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In a recent conversation with BBC Sport, Roger Mayweather, uncle/trainer of WBC junior middleweight champ Floyd Mayweather, said that his nephew will not retire. He thinks there is too much money out there for Floyd, more than enough to even make a "dead man walk." Floyd promised to retire after he won a split-decision over Oscar De La Hoya last weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. [details]
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yeah i hope that's true...floyd loves money too much to retire so early -
Nobody ever believed Floyd in the first place. Why retire at the prime of your career when you have a chance to make millions each fight. Hes now the face of boxing. He should embrace it.Comment
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When you have millions it is really not hard to keep making millions if you invest right.
If you can make millions not fighting why not stop if you want to? or in Floyd's case, "To spend more time with my children"
Roger just wants Floyd to stay because he is his "cash cow"
I could see Floyd coming back for another fight with Oscar since he hinted at it, but I am not sure who else could generate that type of money for him.
Most of the other top names probably will not make him more than $10 million, although I am not sure right now since maybe his popularity can boost ticket and PPV sales for him now. Still, O$car would be the gold he would want.Comment
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When someone does something their whole life, they find it hard to walk away from it. If he were to retire he would come back eventually anyways. It always happens. Theres only a few occasions where I can remember an athlete retiring in their prime and never coming back. Jim Brown and Barry Sanders to name a couple.Comment
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He can easily make 10 mill vs Hatton, but Hatton gonna have to stop looking like crap when he fights. He must have a great win over Castillo. Then Floyd will punish him in Brit or the states. Hatton and Floyd should sale out a 200k stadiumComment
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I wouldn't be suprised if he came back or stayed retired.Comment
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Nobody believed Floyd because most athletes do not hold true to their word so the media and the fans doubt what any of them say.
I don't know Floyd personally so I don't know what he is like behind the cameras. If he is the type to want to make himself "Great" in something else, he is gone for good. The problem with the majority of athletes is that they cannot find something else to fill up their time, something else to feel that they are great at.
I mention this time after time, lost of fighters from the past, mainly ***ish fighters, fought, made a lot of money, had fame, and left before falling off. Their idea of boxing was to make a lot of money, try not to take to much damage, and get out; take the money and put it to use to increase that wealth all while not having to take a punch to the face again.
Sandy Koufax had the best year of his career in his last year and he walked away from the game. Of course he was having some arm trouble and supposedly could have gone on longer, but he felt it wasn't worth the risk, so he retired and never looked back. His arm could of probably felt fine with a year or two of rest, then came back, but he didn't.
Barry Sanders walked away in his "Prime" and so did Jim Brown. Jim found that he could make the same amount, if not more in Film/TV, so he took it.Comment
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He would make 10-15 mill against Mosley.Comment
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