Floyd refused to be weighed on the same day weigh in?

[Gandalf]

I dont know about fans being shortchanged. all I heard was Floyd getting a fair amount of cheers when his hand was raised in victory

It actually did look a little bit like David and Goliath to me. I would love to know what Floyd weighed in there, but it seems we will never know.

[Gandalf]

And here is the full post fight interview. Mayweather refused to answer any questions about the weight issue. The man is happy to take the 10million dollars plus PPV, but refuses to offer any integrity whatsover. It's no wonder Kellerman started talking over him at the end. Floyd simply refuses to say anything meaningful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFAip_V4-pc

[Howlin Mad Missy]

And here is the full post fight interview. Mayweather refused to answer any questions about the weight issue. The man is happy to take the 10million dollars plus PPV, but refuses to offer any integrity whatsover. It's no wonder Kellerman started talking over him at the end. Floyd simply refuses to say anything meaningful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFAip_V4-pc

even if it was a BS answer, the scales in camp were off, it would have meant something a little more than I refuse to answer the question, which makes people suspect it was deliberate.

[Gandalf]

And here is the full post fight interview. Mayweather refused to answer any questions about the weight issue. The man is happy to take the 10million dollars plus PPV, but refuses to offer any integrity whatsover. It's no wonder Kellerman started talking over him at the end. Floyd simply refuses to say anything meaningful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFAip_V4-pc

even if it was a BS answer, the scales in camp were off, it would have meant something a little more than I refuse to answer the question, which makes people suspect it was deliberate.

Exactly, it was obviously premeditated. Plus the refusal to get weighed today and on top of that the evasion in this interview. Floyd is as guilty as charged. God knows what he weighed in the ring.....Mayweather looks like a selfish prick as always, but Marquez walks away with his pride intact. He wasn't given a fair shake of the dice at all.

[GuyIncognito76]

Don't get me wrong, Floyd is a brilliant fighter -probably the best in my lifetime, but... despite all the natural advantages he still strives to gain even more of an advantage: There was the size of the ring against Hatton and making a point to the ref about fighting inside, not to mention fighting him at Welter -he'd have beating Ricky under any circumstance!

But do you know the one thing that annoys me the most? Not only does he fight blown up Featherweights and Super-Featherweights, but we always hear the same reasoning, "Floyd started at Super-Feather" Yeah, but he moved up in his early to mid twenties as his body grew; Marquez et al are moving up in their thirties!

[Mao's Favourite Starling]

But do you know the one thing that annoys me the most? Not only does he fight blown up Featherweights and Super-Featherweights, but we always hear the same reasoning, "Floyd started at Super-Feather" Yeah, but he moved up in his early to mid twenties as his body grew; Marquez et al are moving up in their thirties!

That really boils my piss!!! You couldn't have summed it up better! My dislike of 'money' has grown so much more this weekend!

Gobbing-off is part and parcel of pro boxing, most people dislike him for his mouth (I happen to think PBF is amusing with this trash talk though) I dislike it but accept it is gonna happen. What I don't like is dragging people to different weights and then bulking up himself over the weight!

If that was a title fight would he weigh 2 pounds over!? Would he f&*k!!!!! Because he would be stripped!


PBF wanted a comeback victory and he did everything he could to ensure he got it before even stepping into the ring!

The whole principle of boxing is about 2 evenly-matched men going for it in the ring! Spoils to the victor, 'Money' has once again proven what his motivation is, the moniker in this case is very apt

I feel sorry for JMM, he was always on a losing dime in this fight!

[Gandalf]

This taken from Fight News:

On Friday, Mayweather had to cough up $600,000 after failing to make the bout weight of 144 pounds by coming in at 146. Marquez came in weighing 142 pounds – 12 pounds more than his usual 130 pound fight weight – and the difference was evident from the opening bell. Mayweather refused to weigh himself again before the fight so the world will never really know how much of a size advantage he had.


Quotes from Marquez:

“I’m a little upset but I tried my best. The weight was a big problem. I think there was a 20 pound difference in weight,” Marquez said after the fight. “I’m not trying to make excuses. I came to fight twelve hard rounds and a lot of people thought I was going to get knocked out.”

[Kirkland Laing]

And here is the full post fight interview. Mayweather refused to answer any questions about the weight issue. The man is happy to take the 10million dollars plus PPV, but refuses to offer any integrity whatsover. It's no wonder Kellerman started talking over him at the end. Floyd simply refuses to say anything meaningful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFAip_V4-pc

Kellerman was a total prick letting that GBP ambush happen. GBP and Kellerman both managed to make Floyd look classy last night, something that outside of a boxing ring should be impossible. Floyd reacted exactly how he should have done.

[blegit]

And here is the full post fight interview. Mayweather refused to answer any questions about the weight issue. The man is happy to take the 10million dollars plus PPV, but refuses to offer any integrity whatsover. It's no wonder Kellerman started talking over him at the end. Floyd simply refuses to say anything meaningful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFAip_V4-pc

Kellerman was a total prick letting that GBP ambush happen. GBP and Kellerman both managed to make Floyd look classy last night, something that outside of a boxing ring should be impossible. Floyd reacted exactly how he should have done.

I agree with you. I don't like PBF but I think he was the one who, surprisingly, actually handle the postfight interview with any class. Mosley did try to but he got emotional but B-Hop needs to do his job better than what he did at that point. DLH would've handled it much better. Kellerman had little control. If it was my promotional company I would've been embarassed.

[Gandalf]

I don't think Floyd was classy at all. Rambling on about sponsors and 7 digit deals and then on being asked about the 600,000 dollor penalty he suddenly doesn't want to talk about money? That is some nonsense right there. Kellerman was right in challenging Mayweather about the weight because it is what a lot of the people watching would like to know as well.

The post fight shoving got a bit much, but I saw little that was classy prior to that whatsoever. Floyd was being typically evasive and arrogant and unwilling to share the truth about the weight issue in front of the audience that had coughed up money to watch a good fight.

[JazMerkin]

I don't think Floyd was classy at all. Rambling on about sponsors and 7 digit deals and then on being asked about the 600,000 dollor penalty he suddenly doesn't want to talk about money? That is some nonsense right there. Kellerman was right in challenging Mayweather about the weight because it is what a lot of the people watching would like to know as well.

The post fight shoving got a bit much, but I saw little that was classy prior to that whatsoever. Floyd was being typically evasive and arrogant and unwilling to share the truth about the weight issue in front of the audience that had coughed up money to watch a good fight.

Miles, I refer you AGAIN to the post-fight presser where he does answer the question. It's on skysports & host of other internet sports sites. Then also try to understand that you've just finished a fight, you're euphoric & Kellerman pretty much goes straight into the weight. I don't like Merchant but he wouldn't have done that, he would have let Mayweather say his piece about the fight & THEN ask him. That's good interview technique, something Kellerman for all his knowledge of the sport just doesn't have.

[Gandalf]

I don't think Floyd was classy at all. Rambling on about sponsors and 7 digit deals and then on being asked about the 600,000 dollor penalty he suddenly doesn't want to talk about money? That is some nonsense right there. Kellerman was right in challenging Mayweather about the weight because it is what a lot of the people watching would like to know as well.

The post fight shoving got a bit much, but I saw little that was classy prior to that whatsoever. Floyd was being typically evasive and arrogant and unwilling to share the truth about the weight issue in front of the audience that had coughed up money to watch a good fight.

Miles, I refer you AGAIN to the post-fight presser where he does answer the question. It's on skysports & host of other internet sports sites. Then also try to understand that you've just finished a fight, you're euphoric & Kellerman pretty much goes straight into the weight. I don't like Merchant but he wouldn't have done that, he would have let Mayweather say his piece about the fight & THEN ask him. That's good interview technique, something Kellerman for all his knowledge of the sport just doesn't have.

I will have a look for it on You Tube a bit later. Mayweather had the opportunity to talk about it earlier at the pre fight interview, but as Sweet Pea has pointed out he refused. With that he also refused to be weighed on the day of the fight. It is customary for fighters to do this and I don't recall Mayweather refusing ever before. Looking at the size difference there is no doubt that Mayweather might have gained a good 10 pounds overnight. He looked like a very big WW to me. There is no doubt he has grown bigger in his 2 years off and the weight doesn't fall off so easily.

I thought Kellerman lost it a bit when Floyd started rambling about sponsors and commercials and just decided "to hell with it" let's talk about the weight. Admittedly, he could have done it in a more subtle manner, but it needed to be asked and Floyd was just not willing to comply anyway. He might have decided to explain later but there and prior to the fight he gave no explanations which would have been more appropriate as those watching the fight could have then heard.

Anyways, I will go and look for that conference stuff.

[uptoscratch]

I don't like Merchant but he wouldn't have done that, he would have let Mayweather say his piece about the fight & THEN ask him. That's good interview technique, something Kellerman for all his knowledge of the sport just doesn't have.

I agree exactly. Floyd might well have answered but he wants to say his piece.* Instead of letting Floyd get through it, Max starts rolling his eyes and talking over Floyd.

That is inexcusable and inexplicable behavior from an interviewer. Anyone who has ever been taught how to properly handle an interview knows that you have to respect your subject first. You don't throw questions at him and get mad when he doesn't answer them directly -- you get him talking first and THEN figure out how to steer him toward what you want him to talk about.

*It is fascinating to me that people seem most aggravated with Floyd as he is being his most gracious. He is THANKING the people who have helped him get to where he is, he is CREDITING Juan Manuel for being a great fighter. People are mad that he mentioned Reebok? I'm pretty sure Lampley and Buffer mentioned Tecate and Southwest airlines a couple of times. Jeez Louise.