Floyd Mayweather was his usual self on a media conference call on Wednesday afternoon. He was at times humble, at times less than so, and tossed his share of stiff shots at Victor Ortiz, Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao.
Mayweather got on the line, and thanked the media, HBO, his staff, all the sponsors, Schaefer (“They call it Golden Boy Promotions but I prefer to call it Richard Schaefer Promotions”), Al Haymon, Kelly Swanson, and Leonard Ellerbe. “Come September 17 I want to come out there and put on another pleasing performance,” he said.
He was asked what he saw when he was watching Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto in April. He said he didn’t have a plan to watch the fight, but was at 50 Cent’s house in CT, and they ended up hitting the bout. When he left, he said he thought it would be exciting if they fought. He said he spoke to Victor after he fought Juan Manuel Marquez, and was impressed with his humility.
He was then asked if he wanted a KO. He explained that fighters go into survival mode most of the time. Hatton came to fight, he said, and that’s why that fight was different.
Mayweather was asked if getting engaged has changed him. He said it’s great to have a strong person behind you, and “we live and we learn..rich or poor..she’s very important in my life.”
He said his long layoff shouldn’t hurt him, because he keeps his weight down, under 150, during his downtime. “I don’t overindulge myself with eating,” he said. He also plays hoops to stay sharp. He said that it takes six months to build a big fight. He said he hasn’t felt ring rust personally.
Another writer said that many don’t appreciate Floyd’s talent and wondered if he cares. He said reporters keep him striving, and implied it doesn’t seem to bother him.
