Stephen Hawking said this about those who always complain: ?People won?t have time for you if you are always angry??
Boxing?s pound-for-pound king, Floyd ?Money? Mayweather, and Marcos ?El Chino? Maidana held the first of five press conferences Monday to announce their Sept. 13 rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Yesterday?s open-air presser at New York?s Times Square will be followed by similar events in Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Antonio and Los Angeles.
Although Mayweather won their first fight, it was more competitive than any other Mayweather fight in recent memory?but one wouldn?t know it listening to Floyd.
?I don?t need to change my style,? he said. ?The guy who got the loss needs to change his style.?
Maidana no more needs to change his style than Mayweather does his. If it ain?t broke, why fix it?
?Although I recognize Mayweather is a great boxer,? Maidana said, ?fighting him was easier than many people think. He has a good defense, but he has flaws and he showed them last May.?
Among the thousands in the MGM Grand and the millions who watched at home, the only person surprised by Maidana?s devil-may-care tactics appears to have been Money May himself.
?Marcos Maidana came out and gave a tough effort, I mean he fought his heart out, but it wasn?t clean. Was I ever hurt? Sure, the shots to the back of the head hurt. Whenever you?re in a heated battle you are going to be sore. It comes with the territory.?
Mayweather, when he?s not resorting to clich?s like ?My job is to win. Everyone remembers a winner. That?s my legacy? or ?It?s all about the fans? or ?I?m the face of boxing and I want to clean the sport up? can at least be expected to respect his opponent, as he has always done in the past.
?Is Maidana a better fighter than Canelo?? asked Mayweather. ?No. Cotto? No. He?s just a dirtier fighter. I didn?t get a deep gash from a punch; I got it from a head butt. First they want to use gloves with no padding, and then they want to use knees, elbows and everything else. My back is always against the wall with Team Maidana. You must realize, Floyd Mayweather is not just fighting a fighter, I?m fighting against the world, I?m fighting against the critics, I?m fighting against the media, I?m fighting against everybody.?
Another crippled genius, Stephen Hawking, had this to say about those who whine incessantly: ?People won?t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.?
But Maidana doesn?t need to hide behind a theoretical physicist in a wheelchair.
?I fight dirty?? said El Chino in disbelief. ?He?s the king of the elbows.?
In any event, Mayweather-Maidana II is on. Maidana, however effective in their first fight, still isn?t a Top 10 pound-for-pound fighter. Chances are he?ll do what he always does, but this time Money May will be prepared.
