Don King Has Pointed Words for Floyd Mayweather, Even If He Has an Agenda

By Ja Dawson (Contributor) on September 14, 2010 The "King" that I am referring to is none other than the self-proclaimed world's greatest promoter. No matter what you think about Don King, it's hard to deny some of what he expressed about Mayweather's recent foibles. King correctly refers to the fact that Floyd Mayweather may have no match in terms of class inside of the ring. However, outside of the ring, it's a different story altogether. His highly ignorant, partially incoherent rant against Manny Pacquiao was noise of the worst kind. It was filled with anger, insecurity, and misinformation. And his "apology" was arguably worse than the rant itself, based on how disingenuous it was. And most recently, his troubles are of the domestic sort, involving an alleged stolen iPod and an attack on the mother of three of his children. But I'm done talking about "the rant" and the "iPod beef"—they're old, tired news. Back to Don King. Although I think Don King has spoken some truth, forgive me if I am skeptical about his intentions. His recent statements appear to be a final, feeble attempt to convince Mayweather to hire him on as his promoter. King sees that "Pac-Money," and I am not talking about the kind that a politician would find in the nation's capital. I am talking about the loot that a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight would surely bring to anyone involved in its negotiations. Now only if Floyd Mayweather could see what Don King sees. Despite what King refers to as the “frustrations of the ghetto expressing themselves” in Mayweather's recent actions, the man who calls himself "Money" has to know he's possibly blowing a ton of it. I sincerely hope that that is not the case—for the love of boxing.