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The two clips made me laugh a lot, but for different reasons. Hatton goes to an interview with four women of a certain age and is genuinely funny, warm and charming.

Floyd appears on MTV and comes across as a tit.

Reminds me of a story last May in Vegas, I was dragged to Cheetahs, a strip joint of some repute (I say dragged, as sometimes Mrs Loynesy peruses these boards).

I was further dragged into the VIP room and was chatting to a charming young lady called Nicole. Her comment, on finding out I was a boxing fan, "I live two blocks away from Floyd Mayweather. He drives a Ferrari. He can't drive for sh!t, he stalls that car all down the street". Nicole got extra notes in her G-String for that anecdote.

I'm pretty sure a lot of what PBF comes out with is tounge in cheek.

Both clips were good.

I wish old Sonny was still around to advise us on designer fridges. Some hair tips from Bennie Briscoe. Relationships, with Sam Langford...

Kilburn wrote:I'm pretty sure a lot of what PBF comes out with is tounge in cheek.

Both clips were good.

Kilburn - would like to agree with you as it is a bit depressing for the world's best boxer to be an arse but I don't think he is bright enough to be ironic. Hope I am wrong.

RJJ on Cribs seemed like a nice bloke, he had all his belts in a cabinet, seemed prouder of the straps than the cash

Did RJJ show his cockfighting pens on cribs?

Not quite so charming.

Carbo wrote:Floyd does come across as a little bit of a try-hard and a braggart in that clip, but he really keeps himself in shape. I'd be suprised if he had to lose more than 10 pounds when he started training for Hatton, and his starting-point fitness will be much higher than Hatton's, who has already admitted to putting on 33 pounds since Castillo.

In saying that, he didn't look really fat. Perhaps the shirt he was wearing was flattering, but 173 pounds sounded an awful lot compared to how he looked. He's definitely one, though, whose face shows every single bit of weight that he puts on, so its harder for him to hide the weight gain.

I don't prescribe to this idea that 'Ricky just puts on weight easier than others'. It's because he eats carefully and trains like a demon for 12 weeks, then does nothing and eats like a slob for another 10. It would be easy to put on a 10 lbs a week like that.

Another thing, Floyd has really, really piled on the muscle since his early days. He's actually a little chunky.

Mayweather's walk around weight is around welterweight he doesn't lose any weight for a fight.

deadpan wrote:Did RJJ show his cockfighting pens on cribs?

Not quite so charming.

its only a fcuking bird - whats the moral high ground? behead it and skin it? lol

Have seen RJJ on cribs or some other programme showing off his precious cocks but he really did look after those birds even if they were involved in his pretty nasty hobby, treated a lot better than the battery hens Tesco sell!

Ding_Ding wrote:Have seen RJJ on cribs or some other programme showing off his precious cocks but he really did look after those birds even if they were involved in his pretty nasty hobby, treated a lot better than the battery hens Tesco sell!

my point exactly -

verballistic wrote:

nickd wrote:

Carbo wrote:Floyd does come across as a little bit of a try-hard and a braggart in that clip, but he really keeps himself in shape. I'd be suprised if he had to lose more than 10 pounds when he started training for Hatton, and his starting-point fitness will be much higher than Hatton's, who has already admitted to putting on 33 pounds since Castillo.

In saying that, he didn't look really fat. Perhaps the shirt he was wearing was flattering, but 173 pounds sounded an awful lot compared to how he looked. He's definitely one, though, whose face shows every single bit of weight that he puts on, so its harder for him to hide the weight gain.

I don't prescribe to this idea that 'Ricky just puts on weight easier than others'. It's because he eats carefully and trains like a demon for 12 weeks, then does nothing and eats like a slob for another 10. It would be easy to put on a 10 lbs a week like that.

Another thing, Floyd has really, really piled on the muscle since his early days. He's actually a little chunky.

Mayweather's walk around weight is around welterweight he doesn't lose any weight for a fight.

that's because he is ALWAYS in shape...just like hopkins, hagler, etc!!

Not quite. Floyd fills his face with crap in the same way ricky does, but he's a naturally smaller man who obviously wors out and doesn't eat huge amounts or drink a crap load of guiness. Nevertheless, I have heard that Mayweather eats sweets and Macdonalds in training, and you saw on cribs that he likes instant noodles.

Hardly Hagler and Hopkins, who were both utterly monastic.

livingstone cole wrote: Wonder if my mother-in-law-to-be is any relation.

Is she a bald southpaw?

Watched that Mayweather cribs clip.

Firstly, his house looks crap: big for sure but utterly without any interest or style. It looks like a dull hotel that got a cheap deal on some shiny marble. There is no indication of anything in his life apart from a lot of clothes a few big tvs and some cars.

Secondly, Floyd is not an interesting man. He said nothing, not one phrase, that could not have been uttered by a ten year old.

Terry D wrote:

Carbo wrote:

verballistic wrote: that's because he is ALWAYS in shape...just like hopkins, hagler, etc!!

Not quite. Floyd fills his face with crap in the same way ricky does, but he's a naturally smaller man who obviously wors out and doesn't eat huge amounts or drink a crap load of guiness. Nevertheless, I have heard that Mayweather eats sweets and Macdonalds in training, and you saw on cribs that he likes instant noodles.

Hardly Hagler and Hopkins, who were both utterly monastic.

Hagler ate gasoline and breathed fire

And no doubt farted smoke rings.

don't call it a comeback wrote:Watched that Mayweather cribs clip.

Firstly, his house looks crap: big for sure but utterly without any interest or style. It looks like a dull hotel that got a cheap deal on some shiny marble. There is no indication of anything in his life apart from a lot of clothes a few big tvs and some cars.

Secondly, Floyd is not an interesting man. He said nothing, not one phrase, that could not have been uttered by a ten year old.

I concur, Mayweather actually reminded me of a teenager. And I mean young teenager, 12 or 13 years old.

I guess you could ask why has he ever had to grow up?

I was going to say something cliched like 'I pity his kid' but bollox do I, he's loaded!! Hopefully he'll have a touch more class than his old man but looking at the genetics (Floyd snr isn't exactly well read) I don't hold out much hope!

Carbo wrote:To tell you the truth, I thought in the early part of the interview on Cribs, he was fine. He was a fun, sharp-talking man showing off his house. Nothing wrong with that, he came over fun and 'street', I guess. But the it where he started referring to himself as 'Money Mayweather', and throwing money at the camera, he really came off as a tit.

Agreed.. It was only at the end that Floyd looked an arse... Havin said that, its hardly surprising.. The guy is recognised as the best boxer on the planet and is totally loaded with a huge entourage of yes men around him who will alwyas be biggin him up and boosting his ego.. Im fairly sure any of us would struggle to keep their feet on the ground in such circumstances....

You've got to recognise the culutral difference. In this country, people who flaunt their wealth are considered 'noveau riche,' or even chavs. It's considered bad form to brag about how much money you have and to spend it conspicuously.

In America, it's very much the opposite, success, power and wealth are the be all and end all of existence, and this is just as true in the black community where it's 'all about getting paid.' It's considered de riguer for black sportsmen and music stars to follow an identikit outward personality.

On the Jay Leno show, I thought mayweather came across as much more the introspective and articulate sporting genius.

I'm sure Mayweather does spend his money like there is no tommorow, but in a sense, what is the point of having ludircous sums of money like that, if you cannot spend it foolishly, it's one of the points of becoming wealthy in the first place.

It's why stuff like Cristal champagne is so popular, it's obviously expensive, comes with nice shiny yellow stuff around the top, and makes rich people feel good.

Who knows what else Mayweather has done, he may well have made lots of investments with his money as well as throwing it around in nightclubs. His image does not neccessarily reflect who he really is. Point a camera at many people and they will become a right twat.

You're spot on about the cultural difference thing.. I nearly posted something similar about the USA and its love of all things o.t.t but wasn't quite sure how to phrase it....