Floyd Mayweather Became a Villain and Became Rich, But Ultimately His Heel Turn Will Tarnish His Legacy
By Jason McIntyre
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Opened the show talking about the death of boxing, given that there are no showmen in the pipeline, and Floyd Mayweather has one fight left. Also talked NFL Draft – the desperate Cowboys had a bad draft – the Baltimore riots/rallies, and the NBA playoffs.
Guests included:
* Greg Bishop from SI, and we spoke about this piece, specifically the part about Floyd Mayweather becoming “Money Mayweather” in 2007 so he could reap the benefits of being a villain. But now, with the end of his career approaching, he wants to transition back to “Floyd” and be viewed as a legendary boxer, but the media isn’t having it, and Mayweather is “caught” between both worlds.
* Kim Martin from Newsday, who spoke about the terrific draft the Jets had, and we agree the AFC East is the best division in the NFL.
* Dan Wetzel from Yahoo Sports joined the show to talk about the fight, and how yes, it was boring, but anyone who expected anything different hasn’t seen much Mayweather.