Marcos "El Chino" Maidana may have lost his last fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 3, but just by pushing the top pound-for-pound boxer in the world to his toughest fight in years he became a household name. That's why his recent threat of retirement is so strange.
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According to reports, unless he's granted a rematch with Mayweather he has told trainer Robert Garcia he will be retiring. "He said if he doesn't get a rematch he's not fighting again," Garcia said. "After Broner, he said if he didn't get Mayweather he was going to retire. He (Maidana) has a 100 cows, he's already set for life."
Luckily for boxing fans, Maidana is the clear frontrunner for a date with Mayweather on September 13. Floyd Mayweather Sr. said he has advised his son to avoid a second fight with El Chino, due to the rough tactics he employed in the first go-round.
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"Floyd told me he wants to do it again," Mayweather Sr. said. "But I already told him I don't think he should do it. The guy's nothing but an MMA fighter. He's twisting your arm, pushing you out of the ring, hitting you behind the head, hitting you below the belt, butting you in the head. That's not boxing."
Aside from Maidana, the only other options that make much sense for Floyd are Amir Khan and Danny Garcia, who each come with their own minuses. Khan has a suspect chin, and very few notable wins on his resume. He also is unable to fight on September 13 because of Ramadan.
Garcia has beaten Khan by knockout already, but was unimpressive his last time out against a relatively unknown fighter named Mauricio Herrera. He also has not fought above 140 lbs. before in his career and plans on fighting one more time as a light welterweight.
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