In an interview at fightnews.com, Roy Jones Jrs. (51-4, 38 KOs) had this to say about Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) in reference to their handspeed, “Only Floyd Mayweather comes close to me and he’s still 10 miles an hour slower.” At first I thought Jones was just being himself, bragging in his typical fashion, but I found myself agreeing with him about him being faster, as I don’t see Mayweather as having nearly the kind of blazing speed that Jones has, even now. Earlier in Jones’ career, there could be no such comparison, for he had almost blinding handspeed, the type of speed which allowed him to get away with not holding his hands up to protect him.
It also made him much more unpredictable, because it was often hard to tell where his punches would be coming from due the speed with which he’d throw them. Jones never had to worry about things like fundamentals, because his speed would enable him to take short cuts, forgoing the typical worries of having to cover up to guard against incoming shots. Of course, his foot speed has unfortunately slowed down much more than his handspeed, as has ability to get out of the way of punches. However, his handspeed, even now, appears to be faster than Mayweather.
Perhaps in a sign of overreach on Floyd Mayweather Jr’s part, he is considering moving to compete in MMA fights, according to the latest boxing news from ESPN. Apparently, Mayweather, now 30, is in discussions with billionaire Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, among other things. Mayweather met up with Cuban while on the “Dancing with The Stars” show and the two became quick friends. Cuban also owns the HDNet Fights, a MMA promotional company, which has it’s fights shown on HDNet, owned by Cuban. By signing on Mayweather, Cuban would be getting a huge boost for his company, even if Mayweather never amounts to anything in the sport. 
By now it must be obvious that the Ricky Hatton – Floyd Mayweather bout was an incredibly popular bout with the boxing public, but even more shocking are the final PPV numbers, which came out to over 850,000 buys in the United States, including $47 million in TV revenue, according to ESPN. Not bad for a fight that was a mismatch the minute the contract was signed for the bout. However, as good as the numbers were, they paled in comparison to the numbers for the Oscar De La Hoya bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., which generated 2.4 million PPV buys and $134 million. 
In the latest boxing news, World Boxing Council welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) said to Franklin McNeil of the New Jersey Star-Ledger, “He (Miguel Cotto) knows he can’t beat me. He knows. Cotto’s remedy to beat me is pressure, pressure, pressure. That’s not the remedy to beat me.” Apparently, Mayweather, 30, is more interested in taking 2008 off to pursue his other interests, such as boxing promotion, music and film.