I think it's advisable for any son to have an intimidating and belligerent father removed from a property purchased with his money. If Marvin Gaye had done the same, he might be alive now. Extreme example, and not an exact parallel, but you get my point.
I don't recall Floyd's exact words verbatim, but I think they concerned professionalism specifically.
If Judah wants to be fool enough to start swinging like he's in some bar brawl, that's his business, but Mayweather shouldn't be criticized for setting a better example.
This really is scraping the barrel.
This is the only point I can sympathize with. It's embarrassing to see a fighter of Floyd's talent and dedication lowering himself by involvement with the WWE, but what can you do? If he thinks the money and publicity are too good to refuse, on his reputation be it.
Realistically, it should all fade to little more than a tacky footnote in Floyd's career arc years from now.
Floyd Mayweather gets more of this kind of criticism than is warranted.
I do think there is a facet of his personality which betrays signs of arrested development, the ungainly thug affectations etc., a degree of which might be expected of a guy who went from a childhood spent in the gym straight into the bubble of pro-boxing. But there are a lot of good qualities to respect in him, imo, and he can reasonably be expected to mature past the few negative character traits he's exhibited up to now.
Aside from everything else, he's a master of the boxing trade.
Expect him to fight Cotto after De La Hoya, and expect his detractors to just as quickly find another name to prop up the charges of 'ducking' and 'running' if Cotto becomes Mayweather victim #39.
I don't recall Floyd's exact words verbatim, but I think they concerned professionalism specifically.
If Judah wants to be fool enough to start swinging like he's in some bar brawl, that's his business, but Mayweather shouldn't be criticized for setting a better example.
This really is scraping the barrel.
This is the only point I can sympathize with. It's embarrassing to see a fighter of Floyd's talent and dedication lowering himself by involvement with the WWE, but what can you do? If he thinks the money and publicity are too good to refuse, on his reputation be it.
Realistically, it should all fade to little more than a tacky footnote in Floyd's career arc years from now.
Floyd Mayweather gets more of this kind of criticism than is warranted.
I do think there is a facet of his personality which betrays signs of arrested development, the ungainly thug affectations etc., a degree of which might be expected of a guy who went from a childhood spent in the gym straight into the bubble of pro-boxing. But there are a lot of good qualities to respect in him, imo, and he can reasonably be expected to mature past the few negative character traits he's exhibited up to now.
Aside from everything else, he's a master of the boxing trade.
Expect him to fight Cotto after De La Hoya, and expect his detractors to just as quickly find another name to prop up the charges of 'ducking' and 'running' if Cotto becomes Mayweather victim #39.
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