Mayweather announces his return to boxing in 2020

[keithmoonhangover]

He'll go bankrupt at some point. Guaranteed.

I doubt it. He setting up future generations. There's been this crazy unfounded rumor about Floyd being financially irresponsible for years now.

Look at the history of the highest earning American boxers. It ain't good reading. The Tax man will bankrupt Floyd, like it did so many others.

[ewenhay]

He didn't embarrass the sport when he fought McGregor?

Not at all.

It was a huge event, it got a lot of attention, and he won. If he'd lost to McGregor I'd say he embarrassed the sport.

If it wasn't worth doing it wouldn't have been such a huge event.

Fair enough.

We'll just have to disagree on that one

[oogiebe]

Not at all.

It was a huge event, it got a lot of attention, and he won. If he'd lost to McGregor I'd say he embarrassed the sport.

If it wasn't worth doing it wouldn't have been such a huge event.

Fair enough.

We'll just have to disagree on that one

It was probably cringey to most hard core fans, but the masses ate that up.

[ewenhay]

Fair enough.

We'll just have to disagree on that one

It was probably cringey to most hard core fans, but the masses ate that up.

I know

But the best boxer of his generation boasting about reaching the mythical in his own mind 50-0 against a mma fighter in a contest which was fought with purely boxing rules was an embarrassment.

Though I accept the two fighters didn't give a f*ck about that as they got paid hugely.


I'll look forward to the announcement of his opponent. It will be another mma fighter who fancies a payday or some social media tough guy. We'll all be shocked if its even an ex boxer let alone an active one.

[ewenhay]

51-0 though.

Great.

[Impractical Poster]

I doubt it. He setting up future generations. There's been this crazy unfounded rumor about Floyd being financially irresponsible for years now.

Look at the history of the highest earning American boxers. It ain't good reading. The Tax man will bankrupt Floyd, like it did so many others.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.co ... oxing/amp/

[lazboy]

How would he embarrass the sport?

He didn't embarrass the sport when he fought McGregor?

To be fair, Mayweather redeemed himself when he fought Tenshin. He didn’t need to take that fight and was lucky to have held on to his power so late in his career. Mayweathers always been able to get out of trouble relying on his power.

[gilgamesh]

It was probably cringey to most hard core fans, but the masses ate that up.

I know

But the best boxer of his generation boasting about reaching the mythical in his own mind 50-0 against a mma fighter in a contest which was fought with purely boxing rules was an embarrassment.

Though I accept the two fighters didn't give a f*ck about that as they got paid hugely.


I'll look forward to the announcement of his opponent. It will be another mma fighter who fancies a payday or some social media tough guy. We'll all be shocked if its even an ex boxer let alone an active one.

What's the difference how he reached the 50-0 mark?

Being a Champion for damn near 20 years doesn't give him the right to just have a big Superfight that the masses wanna see?

If his entire 50 fight career was built on Conor McGregor's maybe you'd have a point in saying he's a disgrace, but Conor was just a one off freakish occurrence where the guy just so happened to be THAT big a star in his sport and THAT good a talker at getting people hyped about it that it all worked.

Sometimes these things happen in the Combat Sports world.

Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA, Pro Wrestling...they're all kinda in the same family of Entertainment if you think about it.

People fighting.

When 2 people become such big superstars that their name is more well known than the majority of anything else about the sport then it's safe to say that the standard has kinda gone out the window because they're not standard.

On an unrelated note apart from that whole rant.

Just for the hell of it I'd like to see a Boxing vs MMA crossover event sometime where they have a Kickboxing match. Ya know halfway between the two sports.

[margaret thatcher]

Sounds to me like some are just jelly of Floyd

[Paci]

If Floyd jumps in with Spence or Crawford and gets the W, then I give him kudos again as the All-time great of this current era.

[siablo14]

He has announced it on his Instagram account today "coming out of retirement in 2020"
Another one off fight do you think?

Horrible news.

[AntonioMartin]

Money's outta money

[Impractical Poster]

Money's outta money

Really? I missed that news.

[Impractical Poster]

If Floyd jumps in with Spence or Crawford and gets the W, then I give him kudos again as the All-time great of this current era.

It will be a UFC fighter.

[margaret thatcher]

Look at the history of the highest earning American boxers. It ain't good reading. The Tax man will bankrupt Floyd, like it did so many others.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.co ... oxing/amp/

I didn't read it all---does that just say he's starting businesses? Because that doesn't at all mean he won't lose loads of money, that's one way people usually go broke

That said, you can tell some people are really hoping he loses it and are doing wishful thinking. I mean, even if he's got loads of money, something like tens of millions for risk free exhibitions is still pretty appealing...

[Impractical Poster]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.co ... oxing/amp/

I didn't read it all---does that just say he's starting businesses? Because that doesn't at all mean he won't lose loads of money, that's one way people usually go broke

That said, you can tell some people are really hoping he loses it and are doing wishful thinking

These are potential businesses to add to his already established businesses.

As of the end of 2017, Floyd was worth 1 billion dollars. Someone who squanders money would never be able to get to that sort of wealth.

You are absolutely right about wishful thinking. People just spit out any kind of crap with no knowledge behind their statement.

[AntonioMartin]

Money's outta money

Really? I missed that news.

I was just being funny...

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

Youd really have to try to waste a billion dollars... hes not going broke

On a comeback... who cares. We all no hes not fighting anyone with a remote chance to beat him

[lazboy]

I didn't read it all---does that just say he's starting businesses? Because that doesn't at all mean he won't lose loads of money, that's one way people usually go broke

That said, you can tell some people are really hoping he loses it and are doing wishful thinking

These are potential businesses to add to his already established businesses.

As of the end of 2017, Floyd was worth 1 billion dollars. Someone who squanders money would never be able to get to that sort of wealth.

You are absolutely right about wishful thinking. People just spit out any kind of crap with no knowledge behind their statement.

In Australia it’s called ‘tall poppy syndrome’. Very common in Western countries.

[AntonioMartin]

Mayweather should fight Roman Reigns next

[ewenhay]

I know

But the best boxer of his generation boasting about reaching the mythical in his own mind 50-0 against a mma fighter in a contest which was fought with purely boxing rules was an embarrassment.

Though I accept the two fighters didn't give a f*ck about that as they got paid hugely.


I'll look forward to the announcement of his opponent. It will be another mma fighter who fancies a payday or some social media tough guy. We'll all be shocked if its even an ex boxer let alone an active one.

What's the difference how he reached the 50-0 mark?

Being a Champion for damn near 20 years doesn't give him the right to just have a big Superfight that the masses wanna see?

If his entire 50 fight career was built on Conor McGregor's maybe you'd have a point in saying he's a disgrace, but Conor was just a one off freakish occurrence where the guy just so happened to be THAT big a star in his sport and THAT good a talker at getting people hyped about it that it all worked.

Sometimes these things happen in the Combat Sports world.

Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA, Pro Wrestling...they're all kinda in the same family of Entertainment if you think about it.

People fighting.

When 2 people become such big superstars that their name is more well known than the majority of anything else about the sport then it's safe to say that the standard has kinda gone out the window because they're not standard.

On an unrelated note apart from that whole rant.

Just for the hell of it I'd like to see a Boxing vs MMA crossover event sometime where they have a Kickboxing match. Ya know halfway between the two sports.

As I said, we're not going to agree.

What you've described above isnt boxing, it's just nonsense to me.

[Controversial]

KSI and Logan's names being banded around on Twitter, jeez will this shite ever end !

[Paci]

If Floyd jumps in with Spence or Crawford and gets the W, then I give him kudos again as the All-time great of this current era.

It will be a UFC fighter.

Lets see if that happens again.

[Impractical Poster]

It will be a UFC fighter.

Lets see if that happens again.

Why wouldn't it?

[Impractical Poster]

What's the difference how he reached the 50-0 mark?

Being a Champion for damn near 20 years doesn't give him the right to just have a big Superfight that the masses wanna see?

If his entire 50 fight career was built on Conor McGregor's maybe you'd have a point in saying he's a disgrace, but Conor was just a one off freakish occurrence where the guy just so happened to be THAT big a star in his sport and THAT good a talker at getting people hyped about it that it all worked.

Sometimes these things happen in the Combat Sports world.

Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA, Pro Wrestling...they're all kinda in the same family of Entertainment if you think about it.

People fighting.

When 2 people become such big superstars that their name is more well known than the majority of anything else about the sport then it's safe to say that the standard has kinda gone out the window because they're not standard.

On an unrelated note apart from that whole rant.

Just for the hell of it I'd like to see a Boxing vs MMA crossover event sometime where they have a Kickboxing match. Ya know halfway between the two sports.

As I said, we're not going to agree.

What you've described above isnt boxing, it's just nonsense to me.

I don't think Floyd really cares if it's "boxing" anymore. "If it makes dollars it makes sense." If he can make potential record breaking ppv numbers putting on a show, why wouldn't he?