Floyd Mayweather Jr. – Why can’t he be left in peace?
July 19th, 2010
By Simon Sheppard: Floyd Mayweather finally broke his silence. Not with his usual fanfare of doing things. Not with his usual trash and brash talk. No, he was surprisingly subdued. Out of character, one may think.
He uttered a few sentences, a few simple words. “I’m not interested in rushing to do anything,” “I’m not really thinking about boxing right now,”
“Like I said, I’m just supporting my family and relaxing,” “That’s what I’m doing right now.”
Was there a mention of the 50/50 purse split? No, I cant even find the number 5 in those sentences. Was there ever a mention of his uncle Roger there? Yes, I’m sure I can compose the word ‘Roger’ from the letters from those sentences, but did Floyd ever mention him? No. Unless ventriloquism is one of his talents. Why has everybody turned into a clairvoyant mind-reader all of a sudden? What is so hard to understand in those straight forward statements?
Leave the man be.
Why does everybody have to put words into his mouth? Did he say “I didn’t agree to the terms?” I can’t find them anywhere in his statements.
Did he say “They haven’t met my demands?” For the life of me, I’m analyzing his words with a microscope, but, no dice, couldn’t find anything even remotely synonymous.
People are just unbelievable.
Loyalty is a fine thing. It’s a good thing. But when it defies logic and common sense, when one is so blinded by adoration, then it borders on something that is not healthy.
Loyal fans of Floyd may then ask – “Why would my boy Floyd be at fault?” “Nahhh, my boy could not be at fault. He could never be at fault.
Blame the father, blame the uncle, blame Arum, blame Pacquiao, blame the sun shining, blame all the boxing fans for wanting this fight, but never, ever, blame my boy FLoyd.”
They might say – “My boy Floyd is always right.” He disrespected Dr. Martin Luther King, most of his fans would ask, “Who?” He said he’s greater than Ali and Robinson, they’ll reply with -”Ya’ know what, he’s right.” And it’s their opinion. They are perfectly entitled to it.
You might argue that it’s the same with fans of Pacquiao. I agree to a point, but the big difference is Pacquiao strives so much to be liked. The complete opposite of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
It’s like the usual story of the battered housewife. When the doctor asks her about the broken ribs, she’ll reply – “she fell off the stairs.”
When asked about the bruised eye, she’ll say – “she hit it on a cupboard.” But least in this case, it’s comprehensible. Maybe she fears for her life, maybe she fears for her children. Maybe she doesn’t want to end up with a broken family.
Or maybe, just maybe, beyond human logic, she really adores her husband that much. So much that she puts up with the beating, and suffering and humiliation. I hate to think that this is the case with the fans of Floyd Mayweather.
Unless Floyd is taking his vacation on a plateau somewhere in Timbuktu, he has surely heard of the proposals. He has surely heard of the ESPN announcer uttering the word “coward” with his name, of which every English dictionary all state the same meaning. He is aware of all this. And his reply are contained in those statements. No more, no less.
Leave the man be.
Nobody can force him to fight right now. Nobody, not even his legion of fans can force him to. Not even 50M dollars can make him fight.
Not Golden Boy Promotions, not HBO. Not even ESPN, who had one of the co-hosts calling him a coward. Nobody, not one.
But wait,…maybe there is someone. Not exactly a someone. More of a ‘something.’
The Internal Revenue Service. Yes…….the IRS.
Until then, why can’t Floyd Mayweather Jr. be left in peace?
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Manny is a good fighter but the problem now is that Manny believes that he should get, if not the same amount of money but close to it!!! Boxing is business in the professional world. Its all about money baby!!! There are no cowards in the sport of boxing!!! There is always 2 sides of a story!!! Yall are just listening to TV and media too much, which they have you all fooled!! Stop running off of people opinions and hear it from the horse’s mouth!!!
@ simon aheppard
well he cant be left in peace because everyone wants to see the superfight. durh?
Money is the BEST that is why yall cant leave him alone!!!! A bunch of Haters!!!!
I bet none of you cowards will bet money against Floyd???? LMAO!!!!!!
floyd the coward….floyed the coward….floyd the coward…floyd the coward…floyd the coward….floyd the cowad…floyd the COWARD!!!
Poor “Pretty Boy” Floyd. The media will not leave him alone.
Maybe it’s because you act like an imbecile and then go around telling everyone how wonderful and great you are. Of course people that have seen Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey and Harry Grebb are going to respond to that. Floyd, it is not going to stop anytime soon.
At least Ali had charisma and it was kind of a put on when he ran around the country telling everyone he was the “Greatest”.
Put up or shut up and fight the Pacman. You can only hide behind your 41 and 0 record for so long. Above all things, stop whining!
Mayweather will wait for Pacman to have another fight with his fingers crossed hoping he gets beat then he will say im not fighting him (Pacman). Or he will take a the fight hoping it has taken the stuffing out of Manny. Coward full stop.
Left him in peace ? best analogy here is that this is not the timing for such kind of statement, in the midst of the storm wherein Floyd is on the eye itself, shall we ha ? its ok we will not disturb you ooz you are taking a break, so much time and effort to make a gigantic match up were spent all of a sudden drop it all coz he is spending time with his family. Not a single person that we know will believe this kind of excuse at the wrong place and at the wrong time. A plain and simple act of avoidance, the blood test, the purse, etc etc. these are just add on’s and can easily be re arranged and self correct. What cannot be corrected is the act of refusal.
!!STOP PICKING SIDES & PICK BOXING!!
“Blame both sides”
I am sick & tired of articles and back & forth negative comments about this potential fight that hasn’t taken place. Fans from both sides only wants to blame the other side. It’s obvious these two guys and the promoters don’t want this fight. Ask yourself… how hard is it to make this fight happen when both sides look to make $40-$50 million? This so call negotiations are puting a black-eye on the sport and overshawdowing other fights between great fighters. We the fans deserve this fight. If you really love the sport of boxing, keep blaming the fighter you hate and also blame the fighter you love. The sport of boxing was here long before these two fighter & will continue long after these two fighters are gone!
!!STOP PICKING SIDES & PICK BOXING!!
Both sides are to blame!!
I am sick & tired of articles and back & forth negative comments about this potential fight that hasn’t taken place. Fans from both sides only wants to blame the other side. It’s obvious these two guys and the promoters don’t want this fight. Ask yourself… how hard is it to make this fight happen when both sides look to make $40-$50 million? This so call negotiations are puting a black-eye on the sport and overshawdowing other fights between great fighters. We the fans deserve this fight. If you really love the sport of boxing, keep blaming the fighter you hate and also blame the fighter you love. The sport of boxing was here long before these two fighter & will continue long after these two fighters are gone!
In other words floyd your S**t scared. cant ever have seen the detroit hitman Hearns or leonard,or durran pulling that stunt.
Mayweather, the self proclaimed P4P boxer ever. Leonard, Duran and Hearns would have slaughtered him in their prime.
this dude is crying to leave that breezy alone..
cash coward
SHE IS MAYWEATHER,SHES THE PRETTIEST OF THEM ALL,SHES A LADY,SHES THE ONE…THE COWARD OF ALL TIME!!
“Why cant Floyd Mayweather Jr be left in peace?”
Because he comes across as an arrogant twit who thinks he is bigger than the sport it self.
There are some great fights coming up this year, yet the one that isn’t happening is the one everyone will still be talking about.
For years in boxing, the best have somehow not found themselves in the ring standing across the best. Boxing has slipped from the mainstream.
Boxing may suffer yet another nail in its proverbial coffin later in the year when HOF boxer James Toney takes on Randy Couture in an MMA event. To the educated fan of both sports, this fight is mostly a circus show, a joke of a fight built more on gimic than being a legitimate matchup. To the casual fan, its the event to end the boxing vs mma debate.
Like it or not, the casual fan determines how main stream a sport is. In that context, this could be a very bad year for boxing. With the absence of big fight and the second fallout of the sports’ biggest fight in history, a knock out loss for Toney could be a knock out loss for boxing.
Of course, had we had gotten the fight we ALL want, boxing wouldnt find itself in this position.
you nailed it simon
@Thecalmbeforethestorm!!!: So what if Mayweather just fought 2 and 1/2 months ago. Pacquiao fought Cotto and 4 months later fought Clottey which as suppose to be a fight with Mayweather. The fight would still be four months down the line which means Mayweather will have over 6 months of rest. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT CONSIDERING HE DIDN”T RECEIVE A BEATING FROM MOSLEY?
This is all about buying your family more toys,even though you may already have a couple.
they will fight sooner or later….maybe in 2017..
The biggest mouth in boxing has become the meekest boxer in boxing. Did you hear that he doesn’t want to be asked anything about boxing in public? What happened to his usual big-talking self? Ha ha ha. How the mighty have fallen!
Just in: Floyd is dead… Dead to all feelings of shame! Ha ha ha!
Teacher: “Kids, what’s the synonym of coward?”
Pupils: “Mayweather!”
Teacher: “Very good!”
Give me a “C”!
Give me an “O”!
Give me a “W”!
Give me an “A”!
Give me an “R”!
Give me a “D”!
What do we have, kids? – “FLOYD!!”
Hey mark it on your calanders, there’s a contract for manny and me to fight in November. It’s on Texas, 8oz gloves, 50/50 pay cut, and testing till 14 days out. I’ve already agreed and signed. Now we are just waiting on manny and he has till 10pm on the 21st to sign or he is a coward. Every one stay tuned to see if that coward manny will actually take the fight since the terms are in writing and I’ve already signed.
question: you mean, rest in peace???
answer: (to qoute yellow mayweather sr. famous phrase)” hell no!!!” we ain’t got nothin’ to do with boxin’ no more! that guy paquiaoa’s gonna pay for li’l yellow floyd’s sleepless nights and for causin’ him all the nightmares!!!…. your take? lol.
I am a fan of Floyd boxings skills but he’s acting like a coward. Duran, Leonard and Hearns are laughing at him now.
floyd is fake.
no puedo creer que pacqiao a estas altura todavia no quiera hacerce las pruebas de sangre lo dije cuando pelio con de la hoya lo dije cuando pelio con cotto y a la vista esta y tambien no se por que cojer a margarito y no coger a berto o o poul williams o mosley que se mete esteroides igual que el para mi que tiene miedo de enfrentar a los buenos y los quiere enfrentar pero metiendose esteroides la gente no es boba
kosciusko –
Did you read just the title?
Man, READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE.
HE IS BEING SARCASTIC AND ACTUALLY BASHING FLOYD.
The author is actually DISSING Floyd.
GO ON READ IT AGAIN.
READ THE ARTICLE BEFORE POSTING COMMENTS.
NOT JUST THE TITLE.
What kind of bull$hit title is this article? Leave Floyd alone? The self-confessed mouth of boxing? The one boxer who has more to say on anything else than anyone else? The self proclaimed GOAT? The man who LOVES to flaunt his money and wealth to anyone who is within earshot? The man who regularly runs his mouth off about PED’s, especially when it concerns Manny? The one who said he was better than Ali? The list is never ending!
You seem to forget that in fact it is FLOYD WHO CANT KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT!
Its just ironic how an offer by team Manny is on the table for Floyd, and all we get is silence!
Is Floyd not going to run the offer into the ground to all and sundry? Not going to complain about some small print? Not going to throw up his trainers impending court case as reason?
The very fact that Floyd is keeping quiet on this speaks volumes.
As the saying goes, ‘the silence is deafening’.
How could we let Floyd be left in peace. He still have the drug crusade promise to the world, to clean up the sport. So what happen now to his promise???
Floyd has left PAC with a tarnished image with his so called drug crusade so is it just a matter of let bygones be bygones because of his sudden lost of interest.
Floyd has taken the cowardly easy way out. FLIGHT not FIGHT. To fight for another day (When PAC retires).
Why can’t Floyd be left in peace? Alright then, FLOYD may you Rest In Peace (with your “O”). Boxing fans like me are now convinced that you DON’T wanna fight li’l PAC.
Before I rest my case on you Floyd, have this question: DO YOU REALLY HAVE BALLS MAN? IF YOU GOT ONE, WHERE IS IT? IN YOUR THROAT???
SIMON :HOW ABOUT AN ARTICLE: FLOYD IS AN EXCEPTIONAL BOXER.IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT HIM TO LIKE?????I CANT FIND ONE THING.
WHY/because the major question hasnt been answered yet!! WHAT CAME FRIST THE FLOYD OR THE EGG?????
Gee, maybe at some point, we could get less – not more – articles about the Aflac Ducker Floyd Bwaaayyy?
Here’s hoping…
wow pac fans are pac fans thats it there is no way in hell could they be fans of boxing some of the things they say dont make since let me see cotto gets ko’d by margarito then margarito gets ko’d by shane then shane calls out pac then pac fights cotto then clotty and everyones ok with that when was the last time pac had to dig deep and fight a boxer a real boxer not a old drained 147 dela hoya oh yea marquez who got robed twice yall talk like this man is the truth hes not yall talk about floyd pac knocked around old greats and bums wheres the comp for this so called great and befor yall talk i hold floyd to the same thing but he did more then pac in the ring
Yeah but I’m not the dummy that still defending the “DUCKER”.
yeah you would be the dummy to watch plasterman vs manny cotto2(rocky) vs manny
Manny is ready for Nov.13…with or without the Fraud Mayweather.The world still revolve without the egomaniac.
I’m a Floyd fan and I can say that I’m dissapointed but I do realize when you accuse people of things, it is a double edge sword. Manny is a great fighter and I don’t know if he truly agreed to the random, but one thing I do know is that when the dust settles Floyd will be ready. He fought Shane Mosley 2 and 1/2 months ago and he destroyed him. Embarrased him. Now the Manny and even Floyd fans are calling for Floyds head. I don’t think he’s really scared of Pac Man. I think he is scared of the TAX MAN. Google tax brackets. Look up Nevada. Then look at what you would pay if you made 50 mill as opposed to what you would pay making 100 mill. This fight is happening just make sure Manny stays ready so he don’t have to get ready. Floyd will get the last laugh.
To be called a coward and not respond is downright cowardly.Speak up and defend yourself. Are you a coward or not?
ESPN called you a coward. Your own people calls you a coward. You are an embarassment to everybody especially to your own people. You will go down in history as the greatest coward boxing has ever known.
He cannot be left alone, because of what he declared in the media.
-Pacquiao is a cheater, without proof or any slight evidence
-Agree to my terms and we have a fight, with ever changing terms
-I am the best ever, without fighting the best when they are at their best, or even defend a title
The list could be long, of all this big mouth said; and taking into account all the money that he made, he owes to boxing fans the fight that they all want to see.
We can respect a boxer who lost a fight, but not one who avoid fair opposition.
no matter how one sees it, at the end of the day, the question remains why he is not fighting pacquiao… and the only logical answer is , he’s AFRAID……
“Floyd Mayweather – Why Can’t He Be Left in Peace?
Please. If the table were turned his cronies would be cooing endlessly from the rooftops and shoving it in Pac’s face.
Pacquaio doesn’t try to be liked moron.. He is loved because its so obvious how real he is and how he is willing to take on the best which he has in all weight classes that he’s been in and that’s why he’s the greatest of all time!! Yes I do love Mayweather to but I am sick of his games when it comes to this fight. Floyd sr told him that he won’t be fighting any more lefties when he had a tough time with chop chop corley so if he had a tough time with an average lefty what do you think is going to happen to him when the Pacman gobbles him up. Also it is obvious he just doesn’t want the fight because he’s scared…
barrera…..BANG!
morales….BANG!
marquez….BANG!
diaz……….BANG!
hatton…….BANG!
dela hoya…BANG! (retired)
cotto………BANG!
clottey…….BANG!
mayweather….BANG! (retired by default…too afraid to fight…too many excuses)
Good article btw second I’ve read of yours an both have been good unbiased realistic material keep up the good work
If floyd doesn’t want to fight at the minute I can get that we all move on to something else. He could of let us know two weeks ago before all the hype but that was the idea of it I guess ha. One thing I will say at some point floyd needs to get this fight on with PAC man otherwise alot of people will still believe he is ducking manny
roger mayweather beating a woman whom floyd idolizes so much!!!
Anonymous, dude not cool. Battered women is a serious problem in this world. Not cool bro.
very nice done simon!!! it’s highly entertaining and true too!!!
Like the article said -
Floyd fans are like the battered wife.
They invent every excuse under the sun, “fell of the stairs” etc., justify everything, except admit the fact that her husband just punched her in the face.
WOW!!!Floyd fans..I mean, really!!!
Ok let’s suppose there were no negotiations.
For pete’s sake, Floyd was called a coward on national TV.
He can at least say – “Right now, I’m on vacation. But send me those proposals and I’ll look them over”
or – “Have you met my demands yet”?
or – “Let me enjoy my vacation, then we’ll talk”‘
anything, anything at all except the “I’m not thingking of boxing right now”
WOW!!!
So crystal clear.
He never wanted the fight. Never as in never ever.
Simple.
Floyd is a coward a diagrace to boxing, haha he is worse then david haye, Floyd mayDucker jr, p4p #Duck, I wouldn’t be thinking about boxing either if i knew that my gloves were gonna be on the canvas for the full 10 count
@malik -
LOL!read the article again.
He is actually bashing Mayweather.
But his subtlety is so sweet.
It’s the very thing that distinguishes a true journalist from common blogger.
wasn’t the mayweathers who instigated the the character assasinations of pacman!!! pacman as just content on attending on his own business and the mayweathers were the one accusing of cheating without evidence!!! there will bo no peace to the wicked!!!
another alibi by team mayweather! i am convinced they really are afraid to lose.
Isn’t this the same writer who said Pacquiao agreed to full random blood testing?
Floyd said after the mosley fight “If manny wants me I’m not hard to find” now that manny found him he’s saying I’m not into boxing now?
the reason why floyd doesn’t lose sleep over manny but manny can’t stop thinking about getting into the ring with floyd is because floyd is a self-made man whereas manny has to fork over a huge percentage of his winnings to the lame boxing councils for his belts and bob arum. manny needs money. floyd does not.
There were no negotation. Mayweather simply ignored what’s being offered to him. The man just made his quota and doesn’t need anything at this time. He asked for that 60/40 purse split knowing he’s not going to get it because it’s a smart way to get people off his back. The man don’t want to be bothered and don’t want to rush into another bout. He is set for the time being.
The truth is mayweather don’t care about his fans or anybody for that matter except himself. Bob arum knows this and so does golden boy. That’s why arum made a statement, sounding like sympathetic to floyd ( uncle Roger may go to jail) situation. As for golden boy they kept it quiet and made no comments.
It’s really simple, Simon….Cowards don’t deserve peace. This is a PR nightmare for Floyd.
Ouch…Floyds really taking it. Nobody to blame but himself though
Wat a pile of bollocks…this dude who wrote d article is a proper nob head….
CONGRATULATIONS! You hit the nail on the head.Attention:Chris Williams,David Lahr,Jason Kim et al better read this article for a lesson.
Boo hoo hooo