Last Friday, arguably one of boxing's greatest welterweight fighters of all-time and current WBC welterweight champion, "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather, Jr., announced his retirement from the boxing world. During his professional career, Mayweather, Jr. amassed a 39-0 record, with 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Originally, I was a little skeptical to take his retirement seriously, as boxers tend to retire and come out of retirement fairly frequently, when they realize they miss the sport or their wallets get real light all of a sudden. Mayweather, Jr. himself has even retired earlier in his career after making $25 million in the Oscar De La Hoya fight, later to come back out of retirement and fight British brawler, Ricky Hatton.
However, there are several reasons that are leading me to believe that we might not actually see Mayweather Jr. come back out of retirement. This morning, Splatter.com released an announcement that they had been given with information from a reliable source stating that Mayweather, Jr. would be signing a contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diane Stupar from the "Elliot in the Morning" radio show also announced this morning that the contract would be worth an outrageous 200 million dollars.
With that sort of money on the table, it wouldn't surprise me one bit to see Mayweather, Jr. jump ship to UFC and begin his ultimate fighting career. Mayweather, Jr. has already declined to fight the two most up-and-coming fighters in the welterweight division, Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto and Mexico's Antonio Margarito. Many believe this was because Mayweather, Jr. was fearful of potentially adding a loss to his undefeated record, and Cotto and Margarito are the two welterweights with the most potential to beat Mayweather, Jr.
More information on Mayweather, Jr.'s decision to come out of retirement and join UFC will be posted as soon as possible. Stay Tuned!
*Picture courtesy of Splatter.com
3 comments:
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Mayweather is known for his quickness in dodging punches, then retaliating. I don't see how he'll do well in UFC where wrestling and kicking is involved. He's going to get crushed...then he'll be back to boxing once he gets that "L" under his belt in UFC.
Hah...I cant wait to see him in UFC. What is he going to do after that...wrestle a bear??
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