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By Michael Woods
Upon first glance, many folks who heard that Floyd Mayweather’s jail sentence for a domestic altercation in 2010 with his ex girlfriend had been postponed thought the boxer was the recipient of a sweetheart deal from the Nevada courts.
Mayweather, the all-time great pugilist whose ring expertise is uncontested but whose persona evokes ample loathing in many fight fans, as well as adoration from rooters who enjoy his hip hopper-style persona, was to go to jail on Jan. 6. His sentence was to be for a period of no more than 90 days in lockup. But on Friday, we learned that the justice who has been overseeing the case didn’t realize that the boxer was slated to fight on May 5. When informed of the date, against a foe yet to be determined, the justice moved Mayweather’s report date. The boxer is now slated to report to jail by June 1.
I asked respected attorney Keith Sullivan, who appears regularly on MSNBC and Fox for his take on criminal matters and represents several ********* organizations pro-bono, if Floyd was getting a sweet deal because he’s a celebrity. His answer:
“This sort of move is not that uncommon where you can show the timing has a significant impact on earnings, etc,” Sullivan said. “His kids and ex and IRS get a percentage of money he earns, so it is in everyone’s best interest to let him stay out to fight. For a day-to-day worker, it makes no difference since we work roughly 52 weeks a year.”
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Upon first glance, many folks who heard that Floyd Mayweather’s jail sentence for a domestic altercation in 2010 with his ex girlfriend had been postponed thought the boxer was the recipient of a sweetheart deal from the Nevada courts.
Mayweather, the all-time great pugilist whose ring expertise is uncontested but whose persona evokes ample loathing in many fight fans, as well as adoration from rooters who enjoy his hip hopper-style persona, was to go to jail on Jan. 6. His sentence was to be for a period of no more than 90 days in lockup. But on Friday, we learned that the justice who has been overseeing the case didn’t realize that the boxer was slated to fight on May 5. When informed of the date, against a foe yet to be determined, the justice moved Mayweather’s report date. The boxer is now slated to report to jail by June 1.
I asked respected attorney Keith Sullivan, who appears regularly on MSNBC and Fox for his take on criminal matters and represents several ********* organizations pro-bono, if Floyd was getting a sweet deal because he’s a celebrity. His answer:
“This sort of move is not that uncommon where you can show the timing has a significant impact on earnings, etc,” Sullivan said. “His kids and ex and IRS get a percentage of money he earns, so it is in everyone’s best interest to let him stay out to fight. For a day-to-day worker, it makes no difference since we work roughly 52 weeks a year.”
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/box...cial-treatment
What a load of crap!!
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