The Mayweather Merchant Spat

[Mars_ax]

I have mixed feelings, I like Larry well enough but he can be annoying as hell. Mayweather went a little overboard in the post fight interview, but I can kinda see where he's coming from, end of story.

As for the 'ole fart Merchant being disrespected and/or "abused" by Floyd, boxing is a young man's game, perhaps he shouldn't be sticking his nose where it doesn't belong. BTW, i'm a longtime Mayweather hater, just saying, this kinda shit goes with the territory, if you can't stand the heat, get the fuck outta the kitchen.

[JonesJrMayweather]

I think the whole thing is staged. Since jump, floyd could have went the Sugar Ray Leonard route, nice smile, cereal boxes, and been the nice guy, but his camp figured that being an asshole/clown/villain/ would net him more money. It also in a way keeps him on his toes because most people just tune in because it might be the night that he gets knocked the fuck out, so in knowing that it kinda retards the natural complancency with being on top for so long. The thing with Merchant seems to be a spin off the Ali/Cosell thing. And since floyd did the WWE thing a few years back he seemed to have taken even more of that method and use it to promote his fights. Even Schaffer standing in the ring the other night looked like Vince McMahon. They're thinking "MAN WE'RE GOING ALL RETIRE OFF OF THIS PAC-FLOYD MEGA FIGHT in 2012"... If they charged 60-70 bucks for the Ortiz fight, then FLoyd Pac will be 99.99 and they both will make over 100million... Everything is staged and too bad the fight will actually be the least entertaining of it all, becaue floyd will still win a lopsided UD over PAC....

[Hulk]

I think the whole thing is staged. Since jump, floyd could have went the Sugar Ray Leonard route, nice smile, cereal boxes, and been the nice guy, but his camp figured that being an asshole/clown/villain/ would net him more money. It also in a way keeps him on his toes because most people just tune in because it might be the night that he gets knocked the fuck out, so in knowing that it kinda retards the natural complancency with being on top for so long. The thing with Merchant seems to be a spin off the Ali/Cosell thing. And since floyd did the WWE thing a few years back he seemed to have taken even more of that method and use it to promote his fights. Even Schaffer standing in the ring the other night looked like Vince McMahon. They're thinking "MAN WE'RE GOING ALL RETIRE OFF OF THIS PAC-FLOYD MEGA FIGHT in 2012"... If they charged 60-70 bucks for the Ortiz fight, then FLoyd Pac will be 99.99 and they both will make over 100million... Everything is staged and too bad the fight will actually be the least entertaining of it all, becaue floyd will still win a lopsided UD over PAC....

Come on tell us how you really feel !

[JonesJrMayweather]

I think the whole thing is staged. Since jump, floyd could have went the Sugar Ray Leonard route, nice smile, cereal boxes, and been the nice guy, but his camp figured that being an asshole/clown/villain/ would net him more money. It also in a way keeps him on his toes because most people just tune in because it might be the night that he gets knocked the fuck out, so in knowing that it kinda retards the natural complancency with being on top for so long. The thing with Merchant seems to be a spin off the Ali/Cosell thing. And since floyd did the WWE thing a few years back he seemed to have taken even more of that method and use it to promote his fights. Even Schaffer standing in the ring the other night looked like Vince McMahon. They're thinking "MAN WE'RE GOING ALL RETIRE OFF OF THIS PAC-FLOYD MEGA FIGHT in 2012"... If they charged 60-70 bucks for the Ortiz fight, then FLoyd Pac will be 99.99 and they both will make over 100million... Everything is staged and too bad the fight will actually be the least entertaining of it all, becaue floyd will still win a lopsided UD over PAC....

Come on tell us how you really feel !

Did that seem like a rant?? If it did, wasn't meant to be, it's just becoming a big YAWN.... Actually will be glad when the whole floyd chapter is closed. Been a supporter of his since then olympics, but I certainly won't miss him when he's done.

Now RJJ?