An appreciation of Mayweather's discipline

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Originally Posted by p4pking

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Originally Posted by Master

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Originally Posted by p4pking

Sure, but he's spent his entire life putting himself in a position where he can be. If you want to complain about athletes getting overpaid, boxing is not the sport to do so;)

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He is overpaid to all other boxers, I do not begrudge him I just think he is not worth it in terms of value.

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What you think doesn't matter though, he generates the revenue and simply takes his share of it, it's a very honest living compared to so many in the entertainment world. I don't think most athletes should make more than a school teacher in a perfect world, but all I can do about it is not tune in to watch them.

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I will not be watching Floyd in future to watch Khan, Garcia or Devon. Unless it is to go for the middlewight title then he can go away.

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Originally Posted by Master

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Originally Posted by p4pking

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Originally Posted by Master

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Originally Posted by p4pking

Sure, but he's spent his entire life putting himself in a position where he can be. If you want to complain about athletes getting overpaid, boxing is not the sport to do so;)

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He is overpaid to all other boxers, I do not begrudge him I just think he is not worth it in terms of value.

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What you think doesn't matter though, he generates the revenue and simply takes his share of it, it's a very honest living compared to so many in the entertainment world. I don't think most athletes should make more than a school teacher in a perfect world, but all I can do about it is not tune in to watch them.

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I will not be watching Floyd in future to watch Khan, Garcia or Devon. Unless it is to go for the middlewight title then he can go away.

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I'm sure he's crushed;). You were of the mind that Canelo was going to beat him, did you pay to watch that? Did his victory impress you? You are exactly the type of fan that no fighter will give a rats about, no offence.

I find it odd that Mayweather never made it into the mainstream. Despite the hype of this fight and the few spots it got on local or even national media there are many in my area that don't know who he is never mind what weight class. You don't see Floyd with many national add campaigns for Nike etc.I know it's probably but talked about before but it just seems there is a lot of great boxing people are missing out on.

He will never get big sponsors because he could be arrested for hitting some girl on any given night, and his priors are probably enough of a deterrent as is. When you think boxing in general has fallen so far from the mainstream, the popularity he has managed to achieve is quite impressive.

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Originally Posted by p4pking

He will never get big sponsors because he could be arrested for hitting some girl on any given night, and his priors are probably enough of a deterrent as is. When you think boxing in general has fallen so far from the mainstream, the popularity he has managed to achieve is quite impressive.

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Good point, I wasn't even thinking of the criminal aspects.

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Originally Posted by beenKOed

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Originally Posted by p4pking

For sure, but you can't help figure it's because he is such a boring and self absorbed human being on the same token. Hopkins is exactly the same, last person on earth I'd want to have a beer with if either of them did drink:D I know both of Floyds parents had a lot of problems with drugs and such though and there is perhaps no better alternative medicine than a fanatical exercise regime. Will be kind of interesting to see whether he's actually able to leave boxing without self destructing in some way, I highly doubt it myself.

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I don't think I can agree with you about Floyd self destructing after he "retires" or "leaves" boxing. He will always be in boxing, promoting, training or whatever plus he'll always have a gym or gyms. Let's face it, he is a gym rat and probably does his best thinking when he's working out.
You said his parents had drug problems, so Floyd Jr has probably seen some things he does not want his children or grandchildren to see. What I mean is he has that side of his personality locked down like a million dollar vault.
Maybe Floyd can't explain to you how he is so successful in the ring, but he is very intelligent plus he picked up a billion dollar work ethic from someone, so I can't see Floyd falling on his face.

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Yeah he may act like a fool at times or even talk trash..(by the way he doesn't as much anymore) but he is an intelligent guy inside the ring and business wise. Very strict in his ways, that's why he one of the greatest in the ring.... I think he'll be fine once he retires.

Yea id have loved to have seen Floyd v Sweet Pea , 2 boxing masters.

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Yea id have loved to have seen Floyd v Sweet Pea , 2 boxing masters.

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Pea > Floyd

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Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Yea id have loved to have seen Floyd v Sweet Pea , 2 boxing masters.

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Pea > Floyd

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What Floyd is doing is nothing Pernell has not done before.