Mayweather – Nothing personal just business

By makingweight - 09/09/2015 - Comments

Floyd MayweatherBy Daniel Hughes: The boxing world has certainly always been about the bottom line, money whatever the currency of choice you maneuver the pieces to whatever position that suits the people in power, and it’s not often the protagonist’s the man in the middle being the man with power, the fighter.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26 KOs) goes into the Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) fight as in my opinion as many a sure fire winner. In many ways, record intact, bank balance enhanced and like him or not, Mayweather controlled his own destiny. Judge his career as you decide. He’s the best ever not for me but of his generation certainly.

Boxers rarely make good business decisions, Mayweather whatever happens after his career has never sold himself short in the best ever financial stakes. The best ever on that scale, maybe? It is the hurt business anyway. Many have been hurt with more so outside the ring as in it because of bad career decisions. The vast majority have no final say in career direction.

Mayweather has certainly divided opinion a defensive master. He’s conservative in attack, punishing his opponent’s flaws. He has a fan friendly style not to many, and he has never tried to be anything but be fighter that showcased skills inside and outside of the ring. Pugilistic fighter in an unforgiving business, self-publicist understanding what sells in boxing also, all-time great for me, yes, Mayweather has ticked those boxes.

The art of getting the job done inside the squared circle he has mastered, backed by the fans that have loyally supported him and also watched by detractors alike that have all pressed the button, bought the PPV and either way hoping he would win or lose have paid to watch him again and again, that like it or not is the business. He has made it almost mandatory to do so, like him or not you can never have ignored Floyd Mayweather, the boxing businessman.



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