Floyd shows the reason why he isn't a cross over star.

[MOTHER DUCKER]

Why did he get paid 10m for going to wwe then?

[MOTHER DUCKER]

How explain? If you think making million is becoming a cross over star, that's not what I'm talking about. He should be on the cover of Wheaties, he should be like a Shaq, Tiger Woods etc in terms of sponsorship but he's not because of ****** things like this.

Who's going to touch him after he goes on some bigoted rant about Asians? Imagine if it was Pacquaio who said something like, " I going to make that black monkey cook me some fried chicken and collard greens"....

HIS CAREER WOULD BE OVER.

Dela Hoya ain't near Shaq or Woods either..

[Bhopreign]

Not without Oscar he never did.

Neither did Oscar without Floyd, Floyd also did 1.4 million homes, guess that wasnt without Shane huh.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Why did he get paid 10m for going to wwe then?

First off, McMahon said he never got anything CLOSE to 10 million and you people are missing the point completely.

When I talk cross over, I'm talking the type of status Jordan, Woods, Barkely, Wade, Lebron have.

A guy that is on commercials, getting sponsorships all the time for different products.

His recent actions have shut him out of that and he blames it on race. If the guy was really smart, he would be making TWICE the money he is now. His greatness as a boxer is what has made him a millionaire but he could be making DLH money if he was really smart.

[Drunk Punch]

He's just not a very smart guy.

[The Gambler1981]

But he's not huge, not in the cross over sense. He makes a lot of money in boxing but he doesn't get the sponsorships you would think a guy like him would get and there's a reason for that.

If Sugar ray Leonard was in his prime in todays day and age, he would be bigger than even DLH was because of who he was.

It's one thing to play the "bad guy" but that will only carry you so far. When American embraces someone, it's always someone wearing a white hat, believe that.

Floyd is pretty big man way bigger than I ever thought he would get, Floyd is one of the few fighters that get interviewed on Sportscenter and gets on all kinds of media outlets.

I think the badguy role can carry you a long ways in boxing because most guys want to play the good guy, so being the top dog bad guys allows for much better storylines to pump up the fight. I am of the camp that it does not matter if people boo or cheer you aslong as they are not silent about you (and no one is silent on Floyd Mayweather Jr.).

There is a thin line between love and hate, Floyd will never be universally loved but he still stirs the strongest emotions out of all fighters.

If everyone wants to watch his fights what does it matter if they tuned in because they love or hate him they are watching all the same

[MOTHER DUCKER]

Boxing is not as popular now days lets be honest.. how is he gonna get up to Shaq and co status?

You telling me if Floyd acted like Dawson he would be anywhere near what he is now? he needs to act this way

[Doctor_Tenma]

How explain? If you think making million is becoming a cross over star, that's not what I'm talking about. He should be on the cover of Wheaties, he should be like a Shaq, Tiger Woods etc in terms of sponsorship but he's not because of ****** things like this.

Who's going to touch him after he goes on some bigoted rant about Asians? Imagine if it was Pacquaio who said something like, " I going to make that black monkey cook me some fried chicken and collard greens"....

HIS CAREER WOULD BE OVER.

Well for one, that wouldn't be equivalent to what Mayweather said. Especially with the whole "Black Monkey" comment. Also, how hasn't he crossed over? Look at the numbers he has generated or all the attention he draws on the daily basis, he's pretty much the biggest name in the sport right now.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Dela Hoya ain't near Shaq or Woods either..

DLH has been all over tv shows, had a music career (yes it was a joke but not the point) videos, all kinds of sponsorships and his company Golden Boy has netted him more money outside the ring than inside the ring.

Neither did Oscar without Floyd, Floyd also did 1.4 million homes, guess that wasnt without Shane huh.

Yes but DLH was making huge paydays way before the Mayweather fight. DLH was getting double digit million dollar paydays fighting avg fighters because his PPV were so big.

It's all relevant, you have to remember DLH was making money in the early 90's that was equivalent to the money being made today and he was doing that consistently.

[Pacquiao'd]

haha, floyd consistent outsells pac. when floyd was in retirement. people talked about him. pacroid has a fight coming up with cheato and people are talkign about floyd.

i dont think you know what a crossover star is. b.c floyd is just that