September 19, 2009, at 2:34 pm
Let’s understand something about tonight. The Floyd Mayweather/Juan Marquel Marquez is boxing’s last stand. They need this card to at least perform adequately against UFC 103 or we could really see the end of boxing as a major pay-per-view player.
A lot of Boxing’s problem is image as people see the sport as corrupt and incapable of policing itself. The fighters are seen as bigger than the sport and arrogant playboys. Mayweather did nothing to appease that thought last night when he missed weight.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. made the contracted weight of 147 pounds for his HBO Pay-Per-View fight on Saturday with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
But when Mayweather weighed 146 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, he was forced to pay a six-figure penalty to Marquez for coming in at more than 144 pounds, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said.
Schaefer said the contract the fighters signed in May was for the bout to be at a limit of 147 pounds. But in that contract, each man agreed to a substantial penalty clause for every pound, or fraction thereof, more than 144.
So, here is what your telling me: Mayweather is so rich that he doesn’t care about having to pay a huge penalty so he didn’t have to cut weight like every other fighter? Do you know what Dana White would do to someone who had that attitude? He would have him deported. He might even have him killed. I’m still waiting to see what happens to Efrain Escudero who missed weight despite the fact that Spike TV is showing his prelim fight as the centerpiece of a special broadcast.
The truth is that Dana White is what boxing needs. They need promoters that are willing to go after the fighters despite the fact that they are huge stars. Tonight, we will likely see the end of boxing as we know it, and the continued rise of the UFC will lead to even more boxing fans coming over to our side of the fence.
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