Comments Thread For: SHO's VP: Mayweather Stands Firm That Next Fight is Last

[Eff Pandas]

Am I nuts to think if Mayweather wanted to continue his career he wouldn't need HBO or Showtime at this point?

He could do PPV fights on his own. Maybe MayweatherVision, like Don King had KingVision back in the day (although I think that was technically a Showtime entity iirc). Throw PBC guys on the undercard. Or PBC could just freelance the PPV card out like they've been doing with everyone under Haymon. Or PBC could do a PPV. It just seems like to keep absolute max money in house & in Mayweather's pocket you could even cut out Showtime from these last few fights he's rumored to be interested in having.

Although Merchant did retire so maybe Mayweather isn't as worried about walking the HBO halls in constant fear of Merchant jumping out in front of him & challenging him to a duel.

[cupcrazy01]

Simply taking the "this is the last fight" route to avoid re-negotiations with CBS/Showtime so he can be an unrestricted free agent for fight #50 - which will have HBO/Time Warner offering huge money for Pacquiao II and CBS/Showtime offering huge money for Thurman/Khan winner (which they would put on Showtime PPV to build up to be the challenger). My best guess.

[megadeth]

how do you feel about this list of fighters:

Ali
Aaron Pryor
Arturo Gatti
Carlos Monzon
Dereck Chisora
Diego Corrales
Edwin Valero
Evander Holyfield
George Foreman
Ike Ibeaubuchi
Jack Johnson
Jake Lamotta
Joe Louis
Joe Frazier
Jorge Barrios
Julio Cesar Chavez
Marvin Hagler
Michael Dokes
Michael Spinks
Mike Tyson
Paul Spadafora
Ricardo Mayorga
Rid**** Bowe
Roger Mayweather
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Robinson
Tim Austin
Trevor Berbick
Yuriorkis Gamboa

He feels just fine about all of them....except the one with the last name Mayweather!

[MC Hammer]

Reading this board is crazy. Floyd's fans are saying this is the last and it was a good run, but everyone who hates him are in some kind of denial. Its like their best friends have just collectively died. They like, " No Floyd won't leave us.... Uh I mean, Floyd no he needs the money. He's fighting AT LEAST 3 times"

[FrankieBruno]

good riddance

[MC Hammer]

Am I nuts to think if Mayweather wanted to continue his career he wouldn't need HBO or Showtime at this point?

He could do PPV fights on his own. Maybe MayweatherVision, like Don King had KingVision back in the day (although I think that was technically a Showtime entity iirc). Throw PBC guys on the undercard. Or PBC could just freelance the PPV card out like they've been doing with everyone under Haymon. Or PBC could do a PPV. It just seems like to keep absolute max money in house & in Mayweather's pocket you could even cut out Showtime from these last few fights he's rumored to be interested in having.

Although Merchant did retire so maybe Mayweather isn't as worried about walking the HBO halls in constant fear of Merchant jumping out in front of him & challenging him to a duel.

Naw man Lampley is still there ready to poison any water glass that Floyd happens to drink out of.

[BrometheusBob.]

Reading this board is crazy. Floyd's fans are saying this is the last and it was a good run, but everyone who hates him are in some kind of denial. Its like their best friends have just collectively died. They like, " No Floyd won't leave us.... Uh I mean, Floyd no he needs the money. He's fighting AT LEAST 3 times"

That's what you took out of it? At least for me it's more about the claims that Berto was an easy farewell fight on free TV and it's looking more and more like neither of those things are true. Even Stephen A Smith thought it would be wack to fight Berto last, and he's a Floyd nuthugger.

[MC Hammer]

That's what you took out of it? At least for me it's more about the claims that Berto was an easy farewell fight on free TV and it's looking more and more like neither of those things are true. Even Stephen A Smith thought it would be wack to fight Berto last, and he's a Floyd nuthugger.

Even if it is a wack fight, its the last one. As long as he rides off into the sunset on that note, I'm not tripping, he did everything he had to do. His fans are happy with his career, those who aren't will never be. Why are only the anti-fans hoping he stays afterward?

[Lou Cipher]

Floyd stopped "fighting" in the 90's