MAYWEATHER TAKES A BEATING ON SATELLITE RADIO

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Commentary: I love this rapper, RA the rugged man. He just confronted Floyd in your face style, telling about the hard reality that Floyd tried to deny even to himself.


Source: MAYWEATHER TAKES A BEATING ON SATELLITE RADIO

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Money Mayweather continues to lose fans

There is no doubt Floyd "Money" Mayweather has a tremendous amount of talent and charisma. Although he is one of the most popular fighters in this sport.It seems as if his huge ego has pushed many of his boxing fans away.His persona of being "Money" Mayweather has overshadowed his skills as a talented fighter.

Not only is he losing fans with his arrogance.He continues to lose respect as a fighter.We all know that he has an unblemished 40-0 record.The opponents he has defeated Judah,De La Hoya,Hatton,and Marquez,to name a few are all good fighters in their own right.

The reality is Mayweather cherry picking opponents especially the smaller,older,slower ones he can handle with ease,gains him zero respect from the boxing community.Is he more concerned with maintaining his perfect record and making money than challenging top tier fighters?

Mayweather will continue to lose the respect of true boxing fans as long as he continues to evade real threats.The fight everyone has been waiting for Pacquiao vs. Mayweather this would be a true battle of kingship.In order to gain the fans respect you must face the elite.Right now Pacquiao is the elite.

I know that Mayweather's fans may disagree but its not about records its about respect in this sport. Does Mayweather really want to go down in history as an undefeated fighter that feared challenging the best of his era?

When Mayweather retired many boxing fans felt he was the pound for pound king.Many things have changed since he retired including the sergeancy of the boxing warrior Manny Pacquiao.Mayweather should have chosen a caliber fighter,like Pacquiao or Williams,as a come back fight.Choosing a fighter like Marquez for a comeback fight didn't help him reprise his role as the pound for pound king.

Hopefully Marquez was a warm up fight and he is awaiting the outcome of Pacquaio vs.Cotto.Maybe then he will make a decision and challenge Pacquiao.Especially if Pacquiao's fight against Cotto looks better than his fight with Marquez.It doesnt look immediately realistic that we will see Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

Pacquiao has the respect of fans because he is fearless taking on dangerous opponents.No one is disputing Mayweather's skills as a boxer.Mayweather has so many weapons iron clad defense,incredible speed,and is an excellent counter puncher.He is one of the best in this sport,but he will continue to lose the dignity and respect of boxing fans if he refuses to put his skills to the test against the best.


Commentary: Mayweather Jr. losing respect in the boxing world is spot on! Unless he puts his tremendous skills to the real tests, he bragging as the best in the world is not only funny but insulting to purist. Beating the hell out of Marquez doesn't mean a thing when (1) Marquez has abruptly rise 3 weight classes (2) Mayweather cheated on the scales. Unless he fight the likes of Mosely, Margarito, Williams or even Pacquiao, bragging that he is the best in the world is simply a not-so-funny joke. He should learn from what happen to his dad, a joke for a coach...a coach so busy loving himself that he forgot to train his student.

Source: Money Mayweather continues to lose fans

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Pacquiao: Mayweather 'doesn't want to fight me'

Manny Pacquiao usually keeps his opinions close to the vest, and I didn't expect him to elaborate much on the idea of his next fight beyond his Nov. 14 welterweight title fight against champion Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas.

So, it was surprising at the close of a lengthy discussion with The Times and Associated Press on Thursday that Pacquiao opted to provide a thought-out response to the question of fighting unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a fight considered boxing's Super Bowl sometime next year.

"I don't think it'll happen," Pacquiao said. "I'm sure he doesn't want to fight me."

Why?

Pacquiao at first tried to maintain his good nature by flexing his left arm and cracking, "the power," minutes after he had discussed his upcoming role in a movie where he'll play a superhero.

But then Pacquiao's tone became more serious, and he interestingly took the time to point out his perspective on how he believes boxing fans view him -- boxing's top pound-for-pound fighter -- versus how he thinks they view the man he took that title from.

"With Floyd, boxing is like a business," Pacquiao said. "He doesn't care about the people around him watching. He doesn't care if the fight is boring, as long as the fight is over and he gets the money, it's good.

"I want the people to be happy. If I [was] in the audience, I'm going to watch the boxing because it's a good fight."

Mayweather's team will no doubt be watching how Pacquiao-Cotto fares in pay-per-view sales. Mayweather's September dismantling decision over Juan Manuel Marquez generated 1 million PPV buys, and his camp has made it clear that performance has put "Money" Mayweather in position to receive the majority of money should a Pacquiao fight occur.

Commentary: I truly believe now that Mayweather Jr. is a very smart and cunning businessman. The decision to pick a fight with Marquez is brilliant from the business perspective. I was even surprised that it exceed the ppv of the Pacquiao-Hatton. Based on this findings, I now believe that there are two things that must happen for the Pacquiao-Mayweather to materialize (1) Pacquiao-Cotto ppv will go below 1M (2) Pacquiao slightly winning to Cotto or even Pacquiao lossing to Cotto. The first reason will give him a ace during the negotiation thereby satisfying Mayweather's greed. The second reason will reassure Mayweather that he can take Pacquiao thereby satisfying is safety-first tendency. Let's face it, Mayweather is a stubborn businessman who happens to be a very talented boxer. He sells ticket because people are desperately looking to see a glimpse of his God-given talent. The bad news is, is more of a business man than a warrior...

Source: Pacquiao: Mayweather 'doesn't want to fight me'

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Pacquiao: Mayweather doesn't want to fight me

LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao believes the biggest potential fight in boxing will never happen because Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants no part of him.

Pacquiao is training in Hollywood for his meeting with Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas, but the pound-for-pound champion spared a moment on Thursday to evaluate his chances of fighting Mayweather, the unbeaten pay-per-view king. Although the matchup almost certainly would be a financial bonanza for both fighters, Pacquiao thinks fans shouldn't hold their breath.

"I don't think it's going to happen," Pacquiao said. "I'm sure he doesn't want to fight."

Mayweather has been circumspect about his plans for his next bout, saying only that he has never ducked anybody and would consider any opponent. In his comeback bout from a 21-month layoff, Mayweather demolished Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19 in a fight that generated more than 1 million pay-per-view buys.

Mayweather's advisers claim they haven't ruled out a bout with Pacquiao, likely among the world's few fighters who could match the American's speed. But the Filipino champion has surprisingly strong opinions about why it won't happen.

"Boxing for him is like a business," Pacquiao said. "He doesn't care about the people around him watching. He doesn't care if the fight is boring, as long as the fight is finished and he gets (plenty of) money. ... I want people to be happy. You have a big responsibility as a boxer."

If Mayweather and Pacquiao don't make a deal, Sugar Shane Mosley has been outspoken in his desire to fight Mayweather, even calling him out in the ring moments after his victory over Marquez. Mosley is slated to meet welterweight champion Andre Berto in Las Vegas in January.

After arriving in California last Saturday, Pacquiao has been ramping up his training regimen this week while also battling jet lag that forced him to sleep for about 20 hours on Wednesday, wiping out a day of training. Because of tax issues, Pacquiao's camp began in Manila and moved to Hollywood later than trainer Freddie Roach usually prefers.

"I'm not worried about it, because he's always known how to block everything out," Roach said. "If anybody can do it, he can."

Pacquiao looked fairly sharp while sparring 11 rounds on Thursday at Roach's Wild Card Gym in front of a small group of spectators including Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest and his father, Ron Sr., both avid boxing fans and Pacquiao admirers.

Pacquiao will spar 12 rounds on Saturday before gradually scaling back in preparation for his trip to Las Vegas to meet Cotto, the once-beaten welterweight champion whose combination of size and strength will be unlike anything the former flyweight champion has faced. Cotto is in camp in Tampa. Florida before traveling to the West Coast next week.

"I consider this one of the hardest fights in my boxing career," Pacquiao said.


Commentary: I love to see Pacquaio and Mayweather fight next year. It would be a terrible thing to happen if these two very talented boxers will not fight each other. Still I am hopeful that somehow the stars will rearrange and make this boxing spectacle a reality.


Source: Pacquiao: Mayweather doesn't want to fight me

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Mayweather Jr. Benefit from Pacquiao - Cotto Tiff

Floyd Mayweather Jr. retired from boxing without fighting one of the most challenging probable opponents in WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto. It was presumed that either he was afraid to fight Cotto and the others (Mosley, Margarito) or he wanted to call it quits having raked in millions from 2 previous mega-bouts with Oscar dela Hoya and Ricky Hatton, enough to sustain a lavish lifestyle. It could be both reasons.

Now enters Manny Pacquiao, a “bloated” lightweight who was once upon a time a flyweight champion – a perfect opponent for Mayweather’s fighting style, Pacquiao being an aggressive fighter, smaller yet bringing the most at the table. We can’t discount the speculation that Mayweather has returned to boxing to have a mega bout with Pacquiao. Juan Manuel Marquez, who had 2 close fights with Pacquiao is the perfect tune-up and comeback fight of Mayweather to have an idea how he will fight against Pacquiao.

The Pacquiao-Cotto fight is an ‘extra’ bonus to Mayweather. If Cotto wins, he could have box office fights with both of them in succession whatever way Pacquiao loses to Cotto. Why would a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight be still appealing in case of a Pacquiao loss to Cotto? Well everybody knows that Pacquiao is an exciting boxer who improves in every fight he makes, win or lose. It may not settle the issue who the greater fighter is but will settle who between them is the better fighter.

An anticipated fight against Pacquiao after Pacquiao wins against Cotto would possibly be the biggest fight since Ali vs Frazier in the Thrilla In Manila. It would be the perfect match-up of a phenomenal aggressive fighter vs. an extraordinary defensive fighter. Both are quick and P4P kings; both are crowd-drawers. It is a fight everybody wants to happen. If it does not happen, boxing is really a business masquerading as a sport. To make it happen, all involve must be satisfied in some degree.

On the other hand, a Cotto-Mayweather fight will not match the magnitude of a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight but it will still be a super-bout nonetheless where Mayweather will again reclaim his crown as the P4P king if he wins and cement his legacy as the best. He (Mayweather) might be encouraged then to unify the welterweight divisions and further to pursue additional titles in the higher weights to duplicate Manny Pacquiao’s feat.

A Pacquiao win against Cotto will make Pacquiao (7th division title) greater than Mayweather even if Pacquiao loses to Mayweather later on. But I believe once Pacquiao wins over Cotto, a fight with Mayweather will only happen after Pacquiao makes a try to claim an 8th division title in the super welterweight. I’ll bet on it especially if Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. gets a title. Mayweather will still demand the bigger paycheck as a way of evading a confrontation with Pacquiao. He may change his mind if Pacquiao disposes Cotto in familiar fashion and look for other viable opponents. So, Mayweather is praying for a Cotto win against Pacquiao. A victorious Pacquiao will make him more confident and more improved which may be too much for Mayweather to handle. Pacquiao’s blitzing attack may be too much for his defensive skills. Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s trainer may be right when he predicted his ward’s success against Diaz, dela Hoya, and Hatton but I doubt if predicting a 1st round KO against Cotto is possible. Pacquiao’s good showing against spar-mates Shawn Porter and Jose Luis Castillo who are not in the league of Cotto could be his basis. Cotto has the physical edge to deter an early assault from Manny Pacquiao but Pacquiao has the mental edge, motivation, and capacity to take out Cotto (in any round?). Pacquiao will, however, decide what kind of fight will happen in a round per round basis being the more aggressive and quicker fighter. If any of them decides to run, the judges will decide the outcome of the fight.

My prediction is: Cotto by KO inside 7 rounds or, if not, Pacquio by TKO in the 10th round. Let’s find out come Nov. 14.

Commentary: Mayweather Jr. is a cheater, and a coward...


Source: Mayweather Jr. Benefit from Pacquiao - Cotto Tiff

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Floyd Mayweather, lover and fighter, cooking with Chili

That’s to be expected with Megamanny’s huge fight against Miguel Cotto right around the corner, now just a fortnight away from Saturday night.

But, despite my recent article wondering if Mayweather was MIA, he has been popping up in some unusual locations, the gossip columns in newspapers and on the Internet.

New York Post’s famed “Page Six” ran a brief item about Formerly Known as Pretty Boy and a pretty girl, the TLC singer who goes by the name of Chili.

If you recognize her name, it may be because she formerly dated Usher. Not to mention Marlon Wayans.

Those who follow such things claim that the fighter and the crooner are making some sweet music together and judging from this photo they are not enemies.

Naturally, and this is how these things generally go, Chili claims she and the boxer are just bosom buddies. Here's what she told RealGossipBlogspot101, when she was asked about him spending beacoup money to buy her fancy shoes:

"That’s hilarious! Floyd and I are really good friends. I like Floyd. You know it’s funny because you see Floyd on television with all the money and all that kind’ve stuff. I get on him and say “stop doing that and go to a hospital and pay a families bills and he actually thought it was a great idea so he’s really a great guy! That is just an image that he puts out there but the Floyd outside of that. He’s just amazing. Like he has one of the biggest hearts I’ve ever seen. I honestly have to say that. So he’s just someone that I like hanging out with. He’s the type of person that when we are all hanging out together, he’d buy stuff for everybody. He’s just real giving like that so of course if he’s buying me shoes, then it’s like “they are together”. But no, I’m not dating him. I do want a date. I want a boyfriend. I want a husband."

The Post, which never exaggerates, says that Mayweather made quite the fashion statement by showing up where his his lady friend and her musical associates were taping a dating reality series.

Mayweather wore chinchilla boxing shorts and a cape. You know the kind of outfit he wears around the Big Boy Mansion on a Sunday morning.

I say bully for Money May.


He’s entitled to some fun when he’s training for a fight.


Besides, you’ve got to admit it beats clinching with his rapper pal, Fifty Cent.


I keep asking the same question on Fitty, when is he getting promoted to 75 Cent or to Dollar Bill or something more valuable?


Poor guy has been stuck at the half a buck level for ages.

Now I must insist, no jokes or sly comments about how many ways Mayweather likes his Chili.


If she provides the music of love for the man who must fight Pacman next year, then I say let the band play on.

Commentary: Good catch Floyd!

Source: Floyd Mayweather, lover and fighter, cooking with Chili

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Pacquiao/Mayweather Superfight Depends on Pacquiao/Cotto PPV Numbers

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told Boxing Scene today that he thinks Mayweather should get the lion's share of the money in any eventual fight with the winner of the Manny Pacquiao/Miguel Cotto fight on November 14.

But he did add a caveat to that statement. If Pacquiao vs. Cotto does a million PPV buys or above, then he believes there is reason to consider a 50-50 split.

You know what? He's probably right about that, and the upshot is pure financial mathematics - Pac/Cotto does a million or higher, and we fight fans have a shot at seeing the Pacquiao/Mayweather superfight get made. Pac/Cotto falls short of a million buys, and it's never going to happen.

My sense is that Pac/Cotto not only needs to make a million buys, it needs to exceed that number. But not by too much. I would say, oh, maybe 1.2 million gets the job done nicely.

For the sake of discussion, I'm going to leave aside the possibility that Cotto beats Pacquiao and that we're talking about a Mayweather/Cotto fight on November 14th. The fact of the matter is that no matter what Pac/Cotto does at the box office, if Cotto wins and is in line to fight Mayweather next, it's a much easier negotiation. Cotto is going to get the short money, end of story.

Mayweather/Pacquaio is another kettle of moneyfish altogether. As it stands right now, both the Pacquiao and Mayweather camps say that they will not settle for a 50-50 split. Mayweather rests his argument on the fact that he did 2.4 mill against Oscar as opposed to the 1.25 mill that Pac did against Oscar, and he did 900K against Ricky Hatton versus the 850K that Pac did against Hatton. Add to that his recent take of a milly in the Marquez fight, and Money's argument for mo' money definitely seems strong.

Pacquaio's team argues that Pac is the ascendant star, a far bigger international celebrity, and the recognized pound-for-pound champion, a mantle that Floyd gave up with his retirement. Myself, I think right now that Floyd's argument is the better one for the bigger money, but I don't think it matters, because I don't see any way in which Pac's team gives an inch on this one, all arguments be damned.

The only chance that I think we have of a successful negotiation for Mayweather/Pacquiao is if both sides agree to equal money, and the only chance for that happening is if Pac/Cotto matches Mayweather/Marquez at the box office. These two bouts are an excellent barometer for where the two fighters at right now as PPV draws, leaving aside the x factors of Oscar, Hatton and the varying economic conditions in which their various fights have taken place. Marquez and Cotto are similar opponents, one the hero of Mexico, one the hero of Puerto Rico. I would say that Cotto is a little bigger star in the States but I think Marquez probably offsets that numbers-wise in that there are more Mexican fight fans buying PPV's in the U.S. than there are Puerto Ricans. You could say that there's still a slight advantage to the Pac/Cotto fight as a television draw because the May/Marquez fight was deemed such a mismatch by the boxing press. But I'm really starting to face the facts as far as the influence of the boxing press goes on PPV numbers - nobody pays any attention to us but diehard boxing fans, and they buy every frickin big PPV anyway.

I think if Pac/Cotto does a million buys, or even better, around 1.2 mill, it gives us at least a chance that Floyd will accept a 50-50 spilt. It's not a guarantee by any means, but at that point it would seem obvious to all involved that the two principals are neck and neck as PPV draws right now.

I have a sense that Pacquiao's side will be willing eventually to take 50-50. It's Floyd I'm worried about. Everything is a pissing contest with him, and to accept even money with Pac would be to accept him as an equal, period, something I don't think Floyd wants to do with anyone right now. He spent his whole career in the shadow of De La Hoya, and harbors great bitterness about that fact dating back to his tenure at Top Rank when Oscar was the Top Dog. Now Floyd feels like he's Oscar and can run the game accordingly. At that propitious moment, to acknowledge another fighter as being of his same stature just does not seem like something he's going to do.

Then again, by all accounts he's broke, and Mayweather/Pacquaio has the potential to match, if not exceed, De La Hoya/Mayweather money. Hell, people have speculated that a Pac/Money fight could do three million buys. So if Pac proves that he can really bring it by equalling or surpassing the Floyd/Marquez numbers, the pressure for the fight is going to be so great (assuming Pac beats Cotto, of course) and the argument is going to be so strong for a 50-50 split that I wonder if Floyd won't accept it. He could accept it and still save face by saying something like this: "All right, clearly I have to beat down this pretender just to prove it to you all again what time it is, so I'm gonna do it, but after I whup this fool… that's it. After that, you wanna fight me, you get 20 percent max, and that's if you're HUGE and I happen to like you."

Pac/Cotto does 800K, though, and the jig is up. Floyd will never budge on 60-40 at that point, and while I do think Pac's team would give in to 50-50 evenutally, I can't ever see Arum giving Floyd 60-40 to fight Pacquiao even if Floyd was holding all the cards.

Of course, there is another possibility to consider. My observation has been that the buzz for Pac/Cotto is already immense. Maybe my viewpoint is skewed, because I mostly converse with the hardcore fans, and there's no question that those folks are much more amped for Pac/Cotto than they were for May/Marquez.

That said, what if Pac/Cotto does 1.5 mill? Or 1.7? Then… then we got problems, people.

Commentary: I just hope that Pacquiao will square off with Mayweather after the former is done with Cotto.

Source: Pacquiao/Mayweather Superfight Depends on Pacquiao/Cotto PPV Numbers

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DREAM ON SCHAEFER, DREAM ON

Richard Schaefer, the Golden Boy Promotions CEO indicated in a statement to Bill Eames of BoxingScene that sounded like a broken record, that should the Pacquiao-Mayweather ever happen, their boy Mayweather must get the bulk of the prize money.

Schaefer in essence stated that since the Marquez-Mayweather fight made a million or so PPV, a fight in the future with Pacquiao should merit Mayweather the most money.

Huh?

Schaefer without doubt is solely crediting Mayweather for all the PPV buys. That is patently wrong!

He completely ignored all the other factors that resulted to the PPV buys such as the rebate program from Tecate’ Beer that gave the PPV buyers some sort of discount, thus an incentive to buy PPV. To them it’s not about Mayweather. It is about saving money.

And what about Juan Ma. Marquez? Was he totally a none-factor?

Did you really think that if Mayweather stood on that ring alone, people will still buy PPV?

Schaefer’s statement is a gigantic slap in the face of the sponsors like Tecate and of course, Marquez.

And, to all the Mexican boxing fans as well.

Apparently, they do not count as far as Schaefer is concerned.

It seems that GBP used Marquez only to perpetuate the marketability of Mayweather. I sure can’t call that fair, much less as advancing the cause of Marquez who is a mainstay in their stable of boxers.

Hey Richard, did it ever occur to you that perhaps the reason why the PPV was so high was because of the legions of Latinos that bought PPV to watch Marquez fight?

Or are you just so closed-minded that nothing outside of Mayweather ever matter any more?

Let me just remind you if I may, of certain facts that matter.

First, Pacquiao gradually went up the ladder to challenge champions in the weight classes above his natural fighting weight. And, he beat them all. Diaz, De La Hoya and Hatton.

Your boy Mayweather, in the meanwhile fought Marquez who is several weight classes below his weight class. I call that “creative match-making”.

Now, you can call my statement as trivial. But that is the truth, and the truth matters!

Second, Pacquiao is the present holder of the mythical title “pound4pound best boxer”.

And he earned it too!

Yes, your boy used to hold that title but he gave it up in lieu of facing guys his size. He would rather retire than face the possibility of losing.

What a lame act!

For Mayweather to get it back, he must win it on the ring against worthy opponents on the same weight-class like Mosley, Williams, Margarito, and Berto. Or even Pacquiao.

Until he does that, he does not have legitimate reason(s) to squawk about being the best pound4pound anymore!

It seems to me that the only raison d’etre why you and the Mayweather camp have been focusing on the money issue is because you know that Pacquiao is not going to fight for lesser money than Mayweather, or even a 50-50 split.

Why should he? Pacquiao does not need Mayweather as much as Mayweather needs him.

And if Pacquiao does not agree with your terms, the fight does not happen.

From my perspective, it seems that is the scenario Mayweather is really hoping for because he is totally afraid of Pacquiao much like he is afraid of Mosley, Williams, Margarito and Berto.

So Mayweather will find all the reasons to evade Pacquiao including zeroing on the most sensitive issue there is:- Money!

In his heart Mayweather knows that if he accepts a fight with the Filipino spitfire, there is a better than good chance he will be exposed. We all know that Mayweather is so in love with himself that he will go out of his way so as not to lose. And if a push becomes a shove, he would rather retire for the second time than fight Pacquiao.

Mayweather totally know that if he losses to Pacquiao, his practice of cherry-picking opponents to perpetuate his record of being undefeated will vanish and his ability to flaunt himself as the best there is will disappear as well (Read: no mo’ big money to make).

Mayweather knows that Pacquiao gets better as he moves up and he carries his power to any weight class he goes up to. So he is not about to fight him.

Richard, I know you may not agree with me at all. And, you may even be really pissed with me.

But please be realistic and prove me wrong.

Convince your boy to fight Pacquiao for the glory and not for the money so people can see how he will fare against guys with the potentials to legitimately obliterate him.

If he conquers Pacquiao, then he has a justifiable reason to show the boxing world that he is really one of the best there is.

I said, “one of the best there is”, not the very best. To be the best he still has to conquer Mosley, Margarito, Williams and even Berto.

Until that day happens, you will be hard pressed to convince boxing fans, myself included, that your boy deserves what you wrongly think he does.

In the meantime, in so far as Mayweather getting a bigger share than Pacquiao, I say it’s not going to happen.

So, the best you can do for now is dream on!


Commentary: Right Doc, "Dream on Richard." This guy, along with Mayweather, is very good in twisting the truth to their favor. Unfortunately, their guy Mayweather has been doing it for a very long time that a lot of the wise boxing fans caught up with his scheme. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of so called boxing expert, you not included, who is still deceived by this con man in boxing.

Source: DREAM ON SCHAEFER, DREAM ON

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Floyd Mayweather needs top-notch opponent to prove his place among all-time greats

The praise of Floyd Mayweather’s extraordinary athletic ability is not always matched by the critiques of his actual boxing skills or opponent choices.

Right or wrong, that is the sole curse upon his professional boxing career that must be addressed in choosing candidates for his past few opponents.

Increasingly, there is some question whether that will happen.

In an interview with a boxing Web site this week, Richard Schaefer, chief executive officer of Golden Boy Promotions, suggested an outside candidate for a 2010 fight with Mayweather is 19-year-old Saul Alvarez of Mexico, whom no one without an intimate understanding of the sport knows.

It is worth noting that Schaefer does not speak for Mayweather, whose past three bouts have been under the Golden Boy banner, although they have no promotional contract.

Schaefer just might be angling the undefeated Alvarez for a major bout and using Mayweather’s name to advance that cause.

Let’s hope so, because if that fight actually happened next year, in lieu of the major proposals on Mayweather’s immediate horizon, it only would serve to fuel criticism of the Grand Rapids native’s accomplishments.

In an outstanding book by Mike Silver, “The Arc of Boxing,” one section is devoted to dissecting Mayweather’s career.

Some of the most knowledgeable boxing figures of this era said Mayweather’s ability would not translate to the sport’s golden past because his superior speed and a diminished talent pool never required him to develop skills beyond natural athleticism.

Veteran matchmaker Bill Goodman said Mayweather benefits from an era of “unskilled labor.”

“They talk about Mayweather’s speed, but he isn’t as fast and as skillful as Bernie Docusen, who fought Sugar Ray Robinson for the title in 1948 and gave him plenty of trouble,” Goodman said in the book. “Would you say Mayweather’s going to give Ray Robinson as a welterweight plenty of trouble? There’s no comparison. But you go and tell that to a young boxing fan today and they think you’re a psycho.”

Television analyst and trainer Teddy Atlas cited the fight with Oscar De La Hoya as evidence that Mayweather was unable to create offensive openings until “De La Hoya made it easy for him and just opened the door for him by walking in with no jab and not offering up the answers and the resistance that he should have.”

“You cannot get intoxicated to the point where you are comparing Floyd Mayweather Jr. to one of the great fighters of all time,” Atlas said. “I’m not taking anything away from Floyd, but I think it’s insulting to the great fighters and to the great history of the sport to make that comparison.”

Former lightweight and junior welterweight champion Carlos Ortiz called Mayweather “just a regular fighter with great speed.”

The only way for Mayweather to temper some of those criticisms is to continue beating the best fighters of his era.

Mayweather probably won’t start negotiating seriously for his next fight until the Nov. 14 Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto bout is completed. The winner is his best possible opponent and the loser might be second-best.

Failing that, a fight with Paul Williams or Shane Mosley is next on the wish list.

There is a substantial dropoff after those four.

Andre Berto is undefeated and has the World Boxing Council welterweight title that Mayweather abicated during his leave of absence, but may not be quite ready for such a big fight. Antonio Margarito has to recover from the loaded-hand-wraps incident, discovered before his loss to Shane Mosley, which clouds his achievements. Joshua Clottey must bounce back from his split-decision loss to Cotto.

Mayweather drew criticism for fighting blown-up lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez in his September comeback. But fans recognized Marquez’s skills and propelled Mayweather into a new strata of mainstream popularity with 1 million pay-per-view buys.

Whatever happens next, opponents with similar resumes to Marquez’s meet only the minimum requirement to step into the ring with Mayweather.

That does not include some teen-aged nobody with promotional ties masquerading as true qualifications.

Commentary: Anything less than the top fighters in welterweight will not justify Mayweather's claim that he is the best in boxing.

Source: Floyd Mayweather needs top-notch opponent to prove his place among all-time greats

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Mayweather Should Get The Most Money, Says Schaefer

According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. should be the one to get the bulk of the money in a potential fight with Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto or whoever else. Schaefer told BoxingScene.com’s Bill Emes that Mayweather showed his ability to generate money with the recent pay-per-view buyrate of 1 million homes for his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez in September.

“Floyd Mayweather is not afraid of fighting anyone. At the same time, if he's the one who is generating most of the money - why shouldn't he be treated as such. Oscar was the one who generated most of the money. Oscar, in every one of his fights, got the bulk of the money so why shouldn't Mayweather do the same. I don't understand. There shouldn’t be no double standards,” Schaefer said.

All is not lost. Schaefer said there could be a compromise if the November 14 bout between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto happens to generate a buyrate that is equal to 1 million homes, or higher. But if the event is not at the same buy level of Mayweather-Marquez, then Schaefer sees no reason for a split of 50-50 on the money [with the winner of Pacquiao-Cotto].

“If Pacquiao and Cotto sell the same amount of homes or more [as Mayweather], then we will have some things to discuss. But if Pacquiao and Cotto is going to sell 600,000 homes or whatever, then why should it be 50-50? Why? Because some boxing fans think it should be? Or maybe not even fans, because some media thinks it should be? It doesn't work like that. I think eventually that fight is going to happen. When it happens, it happens, but let it happen naturally,” Schaefer said.

Commentary: We will see once we get there...

Source: Mayweather Should Get The Most Money, Says Schaefer

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Floyd Mayweather Sr blasts Pacquiao, Roach, and Mosley! Stands firm on steroid beliefs

8CountNews spoke with famed fight trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr and got his thoughts on a wide array of topics. Big Floyd stands firm with his opinion on Pacquiao and the usage of steroids, and now throws Shane Mosley into the same category as well. Floyd goes in depth with his opinion on this subject and makes no bones about it, he feels both men are using them. Big Floyd also talks about little Floyd's performance over Juan Manuel Marquez and the possibilities of a Pacquiao vs Mayweather showdown.

Floyd predicts that Manny Pacquiao would get knocked out if he ever faced his son, and goes on to say that Shane Mosely would get put to sleep as well. We also talk about Floyd's current health situation. Floyd battles a lung disease, something that he lives with everyday. Big Floyd informs 8CN that his health has been doing better as of late, and that he is much happier in life with the reunification between himself and his son. Don't miss what else Floyd Mayweather Sr had to say in this exclusive 8CountNews podcast!


Commentary: Pretty Big Daddy Floyd Mayweather Sr. is indeed another colorful addition to the Mayweather circus...


Source: Floyd Mayweather Sr blasts Pacquiao, Roach, and Mosley! Stands firm on steroid beliefs
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is an entertainer, not a fighter

He hasn't been one in a while.

Fighters fight while entertainers get paid to put on a show. So don't tell me Floyd Mayweather Jr. (the boxer) came out from retirement and reclaimed the throne as the best boxer in the planet- this is not the WWE.

In my book, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (the boxer) retired in 2006 after getting a scare from Zab Judah who knocked him down in that fight (Floyd used his right glove to hold him up on the canvas when he was on the way down, but the referee did not see it) and gave him a test.

After that fight, Floyd has nitpicked his opponents in money fights that were against either smaller, slower and weaker fighters or all of the above. Against the washed-up Oscar Dela Hoya, Floyd only managed a split decision victory, which probably signaled him to resort to fighting smaller opponents instead of risking his unbeaten record against the many tough fighters in his division like Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley and even Paul Williams. If a washed-up Dela Hoya who was beat-up by a small guy like Pacquiao into submitting almost beat him, what do you think the real great fighters in their prime at the welterweight division do to him?

Whatever challenge and excitement that lacks in his match-ups and bouts, Floyd has made up for with his mouth. You have to give the man credit, he is an excellent salesman. He can sell a lopsided mismatch to those who have known from the get-go that it's a bad deal- like selling heaters in Somalia.

But for some so-called boxing experts to consider him as the best boxer in the planet is simply absurd. I guess people will have their biases but if you asked me, calling Floyd Mayweather Jr. the best fighter in boxing is a disservice to the sport and a slap coupled by a spit on every boxing fan who has followed the sport closely in the past few years. It's downright insulting.

Mayweather Jr. is not even a boxer at this point. He is simply making the most out of the celebrity he has gotten from his years on top as a boxer and using it to keep his name significant and as a tool to make money. It's smart, but I don't know if I can say the same for those who fall for it and still look at him as a boxer. I don't care how long you have been covering boxing or whether you have written for the biggest boxing magazine or website out there or even if you wrote in the old testament of the bible, it doesn't take a genius to realize that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is simply all about making money off boxing right now. And in case you didn't get the memo, he said it himself.

See, the difference between me and these other scribes is that, I don't care about the politics or rubbing elbows with the big wigs of this business. I don't need these media credentials because before I even started writing about boxing, I paid for my way in to see worthwhile fights. I am a fan first and a writer second. And what enrages me as a boxing fan is how this guy sits there and tries to sell us these BS fights and whines and cries about being the best in the sport. I know it's a business, but at least have some form of pride, class and honor in what you do. If you want me to pay money to see you fight, give me something I can home home with and say to my self, "damn, that was worth all the hard-earned money I spent on it".

And what are they trying to sell us now? A fight against an unknown 19-year old prospect from Mexico. WOW! Really??

I'm sorry to all the Floyd fans that might get offended by this piece but I'm just calling it how I see it. I got nothing against Floyd, but if he truly wants to be considered the best, he needs to give fans real fights against real top-flight opponents his size, and not crappy mismatches. Call it hype or whatever you want but just the fact that it is even being "considered" by Mayweather's camp and for Golden Boy CEO Richard Shaeffer to have the nerve and say something about it in the media when he told Mark Vester of Boxingscene.com recently,

"There is a young fighter, 19-years-old. All of Mexico is talking about him. And he is filling up 10,000 people in venues in Mexico. He is fighting at 147; he's undefeated. He's a red head, a red head Mexican. They call him "Canelo," cinnamon head - Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. He would like nothing better than to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr," and added,

"You put Saul Alvarez in with Floyd Mayweather and you put it in Aztec Stadium - you sell 100,000 tickets. The guy [Alvarez] on his own sells 10 to 20,000 tickets. Floyd Mayweather is a big event fighter."

What do these guys take us for?

Perhaps this is why Golden Boy Promotions has been getting unlucky as of late. I call it "karma". They were given an opportunity to change boxing for the better like they promised, and what did they do and continue to do? Give us BS fights and over-hype their talents only to get upset and exposed. At one point in the past five years, I was a big Golden Boy supporter. At this point, I could care less about those guys and whatever they promote. They make all this noise and say they will change boxing and do things right. Well, at this point, traditional promoters like Top Rank, Gary Shaw, Dan Goosen and Lou Di Bella are the ones really making waves for the sport.

Going back to Floyd, until he fights somebody great within his weight class, I can't consider him a fighter. I consider him one of the best boxers of this generation, but as of today, I don't even look at him as a fighter. He's definitely a celebrity, a performer, a dancer, a reality tv show personality, a wannabe rapper, producer and a hell of a marketing and business man, but a fighter, he simply is not. Why? Because fighters fight and a fight means taking on the biggest challenge out there and proving your self, not picking on a smaller or less caliber guy just to pad up your stats and bragging rights on top of getting paid. You don't call that a fight, that's simply what you call in the streets as a "hustle". As a boxing fan, I pay to watch great boxers fight, not hustlers.

Parting shot: How the heck do you end up scouring the earth to fight a 19-year old boxer when you got the best fighters in the planet calling you out for a multi-million pay day?! I was wondering if Floyd was scared of losing to somebody like Pacquiao, Mosley or Williams then, but if he does indeed fight this kid instead of someone his size that people consider great, then I know he's not really scared... He's petrified!

Commentary: 100% agree! This article should have been entitled, "Floyd Exposed"

Source: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is an entertainer, not a fighter

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Floyd may have a fresh new opponent, and he's called "Cinnamon Head"

I thought he was just a dream out of Richard Schaefer's vivid imagination. But I bit. I checked him out on boxrec.com

He's 29-0, 22 KO's. He's a red - headed Mexican welterweight.

I'm sold. Make the fight!

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. The "Cinnamon Head" kid is right out of Hollywood's Central Casting.

You know what Don King always says. "A fighter needs a story."

This kid may be a cross between Peter McNeely and The Great White Hype's Terry Conklin.

Not to be outdone, the World Boxing Council's President Jose Sulaiman has one of his minor belts around Canelo's waist already. You can't get one past Jose.

Seriously, he earned the belt a few fights ago. In fact for over a year all his fights have been for WBC, World Boxing Association, or North American Boxing Federation titles.

Not Enough? He's ranked No. 4 in the world by the WBC.

So let's not try to "Americanize" him. The public will find him. The public found Salvador Sanchez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Marco Antonio Barrera, and Erik Morales.

So let's put him in with Mayweather and see what happens. If there were someone else other than Pacquio we don't know who it is.

The winner gets the Cotto - Pacquiao winner.

Commentary: How can this writer recommend that the self-proclaimed greatest boxer in the world fight a total unknown? Anything fight not against Cotto, Mosley, Pacquiao, or even Clottey should not even be entertained...

Source: Floyd may have a fresh new opponent, and he's called "Cinnamon Head"

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Floyd Mayweather on WBBL: Miguel Cotto or Manny Pacquiao? Next opponent not determined

Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather joined Bret Bakita and Michael Grey on "The Starting Lineup" on WBBL in Grand Rapids to talk about what he's been up to since defeating Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19 and what's next on the horizon.

"I'm not going to stop and put my career on hold for no other fighter. All roads lead to Floyd Mayweather," Mayweather said. "We don't know who we're going to face next. It could be (Miguel) Cotto, (Manny) Pacquiao, we just don't know. I just want to be the best."


Commentary: "I just want the best." In the world of Floyd Mayweather, the term best means highest reward with the lowest risk, and but potentially high publicity by tom.


Source: Floyd Mayweather on WBBL: Miguel Cotto or Manny Pacquiao? Next opponent not determined

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. looking for new bodyguards

Perhaps being flashy and 'Philthy Rich' has a price as Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. has reached out to the Twitter community for some assistance.

In his latest "tweet" Floyd aka "MAYWEATHERMANIA" on Twitter posted,

"Does anyone know where I can find a reliable security team?"

2:46 PM Oct 7th from web

By the way, he also said he was looking for a new assistant as well. Yes, I'm looking at you #floydfan. This might be the opportunity you've been waiting for to be close to your idol. Who knows, you might even get to wipe his sweat from time to time and shoot craps with Sr.

Now if I got my info straight, Pacquiao's chief bodyguard Rob Peters is back in the US. Floyd might want to give him a call. If Rob can handle protecting the best boxer in the planet by himself, I'm sure he can protect the second best fighter in the planet with one arm tied to his back.

I can't blame 'Money' though for wanting to feel secure. I would be insecure too if I was robbed more than 6 million dollars worth of jewelry in the past in my own home. And these Pac fans are crying about Michael Koncz saying he has been stealing from Manny. Pacquiao has enough true friends and supporters not to allow such a robbery of that magnitude to happen.

Anyway, I have come up with a list of suggestions for Floyd. The last thing boxing needs is for him to get kidnapped or hurt before a super-fight against Pacquiao could happen. Here's a few people Floyd might want to employ to protect him and his money:

Dog "The Bounty Hunter" - It seems that there's no more need for a manhunt as Mike Marley suggested, now that Floyd's uncle Roger has agreed to show up in court, Dog's schedule may be open to consider protecting him.

The Big Show - We all know wrestling is fake so in reality, Big Show and Floyd aren't the enemies they are put out to be. Come on? With a body guard as big as this guy, who's going to want to mess with you? If anything, he's a big shield as well when them bullets do start flying.

G-Unit - We all know Floyd is chummy with 50 and his gang. If all the lyrics in their rap songs are half true then Floyd need not look further than employ his buddy Curtis Jackson together with his Gorilla Unit gang.

Manny Pacquiao's home security team - Did you see Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7? Pacquiao's own private army is packed to the teeth. They are armed with M-16s, machine guns, bazookas, Gatling guns and they are also capable to fire those Alien technology weapons from "District 9" (Ok I got carried away. Just the M-16s and machine guns). They are after all trained to protect Pacquiao against terrorists so a gang of thieves would be cake walk for this crew.

I also have contacts to some of Philippines Security Agencies like "The Salisi Gang Securities Inc." and "Bantay Salakay Security Agency" that Mayweather might want to use.

Let's all try to help Floyd Mayweather Jr. feel protected. You can shoot him a message to suggest a reliable security team to keep him safe. Boxing needs Pacquiao-Mayweather to happen!


Commentary: Poor Floyd, a victim of his own arrogance and villainous ways...Good luck my man.


Source: Floyd Mayweather Jr. looking for new bodyguards

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Like Leonard-Hagler, A Mayweather- Pacquiao Clash Is Dominating the Industry

Not since Sugar Ray Leonard came out of retirement in 1987 to fight Marvin Halger have the plans of elite fighters in multiple divisions been swayed by one of the sport’s mega fights (Paquiao Mayweather).

In 1986 Tommy Hearns was eyeing a return match with Marvin Hagler at middleweight, but when Leonard surprisingly came out of retirement, Hearns was in a position similar to Shane Mosley, and was on the outside looking in.

At the time the top middleweight contenders were also waiting for the particulars of the dream fight to play themselves out because the Sugar-man wasn’t ranked since he had only fought once in a five year period so it was expected that Hagler would be stripped of his organizational titles, which had the world’s top ranked middleweights anticipating a possible showdown with Tommy Hearns for one of the vacant titles.

At the time it was viewed as a window of opportunity for ambitious Middleweights because Hagler had been undisputed middleweight champion since 1980 and hadn’t been active the last couple of years of his reign.

Hagler’s titles weren’t actually vacated until months after the fight with Leonard and the Hitman ended up moving-up two divisions to Light-heavyweight to win the WBC 175 title from Dennis Andries by tenth round knockout in a fight that happened a month before Leonard-Hagler.
Now Hearn’s inability to land a super-fight with either Hagler or Leonard had a number of fighters in the sport jockeying for a fight with the Hitman, but he chose the fight with Andries because it helped him mover closer to his goal of becoming boxing’s first four division champion, which occurred when he beat Juan Roldan for Hagler’s vacant WBA middleweight title in the fall of 1987.

Now today just like in 1986, a number of fighters are being held captive by another super-fight, the Mayweather-Pacquiao showdown, and are waiting to see how this mega-bout plays itself out. Will Mayweather sign to fight somebody else before the Pacquiao-Cotto clash? And if he does then whom? Will Pacquiao or Mayweather take a fight with Mosley instead of fighting each other? If Mosley doesn’t fight Andre Berto, who will he fight? And if Berto fights Mosley will Luis Collazo be allowed to fight the next leading available contender for the vacant WBC 147 pound title?
Even though a Mayweather-Pacquiao bout isn’t even in the preliminary stages of negotiations and Pacquiao has a very dangerous fight coming up against Cotto, the proposed dream bout between Pacquiao and Mayweather is a driving force in the industry and has insiders and the public abuzz.

Unfortunately for Shane Mosley, he is the Tommy Hearns of this contemporary setting and is still hoping that a bout with Mayweather comes to fruition while he mules over more tangible options. His father and trainer, Jack Mosley, thinks Shane should still try to publicly pressure Mayweather into the fight, “Shane has the money, he needs to do some PR work. A closed mouth doesn’t get fed,” commented Jack Mosley.

Since Mosley is 38 years old and has not fought in ten months he is eager to lace them up around the New Year and has to look at a number of other options and Andre Berto is the leading candidate.

It’s been reported that Berto’s people aren’t happy with the money that’s been offered so they are also looking at their options. Luis Collazo is the mandatory contender for Berto’s WBC belt and a mandated purse bid for the fight was recently postponed. Berto-Collazo II is appealing because the first fight was a fight of the year candidate. Also there have been musings on the internet that Showtime has shown some interest in a clash between WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto and WBO 140 pound champion Timothy Bradley, but Alex Camponovo, the general manager of Thompson boxing, Bradley’s co-promoter, recently stated in an interview with fightfannation.com that, “Those have only been rumblings. I wouldn’t hesitate in putting Timothy in there with Berto,but we have a big fight with Lamon Peterson coming up in December.”

Just like with Hagler-Leonard, the potential super fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao isn’t just dominating the minds of boxing fans around the world; it’s dominating the sport.


Commentary: Can't wait for these two -- Pacquiao and Mayweather to tangle inside the ring.


Source: Like Leonard-Hagler, A Mayweather- Pacquiao Clash Is Dominating the Industry

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Q&A Floyd Mayweather Tells It Like It Is (Spoof Interview)

Floyd Mayweather doesn’t tell it like it is, but what if he really did one day decide to tell the truth about how he manages his career and dodges the top prime welterweights? Here’s how we envision that interview might go with Flashy Floyd…

Q: Floyd, will we ever see you in a welterweight tournament with Pacquaio, Cotto, Williams, Mosley?

Floyd Mayweather: “No. I’m not sure I can beat any of them, to be honest. I have too much to lose. We have reality shows, endorsement deals in the works, and it’s all contingent on me keeping my 0. It’s just like when they tried to make me fight Margarito for $10 million. I knew if Margarito and his relentless physical pressure knocked me out, I would never get the $25 million for De La Hoya. The big picture is what made me duck Margarito. Now the big picture is reality shows, endorsements and becoming a household name. If I get knocked out by Pacquaio, Mosley or Cotto, I’ll be getting $2 million a fight.”

Q: You said earlier this year you would fight Mosley for $20 million guaranteed.

Floyd Mayweather: “That was just a bluff. I knew Golden Boy wouldn’t pay that. Listen, it’s better to keep fighting handpicks for an automatic $10 to 15 million a pop than take $20 million and get knocked out. Once I lose we lose all leverage. It’s all about keeping the revenue stream flowing.”

Q: Who is on your handpick list for 2010?

Floyd Mayweather: “Well we might be able to steal another tune up for December, if my team can persuade HBO to buy another garbage fight. Cory Spinks is someone we’re looking at. Maybe Collazo. Quintana. Chris John. They’re all safe. We’re trying to find someone like Henry Bruseles. I really want rematches with Hatton, Zab and the big one is luring Oscar out of retirement. Calderon is also on our radar.”

Q: What about boxing fans who want to see you face the best? Super-fights not garbage fights.

Floyd Mayweather: “Screw the fans. It’s all about manufacturing me into a household name. I’ll retire from boxing again before I let boxing retire me, and Cotto, Pacquiao and Mosley could all knock me out. Don’t even mention the name Paul Williams. Al Haymon can talk HBO and Richard Shaeffer into buying me handpicked fights for premium dollars. Boxing fans are stupid. They’ll pay for garbage. As long as you manufacture it and package it and sell it as star power. It’s all about branding and marketing and making smart business decision. To move me up levels.”

Q: Does Al Haymon ever push you to fight Cotto, Pacquiao or Mosley? Those fights would be huge revenue generators.

Floyd Mayweather: “No. He knows it’s too risky. I could get knocked out and my value as an asset will depreciate significantly. I know how this business works. Look at Jermain Taylor. Al learned when Taylor got beat by Pavlik twice. He knows he should have had Taylor fake retire or vacate or duck Pavlik. But Jermain Taylor is a true warrior. Those losses ruined Taylor as a viable asset. Just like Margarito would have ruined me. I fake retired last year to duck the Cotto-Margarito winner AND Paul Williams at 147. When Margarito won and got caught and then Williams moved up to 154, it was safe to come out of hiding. Now everyone wants to see me and Mosley. I know how to duck Mosley. I won’t fight Mosley, it’s too risky and there’s too much to lose.”

Q: You call HBO your family.

Floyd Mayweather: “I love HBO like family. They did everything for me. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for HBO. If Margarito knocked me out I’d be on ESPN now. I just hope HBO will continue to let me handpick the opponents I want to fight. I hope HBO does not wake up and tell Al that I have to face the Cotto-Pacquiao winner. If they put the vice on us and tell us to take 50-50 I’ll just fake retire again or pretend to go to UFC. And all the money HBO invested in me will go to waste. See, me and Al got em where we want em.”

Q: What’s your legacy?

Floyd Maywather: “I’m a very good fighter who has had the luxury to handpick every single one of my opponents from day one. I’m a bully who picks his fights with smaller older slower disadvantaged overmatched opponents. Unlike great champions like Bernard Hopkins or Evander Holyfield or Lennox Lewis or Oscar De La Hoya, I was matched strategically my entire career. When Bob Arum tried to force me to fight Margarito, I left. See, I could have been a Michael Grant. Golota and Lewis ruined his career. I could have been a David Reid. Trinidad ruined him. Casamayor, Freitas, Margarito and Kostya Tszyu all could have ruined my career. But I have the best team in boxing and they protected me. They know and I know I have the Mayweather chin. Now they continue to protect me from having to fight Mosley. I’m pretty sure they will protect me from having to fight Cotto and Pacquiao. You want to know the truth? I couldn’t carry Sugar Ray Leonard’s jockstrap. Duran would have beat the shit out of me. Hearns would have knocked me the **** out. That’s the truth. But the perception is different. My skills never had to deal with beasts like a prime Cotto, Pacquiao, Duran, Leonard or Hearns. It’s all about smart business decision, ducking and dodging, marketing. $20 million for WWE. Dancing with the Stars. Fighting in UFC. That was all BS. As long as I keep handpicking the right opponents and HBO keep packaging me as a superstar, boxing fans will never know I’m a fraud. I love HBO.”

Q: Where do you go from here?

Floyd Mayweather: “First, we’re in the process of reinventing my image. It used to be about Money and street cred and trying to be a gangster, but that image didn’t work to well. It only put me in a hole with the IRS. Now I’m using our talking points like spending time with my family and kids, cleaning up my image for endorsements and mass appeal. It’s all about being a chameleon and creating a public image and brand that will sell. We’ve only just begun. I own Las Vegas. Next I’m gonna take over LA, NY, DC. I own boxing. If we get the Hatton rematch I’ll take over England. I want to be bigger than Tiger Woods, bigger then the Manning brothers, bigger than Kobe and LeBron, bigger than Shaq, Tyson, Federer, bigger than Obama. We’re just using boxing as our platform for bigger things, for reality shows, corporate endorsements, record labels and movies. We’re just using HBO and Golden Boy to get to higher levels. I want to be one of the most famous athlete entertainers on earth. I want to be the face of sports. I can’t get there if I get knocked out by Cotto, Pacquiao or Mosley or Paul Williams. The game would be over. They are too risky. I don’t care what the fans want or the powers that be want.”

Q: Best of luck to you. Thanks for the candid sincerity. Just do us one favor – get in there with Pacquiao or Cotto, boxing really needs to see a super fight like that now, the sport needs it.

Floyd Mayweather: “Thank you and you’re welcome. I will think about it. Hey I appreciate you as a reporter telling it like it is. But this is my career, my health, I want to have all my faculties in 10, 20 years. There are big plans for me. I want to be a superstar. The face of boxing. Boxing needs an American superstar. I will fill that void.”

Note: This fictional spoof interview by Scoop Malinowski with Floyd Mayweather never actually happened.

Scoop’s first book “Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle” was called “A smashing success, one of the two best boxing books I ever read,” by Emanuel Steward.

Commentary: I don't think this day will come...

Source: Q&A Floyd Mayweather Tells It Like It Is (Spoof Interview)

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Floyd Mayweather: Bringing the Money to Boxing

Before his master-class in defeating Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather had appeared to have got himself for once into a fight he was liable to lose, when he accepted the challenge thrown down by MMA when they teasingly scheduled their own PPV card on the same night.

Even within the impenetrable haven that is the Mayweather ego, there must have been room for doubt that the big PPV money laid out for his two fights with Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton was generated by the constituencies of his two popular opponents, and not by his now undeniable fistic genius.

It was thought pre-fight that Marquez would bring a Mexican following, but that PPV sales would largely be dependant upon the curiosity of Mayweather’s return to action after a two year lay-off. In most circles the wise shook their heads, and questioned whether Mayweather’s safety-first skills were enough to put bums on seats, and with the emerging popularity of MMA in direct conflict The Pretty Boy appeared to be heading for a fall.

Not so. Mayweather vs. Marquez pulled in over a million buys, and $52 million in revenue. UFC 103 on the other hand, struggled to reach 400,000. Mayweather of course delivered a scintillating performance, virtually shutting out his smaller opponent over 12 rounds.

The question is: who was watching and why? Are there enough pugilistic aficionados tuning in to salivate over the sublime but generally passive skills of Floyd Junior? Or, did the excellent HBO series 24/7 so enrapture the general public with the Mayweather family soap opera that they (the public) couldn’t help but tune into the next installment (the fight)?

Perhaps public curiosity was at fever pitch once Marquez admitted to recycling his own urine, and they tuned in to see just how a urine-fuelled athlete performed?

Of course, the answer is probably a good deal simpler – and probably not great news for Floyd on a personal level, but wonderful news for his bank balance – that everyone tuned in to see him knocked on his backside. The Mayweather persona is to the public psyche what nails are to a chalkboard – discordant, grating, cringe-worthy. All the posturing, the self-aggrandizement, the preening about money and fame – all of it adds up to a pantomime bad guy who everyone wants to see brought down a peg.

Not that Floyd will mind while he’s enjoying easy nights like the one Marquez allowed him (on three scorecards, Mayweather won 33 of 36 rounds). In fact, the people around Mayweather would have us believe that he plays the villain at fight-time to up the stakes, and that the rest of the time he’s a thoroughly nice guy.

That would be believable were it not for his mob-like entourage – the snake-like Leonard Ellerbe, his recently re-assimilated father and agent provocateur Floyd Senior, and the desperately unpleasant chief trainer Uncle Roger: all of whom have far too much to say about too little and generally make unmitigated fools of themselves in the process.

It was interesting that in this latest 24/7, the third that Mayweather has participated in, he was filmed “giving back to his community” by handing out food parcels from the back of a truck to the Vegas homeless – something we were told he does often – whilst the poor unfortunates milled around with a quizzical look on their faces wondering who the hell he was.

Clearly the Mayweather camp had been struck by Manny Pacquiao’s popularity when he did exactly the same thing during his De La Hoya 24/7, and they wanted a piece of that popularity. Later in the same episode, Mayweather is seen returning to form by flashing a large wad of dollars to camera and boasting unabashedly about his wealth. It seemed strange that Mayweather had waited this long in his 24/7 career to show his “caring” side?

Still, whatever we think of Floyd Mayweather, JR., the human being, no-one can deny the quality of PBF the fighter. It would be heart-warming for those of us who love boxing if we could say that his popularity at the box office was a recognition of his qualities as a pugilist, but that would be too Disney. Even Dana White, the UFC President when reflecting on his organization’s 400,000 buys, conceded that Mayweather had exceeded all expectations, without hazarding a guess as to why:

“Bottom line, we did a good number and we still got our asses kicked”, said White. “What they did was phenomenal and I’m happy for them.”

After sober analysis, White may well conclude that boxing should not crow over this small victory for too long – after all the Golden Boy/Mayweather promotion benefited from not only the 24/7 exposure but plenty of column inches in the print media, something his still fledgling shows have yet to enjoy. If he can find a villain of the piece as nasty as Mayweather, and drum up enough public interest in getting that guy a beating, then the numbers just might be reversed.

Meanwhile, the Prettty Boy can shout from the rooftops that he’s now been involved in three of the biggest selling fights in history – De La Hoya/Mayweather (2.4 million buys), Hatton/Mayweather (900,000) and now Marquez/Mayweather (1 million).

Perhaps those figures will be enough in themselves to drag the respective handlers of Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to the negotiating table. Bob Arum, who handles Pacquiao, has long maintained that the little Filipino is the pay-per-view draw in a matchup with Floyd, but might now have to re-evaluate, and make some compromises if, as everyone expects, Mayweather/Pacquiao is to break all financial records sometime in 2010.

Commentary: I'm surprised too of the outcome of the Number One: Numero Uno ppv buys. Maybe a lot of Mexicans tuned to see in the hope that their man would triumph against the villain of elite boxing. Or maybe people are still interested to see Floyd fight with the vague hope that they can see some real fight; after all, Floyd is the former pound for pound chanpion. Unfortunately for them, the only time they will see some real fight with Floyd involved is when his opponent will bring the fight to him...

Source: Floyd Mayweather: Bringing the Money to Boxing

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