Mayweather Explains Power of Loyal UK Fans vs. American Fans
By Edward Chaykovsky
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KOs) is very fond of his loyal fanbase in the UK.
The retired former five division world champion is currently on his second UK tour, where the boxer makes appearances in different cities to take part in question and answer sessions with a live audience.
During one of his recent appearances, he sat down with Gareth Davies of The Telegraph to discuss numerous topics pertaining to his career.
One of those topics was his strong connection with the UK's large boxing audience.
Mayweather, 40 years old, regrets that he never had the opportunity to fight in the UK. The majority of Mayweather's high profile fights took place in his home city of Las Vegas, with most of them at his preferred venue of the MGM Grand. He retired from the sport in September 2015 after dominating Andre Berto over twelve rounds.
When discussing the differences between the boxing fans in the UK and US, Mayweather explained how the British audience will remain loyal to their boxers from start to finish - while some portions of the US audience will abandon a fighter after he suffers a bad loss.
“It was always one of my dreams to come to the UK and fight. I’m going to always bleed the red, white and blue. I represented the US in the Olympics, I love my country. But the US fans will love you on Monday, if you lose they’ll hate you on Tuesday, if you win it will be back to loving you on Wednesday," Mayweather told Davies.
"The thing about these UK fans is if they are with you, they’re with you. I’ve got calls from Africa, all around the world, to do a tour, but I said the UK fans first, always. These fans have been loyal and paid hard-earned money to come out there and support me.”
