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So I'm naive. I'm not going to
apologize for one second for
being naive. I'm not going to
apologize for trying to see the
good in everybody and for
believing that people by and
large are ethical, generous,
honorable and honest.
I am also naive because I
believe that people who have
been rewarded in life with great
success and financial security
should give back to the
community or the sport or sector
which has afforded them the
opportunity to be wealthy,
famous and successful.
I am naive to think that most
boxing world champions are as
generous and caring as our
former world champion Jennifer
Salinas who regularly gives back
to her community. Jennifer moves
between the USA and Bolivia
always generously giving back to
the underprivileged children in
her home country.
And then we come to perhaps the
greatest fighter of recent
times, Floyd “Money” Mayweather.
A stupendous and brilliant
fighter who should have been
remembered as one of the
greatest of all time, the
enigmatic Floyd rather chose to
disrespect the sport that gave
him so much, and turned it into
a complete farce and circus with
the decision to fight Connor
McGregor.
Who you might ask is Connor
McGregor in boxing terms, and
the answer is no-one. This so
called bout / fight / farce is a
multimillion Dollar circus and
as Mr Money categorically stated
“It’s all about the numbers.”
Floyd Mayweather has enough
money to feed several countries
in Africa for a decade. Rather
than giving back and being
remembered as a legend and hero,
he has thrown it all away to
rather rake in another $100m or
so.
They say money is the root of
all evil, but in essence it’s
the love of money which is the
root of all evil. Maybe I'm
naive to say that your
reputation, Mr Mayweather, is in
tatters. Maybe it doesn't matter
to you but it does to all your
millions of fans and supporters.
All the best for the fight Floyd
– I really hope it was worth
throwing your reputation away
for.
Until next time, keep boxing.
Howard Goldberg
PRESIDENT: World Boxing
Federation
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