather’s pound for pound choices?

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Floyd Mayweather JrBy John Kelvin: In the last day or so some mainstream media and fans have appeared to become upset by Floyd Mayweather Jr’s choice of the top 5 pound for pound fighters.

The list was Mayweather at number one, Duran at two, Chavez at three, Whittaker at four and Ali and five. Since all of these fighters are all time greats, I fail to see why there is such an outcry. These are five choices based on his own opinion of who he thinks are the best.

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Boxers and weight divisions

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By John Kelvin: In a recent tweet, Paulie Malignaggi questioned Manny Pacquiao’s rise in weight over the last few years referring to how it didn’t seem natural and therefore suspicious.

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My Scorecard for Canelo vs. Lara

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lara6734By John Kelvin: The Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Erislandy Lara fight this past Saturday has caused a lot of controversy among boxing fans. Some point to the fact that Lara landed more punches than Canelo as justification for believing that he won whereas others feel that Canelo won because he landed the harder punches, especially to the body.

When I watched the fight live i felt that it was extremely close and could have gone either way. Now with all the disputes concerning the scoring and styles i have decided to watch a replay and score the fight  on a round by by round basis to see how my scorecard compares to the official judges and to see if a winner can be more clearly determined.

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If Sergio Martinez wasn’t injured, Cotto might not have beaten him

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martinez6783332(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By John Kelvin: Former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KO’s) only started boxing when he was 20 years old and had to fight 45 times before he got the chance to box for a world title. He won the title by beating the real lineal champion at 160bs when he defeated Kelly Pavlik in 2010 and defended it 6 times.

During his reign he took on all comers despite being ridiculously stripped of the WBC belt so that Julio Cesar Chavez Junior could be gifted a world title.  Martinez could have had even more defenses and big fights if his body didn’t start to break down in the last 2 years mostly due a knee problem which required 3 surgeries.

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Were the old timers really so much better than today’s fighters?

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By John Kelvin: In boxing, many fans and writers like to compare today’s stars with those of the past, particularly those from the 30s, 40s and 50s etc. On almost every occasion the old timers are favored over the best of today. There is no doubt that their were great fighters from those times but there are also great fighters in this era. I feel that the greatness of some of these fighters is exaggerated, it is made out that they were invincible and the fighters of today would stand no chance against them.

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Let’s appreciate Juan Manuel Marquez

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By John Kelvin: Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO’s) is a future hall of famer and one of the greatest Mexican boxers of all time. There is no need to list his various accomplishments because we already know what great things he has done in his career. Marquez’s great legacy is in danger of being tarnished by his some uneducated fans who think he is taking some sort of performance enhancing drug to aid his power punching.

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Manny Pacquiao has no chance against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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pac999By John Kelvin: In the wake of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana fight last Saturday, there were revived calls from the fans and media for a Manny Pacquiao show down. Many people seem to think that Mayweather was exposed against Maidana and that Pacquiao will easily defeat him due to the aggressive style he shares with Maidana. This is hard to understand. In the fight, Maidana won no more than 3 rounds and very rarely landed any clean or effective punches.

For all of Maidana’s power and aggression he was unable to visibly hurt Mayweather once. When people see someone crowding Mayweather and flailing with wild punches they seem to give them more credit than is warranted. Evey time Maidana had Mayweather on the ropes he landed few clean shots with the exception of an overhand right in the first round. People have also overlooked the fact that Mayweather was countering off the ropes and was smothering Maidana’s work.

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Was Amir Khan really more impressive against Maidana than Mayweather?

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khan3By John Kelvin: Amir Khan (29-3 19 KO’s) thinks that Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KO’s) took the easy option is facing the now former welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KO’s) for his most recent fight last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Khan thinks this because he already defeated Maidana in 2010 and that Mayweather is afraid of facing someone with fast hands like his. First off, how could Khan even think he deserved to face Mayweather when he and struggled to win against former lightweights Carlos Molina and Julio Diaz prior to Khan’s win last Saturday night against Luis Collazo.

Maidana on the other hand was undefeated at welterweight and a world champion. What is the harder fight, facing an undefeated welterweight champion or a guy with no fights at 147lbs and who has knocked out in his last world title fight. Khan has been knocked out twice and has been on the floor numerous times in his pro career.

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