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Will Mayweather Retire if He Loses to Marquez?

Next month, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KO’s) will be fighting one of his biggest bouts of his career when he fights Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For Mayweather, he has a lot riding on the line for this fight. He’s 32, which is getting up there in age for small fighter like him, and hasn’t been active for the past two years due to an ill conceived retirement.

There are some who say that Mayweather needs the money badly to pay off huge debts to the IRS. But, if Mayweather is defeated by Marquez next month, Mayweather could see his popularity with boxing fans plummet, and along with it his future chances for big money paydays.

The question is would Mayweather be willing to fight for less than a million dollars per fight? He would likely have to accept taking smaller paydays until he builds himself back up as a star attraction. Unlike Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, Mayweather doesn’t appear to have a huge fan base that are totally loyal to him.

It’s hard to say why Mayweather hasn’t won over fans in the same way that Hatton and De La Hoya, because he’s accomplished more than either of them during his career. I think a loss to Marquez would hurt Mayweather dramatically in terms of future paydays.

The only way I can see it not hurting Mayweather is if he was able to lure a big named fighter like Ricky Hatton or De La Hoya into a bout, and then could ride their coattails for another big payday. There are some people who say this is exactly what Mayweather did in his fights against Hatton and De La Hoya. Although some people would disagree about that, his Marquez bout seems to be far from proving that Mayweather was the reason why the Hatton and De La Hoya bouts did so well.

What does Mayweather do if he is beaten handily by Marquez and made to look like an over-the-hill fighter? Would Mayweather fight on to keep getting a paycheck or would he have too much pride to start over with his career. A lot of famous fighters like Mayweather often go to pieces after a loss and grow bitter and end up retiring for a spell.

By the time that they do come back, they’re much less effective than they were before because of the time away. Mayweather has already lost two of his best years after a retirement. Would he decide to do it once more? I wouldn’t consider it a permanent retirement, because I think Mayweather would end up needing money at some point in time and would come back for that.

But will Mayweather take a loss to Marquez badly and fold up the tent for the second time in his career? A loss to Marquez would hurt Mayweather in a big way, because it would wipe out a big money fight with Pacquiao, you would think. It might not, though. In some cases, a popular fighter losing doesn’t stop them from being used immediately against another popular fighter who is in need of a big named opponent.

Of course, it wouldn’t be fair to Marquez, since he rightfully should be the one that fights Pacquiao next if he beats Mayweather. But, I could see him being ignored by Pacquiao and skipped over so that Pacquiao could get his fight against Mayweather anyway.

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