Mayweather-Maidana Post Fight Press Conference Highlights

By Raj Parmar - 09/14/2014 - Comments

_DSC4988(Photo credit: Ester Lin/Showtime) By Raj Parmar: Pound for pound King Floyd Mayweather Jr improved his undefeated record to 47-0 (26 KO’s) with a dominating unanimous decision win against Marcos Maidana last night (35-5, 31 KO’s). After the fight, both men spoke on the matchup and their respective futures at the post fight press conference.

Maidana stated that he felt he won the fight and didn’t understand why the judges would give rounds to a boxer that spends most of his time running around the ring. He admitted however that Floyd is extremely fast and that he plans to continue fighting.

There was lots of talk about a potential fight between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao once Floyd stepped up to the podium. Showtime Sports VP Stephen Espinoza would not outright say if talks between Showtime, HBO and Top Rank have occurred or not and gave very little detail on whether the fight could possibly be made. Floyd touched on the subject by saying if Pacquiao was his own boss then Manny would be in a much better position in the world of boxing.

After the fight had immediately ended, Floyd had said he felt weak and the way he sounded in the press conference concurred as his voice was very hoarse. He addressed the booing from the crowd in the 12th round of the fight as he stayed away from Maidana for nearly the entire round. Floyd said he sees no reason to engage in toe to toe brawling with the fight in the bag, as a lucky knockout shot could destroy his legacy so he has to be smart in the ring.

Mayweather felt he was closing in the knockout before Marcos bit his hand, and he could not feel his left hand from the 8th round onward. He went on to state that former Maidana strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza (who was in attendance at the press conference) helped him with his diet during the last week of the fight. Mayweather followed Ariza’s suggestions and invited him to the podium to talk, although Ariza declined. They however shared a big hug once the press conference concluded.

Floyd ended the press conference by saying that Miguel Cotto overall hits harder and is a better fighter than Maidana, and Marcos is just very reckless in the ring which can make him difficult to deal with at times.

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