Mayweather-Maidana 2

(Photo credit: Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME®) By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KOs) really wailed on Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) in their final press tour meeting in Los Angeles, California, by continuing to call him a dirty fighter who has no hopes of winning, and just looking for a payday.

Mayweather says he wouldn’t bother fighting Maidana again if he were beaten by him. But Maidana is willing to take it for the payday because this is his best and only chance of getting a big fight.

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(Photo credit: Idris Erba) By Dan Ambrose: WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr had the perfect argument to undercut Marcos Maidana’s request for him to wear Everlast MMX gloves for his next fight by linking those gloves, which Mayweather feels are lightly padded around the knuckle area of the gloves, with his many knockouts on his resume.

Mayweather said that he’s not surprised that Maidana has so many knockouts given the little padding that his gloves have.

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(Photo credit: Idris Irba) By MM: With the rematch set, and the fight tour underway, most fight fans feel that Floyd Mayweather Jr will skate to an easy victory over Marcos Maidana on September 13th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are a few things that make me feel that will not be the case.

The unknown factor for both fighters is gone. Going into the first fight Maidana may have felt a little cautious, perhaps even intimidated by Mayweather and the big stage. At this point, Maidana knows the power Floyd is packing, and does not believe Floyd can hurt him. Furthermore, Maidana has now been on the big stage, so that should not be a factor in this fight at all. Maidana’s mindset will be he can walk through Floyds punches without worry. Taking 2 or 3 to give 1 or 2.

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By Chris Williams: WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KOs) and Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) will be putting the finishing touches on their 5-city press tour today in meeting in Los Angeles at 1 p.m PT at Pershing Square, 532 S Olive Street, Los Angeles, Calif. 90013.

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(Photo credit: Idris Erba) By Allan Fox: Former two division world champion Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) turned 31-years-old today as he prepares for what perhaps will be the biggest fight of his career in his rematch against Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KO’s) on September 13th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Maidana needs to win this fight or make it close like he did the last time if he wants to be able to continue to get big paydays in the future. A one-sided loss to Mayweather will hurt Maidana’s marketability, because he’ll come out of the fight with less bargaining room in the future when taking on the other top welterweights in the division.

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(Photo credit: Idris Erba) By Gavin “Neds” O’Connor: I found it interesting to watch the war of words and antics between former welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) and current WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26 KOs) in their press tour in San Antonio Texas on the latest leg of their 5-city media tour.

Both fighters are building up much anticipated rematch on September 13th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. During the San Antonio press tour, both fighters confronted each other for the usual round of interviews and the time honored and manly art of the stare down with Maidana appearing to take exception to Mayweather’s trash talking the mercury levels in the thermometer shot sky high and a bout of pushing and chest pumping ensued with bodyguards on both sides stepping in to separate both fighters.

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(Photo credit: Idris Erba/Mayweather Promotions) By Allan Fox: Challenger Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) sees himself in a situation where he’s going to need a knockout to beat WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KOs) in their rematch on September 13th.

Maidana doesn’t see himself being given a decision due to Mayweather having too good of defensive skills for him to beat him that way. Maidana obviously knows that Mayweather will be concentrating more on his defense for the rematch than he did the previous time they fought each other in May.

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(Photo credit: Idris Erba/Mayweather Promotions) By Chris Williams: WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KOs) means business this time when he faces Argentinian challenger Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) on September 13th in their rematch.

Mayweather says he wants knock Maidana out to make sure he’s not still standing afterwards so that he can make a fuss by complaining and saying he should have won the fight. Mayweather wants to make sure that there is no doubt who the better man is on September 13th. If Maidana to complain to anyone in this fight, it’s going to be to the referee for stopping the fight. Mayweather wants to leave no questions after the fight.

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(Photo credit: Idris Erba/Mayweather Promotions) By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KOs) will be looking to cut his critics and haters down to size on September 13th when he defends his WBA and WBC welterweight titles against challenger Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs).

Mayweather feels that he’s in a situation where he won’t get any credit no matter how badly he whips Maidana in front of the entire world on Showtime pay-per-view, because fans will come in afterwards and discredit him or his opponent in some way rather than giving him his props for a job well done. But Mayweather is used to it because it’s been that way for so long now with fans saying this opponents were inferior or over the hill at the time he fought them.

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