review of yesterdays mayweather public workout

[skel1983]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IbUphrskcc

[JazMerkin]

Mayweather himself was pure quality, and made it worthwhile for all the kids & people who'd come from hoods all over London to see him, when he came out at the end & when he left. I was more impressed by his interaction with his fans than Hatton's which says a lot, and like I said in the other post it was all worthwhile in there.

My understanding was that the Mayweather memorabilia that was being flogged at the start was by those at Peacock gym who were an embarassment and should have given more information about what was goin on, (not some bloke leaning out & saying 'no one said it was a public workout' leading to carnage at the front). Honestly both Roger & Floyd both made a real effort to come out & talk to those of us who were stuck outside & I don't think any of us who were Mayweather fans were disappointed by them, but it did seem unfair that those with 'connections' basically got to sneak in the whole time, rather than allowing 50 people in for 15 mins at a time to see Floyd, especially when people were leavin coz of the heat. The most annoying thing was that the dickheads who rushed the door ended up leaving pretty soon once they put the shutters down, whilst many of us who had patiently waited before they started trying to charge in were stuck outside. I was irritated though when I realized my trainer had gone in with Ola Afolabi, and I could have just gone in with them

Still credit to Floyd for making it worthwhile in the end, and Paul, did you see his girl/ting/piece?

[HattonTheHammer]

Mayweather himself was pure quality, and made it worthwhile for all the kids & people who'd come from hoods all over London to see him, when he came out at the end & when he left. I was more impressed by his interaction with his fans than Hatton's which says a lot, and like I said in the other post it was all worthwhile in there.

My understanding was that the Mayweather memorabilia that was being flogged at the start was by those at Peacock gym who were an embarassment and should have given more information about what was goin on, (not some bloke leaning out & saying 'no one said it was a public workout' leading to carnage at the front). Honestly both Roger & Floyd both made a real effort to come out & talk to those of us who were stuck outside & I don't think any of us who were Mayweather fans were disappointed by them, but it did seem unfair that those with 'connections' basically got to sneak in the whole time, rather than allowing 50 people in for 15 mins at a time to see Floyd, especially when people were leavin coz of the heat. The most annoying thing was that the dickheads who rushed the door ended up leaving pretty soon once they put the shutters down, whilst many of us who had patiently waited before they started trying to charge in were stuck outside. I was irritated though when I realized my trainer had gone in with Ola Afolabi, and I could have just gone in with them

Still credit to Floyd for making it worthwhile in the end, and Paul, did you see his girl/ting/piece?

i did mate, very tasty

[BoomBoom]

If a boxer holds an open workout, then it is his responsibly to the fans to make sure they all get to experience something, otherwise why bother. He should have presigned some photos and had them handed out after. He could have signed 750 photos before he left his house, it wouldnt have taken that long. He could ave signed them over a 5 day period if he didnt have much time. But, he chose to have an open workout. If his fragile hands couldnt handle it, then he shouldnt to puplic apearances at all.

[JazMerkin]

If a boxer holds an open workout, then it is his responsibly to the fans to make sure they all get to experience something, otherwise why bother. He should have presigned some photos and had them handed out after. He could have signed 750 photos before he left his house, it wouldnt have taken that long. He could ave signed them over a 5 day period if he didnt have much time. But, he chose to have an open workout. If his fragile hands couldnt handle it, then he shouldnt to puplic apearances at all.

Actually he did. He came out to talk to all the fans who had stayed for hours before he left & signed gloves & photos for as many as he could before his security ended it. I was there, and believe me those who had waited were not disappointed at the end, so he did try give everyone an experience. It is not his responsibility to organize the infrastructure of how people get into the gym & the information given out, that is solely down to the host gym. Roger Mayweather also came out earlier to talk to people, and both he & Floyd were far better with the fans than I've seen Hatton & Calzaghe being. Using this as another stick to try & beat Mayweather with is just stupid. It's worth checking the other thread, with the pictures that Floyd took with Smash's kid.

[leftylee]

If a boxer holds an open workout, then it is his responsibly to the fans to make sure they all get to experience something, otherwise why bother. He should have presigned some photos and had them handed out after. He could have signed 750 photos before he left his house, it wouldnt have taken that long. He could ave signed them over a 5 day period if he didnt have much time. But, he chose to have an open workout. If his fragile hands couldnt handle it, then he shouldnt to puplic apearances at all.

Actually he did. He came out to talk to all the fans who had stayed for hours before he left & signed gloves & photos for as many as he could before his security ended it. I was there, and believe me those who had waited were not disappointed at the end, so he did try give everyone an experience. It is not his responsibility to organize the infrastructure of how people get into the gym & the information given out, that is solely down to the host gym. Roger Mayweather also came out earlier to talk to people, and both he & Floyd were far better with the fans than I've seen Hatton & Calzaghe being. Using this as another stick to try & beat Mayweather with is just stupid. It's worth checking the other thread, with the pictures that Floyd took with Smash's kid.

Hatton didn't sign any gloves when I met him at a sportsmans dinner last year. And his agent Paul Speak was charging £20 for pictures with him and wouldn't let anybody use there own camera. Fortunately for me I had VIP tickets.

David Haye on the otherhand was fantastic. Signed everything for me and everybody else. There was an occasion when he was talking with a reporter and some guy standing behind me rudely butted in and asked for a picture in the middle of an interview. Haye however said sure no problem and told the interviewer to wait while he posed for a pic. Great guy.

[JazMerkin]

If a boxer holds an open workout, then it is his responsibly to the fans to make sure they all get to experience something, otherwise why bother. He should have presigned some photos and had them handed out after. He could have signed 750 photos before he left his house, it wouldnt have taken that long. He could ave signed them over a 5 day period if he didnt have much time. But, he chose to have an open workout. If his fragile hands couldnt handle it, then he shouldnt to puplic apearances at all.

Actually he did. He came out to talk to all the fans who had stayed for hours before he left & signed gloves & photos for as many as he could before his security ended it. I was there, and believe me those who had waited were not disappointed at the end, so he did try give everyone an experience. It is not his responsibility to organize the infrastructure of how people get into the gym & the information given out, that is solely down to the host gym. Roger Mayweather also came out earlier to talk to people, and both he & Floyd were far better with the fans than I've seen Hatton & Calzaghe being. Using this as another stick to try & beat Mayweather with is just stupid. It's worth checking the other thread, with the pictures that Floyd took with Smash's kid.

Hatton didn't sign any gloves when I met him at a sportsmans dinner last year. And his agent Paul Speak was charging £20 for pictures with him and wouldn't let anybody use there own camera. Fortunately for me I had VIP tickets.

David Haye on the otherhand was fantastic. Signed everything for me and everybody else. There was an occasion when he was talking with a reporter and some guy standing behind me rudely butted in and asked for a picture in the middle of an interview. Haye however said sure no problem and told the interviewer to wait while he posed for a pic. Great guy.

I know a few people who know David Haye, & they always say he's cool & down to earth like that, funny that he gets this rep as a guy who's up his own arse when he's the opposite. Something that was also apparent with how Mayweather acted the other day.

I remember seeing Hatton & he wouldn't even sign gloves for kids which I thought was kinda fucked up, although I try to put that more down to the people around him like Speak & Williams, & one of the guys at my gym said Calzaghe refused to take pictures with people in Vegas before the Mayweather-Hatton fight.

[BoomBoom]

If a boxer holds an open workout, then it is his responsibly to the fans to make sure they all get to experience something, otherwise why bother. He should have presigned some photos and had them handed out after. He could have signed 750 photos before he left his house, it wouldnt have taken that long. He could ave signed them over a 5 day period if he didnt have much time. But, he chose to have an open workout. If his fragile hands couldnt handle it, then he shouldnt to puplic apearances at all.

Actually he did. He came out to talk to all the fans who had stayed for hours before he left & signed gloves & photos for as many as he could before his security ended it. I was there, and believe me those who had waited were not disappointed at the end, so he did try give everyone an experience. It is not his responsibility to organize the infrastructure of how people get into the gym & the information given out, that is solely down to the host gym. Roger Mayweather also came out earlier to talk to people, and both he & Floyd were far better with the fans than I've seen Hatton & Calzaghe being. Using this as another stick to try & beat Mayweather with is just stupid. It's worth checking the other thread, with the pictures that Floyd took with Smash's kid.

You didnt say any of that in your initial post, but good on him then if he did his part. I wouldnt knock him on that just cause im not a fan.