Ellerbe: Floyd Mayweather Doesn't Have The Desire, He's Done
By Edward Chaykovsky
A few weeks ago, there was a new round of speculation that Floyd Mayweather Jr. would fight again, because the retired pound-for-pound king posted a video where he was training in the gym.
Mayweather (49-0, 26KOs), a five division world champion, retired from the sport last September after dominating former world champion Andre Berto over twelve rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
A few months later, Mayweather vacated his WBC/WBA world titles at welterweight and junior middleweights.
As of late, Mayweather has been focused on his growing promotional company, Mayweather Promotions and his TMT clothing brand.
But many fans and insiders expect him to return because Mayweather has cried wolf in the past. During his 19 year career, he announced his retirement on at least two other occasions.
Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, is confident there won't be a comeback.
“He’s done,” Ellerbe said to the Las Vegas Review Journal. “He doesn’t have the desire. What more can he do? He’s accomplished everything he’s ever dream of over the last 20 years.”
“There will never be another Floyd Mayweather. The impact that he had in the sport will forever be remembered. He changed the game. Now he’s on the other side helping others chase their dreams.”
Former world champion Ishe Smith, who Mayweather promotes, agrees with Ellerbe and feels his close friend will not fight again.
“At one point, I may say he’s not done, but he seems very content and very happy in retirement,” Smith said. “Right now, I don’t know if he enjoys being a businessman more than being a boxer. The only way I see him coming back is if the 50-0 record appeases him and I just don’t see it.”
