reppa
August 3rd, 2008, 10:06 PM
Anybody that watched the HBO boxing this weekend may have caught Kellerman and his comments about Oscar, Marg and Floyd. Here it is word for word in case you missed it. I got this from the Boxingscene board and credit goes to snoopy360.
"Not just the welter weight division, but Margarito has sent shock waves that are still reverbating though out boxing. Lets start with Delahoya who has always looked a fearless champion, he has always looked for the biggest, baddest challenge he can find. After watching Margarito destroy Cotto, Delahoya is looking for the smallest challenge physically at least in philipino boxer Manny pacquiao, a guy who came from fly weight up to light weight still not at a welter weight. Now Mayweather retired ostensibly, his stated reason is that his legacy is secured and he has nothing left to prove. While this is true of the light weight classes, at welter weight the preception is that you did not take on your toughest challenges and in fact ducked them. Antonio Margarito after that performance against Miguel Cotto people are talking in barbershops, street corners, around the country and in Mexico, Floyd Mayweather not only doesnt want to fight Margarito, but he can't beat him. Floyd, if you retire cause you feel your legacy is secure........you need to unretire to secure it. If on the other hand you retired because your interest in boxing has wained, in that case stay retired cause no one with one foot in boxing and one foot out should take on the welter weight champion of the world.
I took that straight from the mouth of kellerman word for word or as close as I could while typing and listening to Kellerman. For you guys that missed it last night."
"Not just the welter weight division, but Margarito has sent shock waves that are still reverbating though out boxing. Lets start with Delahoya who has always looked a fearless champion, he has always looked for the biggest, baddest challenge he can find. After watching Margarito destroy Cotto, Delahoya is looking for the smallest challenge physically at least in philipino boxer Manny pacquiao, a guy who came from fly weight up to light weight still not at a welter weight. Now Mayweather retired ostensibly, his stated reason is that his legacy is secured and he has nothing left to prove. While this is true of the light weight classes, at welter weight the preception is that you did not take on your toughest challenges and in fact ducked them. Antonio Margarito after that performance against Miguel Cotto people are talking in barbershops, street corners, around the country and in Mexico, Floyd Mayweather not only doesnt want to fight Margarito, but he can't beat him. Floyd, if you retire cause you feel your legacy is secure........you need to unretire to secure it. If on the other hand you retired because your interest in boxing has wained, in that case stay retired cause no one with one foot in boxing and one foot out should take on the welter weight champion of the world.
I took that straight from the mouth of kellerman word for word or as close as I could while typing and listening to Kellerman. For you guys that missed it last night."