Devil We Know Mayweather mostly hides his horns on HBO 24/7

Overall, the first Marquez-Mayweather 24/7 episode on HBO was a positive public relations vehicle which cast the Devil We Know, Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr., in a rather positive light.

I want to be like ref Joe Cortez, I seek to be fair but firm on this.

Yes, you saw the silly, braggadocio side of “Money May” but you also got a peek at a humanitarian side of the 39-0 former Pound for Pound king which has gone virtually unreported previously.

The less attractive side of the vainglorious Mayweather came out as he treated the fight selling vehicle as though it were the MTV “Cribs” program, crowing about his “Big Boy Mansion” and how his spit is “paid for. What about yours?”

There was nonsensical bit about how Mayweather has no outstanding multimillion obligations to the IRS. Yeah, sure, the tax man files $6 million liens against people just to keep in practice. (Our Indy Examiner, Dennis Guillermo noted how PBF is still living large while Examiner Eric Sloan suggested subtitles might help English speakers better comprehend Roger and Floyd Senior.)

But these are quibbles.

Mayweather showed some wisdom and maturity on two fronts, his warmer relationship with Pretty Daddy Floyd Sr. (“We both had to grow up”) and his uncle-head trainer Roger’s pending criminal assault case involving a female boxer (Floyd played it down the middle saying neither his uncle nor the woman should have hit each other).

If this is a new, brighter Mayweather persona, on one hand I say more, more. On the other, wouldn’t we all hate to lose sight of the overbearing and obnoxious Mayweather we’ve come to know and despise, at least as a character worthy of derision?

I only have two criticisms of the opening round of the slick HBO shill show.

One, while Juan Ma was warmly portrayed and trainer Nacho Beristain, his parents and boxing champ brother Raffa were all included, the overall program seemed unbalanced with JMM being treated like the ‘B side.”

In fairness to HBO, I guess the American is entitled to the “A side” portrayal on their network unless the opponent is an icon such as Julio Cesar Chavez.

That’s a minor nitpick.

The second is more troubling and, while I know 24/7 is not a probing, investigative look at boxing but just barker channel fodder, the script completely glossed over how Mayweather took his nine year old daughter roller skating one Sunday night but then returned seven nights later to make violent threats (according to a police report) to the face of a 24 year old man who was later shot at by a Mayweather “associate” named “O.C.” in the parking lot as the fighter looked on.

Doesn’t Mayweather give a rodent’s butt about other people’s children and their safety outside the rink?

HBO gave Mayweather a free pass on that.

“Whoever done it,” he said, “I wish they find him.”

Also glossed over was the fact LV cops found guns, ammo and bulletproof vests when they searched Floyd’s cars and palatial home.

Earlier, while HBO showed him frolicking on the rink hand in hand with his daughter, Mayweather said: “We come out on Sundays just to enjoy life.”

I guess the Crystal Palace rink is only a no fire zone on alternate Sundays.

Let’s see if, in the weeks ahead, the police pick up the shooter and if he does turn out to be a Mayweather employed thug.

Let’s see if there’s any follow up then by HBO.

As far as the first of the weekly episodes go, however, I give the opening round to Mayweather.

I won’t even mention how Mayweather never mentioned that irritating Pinoy Idol, what’s his name.

Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Devil-We-Know-Mayweather-mostly-hides-his-horns-on-HBO-247