What is this guy on?! (mayweather)

[speedmachine]

Great boxer in the ring but seems like a really annoying opersonality outside of the ring!

Why couldn't he just answer the questions?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7864009.stm

[dirty boy]

Avoiding them, but not very good at it was he!

[speedmachine]

yeah, but I think he wasn't even listening. The question regarding Calzaghe wasn't one that needed avoiding. Makes for some funny viewing though!.

[Slagathore]

What a cock!

[Robatr0n]

He hasn't got a patch on his Dad yet.

[haggy]

[Jetl3on]

I think the point is, Hatton is not on his level as far as he is concerned, not worth coming out of retirement for (unless he gets paid big) and defintely not worth talking about, he is there to promote himself and his big ego.
Cant blame him, the fight was not even close, a rematch will just be a big bonus, the end result will be the same.

[JLJ]

What a monumental cocksucker this guy is. I would dearly love him to come out of retirement and get knocked out. Hatton's not up to it I'm afraid. Cotto? Margarito? Mosley?

[Chairman LMAO]

that was hard to watch.

[speedmachine]

The bit where he starting ryhming at the end was really cringeworthy. Muhamad Ali could pull it off, but mayweather certainly can't!

I doubt Hatton could knock him out but I think he could make a good go of it if he changed his tactics

[Halb]

speedmachine said:

The bit where he starting ryhming at the end was really cringeworthy. Muhamad Ali could pull it off, but mayweather certainly can't!

I doubt Hatton could knock him out but I think he could make a good go of it if he changed his tactics

Or got a different ref?

[Robatr0n]

JLJ said:

What a monumental cocksucker this guy is. I would dearly love him to come out of retirement and get knocked out. Hatton's not up to it I'm afraid. Cotto? Margarito? Mosley?

I think he's just fed up with people asking him when he is coming out of retirement.

The truth is, he could get in the ring and beat any current welterweight.

As much as the guy is a dick out of the ring, he really is the real deal in the ring.

[Jetl3on]

Robatr0n said:

JLJ said:

What a monumental cocksucker this guy is. I would dearly love him to come out of retirement and get knocked out. Hatton's not up to it I'm afraid. Cotto? Margarito? Mosley?

I think he's just fed up with people asking him when he is coming out of retirement.

The truth is, he could get in the ring and beat any current welterweight.

As much as the guy is a dick out of the ring, he really is the real deal in the ring.

And theres the problem, too many judge him according to what he says, as they cannot fault his ring art, so they look for something else to criticise, which is stupid really.
Ali had just as much a big mouth as Mayweather, and got a similar reception, everybody wanting him to lose.
He has earned the right to talk junk, he is a true great and should be respected.

[Jetl3on]

speedmachine said:

The bit where he starting ryhming at the end was really cringeworthy. Muhamad Ali could pull it off, but mayweather certainly can't!

I doubt Hatton could knock him out but I think he could make a good go of it if he changed his tactics

Dream on, Hatton was outclassed, outboxed, and made to look like an amateur, you would have thought Ducking was part of the Idiots Guide to Boxing, what a letdown he was that night.
With Mayweather senior in his camp, maybe he can learn to use his brain and have a B plan if he ever gets the opportunity again.
And for crying out loud, smarten your self up, get rid of that stupid cap and wear a shirt now and then, you represent a nation when you go to the USA you scruffy git.

[Slagathore]

Jetl3on said:

Robatr0n said:

JLJ said:

What a monumental cocksucker this guy is. I would dearly love him to come out of retirement and get knocked out. Hatton's not up to it I'm afraid. Cotto? Margarito? Mosley?

I think he's just fed up with people asking him when he is coming out of retirement.

The truth is, he could get in the ring and beat any current welterweight.

As much as the guy is a dick out of the ring, he really is the real deal in the ring.

And theres the problem, too many judge him according to what he says, as they cannot fault his ring art, so they look for something else to criticise, which is stupid really.
Ali had just as much a big mouth as Mayweather, and got a similar reception, everybody wanting him to lose.
He has earned the right to talk junk, he is a true great and should be respected.

People judge him because he comes across as an arrogant tt.

There are plenty of people at the top of their game with a lot more class and modesty.

He was incredibly rude to that interviewer, showing him no respect at all.

Just because he's a good boxer, it doesn't mean he can act like a cock and get away with it.

[JLJ]

Jetl3on said:

And theres the problem, too many judge him according to what he says, as they cannot fault his ring art, so they look for something else to criticise, which is stupid really.
Ali had just as much a big mouth as Mayweather, and got a similar reception, everybody wanting him to lose.
He has earned the right to talk junk, he is a true great and should be respected.

Can he not be judged by his words separately to his boxing ability? Love him or hate him, he's an all time great. However, this does not stop him being a complete and utter tit.
Ali could pull it off because he had the charm, wit and intelligence Mayweather so clearly does not have.

I'm sure that in the goodness of time, people will remember his ability more than his mouth, this is what happened with Ali, people forget what a racist bigot Ali was and the often over-the-top way in which he would disrespect his opponents (Forman and especially Frazier)

I respect both Ali and Mayweather as boxers, but certainly not as men.

[Jetl3on]

sgathore said:

Jetl3on said:

Robatr0n said:

JLJ said:

What a monumental cocksucker this guy is. I would dearly love him to come out of retirement and get knocked out. Hatton's not up to it I'm afraid. Cotto? Margarito? Mosley?

I think he's just fed up with people asking him when he is coming out of retirement.

The truth is, he could get in the ring and beat any current welterweight.

As much as the guy is a dick out of the ring, he really is the real deal in the ring.

And theres the problem, too many judge him according to what he says, as they cannot fault his ring art, so they look for something else to criticise, which is stupid really.
Ali had just as much a big mouth as Mayweather, and got a similar reception, everybody wanting him to lose.
He has earned the right to talk junk, he is a true great and should be respected.

People judge him because he comes across as an arrogant tt.

There are plenty of people at the top of their game with a lot more class and modesty.

He was incredibly rude to that interviewer, showing him no respect at all.

Just because he's a good boxer, it doesn't mean he can act like a cock and get away with it.

Respect the interviewer? Are you kidding me? How did he disrespect him by ignoring his stupid questions? He is only there to make a name for himself and increase his credibility, he is most likely from the same group of professionals who would think nothing of printing a bunch of lies about someone just to increase their viewer base or sell papers, or camp outside your house hoping to take a picture of you smoking a joint or go through your waste bin to find some newsworthy story.

Respect? dont make me laugh.

[Slagathore]

Jetl3on said:

sgathore said:

Jetl3on said:

Robatr0n said:

JLJ said:

What a monumental cocksucker this guy is. I would dearly love him to come out of retirement and get knocked out. Hatton's not up to it I'm afraid. Cotto? Margarito? Mosley?

I think he's just fed up with people asking him when he is coming out of retirement.

The truth is, he could get in the ring and beat any current welterweight.

As much as the guy is a dick out of the ring, he really is the real deal in the ring.

And theres the problem, too many judge him according to what he says, as they cannot fault his ring art, so they look for something else to criticise, which is stupid really.
Ali had just as much a big mouth as Mayweather, and got a similar reception, everybody wanting him to lose.
He has earned the right to talk junk, he is a true great and should be respected.

People judge him because he comes across as an arrogant tt.

There are plenty of people at the top of their game with a lot more class and modesty.

He was incredibly rude to that interviewer, showing him no respect at all.

Just because he's a good boxer, it doesn't mean he can act like a cock and get away with it.

Respect the interviewer? Are you kidding me? How did he disrespect him by ignoring his stupid questions? He is only there to make a name for himself and increase his credibility, he is most likely from the same group of professionals who would think nothing of printing a bunch of lies about someone just to increase their viewer base or sell papers, or camp outside your house hoping to take a picture of you smoking a joint or go through your waste bin to find some newsworthy story.

Respect? dont make me laugh.

It was a fairly straight forward question. Even if Mayweather deemed it to be stupid, he could have still shown a bit of respect and grace, and simply refused to comment on it.

He didn't have to go on like a knobber!

I could understand him being a tt about it if the reporter was being a tt to him, but he wasn't.

[Jetl3on]

JLJ said:

Jetl3on said:

And theres the problem, too many judge him according to what he says, as they cannot fault his ring art, so they look for something else to criticise, which is stupid really.
Ali had just as much a big mouth as Mayweather, and got a similar reception, everybody wanting him to lose.
He has earned the right to talk junk, he is a true great and should be respected.

Can he not be judged by his words separately to his boxing ability? Love him or hate him, he's an all time great. However, this does not stop him being a complete and utter tit.
Ali could pull it off because he had the charm, wit and intelligence Mayweather so clearly does not have.

I'm sure that in the goodness of time, people will remember his ability more than his mouth, this is what happened with Ali, people forget what a racist bigot Ali was and the often over-the-top way in which he would disrespect his opponents (Forman and especially Frazier)

I respect both Ali and Mayweather as boxers, but certainly not as men.

If you think about it, why were both men disliked in their heyday? The answer is simple, they both speak their minds, they do not tow the line, they are not `yes` men, they say what they think and do what they say and most importantly can put their money where their mouth is.
Ali was Pro Black, he was no more racist than the General public at large who treated black people terribly, he spoke out against that and was not liked for it, they wanted another another token black.
But thats what makes him the man he is, fighting for what he believed in, regardless of the outcome. I think the term for it is Reverse racism.

But lets not start another racist discussion, sticking to the subject, I agree with Mayweather, why should he be nice to people only interested in making a name for themselves who have no interest in him?

[Robatr0n]

Well all the race views aside, this is how I see it.

Whoever he has faced, people always say that there is someone out there that could beat him. He has gone up and down weight divisions in order to chase big fights and beaten many top AND unbeaten fighters...yet he still has people out there calling him out and saying that he has gone into hiding.

No matter who the guy beats he will always have people attack/insult him verbally for not fighting them (much like the flak Joe Calzaghe is taking for not hanging around to fight Dawson, Johnson, Hopkins again, Pavlik) and he is probably pretty annoyed with it all.

After the Hatton fight he was accused of hiding from Cotto by Larry Merchant, after Cotto got beaten badly by Margarito he was then accused of retiring to keep away from Margarito by many boxing pundits and experts. Then, Pacman destroys De La Hoya and guess who he is avoiding then? Oh and before I forget, Sugar Shane Mosley destroyed Margarito and now people are accusing Mayweather or hiding from him 10 years ago when they were compared in the Ring Magazine.

So to summise, yes, maybe the guy is an idiot outside of the ring but I think anyone would get annoyed when their boxing talent / livelyhood gets called into question at every opportunity.

Do I like him outside of the ring? Well, I don't know him personally but from what the media depicts he comes across as arrogant but remember, the media always twist things in their favour to sex a story up.

Do I like him as a boxer? Yes and I think it's a great loss to boxing that he retired. Perhaps it's a clever ploy to burst back onto the scene and beat the best there is...or perhaps he is smart enough to go out on top.