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Floyd Mayweather OWNED by Jeff Mayweather
Floyd's uncle, former contender and trainer Jeff Mayweather, says that Floyd has been a detriment to himself with his gangsta image. "He got caught up in that hip hop bull****. Floyd went down the wrong path and buying into this image of cars and ***elry and making himself look like a fool. He's acting like he's n*gga rich. As an athlete that made 40 million dollars already, why would he have to project that image at all?"
"Pretty Boy's" autobiography will probably read like a Horatio Alger novel. "I looked up to drug dealers because that's where I came from," says Floyd Junior. "My father was a drug dealer, my mother was on drugs. It was never a cake walk for me."
"He never had one bad day," says Jeff Mayweather. "I don't give a **** about his father selling drugs. His father was providing for him. He never had his son out selling drugs. His mother was a crackhead, but she never did **** for him anyway. When he talks about that, those are just images. While his parents were out messing up, his Grandmother was raising him. That's who was taking care of him."
Most of Floyd's image stems from his open defiance of convention and standards, the standoffish look-at-me-now attitude that suggests a desire to be seen as a great entity his way. Jeff Mayweather claims that the persona of Floyd is merely a false representation of who he is as a person.
"How could you be a thug when you haven't done nothing your whole life?" Jeff Mayweather asked of his nephew rhetorically. "You never were in the hood, you never did nothing but box your whole life. You never had to struggle, you weren't starving. That whole story about him wanting for things is bull****. At some point in his life he decided that this is the image he wanted to project because it's a facade."
The youngest uncle of Floyd claims that he hasn't spoken to his nephew in 8 years. "We don't have anything to talk about. What are we gonna talk about, 50 Cent? Snoop Dogg?"
"You want to be like 50 Cent? Go get shot nine times."
Nonetheless, Floyd's incredible talent does continue to enthrall and fascinate young fans, who are the most impressionable among observers. (I guess that explains Horus, Burner and Money May) Like Muhammad Ali, Ray Leonard, and Roy Jones before him, he is the fighter that kids at the local boxing gyms strive to emulate.
But 12-year-olds don't buy tickets. The crowd that buys tickets to boxing fights are influenced by the media. That's where Floyd Junior's negative image most reveals itself as a detriment. "It's his personality," says Jeff Mayweather. "That's why Floyd's not accepted. The way he lives his life."
The Floyd Mayweathers' have long had a strained relationship, which became irreparable when, at age 15, the young Floyd Junior parted ways with his father, who was on his way to prison for selling drugs. For five years Floyd Junior was his own man, an independence he had never previously enjoyed.
"Once he got that feeling, "says Jeff, "he never wanted to be back in that situation. It's a sad situation that can never be fixed, unless little Floyd becomes a man."
"It was like a Joe Jackson situation, where he created this monstrous machine, but he wasn't able to teach him how to be a man. Don't get me wrong, Floyd Senior accomplished making his son into a great fighter. Joe Jackson was successful in making Michael Jackson into probably the greatest entertainer ever. But look at him as a person. Just like Floyd is a great fighter, but look at him as a person. Sometimes that's the price that you pay when you focus on only one thing."
HBO's 24/7 show profiled the contrast between De La Hoya and Mayweather. Oscar, as usual, was depicted as the good guy. Floyd was cast as the villain. Jeff Mayweather feels that Floyd missed out on an opportunity to alter public perception of himself.
"Floyd's not even intelligent enough to realize how he's being portrayed. He could've shown people that he was an alright guy. Sadly, he doesn't realize he's being made a fool of on national TV. It's an embarrassment to me and my last name."
While Jeff Mayweather lambastes Floyd Junior as a person, he equally praises his worth as a fighter. "As far as ability, Floyd is the best fighter on the planet. No one even comes close. He will have to go down as a great fighter. As far as securing the legacy that he wants, no he won't, if he stays retired (after Hatton)."
Floyd's constant battle for respect hit a snag when, before the Carlos Baldomir fight, he claimed to be the superior of "Sugar" Ray Robinson, the generally-accepted pick for greatest boxer of all time.
"He was out of line when he said that," Marley says. "We all made fun of it from the TV, but it's better than Mr. Humble Pie with the 'I do my talking in the ring' lines. He likes to provoke and stimulate. I don't think he believes half of what he says about himself. You're not always gonna like what he says, but you have to admit he's never dull."
Hauser analyzes, "Floyd Mayweather is a very good fighter, but he still hasn't had that signature fight to prove that he is a legendary great. He would be competitive with most fighters in his weight class in any generation. But being competitive with someone doesn't mean you could beat them. As a fighter, I don't think Floyd belongs in that category. Certainly he hasn't proven it yet."
"I would love to see Mayweather fight Miguel Cotto," says Hauser. Maybe Floyd would outbox Cotto over twelve rounds or maybe Cotto would wear him down. I don't think we're going to see Floyd Mayweather get in the ring with Miguel Cotto any time soon. Floyd Mayweather fighting Ricky Hatton isn't going to prove anything. Floyd is bigger than Ricky, he's too fast for him. That's just a money fight. A fight against Shane Mosley would be interesting, although I think Shane is too slow for Mayweather right now. When [Floyd] fought Oscar, he was seeking the most marketable opponent possible. If he wants to win the hearts of hardcore boxing fans, he should seek out the toughest opponents in his weight class."
"Pretty Boy's" autobiography will probably read like a Horatio Alger novel. "I looked up to drug dealers because that's where I came from," says Floyd Junior. "My father was a drug dealer, my mother was on drugs. It was never a cake walk for me."
"He never had one bad day," says Jeff Mayweather. "I don't give a **** about his father selling drugs. His father was providing for him. He never had his son out selling drugs. His mother was a crackhead, but she never did **** for him anyway. When he talks about that, those are just images. While his parents were out messing up, his Grandmother was raising him. That's who was taking care of him."
Most of Floyd's image stems from his open defiance of convention and standards, the standoffish look-at-me-now attitude that suggests a desire to be seen as a great entity his way. Jeff Mayweather claims that the persona of Floyd is merely a false representation of who he is as a person.
"How could you be a thug when you haven't done nothing your whole life?" Jeff Mayweather asked of his nephew rhetorically. "You never were in the hood, you never did nothing but box your whole life. You never had to struggle, you weren't starving. That whole story about him wanting for things is bull****. At some point in his life he decided that this is the image he wanted to project because it's a facade."
The youngest uncle of Floyd claims that he hasn't spoken to his nephew in 8 years. "We don't have anything to talk about. What are we gonna talk about, 50 Cent? Snoop Dogg?"
"You want to be like 50 Cent? Go get shot nine times."
Nonetheless, Floyd's incredible talent does continue to enthrall and fascinate young fans, who are the most impressionable among observers. (I guess that explains Horus, Burner and Money May) Like Muhammad Ali, Ray Leonard, and Roy Jones before him, he is the fighter that kids at the local boxing gyms strive to emulate.
But 12-year-olds don't buy tickets. The crowd that buys tickets to boxing fights are influenced by the media. That's where Floyd Junior's negative image most reveals itself as a detriment. "It's his personality," says Jeff Mayweather. "That's why Floyd's not accepted. The way he lives his life."
The Floyd Mayweathers' have long had a strained relationship, which became irreparable when, at age 15, the young Floyd Junior parted ways with his father, who was on his way to prison for selling drugs. For five years Floyd Junior was his own man, an independence he had never previously enjoyed.
"Once he got that feeling, "says Jeff, "he never wanted to be back in that situation. It's a sad situation that can never be fixed, unless little Floyd becomes a man."
"It was like a Joe Jackson situation, where he created this monstrous machine, but he wasn't able to teach him how to be a man. Don't get me wrong, Floyd Senior accomplished making his son into a great fighter. Joe Jackson was successful in making Michael Jackson into probably the greatest entertainer ever. But look at him as a person. Just like Floyd is a great fighter, but look at him as a person. Sometimes that's the price that you pay when you focus on only one thing."
HBO's 24/7 show profiled the contrast between De La Hoya and Mayweather. Oscar, as usual, was depicted as the good guy. Floyd was cast as the villain. Jeff Mayweather feels that Floyd missed out on an opportunity to alter public perception of himself.
"Floyd's not even intelligent enough to realize how he's being portrayed. He could've shown people that he was an alright guy. Sadly, he doesn't realize he's being made a fool of on national TV. It's an embarrassment to me and my last name."
While Jeff Mayweather lambastes Floyd Junior as a person, he equally praises his worth as a fighter. "As far as ability, Floyd is the best fighter on the planet. No one even comes close. He will have to go down as a great fighter. As far as securing the legacy that he wants, no he won't, if he stays retired (after Hatton)."
Floyd's constant battle for respect hit a snag when, before the Carlos Baldomir fight, he claimed to be the superior of "Sugar" Ray Robinson, the generally-accepted pick for greatest boxer of all time.
"He was out of line when he said that," Marley says. "We all made fun of it from the TV, but it's better than Mr. Humble Pie with the 'I do my talking in the ring' lines. He likes to provoke and stimulate. I don't think he believes half of what he says about himself. You're not always gonna like what he says, but you have to admit he's never dull."
Hauser analyzes, "Floyd Mayweather is a very good fighter, but he still hasn't had that signature fight to prove that he is a legendary great. He would be competitive with most fighters in his weight class in any generation. But being competitive with someone doesn't mean you could beat them. As a fighter, I don't think Floyd belongs in that category. Certainly he hasn't proven it yet."
"I would love to see Mayweather fight Miguel Cotto," says Hauser. Maybe Floyd would outbox Cotto over twelve rounds or maybe Cotto would wear him down. I don't think we're going to see Floyd Mayweather get in the ring with Miguel Cotto any time soon. Floyd Mayweather fighting Ricky Hatton isn't going to prove anything. Floyd is bigger than Ricky, he's too fast for him. That's just a money fight. A fight against Shane Mosley would be interesting, although I think Shane is too slow for Mayweather right now. When [Floyd] fought Oscar, he was seeking the most marketable opponent possible. If he wants to win the hearts of hardcore boxing fans, he should seek out the toughest opponents in his weight class."
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