Floyd Mayweather Inteview with Jim Gray

[ShoulderRoll]

Its funny, even though Manny was b!tchy after the fight, Floyd still comes out looking worse, with the duping he put on and boring the public, giving a false build up saying hes going to fight toe-to-toe, knock him out etc

Is that why members of the public are suing Manny and not Floyd?

[Slick_Rick]

Is that why members of the public are suing Manny and not Floyd?

I could sue you if i wanted to...

Whats the basis of the claim, it wasn't entertaining enough to spend $100 on?

[IMDAZED]

i think by law declared purse has to be given same day.

not a problem for 50K no ppv incentives.

it's not the MINIMUM which is the guaranteed smallest amount a fighter gets.

since floyd is his own promoter he wanted a $100 mill check.

arum is not gonna cut pac $100 mill before all the money is in.

he's gonna pay him the rest once everything is calculated and all the money is in.

I think we need to stop perpetuating this. It enables them to keep screwing Manny.

This isn't a one time thing. Pacquiao's filed purse is always a ridiculously low number given his perceived status. And the excuse was something about MP Promotions and tax laws I've never heard of. Now it's Arum wants to wait until all the money is in before he gives him the other $100 ****ing million dollars. If that's how much they're getting (and it sure as hell looks like the pot for this fight is enormous) than he could've given him a much higher guarantee. Why wouldn't he?

This shouldn't be an exercise in face saving. Maybe if more people began calling Top Rank out, and also telling Manny what it really is, they might be forced to answer some questions that they have clearly been avoiding. Perhaps an answer Manny fans are too scared to hear because they continually make excuses for it and have shouted down the countless whistleblowers over the past few years.

[DeadLikeMe]

I could sue you if i wanted to...

Whats the basis of the claim, it wasn't entertaining enough to spend $100 on?

Manny is being shredded by the US sports media. He went from an untouchable media darling to being hated on just as much as Floyd. Manny failed in front of hundreds of millions of people. They're not going to forget that or pretend it didn't happen. I don't think you realize how athletes displaying cowardly sore loser behavior is viewed in America.

[-PBP-]

Floyd was with Top Rank. He knows the lengths they go through to save face and protect a fighters marketability. Lying and fooling the public = bad business.

At least this chapter is closed. Time to move on.

[Slick_Rick]

Manny is being shredded by the US sports media. He went from an untouchable media darling to being hated on just as much as Floyd. Manny failed in front of hundreds of millions of people. They're not going to forget that or pretend it didn't happen. I don't think you realize how athletes displaying cowardly sore loser behavior is viewed in America.

Yeah, I know Mannys image has taken a huge hit and will probably never recover, but Floyd is so irked about it all, is because he thought he was going to get respect, not just from Manny but from the whole sporting community. His skill is respected but not as entertaining fighter people will be talking years to come about, ala Hearns, SRL etc

[IMDAZED]

Yeah, I know Mannys images has taking a huge hit and will probably never recover, but Floyd is so irked about it all, is because he thought he was going to get respect, not just from Manny but from the whole sporting community. His skill is respected but not as entertaining fighter people will be talking years to come about, ala Hearns, SRL etc

Everybody wants to be loved by everyone. A lucky few manage to get everything else in this world plus love from those that matter. Mayweather will be considered the best fighter of his era and the highest paid of all time. And a few years from now, you'll appreciate witnessing this whole saga.

[Johnny2x2x]

Yeah, I know Mannys image has taken a huge hit and will probably never recover, but Floyd is so irked about it all, is because he thought he was going to get respect, not just from Manny but from the whole sporting community. His skill is respected but not as entertaining fighter people will be talking years to come about, ala Hearns, SRL etc

Floyd is widely seen as the best fighter of this era by a wide margin. What more does he want? As time goes by his legend will grow IMO, he's simply beaten everyone of note from this era. And the people he didn't fight we're all beaten by guys he did.

As time goes by, when people talk about different eras, this era will be the only one where 1 fighter was the only one in the conversation for the best of it. That's going to hold some weight. What fighters in history is the undisputed best of his era? There aren't but a couple.

Another thing that will help his legacy is that he beat guys like Oscar and Mosely from the beginning if this era, he beat guys like Cotto and Pacquaio from the middle, and then he beat a young guy like Canelo who could dominate the next decade. This effectively lengthens the Mayweather era.

[Slick_Rick]

Everybody wants to be loved by everyone. A lucky few manage to get everything else in this world plus love from those that matter. Mayweather will be considered the best fighter of his era and the highest paid of all time. And a few years from now, you'll appreciate witnessing this whole saga.

No, not really.

Fighters like SRL, Hearns, i go off the stories of what people tell me, what i read, and what i can watch and formulate my opinion.

I am living in the moment, and Floyd will always be a woulda, shoulda, coulda fighter, and thats not something i would appreciate as a fan living through boxing with. Highest paid ever, must be on cloud 9, but that does not really have any relevance for respect.

[IMDAZED]

No, not really.

Fighters like SRL, Hearns, i go off the stories of what people tell me, what i read, and what i can watch and formulate my opinion.

I am living in the moment, and Floyd will always be a woulda, shoulda, coulda fighter, and thats not something i would appreciate as a fan living through boxing with. Highest paid ever, must be on cloud 9, but that does not really have any relevance for respect.

Yet he is considered the best fighter of his era. Highest respect you can give to a fighter in your era.