Floyd Mayweather announces retirement from Boxing?

It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today. I have decided to permanently retire from boxing. This decision was not an easy one for me to make as boxing is all I have done since I was a child. However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and joy to continue in the sport.

I have said numerous times and after several of my fights over the past two years that I might not fight again. At the same time, I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight. However, after many sleepless nights and intense soul-searching I realized I could no longer base my decision on anything but my own personal happiness, which I no longer could find. So I have finally made up my mind, spoken to my family, particularly my mother, and made my decision.

I am sorry I have to leave the sport at this time, knowing I still have my God-given abilities to succeed and future multi-million dollar paydays ahead, including the one right around the corner. But there comes a time when money doesn't matter. I just can't do it anymore. I have found a peace with my decision that I have not felt in a long time.

Finally, I want to personally thank all of my fans for their loyalty and dedication as my career comes to a close. I always believed that their enthusiasm and support helped carry me to victory with every fight I ever had.

It was a great joy to have fought for all of you. Now I hope you understand my decision and wish me well with the rest of my life.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.


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WTF? :dunno:

 

Floyd is a piece of shit.

 

At least he did it before fighting DLH a 2nd time. That's classy.

 

Did he forget that he is already retired?

 

Man-child Floyd certainly couldn't write that eloquently. I smell BS.

 

Well if thats the case.... I bet Oscar retires too.

 

Unless he wants to shit blood for weeks and challenge Miguel Cotto..in October/November...:bears:

 

And now Cotto will pull out with an injury...that should be healed by September.::

 

I wouldn't doubt it one bit.

 

That motherfucker is really starting to go on my nerves with this retiring bullshit all the time...

it's not like he cleaned out a division lately... :bangh:

 

Oscar wont ever fight Cotto. He might fight Hatton though. I know he said before he wouldnt, but I bet he will now. Both Oscar & Hatton were depending on Floyd. Now after Hatton-Malignaggi, I bet he & Oscar both cash out and fight. Hatton will get a final payday, and DLH can go out with a win.

 

yes because they can't sell a fight on their own like Mayweather :laughing:

 

"I have been informed of Floyd's decision and I wish him good luck," Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com. "I wish him good luck in his retirement. We will move on. Sometime next week I will announce a big fight for Oscar. There are different names out there and I will be working diligently to announce in the coming days Oscar's next fight."

espn.com

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De La Hoya vs. Mosley III?

 

Oh Jesus Christ! I smell DLH-Mosley III!:doh:

Oscar should grow some balls and fight the man he's been ducking for years.... Forrest.

 

This is lame.

 

Its lame because we'll never get to see Mayweather-Cotto, but good because we'll never see Mayweather-DLH II.

But it could be EXTRA lame if Oscar fights Shane a third time!:doh:

 

Trinidad just put down his twinkie.

 

I can picture Winky Wright going Jim Carrey right now..."so you're telling me there's a chance." ::

 

I dont think even Oscar could make Tito's fat ass put down his twinkie at this point.

 

The day DLH fights Winky will be the day Sam Cassel gets voted one of the 50 sexiest men in America.

 

Yeah, but he still delusionally mentions his name though.

I'd prefer Forrest-Wright anyways.

 

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words are just words, it doesn't take much to change one's mind.

good job keeping his name in the news and making golden boy promotions realize that without mayweather, delahoyas next fight won't make nearly as much money.

 

DLH-Hatton would do huge numbers.

 

you don't think that Hatton vs. DLH or Cotto vs. DLH won't make many? They probably won't make as much as Mayweather vs. DLH I..but neither will DLH vs. Mayweather II...

and if HBO put enough money behind it DLH vs. Cotto could make 2 million PPV buys easy...

 

DLH vs Mayweather II wouldn't do nearly as well as the first fight did. It was so boring. DLH vs Hatton would probably do just as well and so would DLH vs Cotto.

 

if delahoya fights hatton it won't do nearly as well as a rematch with mayweather would. the gate would but the ppv wouldn't.

delahoya won't fight cotto, ever.

 

Roy did, but that was only the twinkie from one hand. I don't see Tito letting go of the other one.

 

Exactly.

 

Is Calzaghe now the new p4p #1?