Schaefer: If Mayweather Returns, I'd Make it Bigger Than Pac Fight

By Radio Rahim

Ringstar Sports CEO Richard Schaefer had worked closely with Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26KOs) for several years.

They first worked together back in 2007, when Mayweather was preparing to fight Oscar De La Hoya in a major HBO Pay-Per-View event. Schaefer was the longtime CEO of De La Hoya's promotional company, Golden Boy Promotions.

There was never a promotional agreement, but Mayweather continued to work with Golden Boy for the next seven years.

Mayweather's relationship with Golden Boy began to fall apart when Schaefer left the company in June of 2014. By the end of the same year, Mayweather pretty much broke away from Golden Boy to completely self-promote his career under Mayweather Promotions.

Last September, the former five division world champion retired from the sport after winning a twelve round decision over Andre Berto.

Since his retirement, the rumors are never ending that Mayweather will once again resurface in the ring.

Mayweather and Schaefer have remained very close. In numerous interviews over the years, Mayweather always praised Schaefer as "the man who made Golden Boy."

If Mayweather decides to resume his career, to pursue that historic 50th win, there is a very strong possibility that Schaefer will be involved in one promotional form or another.

"First of all, if he would do it - we would make it the biggest global boxing event in the history of the sport - bigger than Mayweather-Pacquiao was, because truly it would be historic. And I would be so passionate about it," Schaefer said to BoxingScene.com.

"But, I respect Floyd. Floyd is my friend and he's retired and I'm happy for him that he's retired on his own terms. And if he decides to come back, it will be a big day for the sport of boxing. It will be a big day for sports period, because he is the one who really carried the sport... not among boxing fans as there were many other fighters, but in the general market. It was Floyd Mayweather who brought boxing to the general market. Love him or hate him - he was great for the sport and he is greatly missed."