06/06/08 - Mayweather Jr. retires, cancels rematch with De La Hoya

heat27 · 06-06-2008, 05:52 PM

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Pound-for-pound king and welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement from boxing Friday.

"It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today," Mayweather, 32, said in a statement. "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."

The retirement means that his scheduled Sept. 20 rematch with Oscar De La Hoya is off.

"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."

Bob Arum, here promoting Kelly Pavlik's middleweight defense against Gary Lockett on Saturday night, promoted Mayweather for most of his career until an acrimonious split.

Still, Arum also wished him well in retirement.

"I commend Floyd Mayweather for being so forthright," Arum said. "He's had a wonderful career He's decided to retire and to announce publicly his intention. I think we should all applaud him for his candor and his forthrightness. Boxing is a very dangerous sport and it involves serious risk of injury every time a person steps into the ring. Floyd has a accumulated a large nest egg through his fighting and promotional abilities the past couple of years and I, for one, see no reason why he should subject himself to additional risk when he appears to be set financially."

Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) won a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics and went on to win world championships at junior lightweight, lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight.

YoUnG CaLi · 06-06-2008, 06:21 PM

He retired the wrong way.....he never had a major test....and he had 1 coming with cotto and gave it up....but hey when you don't like watchur doing anymore than retire...its always about that persons need...can't be mad at him...

But damn that fuking sux....so who's gonna be the welterweight champ now??? I'm guessing the winner or margarito cotto.....

Hope another floyd come around soon....

KeepIt1Hunnid · 06-06-2008, 06:26 PM

Floyd is doing this as a promotional stunt, if you can't read between lines enough to know that, your a joke. He's gonna come back and fight again...

YoUnG CaLi · 06-06-2008, 06:41 PM

Ok so what happens if he stays retired????? Who's gonna be the joke then....and how are you sure he's 4 gonna fight again??he's 32 he isn't young....specially in such a violent sport

heat27 · 06-06-2008, 06:55 PM

i dont believe he is done.
i how a feelin he will comeback

Raezr Productions · 06-06-2008, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeepIt1Hunnid

Floyd is doing this as a promotional stunt, if you can't read between lines enough to know that, your a joke. He's gonna come back and fight again...

LOL!!!!!!!!

sorry...but u callin someone else a joke is just funny to me

LAKERS_520 · 06-06-2008, 07:33 PM

Mayweather is a punk I bet if De La Hoya took a pay cut and offered Mayweather like 30 Mill for a fight he'd do it

I wish he would man up and fight Cotto I think that would be better then De La Hoya Vs. Mayweather 2

HipHop KnowLedge · 06-06-2008, 09:36 PM

told yall he a bitch

same2step · 06-06-2008, 09:37 PM

DAMN that sucks for Boxing, Mayweather was the only Boxer I even watched him and Cotto, he is the only major draw they had, not like De La Hoya will continue to fight forever, Cotto is good but he is not a draw like them well at least not yet

I hope it is bullshit though I would like to see a few more fights including one with Cotto but he had a great career and had a great year and made a lot of money, then he got paid to start this year doing that WWE shit

he would make the perfect promoter as much as he talks

BrebYayo · 06-06-2008, 09:38 PM

yea i think he gonna be back..but if not he still will go out on top (39-0)(25 ko's)..<<thats alotta wins with no losses...even if u say he didnt face nobody good

chris1883 · 06-06-2008, 10:29 PM

That sucks, but hold up what has Cotto done, does he deserve a fight with mayweather... Id like to see Cotto fight some real people before you start saying mayweather is ducking him.......

XthePrince · 06-06-2008, 10:31 PM

that's just another excuse for him to not fight cotto or margarito. I bet that if cotto loses bad against margarito, mayweather will want to fight him. I doubt this is real though. The way he spends money means he'll have to fight again.

heat27 · 06-07-2008, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris1883

That sucks, but hold up what has Cotto done, does he deserve a fight with mayweather... Id like to see Cotto fight some real people before you start saying mayweather is ducking him.......

what cotto has done is fight the top welterweights

what top welterweights has mayweather fought lately ????

hatton and DLH???

cotto beat 3 top welterweight in one year
and now cotto fightin another top welterweight not like
mayweather

XthePrince · 06-07-2008, 12:50 AM

^^^ that's true.

06-06-2008, 05:52 PM	#1
heat27 EHNY for life Join Date: May 2006 Location: BRONX,NY Posts: 9,133 Repped: 1,220 Repped 2,391 Times in 1,103 Posts Neg Reps: 234 Neg Repped at 259 Times in 196 Posts	06/06/08 - Mayweather Jr. retires, cancels rematch with De La Hoya 06/06/08 - Mayweather Jr. retires, cancels rematch with De La Hoya ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Pound-for-pound king and welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement from boxing Friday. "It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today," Mayweather, 32, said in a statement. "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." The retirement means that his scheduled Sept. 20 rematch with Oscar De La Hoya is off. "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." Bob Arum, here promoting Kelly Pavlik's middleweight defense against Gary Lockett on Saturday night, promoted Mayweather for most of his career until an acrimonious split. Still, Arum also wished him well in retirement. "I commend Floyd Mayweather for being so forthright," Arum said. "He's had a wonderful career He's decided to retire and to announce publicly his intention. I think we should all applaud him for his candor and his forthrightness. Boxing is a very dangerous sport and it involves serious risk of injury every time a person steps into the ring. Floyd has a accumulated a large nest egg through his fighting and promotional abilities the past couple of years and I, for one, see no reason why he should subject himself to additional risk when he appears to be set financially." Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) won a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics and went on to win world championships at junior lightweight, lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight. __________________

06-06-2008, 06:26 PM	#3
KeepIt1Hunnid Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: TaMpA BaY Posts: 3,119 Repped: 49 Repped 57 Times in 24 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Floyd is doing this as a promotional stunt, if you can't read between lines enough to know that, your a joke. He's gonna come back and fight again... __________________ LeBron...Suck On Ya Boobie...(Gibson)

06-06-2008, 06:55 PM	#5
heat27 EHNY for life Join Date: May 2006 Location: BRONX,NY Posts: 9,133 Repped: 1,220 Repped 2,391 Times in 1,103 Posts Neg Reps: 234 Neg Repped at 259 Times in 196 Posts	i dont believe he is done. i how a feelin he will comeback __________________

06-06-2008, 07:33 PM	#7
LAKERS_520 Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nu Yawwk Posts: 3,346 Repped: 376 Repped 2,107 Times in 557 Posts Neg Reps: 17 Neg Repped at 64 Times in 50 Posts	Mayweather is a punk I bet if De La Hoya took a pay cut and offered Mayweather like 30 Mill for a fight he'd do it I wish he would man up and fight Cotto I think that would be better then De La Hoya Vs. Mayweather 2 __________________ sbrecords the type of dude to make his girlfriend an account on HHB so they can spend more time together when there apart

06-06-2008, 09:37 PM	#9
same2step Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,050 Repped: 282 Repped 59 Times in 19 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 6 Times in 6 Posts	DAMN that sucks for Boxing, Mayweather was the only Boxer I even watched him and Cotto, he is the only major draw they had, not like De La Hoya will continue to fight forever, Cotto is good but he is not a draw like them well at least not yet I hope it is bullshit though I would like to see a few more fights including one with Cotto but he had a great career and had a great year and made a lot of money, then he got paid to start this year doing that WWE shit he would make the perfect promoter as much as he talks __________________

06-06-2008, 06:21 PM	#2
YoUnG CaLi datalkofcali Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SoUtH CaLi Posts: 4,560 Repped: 265 Repped 836 Times in 453 Posts Neg Reps: 91 Neg Repped at 166 Times in 118 Posts	He retired the wrong way.....he never had a major test....and he had 1 coming with cotto and gave it up....but hey when you don't like watchur doing anymore than retire...its always about that persons need...can't be mad at him... But damn that fuking sux....so who's gonna be the welterweight champ now??? I'm guessing the winner or margarito cotto..... Hope another floyd come around soon....

06-06-2008, 06:41 PM	#4
YoUnG CaLi datalkofcali Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SoUtH CaLi Posts: 4,560 Repped: 265 Repped 836 Times in 453 Posts Neg Reps: 91 Neg Repped at 166 Times in 118 Posts	Ok so what happens if he stays retired????? Who's gonna be the joke then....and how are you sure he's 4 gonna fight again??he's 32 he isn't young....specially in such a violent sport

06-06-2008, 09:36 PM	#8
HipHop KnowLedge Knowledge is power Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LA (LBC LONG BEaCH) Posts: 7,167 Repped: 10 Repped 349 Times in 172 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 85 Times in 62 Posts	told yall he a bitch

06-06-2008, 09:38 PM	#10
BrebYayo NEW B Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NEW B Posts: 1,983 Repped: 605 Repped 191 Times in 82 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 4 Posts	yea i think he gonna be back..but if not he still will go out on top (39-0)(25 ko's)..<<thats alotta wins with no losses...even if u say he didnt face nobody good __________________

06-06-2008, 10:29 PM	#11
chris1883 Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 3,101 Repped: 503 Repped 1,842 Times in 280 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	That sucks, but hold up what has Cotto done, does he deserve a fight with mayweather... Id like to see Cotto fight some real people before you start saying mayweather is ducking him.......

06-06-2008, 10:31 PM	#12
XthePrince Heir To The Throne Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,482 Repped: 99 Repped 145 Times in 22 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	that's just another excuse for him to not fight cotto or margarito. I bet that if cotto loses bad against margarito, mayweather will want to fight him. I doubt this is real though. The way he spends money means he'll have to fight again.

06-07-2008, 12:50 AM	#14
XthePrince Heir To The Throne Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,482 Repped: 99 Repped 145 Times in 22 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	^^^ that's true.

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