Floyd Mayweather: A World Ambassador for Peace

:rofl

 

Actually Floyd's only real run in with the law is when his former girlfriend,Josie Harris, accused him of punching and kicking her during an argument. Floyd was acquitted after Harris amitted to lying and testified that Floyd never hit her. Face it, Floyd is an outstanding citizen who works hard at making a real difference in the world. You need to accept that he is now representing the WBC as a world embassador for peace.

 

People want to say it matters what type of person you are etc... this is boxing not a popularity contest. bragging and arrogance are the nature of sport- deal with it because it will always exist. fighters that engage in a manner as inflammatory of whatever should not have their entire character judged by people on message boards who probably will never cross paths with them...

 

Since when does the world care about the WBC? Ambassador my assador.

 

He will make a fine ambassador - not.

 

I guess you would cheer for a ****** or murder as long as they were good boxers?:huh

 

Floyd is just so unlikable as a person. He is a good boxer, but few people really care about him and his style inside the ring is boring as hell too.

It would be good for boxing if he could just retire his sulky ass. He has met crap in division after division and a really good fighter has been built up to be great by strong media connections. However, the point is not really to knock Floyd as a boxer, because although his resume is inflated and he is boring as hell, he is still good enough to be one of the three best (maybe the best) fighters out there today.

As a person though I run into 'bigger' people every time I leave this room. He is an unbelievably 'little' person.

 

People cheer De La Hoya and he raped someone...allegedly.

 

I don't cheer for him. And he paid off his 'victims', so I think we can throw 'allegedly' out the window.

But would you cheer for someone like that? You say out of ring shouldn't matter. But where do you cross the line I wonder.

 

GRAND RAPIDS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. is expected to officially announce Monday he will build a community center in his hometown.

The boxing champion, considered to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world today, previously said he is ready to give back to Grand Rapids. If plans go accordingly, construction on a community center is expected to start in 18 months.

Organizers say they already have a location in mind.

Mayweather wants to build several community centers, including one in Las Vegas where he lives. The idea behind these centers is to put them in key areas of the city, then clean up the neighborhoods around them by adding businesses.

A special VIP event is taking place inside the community complex at Martin Luther King Park in anticipation of Mayweather's big announcement at 6:15 p.m.

A rally was held earlier in the afternoon for neighborhood children, which included free food, games, and face painting. Organizers say this is another example of Mayweather's generosity of giving back to his hometown.

Grand Rapids Public School officials say Mayweather has donated more than $50,000 to athletic programs in recent years, as well as his time.

One of the boxer's initiatives, through his foundation, is helping to stop the violence in the community - a subject high on the agenda of many of the community leaders in attendance Monday.

"With the recent violence that's been happening throughout our city, I think it's positive that Floyd is doing this. He's reaching out to the people and to the community, to GRPS and the greater Grand Rapids area. I truly believe this will be a win-win situation for everyone," Harry Campbell, a GRPS board member told 24 Hour News 8.

 

I don't cheer fo De La Hoya, he's a disgusting ******. I never said out of the ring shouldn't matter. That's why I like Floyd, his out of the ring humanitarian efforts are exemplary

 

Didn't he hit a women or two outside a nightclub? I don't mean his wife, but at another time.

I'm glad he does do some good with his money. Most professional athletes do a lot of good with they money they won. They just don't get the press, since good news doesn't sell.