link: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2850-LA-Boxing-Examiner~y2010m7d18-Larry-Merchant-questions-how-Money-Floyd-Mayweather-really-is
Los Angeles - During his visit to The Boxing Truth Radio, HBO broadcaster Larry Merchant displayed his dry classic wit when discussing the unwillingness of Floyd Mayweather Junior to sign a contact which would put him inside a ring against Manny Pacquiao this Fall.
Using Mayweather’s moniker of “Money” to poke fun at the former pound for pound champion’s decision to by-pass a Pacquiao fight for now, Merchant said the following, “He calls himself Money and he is being offered a fight that could make him more money than anyone has virtually ever made in this sport, you wonder what the real story is.”
Merchant continued to say, “If you fight twice a year, why cannot you enjoy your life the rest of the time.”
Merchant’s comments were directed towards Mayweather’s statement made to the Associated Press earlier Sunday which read, “I'm not really thinking about boxing right now. I'm just relaxing. I fought about 60 days ago, so I'm just enjoying myself, enjoying life, enjoying my family and enjoying my vacation. Like I said, I'm just supporting my family and relaxing. That's what I'm doing right now."
Merchant questioned why Mayweather won’t fight for a 40 million dollar payday, and one has to wonder if fear of Manny Pacquiao played into the equation.
a few months ago, Floyd jr and his ilk kept on about Pac being suspicious for rejecting $40 million for a blood test.
TODAY, Floyd jr is rejecting $50 million for NOTHING. Just some arbitrary reason of not wanting to think about boxing for now.
How convenient.
And floyd jr fans think that there is absolutely nothing suspicious about that.
yup. it's clear as night and day floyd is gay lol
a few months ago, Floyd jr and his ilk kept on about Pac being suspicious for rejecting $40 million for a blood test.
TODAY, Floyd jr is rejecting $50 million for NOTHING. Just some arbitrary reason of not wanting to think about boxing for now.
How convenient.
And floyd jr fans think that there is absolutely nothing suspicious about that.
Larry Merchant has his biases against floyd because of what floyd says outside the ring. Thats fine, but larry is missing the point to a degree. Its like an old jy-z line"......now its million dollar deals turning em down"
Larry says floyd is turning down $40 mil which may or may not be true as far as we know. If floyd turns it downs and fights for less or doesn't fight larry makes an excellent point. If floyd ends up making $50 mil guaranteed, then it makes sense for him to turn $40 mil guarantee down.
Larry knows the deal about the business side of this sport. He just chooses to point it out when discussing fighters he likes.
lol you defend him too death i see.. Bottom line he ducked the biggest pay day he would have ever had. Even bigger than what he got with DLh. If memory proves me right he accpeted a 35% share for the fight with Dlh. This time 50%. That's more money you can have for your next generations to come lol..
wow just wow.. You defend Floyd like his your girlfriend lol.. Bottom line. Floyd is getting his biggest paycheck in his life. Even bigger than his fight with dlh, which if my memory serves me right is 35% of the ppv. Now it's 50% and arounaround 40 million. Geez that's a lot of cash to even let your future generations have some of it.
Why can't you just admit he is a ducker.. Don't be a kiss ass man lol
Larry Merchant has his biases against floyd because of what floyd says outside the ring. Thats fine, but larry is missing the point to a degree. Its like an old jy-z line"......now its million dollar deals turning em down"
Larry says floyd is turning down $40 mil which may or may not be true as far as we know. If floyd turns it downs and fights for less or doesn't fight larry makes an excellent point. If floyd ends up making $50 mil guaranteed, then it makes sense for him to turn $40 mil guarantee down.
Larry knows the deal about the business side of this sport. He just chooses to point it out when discussing fighters he likes.
Larry Merchant doesnt even know its 2010
And you know better coz your a fighter right? You got so much knowledge you should be called a boxing guro coz your word is better than mine and aaah wait what's the name of the guy.. oh yeah Larry Merchant. You know better than Larry Merchant the guy that has been covering boxing for almost half a century. Can you please tell me why your more wiser than him, can't seem to remember pls can you refresh my memory?
larry merchant is 100% right, floyd has only fought twice in like 2 and a half years and he wants another vacation
if he retires again, dont come back, i wont by floyds ppvs anymore cuz his fights are boring and he only picks ppl who are in a lower weight class or a old fighter that is past his prime
Larry merchant has never stepped in the ring with anybody. So what the f*** does he know other then licking pacman's nuts. He is the worst boxing expert there ever. He doesn't like floyd & will trash talk him at any cost. Larry merchant can eat a d***.
You are a fool. Do your homework.
Larry had nothing but praise for Floyd from when he first started fighting on HBO, it wasn't until the DLH fight that Larry started to doubt Floyd.
For the record the Merch is the man.
He is just saying floyd is a ducker. You don't need to be a ducker to know what a ducker is :)
Yup, he calls himself money. And doesn't want to fight for the biggest pay check of his life.. And he is suppose to be a professional. He should at least fight 2-3 times a year to be called an athlete. If he has only plans once ayear he should be stripedof the pound for pound rankings. An Active fighter should fight at least 2-3 times a year.:usa2:
Larry merchant has never stepped in the ring with anybody. So what the f*** does he know other then licking pacman's nuts. He is the worst boxing expert there ever. He doesn't like floyd & will trash talk him at any cost. Larry merchant can eat a d***.
He is just saying floyd is a ducker. You don't need to be a ducker to know what a ducker is :)
Larry merchant has never stepped in the ring with anybody. So what the f*** does he know other then licking pacman's nuts. He is the worst boxing expert there ever. He doesn't like floyd & will trash talk him at any cost. Larry merchant can eat a d***.
Neither have the majority of the people on this forum yet look at how many pages of opinions there are. It's his comment take it for what it's worth. Yet you also called him a boxing expert (the worst but nonetheless an expert)
Larry doesnt even know its 2010
And you know what's up with floyd right? Yup of course you know your part of his family vacation.. Your family right. Geez man tell your boy toy to grow some balls coz his biggest paycheck is going out the window.. :loser:
I dont care who you are you better take a fight for this much money when you can get it.what if something happens and pac gets beat. in 10 years when floyd is as broke as mike tyson he is going to hate himself.
YOu lost all credibility man
know who you are talking to before you post
Everyone knows Im a Floyd hater
I call it like I see it
were this hard on manny the first time around when he was coming out with all these bullshit excuses and now all of a sudden he is willing to bend over for Mayweather?
Why not the first time?
I would respect Manny if he would have told Arum the first time
Im not going to bend over for Floyd I dont agree to that
but it was excuse after excuse
just like this Mayweather thing and him being on Vacation
I want to know what was agreed upon and I want it from another source then Arum.
Yeah whatever credibility my ass.. Your as chicken as your gay fighter.. Trying to take side that your not.. Don't be a politician. Stand your ground go dick ride some more so that some of floyd's gayness will rubb into you more hehe! Pathetic.. Random blood test was a mere smoke screen.. He put that road block so it won't push through now that pac has agreed to everything he has no more roadblocks to show some machismo. Pac called his bluff, hence I need to take a family vacation. If your saying your not a flomo then you should see by now! Coz it's ****ing clear as night and day he is ducking the biggest pay check of his life.
You should be proud of your kind flomos fight to the death lol :loser:
While there are always people who will defend Mayweather, Larry does have a point. I'm all for Mayweather, but you have to wonder if the fact that Roger going to court has to do with the fight not being made. And while people may say, "Oh, Floyd's fought without his uncle before" or "Floyd never needs corner advice, all his uncle does is say 'keep boxing that motha*****' and 'keep runnin' that sh** up the middle.' He doesn't need anyone in his corner."
While the fact that he doesn't need anyone telling him advice is true, the same cannot be said for comfort. Boxers require physical as well as mental preparation, and going into the biggest fight of your career, you're going to want to be 100% ready and have no doubts or concerns; that means any pet peeves, superstitions, chemistry between people in camp, and everything must not go unfulfilled.
Do you really think Mayweather would go into a fight without his uncle Roger, given that is undoubtedly the biggest fight of the last 10-15 years?
For all it's worth, Maayweather has always been a supremely confident and terrific self-promoter, and you have to consider that Mayweather WILL not put his '0' on the line until everything he feels is in order. It's not like he's a brat, I've said it numerous times before on this site and I'll say it again (you can even check my post history):
Mayweather's huge selling point is not his fighting style, or the results he produces. The reason he does excellent ppv numbers is because he is a terrific trash-talker and no one's been able to shut his mouth (hence the '0'). People buy his fights to see him lose (I know my dad and brother do). Given Mayweather's new nickname "Money", it's apparent that making money is his main priority in the game, and here's the truth about Mayweather: MAYWEATHER CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE BECAUSE HIS SALES WILL DECREASE DRAMATICALLY.
Do you think Mayweather will sell as he currently does if he loses to Pacquiao. Hell no! This is what's going to happen:
1. A huge number of ALT accounts are going to be made to make crude and gramatically incorrect and terribly punctuated remarks on here, ranging from "MYWTHR'S CRAP!! HAHAHAHAHA!" to "Long live Pacquiao, better than Robinson!...Bring on the Klitschkos!" and some of them will be serious.
2. An absurd amount of videos on youtube with bad music choices will show a looping replay for 3 minutes of Floyd's face when his decision loss is announced. Many will comment, all of them non-boxing fans who seem to know it all.
3. Mayweather, however impressive he looks after his loss (should he continue to fight) will not be able to garner the ppv sales that he once commanded, because a huge part of his sales come from those who want to see him lose. Even if Mayweather fights 5-6 times more, he won't sell as before. The ones who don't buy his fights will be satisfied with that single blemish in his career, and that's all they really want in the end.
Sheez, and people talk about why Mayweather guards that '0'.
Hey listen, this is what I love about boxing, there's always a new batch of excuses ready. IF MAYWEATHER BEATS PACQUIAO, expect a horde of people to comment on how Pacquiao was: past it, never good to begin with, a wild slugger, panics when he cuts, etc.
Let's hope the fight gets made and that credit is given where it is due when the victor is announced...
That's my post of the day, I'm beat... :boxing: