A smart businessman is what he claims to be. While that may hold true considering that he has been quite successful in terms of money, claiming that he is the best boxer ever is a tad too far for a true boxing enthusiast (although that may not be the case for his die-hard supporters) and fans are starting to stand up to voice their opinion. Recently, Floyd Mayweather Jr. got himself in a heated exchange of words with underground rapper R.A. the Rugged Man on a satellite radio show.
Mayweather was losing every argument that the Rugged Man threw at him. He even called PBF a liar at one point. I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed the verbal jabs spewed by both men, but as a lover of the sport, I could not help but notice that Floyd Mayweather was contradicting himself on a number of occasions throughout the debate.
For starters, Floyd stated that Carlos Baldomir was the legitimate welterweight champion of the world when he fought him in 2006. Despite that fact, the Rugged Man was quick to point out that Baldomir had 11 losses then. Countering, Floyd dismissed that fact, implying that it is not about the losses. However, if you remember a previous debate that Mayweather had with ESPN’s Brian Kenny, when Kenny asked Floyd why he would not fight Shane Mosley, his answer came quick. In Floyd’s own words, “the guy has five losses.” So what’s that about Floyd? Is it or is it not about the losses?
Then came another point of argument from Floyd. He said that, much like Pacquiao, he too came from the smaller weight divisions and would fight anyone on his way to the top. When the Rugged Man asked him if he would fight Paul Williams, however, the contradiction came again as Floyd quickly retorted, “he is too big.”
Personally, I have mentally noted quite a number of Floyd’s contradictions. They all intersect like the web of a drunken spider. If you want to play along, just check out any of the following YouTube videos and see how many contradictions you can come up with:
