By Mark Vester
Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley has been building for years. There has been a lot of bad blood and the two fighters certainly showed it during the press conference in New York City on Tuesday. Besides the two of them nearly trading punches at the start of the presser, they traded words during multiple interviews and much of it was caught by Rick Reeno and Bill Emes of BoxingScene.com.
Mayweather: Belts do nothing but collect dust. Man, I don't want his belt. I'm not paying no sanctioning fee. He can keep his belt. This is the biggest money he ever made, with me. [He and Andre Berto] were splitting three million a piece. That's a nice payday for Berto. It don't matter what you do, you are getting your biggest payday with me when it's all said and done.
Mayweather: [Mosley's ex-wife] Jin is your manager.
Mosley: Oh she is?
Mayweather: You beat Oscar De La Hoya twice and now you're an employee under Golden Boy Promotions. You work for Golden Boy.
Mosley: You and Jin need to get together.
Mayweather: I like Jin. Jin is a great person. She did great with your career. I'm not the one who has to pay her alimony every month, that's you. I'll get the kid [talking about Mosley] a Mayweather suit, a custom suit. Some real gators. That's off the rack [pointing to Mosley's suit].
Mosley: This is custom right here. That's not custom [pointing to Floyd's suit].
Mayweather: That don't say Mosley promotions [pointing to the fight banner].
Mosley: But that's my company.
Mayweather: That don't say Mosley promotions.
Mosley: You're paying my company.
Mayweather: Stop, just stop. You better check your records. You don't want me to get the paperwork out. Look up here. Look at what it says. It says Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. Go get your own business man. Be your own boss man.
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