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ISSUE 19 | NOV 2014 |
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Mayweather Jr. According to Forbes,
he made $105 million in 2013. He was
in the ring for a combined total of 72
minutes. But despite all the money,
Mayweather has been criticised for
approaching his career in a rather
cynical manner. He picks easy fights
and spends a good deal of each bout
dancing. He knows where and how
to land enough blows to convince
the judges to award him yet another
victory. Further incurring the disdain
of boxing fans, Mayweather is a
known associate of Justin Bieber.
Almost as inexcusable, the avoidance
of a matchup between him and
Manny Pacquiao, probably the most
gifted boxers of the last decade. It
is the most obvious bout in boxing
today, and rumour has it that
Mayweather is the one ducking it.
Pacquiao’s team have been almost
begging for the match, and rapper
50 cent, of all people, has this to say
about just how cynical Mayweather
is about his sport: “I wouldn’t say he’s
afraid of Pacquiao or any fighter.
There were two reasons (for dodging
the fight). He concentrates on how
much someone else is getting paid as
opposed to how much he’s making.
Then he sees himself as being so high