"Boxing is what I do. I lace up my boots. I put on my fly shorts, and I fight. Just like that. Ya dig?!"
Love him or hate him, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is like a train wreck you simply can't resist looking at. No doubt the former pound-for-pound best boxer in the planet is talented. No doubt the man they call "Money May" will go down in history as one of the greatest. No doubt Mayweather still makes a lot of money. But is he still the best boxer in the planet? That's when the doubts start coming in.
And to those small-thinkers who think I am one of the Mayweather bashers that wish for his fight to not sell, you got to start thinking fresh and realize that if I truly wanted to bury Mayweather and Marquez's fight, I would simply not write about either of them. Truth be told, I am a supporter of all fighters. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication and sacrifices to be a legitimate fighter. You can hear me preaching like a pastor during MMA events on how boxing is a great sport and vice-versa. With that said, I just call it how I see it. And today, I wanted to share my thoughts on last night's first episode of Mayweather-Marquez 24/7.
The pilot episode highlighted two things. First, it announced that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is indeed back and that he still lives lavishly. Second is perhaps the fact that Juan Manuel Marquez has definitely moved on from his loss against Pacquiao in March of 2008- or at least he says he has and did it by acknowledging himself in his head that he actually defeated Pacquiao twice. I tend to do things like that sometimes too when I try to make myself feel better like this one night in Vegas when I convinced myself I won a lot of money in the casinos to cover the bitter reality that I actually lost a lot.
It's unfortunate how Marquez's career is still being defined by those two fights against Pacquiao, especially when he kissed the canvas four times in those two fights. Marquez has definitely accomplished a lot and perhaps this is his shot to finally step outside Pacquiao's shadow and shock the world by beating Mayweather or forever be cast inside it as one of the greatest who fell victim to the greatest of this era.
Mayweather Jr. is back and said he rediscovered that fire to box after a couple of years of finding himself and soul-searching.
"I know how fighters is. They love that limelight." said Roger Mayweather, Floyd's uncle and trainer.
Floyd wasn't the only person back however. He reunited with his dad Floyd Mayweather Sr. after nine years of discord and attempt to rekindle their father-and-son relationship. Sr. was not only back in Mayweather Jr.'s camp, he was also back in HBO's 24/7 show. Sr. notably stole the show on Pacquiao vs. Hatton's 24/7 with his colorful personality and hilarious quotes and tirades over Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach.
It was a nice look behind the scenes seeing father and son back together and getting a glimpse at their human side. Mayweather Jr. also showed how he gave back to the community when he gave away hand-outs to homeless people in the streets of Vegas. I wonder what was in the small brown bag though that he gave away together with a bottle of water. I mean, as much cash "Money" was flashing, that better not be just a dollar quarter-pounder and I hope he does indeed do all of that on a regular basis and not only when the camera is rolling.
Speaking of rolling, I will never take my son rollerskating in Vegas ever. I take some of the kids I mentor in the Indianapolis area to the skating rink, and it is a lot of fun as well, but gunshots at a skating rink? Really? Whoever is guilty of that should definitely be locked up. If they gave Plaxico Burress two years for shooting himself on the hip, they should put this guy away for firing a weapon around kids.
Another issue that begs questioning is the condition of Mayweather's ribs. I was kind of suspicious of all the padding Mayweather Jr. had on his ribs. If I was Nacho Beristain right now, all I'll be preaching my student would be ribs, ribs and more ribs. I'll even put a picture of some honey barbeque baby back slabs on my punching mitts just to get my point across.
Overall the first episode of Mayweather-Marquez 24/7 was okay. Got to give HBO props for the shots and camera work they did. If you missed the show, I have attached the video of it below.
Source: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-10947-Indianapolis-Fight-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d30-Thoughts-on-MayweatherMarquez-247-episode-1
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