Undefeated pound for pound great Floyd Mayweather, currently preparing for his September 17th bout with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, has never been one to shy away from speaking his mind.
So much so in fact that Mayweather’s freely shared opinions have landed him in trouble several times in the past, one of the more recent being the ongoing defamation lawsuit brought against him by fellow fighter Manny Pacquiao.
The suit alleges that Mayweather’s repeatedly voiced suspicions over Pacquiao’s use of performance enhancing drugs has damaged the Filipino’s image.
With that obviously not in mind, speaking from his Las Vegas gym on August 17th, according to the LA Times, Mayweather said:
I don’t care how much money is negotiated…Look at how these guys end up punch-drunk in this sport. I’m sorry, but all of a sudden a guy at 25 becomes a great fighter? I want to be on a level playing field with this guy. We’re fighting at the highest level, talking about the biggest fight ever. You should have the greatest testing too.
