18 months ago, Floyd Mayweather Jr announced his retirement, stating “I don’t have the desire I once did”. Now, from the sound of that statement, one is led to believe that the motivation that once existed is gone, the desire to train and compete is not what it was so there is no desire to continue.

Bravo! After all, Floyd sat upon the pound for pound list, claimed world titles in five weight classes, made a fortune of money and is leaving the sport with all his bearings intact.

Mayweather Jr accomplished what every fighter sets out to achieve perfectly and most rational people could agree with this decision. After all, why continue in a dangerous sport you have no wish to compete in anymore and take the chance of getting hurt?

Retire on top and wait for your day to be inducted into boxing’s Hall of Fame, something very few have managed to do.

But few outside of the Mayweather camp believed this retirement would last.

A vast majority of observers believed Floyd was using his retirement speech as a ploy, after all, ... Full Boxing Article here...