Floyd Mayweather Mulling Move To MMA?

[demirturk]

i have no idea.... does he have any grapplingbackground??? i doubt it .guys like pulver etc etc may have been boxers. but they were also great wrestlers. and started out with grappling...

but mayweather is a great athlete . so if he puts his mind into it ....

[ExecutiveOutlaw]

i hope floyd doesnt do it because its a severe handicap if it does but i say **** it let him do what he wants

he has been loyal to boxing but just browse this forum for five minutes and see how loyal boxing has been back to him. **** the "fans" and do whatever pays you the most Floyd

[internetworld7]

MMA will never work for Mayweather because no one will stand and fight with him they will simply go to the ground immediately and for good reason. His ground game will have to be excellent or he won't last.

[demirturk]

MMA will never work for Mayweather because no one will stand and fight with him they will simply go to the ground immediately and for good reason. His ground game will have to be excellent or he won't last.

****** question but , you think floyd could take anderson silva in a standup fight? i personally don't think so. anderson has knees , kicks, elbows...... striking on a different level IMO. yeah boxingwise mayweather > silva.


again dumb question : too much weight difference

[warp1432]

Publicity to keep his name in the Media, also for Mark Cuban to get mainstream Coverage for his HDnet fights.....Dont Believe the Hype.

**** let's certainly hope so. Floyd would get killed in MMA especially since you really can't outbox anyone. Mayweather has brittle hands and weaks arms. His hands would break in 2 or 3 punches since MMA gloves pretty much have no padding except for the knuckles.

It'd be career suicide if he ever wanted to come back in boxing.

Off topic idea: Why doesn't Mark Cuban just become a promoter in boxing?

[King Koopa]

There's no way he gets paid more for a mma fight than a boxing match...no ****ing way

[niceguy45]

i would like to watch mayweather vs cotto MMA it doesn't matter just fight cotto

[renren40]

There's no way he gets paid more for a mma fight than a boxing match...no ****ing way

dude read the article....Mark Cuban's name is all over it... big money

[C'MONMANG']

Floyd Mayweather Jr., the world's No. 1 boxer, is strongly considering a revolutionary jump to mixed martial arts under a deal being discussed with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's adviser and best friend, told ESPN.com Friday night that the five-division world champion, who generated 3.25 million pay-per-view buys and more than $200 million in revenue in two mega fights in 2007, came away from a Thursday meeting with Cuban giving serious thought to taking his game and considerable drawing power to MMA.

"It's definitely something he is interested in, and when Floyd makes his move, obviously it's going to be a mega event," Ellerbe said. "We don't have a timetable. Floyd is taking some time off, but Floyd understands what is involved. You have to take time to go out and understand what you're getting involved in, and he's ready to do that. But it's something he's definitely interested in doing.

"Mark Cuban is a very successful business man and has some very, very successful business ventures that we've discussed. We're looking to do a lot of business with Mark. He's a great guy, and we had a great meeting. Doing an MMA event with him is most definitely something we are looking at, among many things we are looking at doing with Mark Cuban."

Mayweather's interest in participating in an MMA event was sparked after he struck up a friendship with Cuban during their participation this season as contestants on the ABC reality series "Dancing with the Stars."

Cuban was Mayweather's guest at the fight and even carried two of his championship belts into the ring before he knocked out England's Ricky Hatton to retain the welterweight world championship Dec. 8 in Las Vegas.

Mayweather and Cuban were together again Thursday in Las Vegas, where they met to discuss various business ventures, including Mayweather participating in an MMA event.

A few boxers, such as former heavyweight contenders Ray Mercer and Frans Botha, have attempted to compete in mixed martial arts with little success. Mayweather's entrance would bring it to another level, especially at a time when the sports have been pitted against each other by fans and media -- MMA as the hotshot newcomer trying to overtake the century-old, more traditional sweet science.

One of Cuban's many business interests is ownership of HDNet Fights, a fledgling mixed martial arts promotional company whose bouts are aired on Cuban's HDNet. Cuban promoted his second event Dec. 15 in Dallas.

"Floyd is considering fighting with HDNet Fights," Cuban told ESPN.com. "We are going to let him visit some gyms to talk to some folks about what it would take to learn. He knows it won't be easy. But he is getting involved with MMA and HDNet Fights one way or another. He is pumped about it. He wants to go on to the next big thing. Floyd is a brilliant marketer. He follows the money."

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I thought his body was "breaking down"..Floyd is full of crap. He is going this far to avoid Cotto. Sad.

[C'MONMANG']

i would like to watch mayweather vs cotto MMA it doesn't matter just fight cotto

HAHA nice...