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Floyd also blew off the normal Friday interview meeting with the HBO announcers, and then he blew off the prefight locker room interview.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
So I'm not sure that he refused to get weighed unofficially by HBO because he was trying to hide his weight. It might have just been that he was screwing with HBO at every opportunity.
In the post-fight press conference, Mayweather actually did answer the question. He said that he realized he wasn't going to be able to make 144 2 days before the weigh-in, but that he still tried to make 145 on the day of the fight by running on the treadmill in the morning, & that on his scales he was 145.2. I suspect him not answering it post-fight was him taking it that Kellerman was asking that as an accusation.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
Kellerman was a total prick letting that GBP ambush happen. GBP and Kellerman both managed to make Floyd look classy last night, something that outside of a boxing ring should be impossible. Floyd reacted exactly how he should have done.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
I'm guessing the ticket sales were so bad that the majority of the fans were Hispanic members of Las Vegas's casino and hotel employees, people the promoters could trust to turn up if given a free ticket and guaranteed to cheer anything Marquez did during the fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftyleeThere were 10X more cheers when Max Kellerman mentioned Shane Mosely's name.Quote:
Originally Posted by JT Rock
I agree with you. I don't like PBF but I think he was the one who, surprisingly, actually handle the postfight interview with any class. Mosley did try to but he got emotional but B-Hop needs to do his job better than what he did at that point. DLH would've handled it much better. Kellerman had little control. If it was my promotional company I would've been embarassed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland LaingKellerman was a total prick letting that GBP ambush happen. GBP and Kellerman both managed to make Floyd look classy last night, something that outside of a boxing ring should be impossible. Floyd reacted exactly how he should have done.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
I don't think Floyd was classy at all. Rambling on about sponsors and 7 digit deals and then on being asked about the 600,000 dollor penalty he suddenly doesn't want to talk about money? That is some nonsense right there. Kellerman was right in challenging Mayweather about the weight because it is what a lot of the people watching would like to know as well.
The post fight shoving got a bit much, but I saw little that was classy prior to that whatsoever. Floyd was being typically evasive and arrogant and unwilling to share the truth about the weight issue in front of the audience that had coughed up money to watch a good fight.
Miles, I refer you AGAIN to the post-fight presser where he does answer the question. It's on skysports & host of other internet sports sites. Then also try to understand that you've just finished a fight, you're euphoric & Kellerman pretty much goes straight into the weight. I don't like Merchant but he wouldn't have done that, he would have let Mayweather say his piece about the fight & THEN ask him. That's good interview technique, something Kellerman for all his knowledge of the sport just doesn't have.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
Meh, considering the circumstances, pretty unlikely.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPeaFloyd also blew off the normal Friday interview meeting with the HBO announcers, and then he blew off the prefight locker room interview.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
So I'm not sure that he refused to get weighed unofficially by HBO because he was trying to hide his weight. It might have just been that he was screwing with HBO at every opportunity.
I will have a look for it on You Tube a bit later. Mayweather had the opportunity to talk about it earlier at the pre fight interview, but as Sweet Pea has pointed out he refused. With that he also refused to be weighed on the day of the fight. It is customary for fighters to do this and I don't recall Mayweather refusing ever before. Looking at the size difference there is no doubt that Mayweather might have gained a good 10 pounds overnight. He looked like a very big WW to me. There is no doubt he has grown bigger in his 2 years off and the weight doesn't fall off so easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by JazMerkinMiles, I refer you AGAIN to the post-fight presser where he does answer the question. It's on skysports & host of other internet sports sites. Then also try to understand that you've just finished a fight, you're euphoric & Kellerman pretty much goes straight into the weight. I don't like Merchant but he wouldn't have done that, he would have let Mayweather say his piece about the fight & THEN ask him. That's good interview technique, something Kellerman for all his knowledge of the sport just doesn't have.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
I thought Kellerman lost it a bit when Floyd started rambling about sponsors and commercials and just decided "to hell with it" let's talk about the weight. Admittedly, he could have done it in a more subtle manner, but it needed to be asked and Floyd was just not willing to comply anyway. He might have decided to explain later but there and prior to the fight he gave no explanations which would have been more appropriate as those watching the fight could have then heard.
Anyways, I will go and look for that conference stuff.
I agree exactly. Floyd might well have answered but he wants to say his piece.* Instead of letting Floyd get through it, Max starts rolling his eyes and talking over Floyd.Quote:
Originally Posted by JazMerkin
That is inexcusable and inexplicable behavior from an interviewer. Anyone who has ever been taught how to properly handle an interview knows that you have to respect your subject first. You don't throw questions at him and get mad when he doesn't answer them directly -- you get him talking first and THEN figure out how to steer him toward what you want him to talk about.
*It is fascinating to me that people seem most aggravated with Floyd as he is being his most gracious. He is THANKING the people who have helped him get to where he is, he is CREDITING Juan Manuel for being a great fighter. People are mad that he mentioned Reebok? I'm pretty sure Lampley and Buffer mentioned Tecate and Southwest airlines a couple of times. Jeez Louise.
Max asked about a relevant issue.And he started interview with big praise.He did exactly what Merchant did when a fighter started veering into commercials and self promotion...called them on it and shut it down !At times Merchant went after Hopkins like he owed him money and with borderline contempt in interviews let alone during the actual fight.He was abrasive and dug for answers,not always pretty but he's not wearing gloves..