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Naah. He's just thinking of what to do with his $120mil minus taxComment
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he's trying to look good for his legacy
it's prComment
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I've always felt that his "money" villain persona was largely a marketing strategy. He's a guy with very limited public speaking aptitude and very little in the way of charisma or charm (that in itself doesn't make him or anyone a bad person, just not that interesting or attractive as a public figure ). From the perspective of trying to build a public image from that, he has few options. He could basically play the silent type and not say much at all which is pretty safe as an image, and is IMO what "pretty boy" was in essence. I think thats difficult to pull off honestly and not very rewarding even if you do it well. Or he could be a sort of villain, which is risky but carries greater reward if it works. Mayweather has always seemed like a nervous speaker to me, the type of person that feels the need to say something but isn't really articulate enough to usually say something charming or interesting. This is a classic problem poor public speakers run into, and they often end up with a foot in their mouth. When you are a villain, if you put your foot in your mouth people are like "of course he said that, he's an *******...I hate him", so its more forgiving in that regard. If you are the good guy, or the quiet guy and you do that it can be damaging. I think that we are all unqualified to fully describe Mayweather's actual personality (like most public figures IMO), but I am confident that the things we are privy to do not fully describe him as a person...because I don't think that stuff could or is even intended to fully describe anyone.
As far as humbleness goes, I think there is a certain audacity or even arrogance to being in individual sports like boxing, maybe especially boxing. There is also an innate humbleness to it as well. You must believe that you can win in the ring or you would be somewhat foolish to get in there, but you also have to be prepared for what the other person brings to the table. Anyway, I think he's humble to some degree and arrogant ...and the ratio might change from day to day...I know it does for me.
oh yeah and of course he's damn near 40 now, so there is a good chance he's matured quite a bit since he established the "money" persona, so he may have both outgrown it psychologically, and as a career advancement tool.Last edited by Swarmfan; 03-24-2015, 07:28 AM.Comment
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I was referring more to the personality side than the actual boxing.
Floyd is child like, easily influenced by stronger personalities, likes an entourage and despite telling everyone he is in control - we all know that Al Haymon is the puppet master.
Oh, and the Bieber thing can't be overlooked...Comment
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damned if he do damned if he dont, people hate him when hes so called arrogant n boastful all though it helps the fight, but when he comes humble people say hes scared or its fake!Comment
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