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By Mitch Abramson - Now is a convenient time to pile on Floyd Mayweather Jr.
From getting humbled by a woman in a London barber shop to being ridiculed for his safety-first style, Mayweather has taken more hits outside the ring than inside in recent weeks.
His decision victory against Marcos Maidana last month was met with a shrug of the shoulders from the public, since most saw it coming.
His comments in support of Ray Rice were eviscerated; his history of domestic violence against women was held up for public consumption before he fought Maidana, further sullying his reputation.
So perhaps sensing weakness, the immensely popular Mexican boxer Saul (Canelo) Alvarez chose to pounce on Mayweather this week, saying he was getting ready to go head-to-head with him.
No, Canelo doesn’t want to fight Mayweather again.
Instead, he wants to replace him as the sport’s go-to-guy and top attraction.
And he has a systematic process to do so that involves making use of HBO’s star-churning apparatus and taking over dates that Mayweather usually boxes on and that other stars usually stay clear of.
Making the claim that a Mexican should be fighting on Mexican holidays, Alvarez said he intends to fight on the first weekend in May on Cinco De Mayo weekend and on the Saturday of Mexican Independence Weekend in September- dates usually reserved for Mayweather. [Click Here To Read More]
From getting humbled by a woman in a London barber shop to being ridiculed for his safety-first style, Mayweather has taken more hits outside the ring than inside in recent weeks.
His decision victory against Marcos Maidana last month was met with a shrug of the shoulders from the public, since most saw it coming.
His comments in support of Ray Rice were eviscerated; his history of domestic violence against women was held up for public consumption before he fought Maidana, further sullying his reputation.
So perhaps sensing weakness, the immensely popular Mexican boxer Saul (Canelo) Alvarez chose to pounce on Mayweather this week, saying he was getting ready to go head-to-head with him.
No, Canelo doesn’t want to fight Mayweather again.
Instead, he wants to replace him as the sport’s go-to-guy and top attraction.
And he has a systematic process to do so that involves making use of HBO’s star-churning apparatus and taking over dates that Mayweather usually boxes on and that other stars usually stay clear of.
Making the claim that a Mexican should be fighting on Mexican holidays, Alvarez said he intends to fight on the first weekend in May on Cinco De Mayo weekend and on the Saturday of Mexican Independence Weekend in September- dates usually reserved for Mayweather. [Click Here To Read More]
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