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12-22-2011, 06:04 PM | #1 |
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Money Mayweather Is Going To Jail
Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. pled guilty to a midemeanor charge, reduced from a felony, and two counts of harassment resolving the domestic violence charges against him stemming from an incident involving a former girlfriend and which took place in front of two of his children. Mayweather was sentenced to 90 days in jail, fined and ordered to perform community service. He is due to be incarcerated on January 6, 2012. Even with a possible reduction of several weeks for good behavior, it seems that his sentence will prevent any big fight happening on May 5, 2012 for Cinco de Mayo. Read more here:
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. sentenced to 90 days in jail in Vegas domestic violence case - The Washington Post |
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Yep, looks like we'll have to be content with Pacman-JMM IV.
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So the judge in PBF's case had postponed his sentence until June so that he can still fight in May, but still not likely to be against Manny. I swear, Bob Arum is destroying this sport.
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Mayweather is an extremely wealthy man. He is worth about $95 million. I think he cares more about record and legacy than a huge payday. Yeah his legacy might be pretty tainted but I think he has a mind like Barry Bonds. How he views himself is the single most important thing in his life. Last edited by rudel.dietrich; 01-09-2012 at 07:37 PM. |
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01-07-2012, 10:44 AM | #5 |
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Arum...
Look there is no doubt that (almost) everyone wants this fight... all of us know that Pacquiao has the best shot at beating Mayweather compared to any other fighter... but the one person who doesn't want this fight to happen is the one calling the shots for Pacquiao (Arum). Dan Rafael describes it best (Blame Bob Arum for no Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight - ESPN)... if Pacquiao loses (which right now seems the most likely) what would be Pac's incentive to keep on fighting after making all that money and accomplishing all that he has? This long, frustrating soap opera is almost as frustrating as hoping for a playoff in NCAA football. At least we have TBCB to simulate the fight for us as many times as we want to, lol!
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This is spot on. Bob Arum is a coward afraid to test his cash cow. Boxing sucks at this point in history. We need hero.
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01-07-2012, 10:48 PM | #7 |
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Like Dan Rafael said on ESPN's FNF, Arum would rather make $25 million having Manny fight less dangerous fighters than Floyd than pay those 2 $25 million each & risk Manny losing.
I'll also bet Arum saw how much trouble Manny had with Marquez & figures anything he can do to Manny, Floyd can do even better so he doesn't want Manny is such a high risk fight. |
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who do they even deserve $160 million??????
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01-08-2012, 09:58 PM | #9 |
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Money (and I'm not talking about PBF here) is no excuse for this shameful episode dragging on and on.
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Boxing promotion is a buisness first and foremost. If it looks like it is going to be difficult to turn even a modest profit then I can understand being hesitant. |
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01-09-2012, 07:46 PM | #11 |
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SO basically you're talking about the difference between making a lot of money and A LOT of money. And that's for the people who aren't even putting on the gloves.
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I just want to add that my respect for Manny (as a fighter) is starting to decline over this issue. It has been a steady decline for the past two years, I guess. Because I really cannot believe that, as the #1 P4P fighter in the world, he does not have SOME sway over who he gets to fight. I really can't believe that he has no opinion whatsoever on the issue, that he's just content to "leave it up to my promoter" almost as if he's completely unaware of what's happening with the other top fighters.
Seriously, could he really have been perfectly happy to fight Clottey (who had already been defeated by his previous opponent, Cotto), Margarito (who had already been beaten by Mosley, who himself had been beaten by PBF), and then, inexplicably, Mosley also? Did he really not see the farcical nature of those fights? With each of his fights from De La Hoyas through to Cotto, he was taking another step forward. But the three that followed were all steps backward or, at best, standing on the spot. It almost feels like he's isolated from it, like he doesn't even care to think about it. It really just boggles my mind that, at some point in the past and right now, he hasn't just picked up the phone and said to Arum. "Bob, I want to fight Floyd. I don't care what you have to do, just make it happen." The truth appears to be that he is either unable or unwilling to do that. It's crazy. Last edited by kenyan_cheena; 01-09-2012 at 11:10 PM. |
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And now Floyd has called out Manny:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. calls out Manny Pacquiao for May 5 fight - ESPN |
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Arum's trying to protect his cash cow - he probably could see Floyd winning that fight pretty easily by decision & Manny's stock & PPV #'s taking a big dip for any fight(s) after that. |
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And so now, Mayweather wants a 60-40 split of the purse, with Pacquiao getting 40%?? That's utterly, completely, absurd. It takes comedy to an entirely new level, and it is proof [if any more were needed] that Mayweather is primarily interested in playing head games, not boxing.
Why Pacquiao's camp continues to take this guy seriously is beyond me. He's a jerk. And that's putting it mildly. Pacquiao should either retire and move on with his political career or whatever else he wants to do with his life, or fight Marquez again and then retire. Marquez, at least, is true warrior and a sincere man who deserves a big payday and a chance to prove he is the better man, as his fans believe he is. Even many Filipinos don't believe Pacquiao won their last fight. So, let's have Pacquiao vs Marquez one more time.
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Right now Maywether needs Pacquiao much more than the Pac-Man needs him. He should just ignore Party-Boy Floyd and get on with his life.
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Pssh. PBF vs Cotto. What a waste of time. Next please.
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