Let's Be Honest People, Floyd "Money" Mayweather Is The Reason Boxing Has Returned

[[ DUBBZZ ]]

Floyd does not need money wtf are you talking about homey

He just paid the IRS like $5-6 Mil in back taxes after the JMM fight and he sold all but 2 of his cars. That's what I'm talkin about.

[ThePunchingBag]

TS is on crack.

Whos face was on the cover of Time Magazine?

Whos fight was covered by the New York Times?

Which boxer is Dana White, head of the UFC, a nuthugger of?


That's who is growing boxing.

[POUND4POUNDBEST]

He just paid the IRS like $5-6 Mil in back taxes after the JMM fight and he sold all but 2 of his cars. That's what I'm talkin about.

man he is a multi millionaire don't believe eveything you read 6 millions is nothing to him

[badboypeenoy]

First off, i'm not one of those people who ever thought boxing was dying. It obviously went through a dark patch for a couple of years and it's no coincidence that it's darkest time in recent memory was the 2 years Mayweather was retired.

While he was on hiatus, that gave the UFC room to gain some traction because boxing didnt have any stars capable of filling his shoes. It created this myth that the UFC was taking boxings spot which was swiftly shot down when Mayweather made his return against Marquez. Top Rank and HBO deserve some credit too for using their hype machine to convince people who don't know a lot about the sport that Pacquiao is as good as they claim he is, but clearly Mayweather was the driving force behind boxing making it's comeback.

The timeline of when boxing started "dying" then made it's return fits Mayweathers retirement schedule to a tee. Being the great sportsman that he is, Floyd has never brought it up but the guy deserves credit for almost single handedly putting the spark back into the sport.

Pacquiao fighting Cotto, dela Hoya and Hatton would have happened with or without Mayweather. The Super Six tournament would have happened with or without Mayweather. When the economic crisis started and was at its peak, Mayweather was busy buying boats, while the likes of Pacquiao, Cotto, Margarito, Mosley, Marquez, Hopkins, and Pavlik were the ones keeping fans interested in boxing. If Mayweather stayed retired, he'd be no more as significant to boxing as Calzaghe is right now.

[jrosales13]

when floyd leaves ufc will start kicking boxing ass mayweather is the truth and you know is true

Yet you made a whole thread saying I am the worst poster on here...

[POUND4POUNDBEST]

Yet you made a whole thread saying I am the worst poster on here...

stfu your pure hatred is pathetic

[[ DUBBZZ ]]

Sorry, but its a fact:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12183_5412870,00.html

and

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...5AC0A96F9C8B63

[badboypeenoy]

Sorry, but its a fact:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12183_5412870,00.html

and

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...5AC0A96F9C8B63

unless those writing for the NYtimes are also Floyd "haters"

[Puntoyhauf]

First off, i'm not one of those people who ever thought boxing was dying. It obviously went through a dark patch for a couple of years and it's no coincidence that it's darkest time in recent memory was the 2 years Mayweather was retired.

While he was on hiatus, that gave the UFC room to gain some traction because boxing didnt have any stars capable of filling his shoes. It created this myth that the UFC was taking boxings spot which was swiftly shot down when Mayweather made his return against Marquez. Top Rank and HBO deserve some credit too for using their hype machine to convince people who don't know a lot about the sport that Pacquiao is as good as they claim he is, but clearly Mayweather was the driving force behind boxing making it's comeback.

The timeline of when boxing started "dying" then made it's return fits Mayweathers retirement schedule to a tee. Being the great sportsman that he is, Floyd has never brought it up but the guy deserves credit for almost single handedly putting the spark back into the sport.

exactly floyd is the sole reason on why boxing is where is at today

that is what i say too nobody can matched floyd skills he is the greatest finally somebody who knows there ****

The funny thing is everyone wants a fight with floyd and yet everyone hates on him.

When he leaves for good..boxing won't be as fun.

boxing will be getting there asses kicked by ufc when floyd finally retires

keep going at this haters with the facts

when floyd leaves ufc will start kicking boxing ass mayweather is the truth and you know is true

you guys shame real boxing fans who like Floyd Jr's style of fighting, you're lining them up in the same line you're all in that's about to take a hating ala firing squad from the boxing fans.

[[ DUBBZZ ]]

unless those writing for the NYtimes are also Floyd "haters"

Yeah, I'm sure they hate Floyd so much that they would make up a story about it. I guess coincidently ESPN:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4495350

CBS:

http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/story/12248661/mayweather-agrees-to-pay-$56m-in-back-taxes-to-irs/rss

and LA Times all hate him too and decided to make up the same exact story:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/09/floyd-mayweather-jr-taxes-irs-fight-juan-manuel-marquez.html

Look, I never said he was broke, I said he needed money to pay off taxes. I just found it funny that in the 24/7 before the JMM fight, he said he didn't have any problems with the IRS but less than a week after the fight, he's writing them a check for $5.6 mil.Man, ya'll *****s are on some serious ****-ridin!