Floyd Retires (Again)

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Wow

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Floyd Mayweather Jr Retires From Boxing - SHOCKER!

It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today. I have decided to permanently retire from boxing. This decision was not an easy one for me to make as boxing is all I have done since I was a child. However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and joy to continue in the sport.

I have said numerous times and after several of my fights over the past two years that I might not fight again. At the same time, I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight. However, after many sleepless nights and intense soul-searching I realized I could no longer base my decision on anything but my own personal happiness, which I no longer could find. So I have finally made up my mind, spoken to my family, particularly my mother, and made my decision.

I am sorry I have to leave the sport at this time, knowing I still have my God-given abilities to succeed and future multi-million dollar paydays ahead, including the one right around the corner. But there comes a time when money doesn't matter. I just can't do it anymore. I have found a peace with my decision that I have not felt in a long time.

Finally, I want to personally thank all of my fans for their loyalty and dedication as my career comes to a close. I always believed that their enthusiasm and support helped carry me to victory with every fight I ever had.

It was a great joy to have fought for all of you. Now I hope you understand my decision and wish me well with the rest of my life.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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ESPN - At peak of career, Mayweather ready to leave boxing - Boxing

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[Mar]

NEWS FLASH
Mayweather retires again!
Dear Media:
It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today. I have decided to permanently retire from boxing. This decision was not an easy one for me to make as boxing is all I have done since I was a child. However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and joy to continue in the sport. I have said numerous times and after several of my fights over the past two years that I might not fight again. At the same time, I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight. However, after many sleepless nights and intense soul-searching I realized I could no longer base my decision on anything but my own personal happiness, which I no longer could find. So I have finally made up my mind, spoken to my family, particularly my mother, and made my decision. I am sorry I have to leave the sport at this time, knowing I still have my God-given abilities to succeed and future multi-million dollar paydays ahead, including the one right around the rest is at fightnews.com .................................................. .......................If this is true and just not some ploy to get in my wallet again. Then i have no problem seeing him go. There is nothing else he can prove in the sport. People only want to see him loose and now a comfortable millionare he will never give them that satisfaction. Good luck floyd i defended your stupidity outside the ring your whole career and have always respected what he did inside of it. He could beat ali in his prime and people would still talk shit, why take the abuse only to never recieve credit. I don't belive he was even in it for the same reason some others are, money was his main motivation. He has more than enough to keep him and his kids happy good move i say.

[CountryBoy]

Dear Media:
It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today. I have decided to permanently retire from boxing. This decision was not an easy one for me to make as boxing is all I have done since I was a child. However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and joy to continue in the sport. I have said numerous times and after several of my fights over the past two years that I might not fight again. At the same time, I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight. However, after many sleepless nights and intense soul-searching I realized I could no longer base my decision on anything but my own personal happiness, which I no longer could find. So I have finally made up my mind, spoken to my family, particularly my mother, and made my decision. I am sorry I have to leave the sport at this time, knowing I still have my God-given abilities to succeed and future multi-million dollar paydays ahead, including the one right around the corner. But there comes a time when money doesn't matter. I just can't do it anymore. I have found a peace with my decision that I have not felt in a long time. Finally, I want to personally thank all of my fans for their loyalty and dedication as my career comes to a close. I always believed that their enthusiasm and support helped carry me to victory with every fight I ever had. It was a great joy to have fought for all of you. Now I hope you understand my decision and wish me well with the rest of my life.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Source Boxing News 24 hours/day -- the #1 resource in boxing -- following Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray, Oscar De La Hoya and all your boxing favorites

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Dear Media:
It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today. I have decided to permanently retire from boxing. This decision was not an easy one for me to make as boxing is all I have done since I was a child. However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and joy to continue in the sport. I have said numerous times and after several of my fights over the past two years that I might not fight again. At the same time, I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight. However, after many sleepless nights and intense soul-searching I realized I could no longer base my decision on anything but my own personal happiness, which I no longer could find. So I have finally made up my mind, spoken to my family, particularly my mother, and made my decision. I am sorry I have to leave the sport at this time, knowing I still have my God-given abilities to succeed and future multi-million dollar paydays ahead, including the one right around the corner. But there comes a time when money doesn't matter. I just can't do it anymore. I have found a peace with my decision that I have not felt in a long time. Finally, I want to personally thank all of my fans for their loyalty and dedication as my career comes to a close. I always believed that their enthusiasm and support helped carry me to victory with every fight I ever had. It was a great joy to have fought for all of you. Now I hope you understand my decision and wish me well with the rest of my life.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Source Boxing News 24 hours/day -- the #1 resource in boxing -- following Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray, Oscar De La Hoya and all your boxing favorites

I've already posted this.

[LEGION]

Hope it's not true; as I really want a fight with Cotto to happen.

Cotto needs to get vocal about this guy and pull him out of retirement.

[BoxingGorilla]

When you have 40 plus million in the bank I am sure that you retire two or three times a day every day.

[CountryBoy]

When you have 40 plus million in the bank I am sure that you retire two or three times a day every day.

I'm a huge PBF fan, But I think he is scared of the Cotto/Marge winner

[piye]

Hope it's not true; as I really want a fight with Cotto to happen.

Cotto needs to get vocal about this guy and pull him out of retirement.

In my highly important opinion if this is true fuck Floyd

[Diane]

All I have to say is.......





Either that, or he's using it as a ploy to get more money out of ODLH!!! Which I would not doubt!!

[Mark TKO]

I get the feeling that this time he means it - hope he doesn't but reckon he does

Will go down as a great but I can't help feeling that there was something missing from his career in that we never saw him truly tested in a toe to toe fight

Maybe that was just his style or maybe it was because he was that great but I think you all know what I mean

[Taeth]

In all honesty Cotto has a very slim chance of beating Floyd... Based how much trouble Mosley gave Coto when using limited movement or the times when Malignaggi used movement Cotto was very ineffective in those moments. Floyd has much faster legs than either of them, not to mention defensive skills. I can't see Cotto beating Floyd.

[HattonTheHammer]

Honestly thought PBF-ODLH II was a done deal for later on in the year.

Cant believe he has retired as their were still 2-3 massive paydays for floyd to have.

I suspect he`ll be back within a year or two as the lure of either cotto in vegas or hatton at wembley will be too much for PBF to turn down.

So what now for ODLH??