I feel bad for the Floyd Mayweather haters

[Deanrw]

I have nothing against most of your post, but this statement: "I love the fact that he does what he wants to do, not what others (including the fans) want him to do."

Is exactly why many fans have turned on him. You see reason in making a thread that justifies his actions (or non actions), in an almost blinded attempt to justify your investment in him as a fan.

I am not a fan of any boxer. I am a fan of boxing and give credit to those who promote the sport in a positive light. I want to see guys who pour all their blood and sweat in an attempt at glory. Who will take on all comers to prove they are the best. Floyd was once one of those type of guys, but now he and many of his fans think he has paid his dues and he now deserves the easy street. Sorry but boxing is not an easy street game. You need to fight hard from the beginning till the end if you want my respect.

If he was a stock broker, a surgeon, a baseball player or anything else, he would have been fired long ago for being an under achiever. You cannot sit on past accomplishments forever. You cannot sit at the what you think is the top and look down, you need to keep climbing. That is what being a great athlete, or individual, is all about.