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Wright Sides With Mayweather Jr. Against "Racial" HBO
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Originally posted by Pullcounter View Post"slave wages" is just a figure of speech. all he meant was that he wasn't getting paid as much as other HBO fighters. he's not talking about every working man.
he doesn't care why people dislike him and question him, what he can't understand is why people (including HBO and HBO announcers) gush over lesser fighters who's craft is not up to par with mayweather's.
In almost every other sport and in real life situations the most skilled persons are paid the most money... only in boxing are the unskilled rewarded because they are "exciting" (ie. they are easy to hit or can't avoid getting hit).
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Originally posted by JAB5239 View PostI don't agree with this entirely. The people who are paid the most are the ones who bring in the most. Floyd hasn't shown he can carry a show without another bonafied attraction fighting him, and he still gets huge money. What is there to complain about?
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Originally posted by Bhopreign View PostThis was years ago when Floyd made the statement, Floyd had already defended the title 9 or 10 times and trying to strap him down for 6 fights at 12 million, yeah I would have made the same comment. Not smart to commit yourself to such a deal, when after the first fight in the deal you could be worth a whole lot more and cant get out of it, its the same thing that many football players do when they have a good year and try and get their contract renegotiated, Floyd was smart and didnt fall into that trap.
Obviously Floyd made the right choice, Im not knocking him for that. Its how he went about and how he's saying these things now. He has no proof and he's being hypocritical in my opinion. Now I don't think he is a racist, but what he said was far more insulting to the general public than HBO not kissing his ass the way he thinks it ought to be kissed.
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Originally posted by Sin City View PostYes... that is why I have Kassim Ouma in my signature.
You fail.
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Originally posted by sonofisis View PostI'll move the goal post to Black American fighters then, since it still holds that Winky didn't say any of that and you don't honestly believe that's what he meant to say [let aside the fact that he didn't say it] so it is apparent that these are your personal views.
I like Winky but this **** he said right here was very ******.
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Originally posted by Sin City View PostYou want to know what I think? I think Mayweather and Winky are bitter because they are boring fighters and the majority of boxing fans see them that way.Last edited by sonofisis; 07-06-2008, 05:08 PM.
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