At what point in time did the Mayweathers feel threatened by pacquiao?

[TGD]

2009, Hatton and Cotto annihilations

[lamadoo]

If only Manny didn't exists, there be no doubt that Mayweather would be the undisputed all time greatest boxer ever

[KRITKL]

I say after the Cotto fight.
Sr. could of thought Hatton was just a coke head who didn't listen to him, but once he seen how he handled Cotto he got shook.
Like others said Jr and Rodger always said they wanted the fight, I think Sr is the one who actually felt threatened, but from what he has been saying lately hopefully he's calming down and we can get a fight.

[PACnPBFsuck]

After Cotto these websites went crazy accusing PAC of roiding, then non Mayweather boxers started accusing PAC then the Mayweathers started their stuff.

People weren't really accusing him after the Hatton fight, but when Cotto was hitting PAC flush and he walked thru that, eyebrows went up.

Definitely after the Cotto fight.

[SthPaw]

Yeah definately the Cotto fight. The KO of Hatton was obviously impressive but I think his beating of Cotto is what got Sr thinking '**** that'...

I think the 2009 version of Pac is the one that had the chance to beat Floyd, possibly the 2010 one too...and that, ironically, is the version that started posing major threats...

Floyd beats him now in my opinion, and I'm pretty sure that he himself thinks that, but it seems certain people are still threatened. Like why is Sr mentioning that he'd get his ass whipped if he is off PEDS when Pac has just done testing? Doesn't make sense to me.

Sr feels the threat of Pac a lot more than Jr does/ever has I believe

[hugh grant]

Floyd fans like to perpetuate the myth that Floyd is held to a higher standard than everyone, including Pac?

Yet it was Floyd who was ducking a smaller fighter than himself out of fear Pac was beating everyone better than Floyd was happy with, and beating people more viciously than Floyd could even do in his dreams let alone real life.

Floyd has constantly avoided the best. Only has settled for second or third best his whole career.

[TBear]

The fight was going to happen

right up to the second round of Pacquiao-Hatton

[jas]

after he was asked about fighting him in every interview.

[BG_Knocc_Out]

The 'roids allegations started after the Cotto fight I believe. Floyd came out of retirement and announced his return against JMM the same day as Pac's fight with Hatton.

[SlyRaccoon]

when pacquiao beat cotto with such ease(which to this day, no one has beat him like that), it was pretty fn crazy.

Hatton started the fear, cotto made it permanent

A Cotto coming off a brutal loss a year remove