Floyd "Money" Mayweather is the king of boxing. After his defeat of Saul Alvarez he is set to make 100 million dollars in pay-per-view revenue according to YAHOO SPORTS. Floyd is currently 44-0 in his boxing record and has four more fights on his contract for Showtime and then many speculate he will retire.
Many critics of Mayweather say that he doesn't test himself against a top caliber opponent. Saul Alvarez eventhough he had 23 fights was out classed by Mayweather's skill and experience. Mayweather needs an opponent that is in his prime and can fight in a smart fashion much like Mayweather himself.
Enter Andre Ward.
Andre Ward is the current Super Middleweight Champion with 26 wins and no losses. Ward is 29 years old and won the Super Six World Classic tournament in 2011. He also beat light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson in 2012.
This fight won't happen mainly because Mayweather is under contract to Showtime while Dawson is under contract to HBO. Also Floyd likes to fight at 147 pounds while Andre fights at 168. They both could come down to a catch weight of 160 but I doubt that would happen.
Also Floyd is looking for big money matches with guys that have a popular fanbase. That's why he picked Alvarez. Alvarez is huge in Mexico and Floyd knew the PPV would do huge numbers which it did.
Andre is a future star and by the time he gets there Floyd will probably be retired. Although, I think Andre would be a great fight for Floyd.
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