Floyd Mayweather Jr – The pound for pound let down

It will go down as one of the biggest blown opportunities in boxing history. A potential 50 million dollar payday, and perhaps another 50 for a rematch. Well, we can all basically kiss the big fight goodbye as Floyd continues to rack up the arrests. At one point he was on top of the boxing world, but when he retired from the sport he lost his pound for pound title and he's been unable, or unwilling to make an effort to recapture it. Pacquiao stormed onto the scene and not only took Floyd's pound for pound king title, but he also snatched the sport of boxing and it's fans and has never looked back. Floyd Mayweather Jr for whatever reasons has turned his back on the sport and has refused to deliver to the fans the fight that they most want to see. He's not only turned his back on the sport that has given him everything, but now he is in jeopardy of losing his fan-base and the respect that he once had. The economy in America has put the fans in cranky mood, and they don't want to see a guy in Floyd waving his money around, and showing off his wealth. Nobody cares about that, they just want to see the him get into the ring and fight. Manny Pacquiao continues to fight and he continues to win. He has moved forward and is no longer in any mood to wait on Floyd Mayweather Jr. It's quite clear that the choices that Floyd has made thus far have all proved costly. If he would have just signed a contract by now he would have deposited the fifty million, and perhaps with a victory he would have recaptured his pound for pound king title. Even if he would have lost to Pacquiao, he would have at least earned some respect from the fans. The fans would have respected him a lot more if he would have stepped up to the plate. As things are now, he's basically ducked Pacquiao and his reputation has taken a serious hit. Mix in the arrests and pending prison time, and his legacy has taken a severe hit as well. Mississippians that I have talked to over the past year or so are all pretty much disgusted with Mayweather. Even his fans are disappointed with his recent behaviors. His fans just like Pacquiao fans all hope that one day he will step up and fight. I spoke to a Mayweather fan at the November StrikeForce card. Her name is Janet Johnson, and she admitted to this writer that her respect for Floyd has diminished, “It's harder and harder to support little Floyd these days. I mean he keeps on getting in trouble, and ain't nobody caring about his money and cars. He likes to flash that in our faces, but personally, I ain't impressed.” Janet went on to say, “Honestly Floyd, you wanna impress me? Go to church and start humbling yourself.” Floyd Mayweather perhaps will look back on this time in his life and he will regret some of the decisions that he's made. He's a great fighter and one of the only fighters alive that has a chance at beating Manny Pacquiao. He will never know now though because he's spent the last year being arrested, and dodging the big fight. History doesn't forget. http://www.examiner.com/fight-sports-in-jackson/floyd-mayweather-jr-the-pound-for-pound-let-down