Comments Thread For: Mayweather Explains His Position For Rejecting Gloves

[mourinho1]

Since it wasn't in the contract then they should never have been able to force Maidana to wear whatever he was forced to wear, that is bullying and BS.

I dont agree entirely. Last resort is to let the commission decide on a dispute. So i would have done the same and go for that resort if i thought something fishy and relevant had to change. FMJ doesnt care that much for public opinion and rightfully so...

And if he was in the wrong the commission should have ruled that.

[sbbigmike]

Mayweather should be thankful for boxing because with his level of intellect he'd be flipping burgers for a living LOL. His arguments are completely illogical and are irrelevant to the claims he makes.

First he says that De La Hoya got the choose the gloves...Ummmm they fought at 154 pounds and 10 oz. gloves are generally used at that weight. De La Hoya didn't tell him which brand to wear or anything...they both wore the same size gloves.

Ironically, Mayweather is complaining about 10 oz. gloves but was complaining about Maidana wearing gloves with less padding in the knuckle area lol.

Maidana was still wearing 8 oz. gloves just the weight is not focused as much in the knuckle area.

I say the NSAC should decide if the gloves are permitted if they permitted them for Broner why not for Mayweather.

But my main issue with Mayweather is that he wouldn't even let Maidana wear Cleto Reyes gloves LOL. The "Pacquiao gloves." From watching Mayweather clinch, use forearms and hang on the ropes most of the fight...he's lucky Maidana had on the Everlast Pillow XP edition lol.

Here is the issue, Maidana wore regular Everlast gloves vs Broner as he did every other fight, why is he choosing to wear custom gloves for Floyd, his dirty ass simply knew of the less padding, but team Mayweather were n there game and NSAC agreed..............

[GRUSTLER]

The only difference in the gloves were the fact that they were painted and out of the packaging. The rep even attests to that fact. They were declared "illegal" because customized gloves were not stipulated in the contract, which is why the second pair of gloves, the identical make and model, were deemed legal. They didn't try to do anything illegal tbh.

Exactly.... the gloves were custom made with less padding than the original gloves but different color? "custom made"......... Mayweather said those gloves had less padding on the knuckles and the rep agreed. So the gloves were not identical because one had less padding than the other. I'm not buying it homie. Mayweather didn't trust them so he covered his ass. Can't be mad at that. I'm sure if anyone of us was in that situation we would have been heated too and most likely would have done the same. Not speaking for everyone but I know I would. Just because people think you may be an idiot don't mean you have to oblige them.

[RlCKY]

I hear ya!!

You've got some good points there is no denying that!!! especially on the legal side of things. In the end i would say blame the media. They didnt cover the story as it should have been covered. I heard at a certain time that the commission wasnt alowing a certain glove...
If this is true than FMJ, isnt entirely in the wong. Because the commision agreed with him, that there was an issue with atleast a certain glove. So FMJ's claim holds some legallity in the end if that is the claim. Why wouldnt he raise an issue if he thinks that issue is relevant. In the end the commission had to make the claim IMO. Untill now i havent heard of any spokesman from the commission...
What are these media people doing honestly?!

The commission ruled out the Argentine blue glove, which was a custom MX glove which the Everlast CEO himself said was in no way different from a stock MX glove.

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People saying it doesn't matter whether it was specified in the contract or not are wrong. If Floyd had mentioned his glove position when they were debating the conditions for the fight, Maidana could have decided whether to go ahead with the fight or not with a level head. By springing it on him at the last moment Floyd's team were almost ensuring Maidana had no say in the matter. If Maidana had cancelled the fight when Floyd made a last-minute issue of the gloves, the last few months of Maidana's career and life would have been a total waste of time - all that training and preparation for nothing.

This was undoubtedly a very dirty move.

But not a dirty move to try and use custom made illegal gloves?

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The commission ruled out the Argentine blue glove, which was a custom MX glove which the Everlast CEO himself said was in no way different from a stock MX glove.

So why did the commission agree with Mayweather? The gloves must have been tampered with. That's the only thing it can be because how can the gloves be the same when one set was considered illegal?

[mourinho1]

The commission ruled out the Argentine blue glove, which was a custom MX glove which the Everlast CEO himself said was in no way different from a stock MX glove.

I hear ya dude, but i consider myself a layman on the subject. I dont own any of those gloves i didnt feel any of the gloves. The everlast CEO isnt neutral in my book, but i've seen his vid.
Lets agree on one thing and that is that the media was weak as F on this subject. If the commission rules out a glove than thats that. The commission has the final saying IMO. So FMJ did what he thought was needed and it payed off for him big time. good for him. he is good in what he does like it or hate it. He's different than the pack. On the longterm i hope the media and the commission give a guideline on how it should be in the future.
but in the end i'm the biggest layman on this subject i'll admit, thats why im mad at the media in the way they have covered it. for example is color really the only thing that is changed if something is made costum??? with all gloves and all types and all brands?? is this always the case?? One thing i know ellerbe said is that he had a problem with horse hair gloves, are horse hair gloves going to be banned in the future. Damn i would have loved to be there and ask the right people a ton of questions. A missed opportunity by the media IMO

[ßringer]

So he actually explained his stance then?

Because from what I remember all he did was babble about guys dying and being broke because they can't count their money. Which is apparently Everlast's fault.

Or something.

[Ray*]

I dont agree entirely. Last resort is to let the commission decide on a dispute. So i would have done the same and go for that resort if i thought something fishy and relevant had to change. FMJ doesnt care that much for public opinion and rightfully so...

And if he was in the wrong the commission should have ruled that.

The commission already agreed that the custom made gloves had little padding and told Maidana that he can't wear them! but they approved another gloves, the second gloves that was approved was then rejected by Team Mayweather. There was nothing in the contract that prevent Maidana from wearing that gloves so he should never have given in to Mayweather.

[Ray*]

So he actually explained his stance then?

Because from what I remember all he did was babble about guys dying and being broke because they can't count their money. Which is apparently Everlast's fault.

Or something.

No he didn't explain anything lol, something about he has a family and the guy has a family etc, and how Oscar was the A side and didn't let him wear his gloves.