A lot of people are acting like Floyd never fought anyone. He did and he beat them. All I remember hearing around the internet before his fight with De La Hoya was "De La Hoya is gonna humble him," DLH lost. "Hatton's gonna humble him," Hatton got knocked out.
So what if he didn't fight Cotto? Like someone else posted on here, if he fought and beat Cotto, he would still have to fight some other up and comer to "prove his greatness."
He gets criticized for not standing there and banging? What should he do? Get his brains beat in even if he can evade shots I guess.
Floyd is about money, fame and staying a pretty boy. He didn't lose, he has stacks of cash and he still has all his teeth. Plus like it or not, he retired as the pound for pound best. Most hate him for it. I just call him smart.
But he'll probably be back, money talks. And boxing needs big ticket draws like DLH vs Floyd. I also could see him staying gone. To me, he always seemed like he wanted something else besides boxing, but he was good at it and was making cash. Kinda like boxing chose him but he didn't necessarily choose boxing growing up.