Floyd Mayweather Jr is one of the most outspoken fighters in the game today, and along with his father Floyd Sr and uncle Roger are a constant source of quotes and sound bites.
Not all of them make any sense mind you, and in fact some of them have landed the Mayweather clan in trouble in the past, but none the less many of them are amusing in their own way.
Manny Pacquiao came along at a time when Mayweather was retired, and got to the top of the pound for pound and welterweight ziggurat by beating fighters Mayweather didn’t make an effort to face himself. Mayweather then came back and the pair eventually tried to make a super fight, which as we all remember, ended in accusations on both sides and a public relations disaster.
Despite this though, Pacquiao managed to get under the skin of the three Mayweathers perhaps more than any other fighter, and the resulting war of words between the two fighters and their camps has been raging ever since.
Floyd Mayweather Jr: “After my fights I go on TV and say, ‘I want to fight Arturo Gatti. I want to fight Kostya Tszyu. I want to fight Shane Mosley. I want to fight Oscar De La Hoya.’ I literally say their names.”
“You don’t start off your career as average, and then after you turn 25, become extraordinary.” Speaking on the Jim Rome Show,
This is true to some extent, but Floyd also makes the assumption that Pacquiao was merely average by the time he was 25. He might have been rather unrefined compared to the complete fighter he is today, but he was already a two weight world champion and aside from the polish had many of the same attributes he does now. Also fighters like Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley are both examples of fighters who got better after the age of 25 years old, not to say that they were average before this.
“We need to clean up boxing and all sports. I’ve dominated the sport of boxing for years and done so in a very clean fashion.”- Floyd speaking to Sky Sports
Harry Markham, Pittsburgh PA: ” Dominated yes, but in a very clean fashion? Perhaps he means apart from the Xylocaine?”
Harry has said it all really, you can only claim to be clean to a certain extent when you take something banned in every other state. Technically Floyd isn’t breaking any rules so long as he stays in Nevada, but in the minds of the fans his hand numbing habits are definitely a black mark against his record. In the same as as most wouldn’t count the achievements of someone on steroids just because a certain locale allowed it, drug laws for sports should be uniform and free from loopholes like the one Floyd exploits.
Floyd Sr (AP Photo)
Floyd Mayweather Sr: “Who wouldn’t fight for that kind of money, unless they’re dumb, stupid and crazy. I think it was $40 million, something like that. They will both get that kind of money,” – speaking to CBN news
Shauna Stephens, Pittsburgh PA: “The answer to this one is anyone who doesn’t like being pushed around by a lesser fighter. Pacquiao is the champion and Floyd is the challenger so he isn’t in any position to start making demands of anyone”
Roger Mayweather: “That mother***** is on the A-side meth, he on that or something else, that’s what the f*** he’s on,” “It’s called the A-side meth. He on that or he on something else. The A-side meth is what they used to have years ago, like 500 years ago. That s**t makes you three times stronger than you naturally is. Remember when the Philippines were fighting the US soldiers? They were shooting them motherf****s with 45’s. And them 45’s were bouncing off their motherf****ng a**. They weren’t even dying!” — Roger Mayweather speaking on the Boxingtruth radio show.
These continuing tirades against Pacquiao and the accusations tell me that all three of the Mayweathers are still looking for Floyd Jr. to face off against the Pinoy powerhouse. Floyd likes to come across as someone not bothered by his opponents and tends to try to hard not to care in some cases, but with Pacquiao, it’s clear Mayweather feels threatened and wants to get the public in his side again.
