Money has ruined Floyd

[AlwaysOnTop]

I agree with you 100%. Did you see Floyd's face when Costas starting talking to him about his ********? It's like he was talking as if he had a newborn child or something. Costas unfortunately then talked about Floyd's infamous tweets and Costas schooled him from there.

They should ask Manny about his ********...that would really be a switch...

[Porter's Dad]

If you new anything about the boxing business you would know that a boxer/promoter makes more then a boxer who just a boxer.Floyd invests in the fight as a result of being a promoter Manny is not a promoter of his fights so he does`nt invest anything so as a result Manny can`t go 50/50 with Floyd.Floyd is taking the risk investing And Manny is not.Plus Floyd has done better PPV then Manny when it comes to common opponents. Plus Floyd has made more money in boxing then Manny and i don`t count endorsement deals Manny gets.

Then Floyd the Promoter's cut comes from Floyd the Fighter's cut - like Arum's cut comes from Manny's cut.

Why should Manny be penalised for Floyd "promoting"? WTF?

This fight doesn't even ****ing need promoting - and any promotion that needs to be done will be done by Arum, who knows what the **** he is doing when it comes to, you know, promoting, believe it or not.

And let's be honest, Mayweather Promotions is about as legit as Pacquaio Promotions.

What a clueless post. Jeez.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

don't believe everything you see from Mayweather, he and his best friend 50 Cent are smarter with their money then people think, I seriously doubt he spends as much as he shows fans on Twitter, Celebrities get all kinda of deals on Cars and many other stuff that we see them with

Celebrities get all type of deals behind close doors, Mayweather probably has Sponsors that we just don't know about, do we honestly think Mayweather wears Reebok and has Reebok Logos all over his Gym because he thinks it looks cool?

[nutz_n_ya_face]

Money is transient therefore you gotta make a lot. You know how many great fighters who were once homeless? There are no charity funds set up for great fighters. Everyone fights for money, it's a JOB just like everybody else who has one - you try to make the most in order to sustain a stable living, ofc Floyd's view of a living is at the most grandiose scale but everything is still relative of course. And if somehow one blows all his money away and laments on not fighting Pacquiao for that last 50mill+ payday that he thinks would've given him a much better life then that's he's own doing.

This isn't the 1960's, everything has changed.. boxing is no exception. Brain trauma related to concussions and pugilistic sports is well-documented now.

And yes, difference is Mayweather is just honest about it, hell are we forgetting the close fall out between the Pac-Hatton negotiations over money? Money is first priority for everyone don't be fooled, and there's absolutely nothing wrong that. And that Speilberg comparison is plain ******, first of all if he did he wouldn't be honest about it and secondly its not a sport where they're constantly being compared with one another.. hell they even make films in totally different genres.

If everything you say its true, then Mayweather will fight for a long time and most likely get KO'd some day and trust me it will hurt him 10000x than it will hurt the fans.

You need a life outside Mayweather's balls sack. This was a great post and remember make money but don't let money make you.

[Porter's Dad]

don't believe everything you see from Mayweather, he and his best friend 50 Cent are smarter with their money then people think, I seriously doubt he spends as much as he shows fans on Twitter, Celebrities get all kinda of deals on Cars and many other stuff that we see them with

Celebrities get all type of deals behind close doors, Mayweather probably has Sponsors that we just don't know about, do we honestly think Mayweather wears Reebok and has Reebok Logos all over his Gym because he thinks it looks cool?

What is the actual point of this post, especially in relation to the topic being discussed?

[KnockUTheFukOut]

What is the actual point of this post, especially in relation to the topic being discussed?

was more of a reply to some of the other comments about going broke and all that stuff

I agree with your post, I do think Money ruined NOT ONLY MAYWEATHER, but the entire sport In General

[Weebler I]

He wants the rewards of boxing, without taking the risks.

He's fighting Miguel Cotto at 154lbs, isn't he?

I don't think you can say he isn't taking a risk, minimising risk maybe, but Cotto is still a huge risk, even Mosley was a big risk.

Money is transient. Greatness.....true greatness, is forever.

We don't live forever and money is what makes our lives better while we're here.

Can't believe I'm defending Mayweather now but he also speaks a lot of truth about the so-called 'fans' who genuinely don't care about him or his health.

It is a brutal sport.

[4Corners]

I think it's more about Floyd's greed vs. Top Rank's greed to be honest. When Floyd was with Top Rank and he wa calling out Cotto, Top Rank did absolutely NOTHING to make that happen in 05-06, and said they are saving that fight and that Cotto wasn't ready for Floyd. Floyd split with Top Rank in what was a bad situation and than Top Rank said he was ducking Cotto. Cotto leaves Top Rank and the fight happens.

[4Corners]

He's fighting Miguel Cotto at 154lbs, isn't he?

I don't think you can say he isn't taking a risk, minimising risk maybe, but Cotto is still a huge risk, even Mosley was a big risk.



We don't live forever and money is what makes our lives better while we're here.

Can't believe I'm defending Mayweather now but he also speaks a lot of truth about the so-called 'fans' who genuinely don't care about him or his health.

It is a brutal sport.

I must say, even as rarely as I do, I completely agree with you. Floyd doesn't care about how fans feel about him, it's him in the ring and him taking punishment. If I was a professional boxer, I would appreciate the fans supporting and watching the fights.....but at the end of the day, you are the one fighting. It's him in the ring, not his fans.

And thank you for being man enough to admit that Cotto at 154 right now is a risk, and Mosley, though past his prime clearly, was looked at as a risk going in. Even Arum and Roach, as well as many fans, said Floyd wouldn't fight Mosley after he knocked Tony out and said he'd "duck" him.

I am just happy that we have two very good PPV fights from Floyd and Manny both.

[potski]

Solid thread. It's too bad 90% of the replies are either way off topic or just plain ******. It's not even a hate thread on Floyd. All points made by the TS were spot on. It's just sad that Floyd turned out like this. He is still chasing money over true greatness even with all the millions in his bank account. What he fails to realize is by going after true greatness, all the money comes along anyway.