Fighters Kick-Off Fight Week Activities with Fighting Words
FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER
On Sugar Shane Mosley:
“When I beat him, they are going to say he is old.
“All these fighters get the belts that I gave up. When you are bigger than the sport, belts don’t mean anything. He needs a belt…A belt means something to him.”
On breaking records:
“All I can do is hope for the best. There is no limit to what we can do. The sky is not even the limit. If they did say a fight is going to do 700,000 homes, it will do something like 1.4 million. We can never predict a certain number.
“The ultimate goal is to always break records.”
On USADA Drug Testing:
“There are all these athletes out there cheating. I am clean and pure.
“I know I am a clean athlete. I didn’t start taking vitamins until I was 30, so I know I am a clean athlete.
“You see so many different fighters going into comas and dying. All fighters are taking is a urine test. From what I hear, enhancement drugs are making these fighters punch harder and all it is doing is hurting the sport.
“I want to be able to separate the average from the good and from the great. I want to separate the ordinary from the extraordinary.”
On the success of 24/7:
“I truly believe that we have so many different characters. My father, when he is in the boxing gym, is ‘Floyd Joy.’ My uncle is ‘The Black Mamba.’ We have children that are characters. And of course, myself, I am leading the pack. So many different personalities and so many people inside the gym and outside the gym. We have fun, but we know when to turn it on and when to turn it off.
“This is something that we talked about for a long time. Going in depth and behind the scenes, and showing things that no one had ever shown about a fighter. We talked about this back in the 90s.
“I think that in my household, when I am with my family, we are always positive and thankful for what we have. As far as the world right now, people love to watch controversy. Any show that is really controversial. I think I am versatile. I am very controversial, but when I get home, I am Floyd Mayweather and to my children, I am just dad.”
On his team:
“Our whole circle has changed totally. The only two people that are still here are me and you (to Leonard Ellerbe). Mainly the guys that are with me now are the guys I grew up with (in Grand Rapids, MI).
“I have Rafael Garcia. He does a tremendous job. You get what you pay for in life. You want your hands to be wrapped by the best so you have no hand problems, you get Rafael Garcia. If you want to make tremendous money, you hire the best to make you the best deals. Simple as that.”
SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY
On the fight:
“This is what makes Sugar Shane Mosley; being able to fight, being able to box, and being ready mentally.
“I can box too. I have boxed guys I was supposed to punch out. This is what makes me Sugar Shane. Being able to box, being able to slip and slide, being able to do everything.
“Every time I fight, I’m looking to knock the guy out.
“I don’t think I am going to spend the whole fight trying to outbox him. I am going to do everything Sugar Shane is supposed to do.
“Every fight has its own significance. This fight would be a great win. Beating Floyd would be a big feather in my cap.”
On Floyd Mayweather:
“He brings a lot of mouth and we’ll see what this mouth is about.
“He had to fight somebody if he wanted to be considered the best.
“It’s not really what Floyd says or believes; it’s about what I believe.
“I see where he has slipped and I see some things where his body is beginning to go. But he doesn’t see that.
“He has great defense. He’s a great fighter. That’s why we are looking at each other May 1. I am happy he accepted this challenge.”
On his love of boxing:
“I’m always doing something. I’m never really that far away from the gym.
“Even when I retire, I’ll probably never be far from the gym. I will be sparring. I can’t get away from the gym.
“It depends on how you train. That’s the most important part of the picture.
On the scuffle in the ring following Mayweather vs. Marquez:
“You guys seem to forget, I am part of Golden Boy Promotions. That’s why I was in the ring.
“The reason why I said something was because I was called over and I was welcomed into the conversation.”
On trash-talking:
“Floyd says a lot of things that are sometimes out of line. I guess right now we are enemies.
“A lot of times when people say something that’s true it hurts. But then when they say something that isn’t true, it just rolls off your shoulder.
“When they say those different things and I know they’re not the truth, I can’t change their mind. I know the truth.”
On past losses:
“The fight game is really a mental game. People don’t realize that. It’s not really that physical. I think mentally, at that point in my career I wasn’t on top of my game mentally.”
Like I said Floyd ADAPTS better as you can see the result of the fight. He made Shane look like a novice, so PLEASE let’s NOT use any excuses on why Shane lost. Just admit Floyd was/is the better man/boxer. Stop the HATE it’s contagious, Ha!
Why would that be the best so floyds his head can go from big to jainormous. Thats the last thing we need, The best thing is for the better man to win just like any other fight. As far as i can see floyds always the biggest clown not the better man. Its time for mayweather to get nocked off his high horse.
there some firsts in this fight, Its the first time floyd is fighting an opponent on his level. Its the first time he is fighting a welter weight that can be a real challange. win or lose floyd will always be a second rate champion in my book, Because he never fought any really great champions in there prime. maybe it was bad timing or maybe he set it up that way, never the less its a fact. He has made his career off the backs of old champions at the end of their roads and on there way out, thats why i said im glad he didnt wait until shane turned 40 to take this fight. fighting mosely or pacquiao is the only way for him to save a little face before he leaves the fight game for good. I respect his work ethic and his skill, but not the man and the way he plays the game. Floyd has no class as a boxer and no honor as a warrior.He cant even call himself a warrior until he has been to war,this might be one of the only chances he has left to prove he is.I love routing for the under dog GO MOSELY!!
lyk seriously guys I REALLY DO BELIEVE THIS GONA BE A WAKE UP CALL TO ALL OF US “THE FANS” I WISH I CAN PREDICT BUT I CANT BUT IT WOULD BE THE BESTES IF “MAYWEATHER WINS” DONT LET US DOWN FLOYD
what up guys, I think maybe faster than shane,but i dont think he adapts as well as it looks sometime. As far as i can see hes always carefull in the first rounds and he trys to put on a show for the judges in the late rounds unless he knows he can dominate then he attacks.Its the same in every fight and would be the best time for shane to go for the ko,in the late rounds. finaly floyd toke a fight where he doesnt have all the advantages. mosely has more power. I think it a even match and should be a great fight. im just glad floyd finaly had the balls to take the fight.IM just glad he didnt wait until shane turned 40
This would be an exciting fight! Can’t wait to watch this!
i was a shane supporter but after he allowed vernon forest to whip him out i stop watching him.
they are both quick and shane been taken losses.i respect both fighters they are great.all im saying is that if shane loses hang it up homie you had your time now its money mayweather time…
How do you figure? Floyd’s a better boxer, has better defense, is the most accurate, adapts to any style, doesn’t subdue when pressure is applied, and he’s faster than shane. Seems like the complete arsenal to me, Shane DOESN’T have the arsenal. We’ll see this saturday, put a wager up if you’re so confident. I have $600 cold cash on Floyd
I think it’s the opposite .I am gonna be honest here,Floyd doesn’t have the arsenal to beat Mosely .
Someone give shane a towel cause he’s going to get washed up!!!
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