Months before his fight vs. Arturo Gatti, Floyd called Gatti a paper champion… which he was. The real champion at 140 pounds was Kostya Tszyu and then Ricky Hatton after he beat Tszyu. So Floyd fights at 140 pounds and beats DeMarcus Corley; was he in the top 5 when they fought?  If he was ranked it was at #8 or lower. Corley, a southpaw, hurt Floyd several times in that fight. Henry Bruseles was nothing more than a tune up for Floyd’s fight with the human punching bag Arturo Gatti; a fight only Caucasians folks and media types thought Gatti would have a chance to win.  

            No Ricky Hatton, No Kostya Tszyu, I don’t think Mayweather faced anyone in the top 5 while he was at 140 pounds. He then moves up to 147 pounds and beats Sharmba Mitchell who was way past his prime and seven pounds heavier than he has ever been. Mayweather goes on to fight Zab Judah for his IBF belt, a title Judah shouldn’t have even had, because he had just lost in his hometown to Carlos Baldomir.  I’m not buying it! Floyd and anyone else at 147 pounds who won’t fight Antonio Margarito is not the champion in the welterweight division, no questions asked; and for Floyd that will be the 2nd division in a row where he is not fighting the real champion. 

            As far as the fight Saturday night goes, Zab Judah was doing well, winning at least 3 of the first 5 rounds. He stopped punching after he got hit in the 5^th round, and from then on it was Floyd going to the body and just outworking a guy who was scared. Zab could have won this fight had he been a real pro.  The fact that he isn’t is something he and his handlers are going to have to deal with. I mean, Floyd was there to be taken. Zab had his jab working and occasionally he’d mix in some power shots, but as soon as he got hit towards the end of the 5th round he went into a shell.  

            Let’s move on to Richard Steele and the knockdown that should have been scored and then his handling of the 10^th round. Simply put it was a joke! Ringside it was clear as day that Floyd used his right hand to keep himself up, and yeah he may have been off balance but Zab still threw a punch which landed and should have been counted as a knockdown. It was also in the 10th round, when it became clear the tide had turned, Zab went low and then got real dirty, like a punk, flagrantly hitting Mayweather to the back of the head. At first I though he was looking for an easy way out. If you watch the fight this weekend notice how Floyd is hurt, then goes to a neutral corner and smiles. Meanwhile, uncle Roger was pissed off enough at Steele and Judah, (who should have been deducted at least one point for the shit that he pulled), that he got in the ring. Zab was just standing there until the real fighter in the family, his father Yoel, came in the ring and landed the best punch of the fight sending Roger reeling. It was at this point that Zab got into the action, and started swinging and then being choked by Roger… all the while Floyd Mayweather Jr. did not move or stop smiling in the neutral corner.  

            Now here is what really pissed me and many others off. To bring up that because his trainer came in the ring Floyd Mayweather should have been disqualified is a damn joke. If that had happened, boxing would have lost any credibility it may have left. Think about how dumb a suggestion that is. Floyd gets hit low in the balls and then behind the head; he is hurt, goes to a neutral corner and smiles while trying to recover and doesn’t move for the next 3-5 minutes. Meanwhile the guy who got dirty, and even dirtier during the melee which followed, would be rewarded for a trainer coming into the ring.  

            I asked Teddy Atlas what he thought about the whole thing and he said:  “If that had happened to my fighter I would have tried to get the ref to take control of the situation…it was a joke that Steele missed the 2nd punch. There should be rules in place where this doesn’t happen, because we’ve seen it happen before like with Golota, or any time Tyson was in a fight where he had to deal with a little adversity.   

            “Zab’s behavior was a lot like Tyson’s when he got in trouble in a fight, completely out of line, and he should have been punished on the spot. Another problem is there are too many credentials given out to friends and other people who are just hanging on. Half the people coming into the ring look like thugs and what not, as if they are about to rob you. This has to stop; you don’t need an entourage in the ring. In the NBA there is a dress code, but in boxing there isn’t anything and this is a sport which we are trying to save and you have people looking like this on the way to the ring.  It’s a joke.” 

            As I was saying, Zab just froze up, looked to get out of the fight, and should have. As for Floyd Mayweather, Jr. I’m sure the hype will grow; however, he doesn’t belong at 147 pounds or higher. The longer he stays there the more chances he’s giving himself to lose. After watching that fight, I am sure that Floyd would have problems with Shane Mosley, Antonio Margarito, Ricky Hatton and Winky Wright, (please don’t fight Winky). Floyd had trouble with southpaws like Judah and Corley; he should not see Mr. Wright because he’d be all Wrong. Even fighters like Oscar de la Hoya, Kassim Ouma and a few others are hoping to get a shot at him.

            I’ll tell you right now, Mayweather should fight Antonio Margarito if he wants to prove that he’s the real champion at 147 pounds. If he does, he will be in really deep water though. Can you picture him hurting Margarito with those big pillows he was wearing Saturday night to protect his hands? Neither can I.