Floyd Mayweather Slams Jim Lampley and 'The Fight Game'

By Victor Salazar

Brooklyn, New York - Floyd Mayweather Jr. retired at 49-0 in September of 2015, yet he still attracts a big crowd. On hand to promote the super middleweight title unification bout between Badou Jack and James Degale - it was Mayweather, not the two main participants, that had the biggest crowd of reporters around him.

The retire champion turned promoter delved into Jim Lampley's show, "The Fight Game", which has not only been critical of him but of Mayweather's advisor and creator of the Premier Boxing Champions, Al Haymon.

Mayweather directed some criticism in Lampley's direction.

"If you go back and look, Jim Lampley, I like the guy but he has a fight show and never fought before," stated Mayweather. " The guy couldn't tell you how to throw a left hook or right uppercut, no disrespect. As far as speaking and commentating, he does a great job. But lets take Paulie Malignaggi for example, he knows about the sport and he's good with Showtime."

"Its ok to have guys involved with the sport that don't know a lot about the sport but at least go to a boxing gym, go to a boxing class before you go comment about these fighters."

Mayweather Promotions CEO, Leonard Ellerbe explained that its more sour grapes from HBO than anything else.

"Floyd (Mayweather) made the biggest decision ever and signed the biggest deal in sports when he went to Showtime, then all of a sudden they started saying negative things about Floyd. They would always praise him before he signed that deal," said Ellerbe.

Mayweather feels you can tell Lampley's bias when he releases the pound for pound list.

"If you look at their pound for pound lists, they just got their guys on their pound for pound lists, but Showtime got the best fighter and we know Showtime is the A-side."