Anybody else miss the old Mayweather?

[Dr Rumack]

The old Mayweather was just as boring once you'd seen the act a couple of times.

[ßringer]

The old Mayweather was just as boring once you'd seen the act a couple of times.

Fair enough. I remember those days well, but I'd still take them over this current ****. Then again, he is damn near 40. A 40 year old man talking trash about guys in their 20s might be even sadder.

****. Someone just write this dude an interesting press conference speech and send me the bill.

[ßringer]

Side note : Is it just me or does it actually sound like Floyd is talking if you read all of my quotes in a row?

[johnm is...]

****. Someone just write this dude an interesting press conference speech and send me the bill.

[IronDanHamza]

The Oscar and Hatton build ups were the only ones I found very entertaining.

It's been much of the same show since he came back in 2009 from Marquez onward.

I suppose the Mosley build up was decent aswell.

[New England]

i think he's started to see the end of the road financially. he's trying to be like the people he works for. he thinks this type of rhetoric will help him sell the fight, and establish himself as somebody who sells fights [promotes] down the line.




prefight media is getting tired. i miss the days when don king would very obviously try and get dudes to fight at press conferences . now that's what you call promoting.

[ßringer]

The Oscar and Hatton build ups were the only ones I found very entertaining.

It's been much of the same show since he came back in 2009 from Marquez onward.

I suppose the Mosley build up was decent aswell.

I thought the Oscar build up was quite terrible, actually. One the one hand you had Floyd doing childish bull**** like stealing Oscar's bag and bringing a chicken with a medal around it's neck to the stage and on the other you had, well...Oscar.

Love the guy's career and all, but Christ on a stick was he monotonous during press conferences and interviews. He was always talking about tough mean fights and smiling like an idiot while doing it. I get that that's his personality, but there's a disconnect between those two things.

The build-up for Floyd/Hatton was superb, though. Mayweather was at an all time high as far as being a d*ck goes and Hatton played off of it well with his Manc sense of humor. Not to mention the gigantic fanbase Hatton brought to the table to keep things amped.

[LacedUp]

I just finished watching the final press conference for Mayweather/Maidana and **** me was it utterly predictable. It got me thinking about the old Floyd who, while a ****y little ****, was certainly far more entertaining with a microphone in front of his face than this new, supposedly mature, "post-prison" Floyd.

It almost seems like the **** was given a checklist of ****** phrases that he needs to say in every interview he ever does when he got out.





















His press conferences have become as boring as Wlad's fights.

His press conferences are boring for sure..


but nothing is as boring as Wlad's fights!

[ßringer]

i think he's started to see the end of the road financially. he's trying to be like the people he works for. he thinks this type of rhetoric will help him sell the fight, and establish himself as somebody who sells fights [promotes] down the line.




prefight media is getting tired. i miss the days when don king would very obviously try and get dudes to fight at press conferences . now that's what you call promoting.

You're likely very right about that. He's going to need to sign better fighters than J'Leon Love if he's going to make it as a promoter, doe.

I miss the old weigh ins, too. Where you could feel the electricity in the air when the guys would face off because they legitimately disliked each other and you never knew if someone was going to throw a punch.

Now it's just smiles and handshakes. We need a 2014 version of Barrera/Morales.

[IronDanHamza]

I thought the Oscar build up was quite terrible, actually. One the one hand you had Floyd doing childish bull**** like stealing Oscar's bag and bringing a chicken with a medal around it's neck to the stage and on the other you had, well...Oscar.

Love the guy's career and all, but Christ on a stick was he monotonous during press conferences and interviews. He was always talking about tough mean fights and smiling like an idiot while doing it. I get that that's his personality, but there's a disconnect between those two things.

The build-up for Floyd/Hatton was superb, though. Mayweather was at an all time high as far as being a d*ck goes and Hatton played off of it well with his Manc sense of humor. Not to mention the gigantic fanbase Hatton brought to the table to keep things amped.

I thought it was great. Very fresh and new. Perfect mix of the brash, arrogant, undefeated, P4P #1 Villian who "can't lose" against everyone's favourite good guy, the established PPV star that everyone loves and respects. Plus the history they have.

I really enjoyed it. Plus the whole money flaunting thing was brand new and entertaining while it lasted (not very long)

I thought it was a perfect promotion.

I agree though Hatton was my favourite.