Top 10 reasons why fans 'don’t love' Floyd Mayweather Jr

Recently, a popular website wrote an article titled “Top 10 Reasons why I love Floyd Mayweather Jr”. After ‘carefully’ reading this article, and receiving plenty of emails frome readers, I’ve decided to list the Top 10 reasons why fans don’t love Floyd Mayweather Jr.

John Snyder Sacramento, CA “Hey Rick, can you make a top 10 list of Floyd’s worse attributes?”

Aaron Williams Sacramento, CA“Rick, a top 10 list of Floyd’s biggest frauds would be awesome.”

Jennifer Davis Sacramento, CA “Can you make a list of the top 10 things people dislike about Floyd Mayweather Jr?”

Phil Andrews Sacramento, CA "Hey Rick, did you see the article about 10 reasons why I love Floyd Mayweather Jr? Can you make a Top 10 list of why fans don't love Floyd?"

10) All about the ‘Money’

Feb 13th 2010 - “Instead of 20 or 25 (million dollars), he may have to drop to 15, or 17,” Mayweather said. “And you know me, they may have to throw that extra five or 10 on mine, and we can rock and roll. Take it or leave it.”FMJ, Grand Rapids Press

9) His criminal record

Floyd Jr has a history of criminal acts from assaulting others to tax evasion. Most recently, Floyd is a person of interest in a shooting at a Las Vegas skating rink which took place last August.

The investigation led the Las Vegas Police department to execute a search warrant at Floyd’s house where they discovered Floyd’s relationship to the shooter who was arrested last month and is awaiting trial. Floyd could possible face a grand jury due to his hindering of the investigation because he lied to the police by saying he wasn’t at the shooting and that he didn’t know the shooter.

8) Dances too much in the ring

One thing that most critics dislike about Floyd’s boxing skills is that he always seems to be running away from a fight. He’ll hit his opponent maybe once or twice and then dances for 2 minutes.

“But who is Mayweather? He's a nobody. When he was young he was a loveable little fella but something went wrong and changed inside him. Now he is always cursing and bad-mouthing other fighters. The guy deserves an Oscar for some of the stuff he says. There is no way I would consider him to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. He is good but he made a fool of himself against Oscar De La Hoya. He was in the greatest fight of his career and he just ran and ran like a chicken…” George Foreman, 2007 BoxingScene.com

7) Ducks fighters

Floyd Mayweather Jr has developed a reputation over his career for “ducking” tougher opponents. Check out recent comments by Miguel Cotto on this very topic:

“That’s the thing he does for his whole career. He run from the really good boxer kind, he choose the others. I don’t know how the people who know about boxing put him in the first place in the pound for pound champion.”.. Miguel Cotto, 2009 BoxingNews.com

6) Thinks he’s a ‘drug crusader’ and a ‘savior’

But it’s me taking a stand for something that means something. And it’s for the fighters who are up and coming. It’s sort of the same stance Martin Luther King and Malcolm X made, so we could have freedoms, so everybody could tell the world that we’re equal. The only thing I’m saying is that we are equal. So if you’re not on nothing and I’m not on nothing, then let’s go take the test. That’s all I’m saying." FMJ, Grand Rapids Press

“The only thing that I’m trying to do is clean up sports period. Out with the old and in with the new. We have to change. Everything has to change.” FMJ, ESPN 980 Washington DC

5) Doesn’t truly care about the fans

The following comments are some of the most revealing comments ever made by Floyd Mayweather Jr:

“I live for Floyd Mayweather. I don’t live for the fans. I must be happy first before I can make anybody else happy.” FMJ, ESPN 980 Washington DC

4) Floyd Sr and Uncle Roger

Floyd Sr and Uncle Roger have a criminal background in addition to their racially false accusations toward Manny Pacquiao.

3) Falsely accuses others of illegal acts

“Manny wouldn't take a $25 million drug test....I'm trying to clean up sports..make a change. You don't start off your career as average, and then after your turn 25, become extraordinary. All we want is for Pacman to take a $25 million dollar drug test, and we got a fight".. FMJ on the Jim Rome Radio Show

2) Racial comments

Over the last several months Floyd Jr has made some racial and discriminating comments toward Manny Pacquiao and Filipinos as whole. Here’s a sample of Floyd’s racial remarks:

“We got athletes that live in our own country that lie to the American citizens about taking certain enhancement drugs. Now, Manny Pacquiao is not even from this country and don’t even live in this country so imagine what he will tell the American people.” Floyd Mayweather Jr

1) A

history of assaulting women

In my opinion, this is the biggest reason why fans and myself “don’t love” Floyd Mayweather Jr. He has a history of beating up women.

• In 2002, Floyd Mayweather Jr pleaded guilty to 2 charges of misdemeanor domestic violence.
• In 2004, Mayweather received a 1 year suspended jail sentence, was ordered to seek counseling for “impulse control”, and fined a $1000 after being convicted for misdemeanor battery of 2 women in a Las Vegas nightclub.
• In 2005, Floyd was found innocent in a trial for assaulting his girlfriend outside a Las Vegas club in 2003. The girlfriend, also the mother of his children, changed her story on the stand.

Author: Rick Rockwell

Source: Examiner.com

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