Pound-for-pound Picasso Floyd Mayweather Jr. spoke to the assembled media after his twelve round wipe out of Juan Manuel Marquez last night in Las Vegas. Read on to hear what Floyd had to say about Marquez, the weight issue, Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley, and much more. Don’t miss this one!
“They say Manny Pacquiao is No. 1 and I’m not here to rate myself. I know who I am as a fighter. Pound-for-pound rankings are opinionated. I started my career and won a title in my first year. I’ve been a champion for eleven straight years, and have won six titles in five weight classes. I was just off for two years and I came back and beat the No. 2 pound-for-pound guy. I didn’t rate Marquez as No. 2, they did. People can make up their own opinions.”
“You want to talk about the weight? I’ll be honest with you. I woke up Friday morning at my house and weighed myself at 145.5 pounds. I went for a 20 minute run and came back and was 145 even. I figured I’d come down to the weigh in and hit the 145 mark. I thought I’d get to the weigh in and hit 145, but I don’t complain. They wanted the money for it, and it is what it is. “
On defeating Juan Manuel Marquez:
“Floyd Mayweather is back. It was hard work and dedication. I have a good team and without them I wouldn’t be where I am. Marquez is tough as hell. I hit him with some shots I thought would have stopped him but that’s the Mexican in him. He wasn’t going anywhere. When I dropped Marquez in the second round I thought I could finish him off, but he was so tough he wasn’t going anywhere. I talked to my father and we thought this was a good fight because I might be a little rusty. He was a great fighter and I shook the cob webs off. I think I could have done a lot better but I’ve been off a few years. I want to continue looking better.”
On the weight issue:
“You want to talk about the weight? I’ll be honest with you. I woke up Friday morning at my house and weighed myself at 145.5 pounds. I went for a 20 minute run and came back and was 145 even. I figured I’d come down to the weigh in and hit the 145 mark. I thought I’d get to the weigh in and hit 145, but I don’t complain. They wanted the money for it, and it is what it is. “
“Everyone’s talking about weight. No disrespect to Oscar De La Hoya, but he just fought Manny Pacquiao and he was the much bigger man in that fight, but no one said anything about that. Then I turn around and I’m a smaller guy than Oscar and I fight a guy who went to war with Manny Pacquiao twice, and they just tell me he’s a smaller guy. There’s always excuses.”
“I’m up here on this stage with a lot of fighters I respect. I respect Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins, and Oscar De La Hoya. I respect them as fighters. To be the best of your era, you’ve got to beat the best fighters. Regardless of the weight. You’ve got to beat the best fighters of your era. I came from a small weight class also. I started at 130 pounds. I’m always in a no win situation. If I’m smaller and beat a bigger guy he’s washed up or no good. When am I going to get my just do as a great fighter?”
On a post fight altercation with Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins:
“I told Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins (during my post fight interview) that when it’s their time to shine and I’m there to support them that I don’t climb in to the ring and grab their mic and take away from their time to shine. I respect both of them as fighters and I just want that same respect back from them.”
On pound-for-pound rankings:
“They say Manny Pacquiao is No. 1 and I’m not here to rate myself. I know who I am as a fighter. Pound-for-pound rankings are opinionated. I started my career and won a title in my first year. I’ve been a champion for eleven straight years, and have won six titles in five weight classes. I was just off for two years and I came back and beat the No. 2 pound-for-pound guy. I didn’t rate Marquez as No. 2, they did. People can make up their own opinions.”
On his next opponent:
“I am going to move forward fighting the best fighters out there. I will talk with Leonard Ellerbe and Al Haymon and we’ll go from there. Shane Mosley has an upcoming bout and I wish him nothing but the best. Manny Pacquiao is going to fight Miguel Cotto and may the best man win. We’ll see what happens and where we go from there.”
Source: http://fightfan.com/2009/09/mayweather-jr-speaks-on-marquez-the-weight-pacquiao-mosley-and-more/
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