Not for the first time this year, undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather is on the receiving end of a lawsuit from a member of the public.
Similarly to most of his brushes with the legal system, he stands accused of aggressive behaviour with seemingly little provocation, albeit from an accuser that he has an at best checkered past history with.
This time the suit is being brought by Quincy Williams, who for those that don’t remember is the former friend of Mayweather’s who alleges that he had a bodyguard shoot at his car in a Las Vegas skating rink.
Quincy claims that Ocie Harris, now facing attempted murder for the shooting, shot at him at the boxer’s behest following an earlier altercation, reportedly started after he sent a text message to Mayweather saying that he hoped he lost to his upcoming opponent (for the record, Juan Manuel Marquez).
Mayweather and Harris later denied knowing each other, although police found video evidence of Harris in Mayweather’s home, where he appeared to be part of the fighter’s extensive security team. Advertisement
Harris is currently awaiting a February trial for attempted murder.
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Whether or not this latest case will cause Floyd much concern is unclear since the defendant has a provable negative past relationship with him, and more importantly failed in his last attempt to take him to court.
Williams accused Mayweather of attempting to run his car off the road last year, although after an investigation by the Las Vegas police, no charges were brought.
On a more positive note for the oft legally challenged pugilist however, one of Mayweather’s many outstanding cases was dropped last month after a judge dismissed the claims of a bouncer allegedly assaulted by one of Mayweather’s bodyguards outside a Las Vegas nightclub for asking the party for identification.
Still outstanding are criminal charges stemming from a late night run in with former girlfriend Josie Harris, several other suits, most of which are for alleged assaults, and a defamation suit from rival Manny Pacquiao.
Is Mayweather really as aggressive and reckless as he seems, or is he a victim of his own celebrity, set upon by all manner of fraudulent claimants eager to remove a few zero’s from his bank statements?
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