Floyd Mayweather News: 'Money May' Reiterates Being Retired, Says Coming Back Not In His Mind
It has been more than four months since undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. officially walked away from the sport of boxing.
"Money May," who left with an unblemished slate of 49-0, with 26 victories by knockout, last saw action in September of the past year when he handily defeated two-time world champion Andre Berto via a wide unanimous decision margin.
Since then, Mayweather has often reiterated that he was going to stay retired, despite challenges and indirect call outs from fellow boxers such as Manny Pacquiao, Gennady Golovkin and Oscar De La Hoya, and even mixed martial arts fighters such as Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, and most recently, UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.
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One of the reasons Floyd Jr. gave was to "give the younger fighters a chance" to flourish and make a name for themselves. Mayweather runs his own boxing promotion company, Mayweather Promotions, where he has under his wing fighters such as welterweight Ashley Theophane, middleweight J'Leon Love, lightweight Mickey Bey Jr. and light middleweight Ishe Smith, just to name a few.
Recently, Mayweather once again reiterated his stance on retirement. In an interview with Talksport (which was reported by Edward Chaykovsky for Boxingscene), the man once deemed as the sport's pound-for-pound king talked about his 20-year professional career and the money he has earned along the way.
He also talked about being "blessed way beyond belief," speaking of how he has been living comfortably through "smart investments," and how he will be making "seven figures a month" for the rest of his life.
"As of right now, I'm focused on me, I'm focused on the young fighters under the Mayweather Promotions banner, and trying to help," Mayweather said in the Talksport interview. "I'm not thinking about who I could fight or who I could come out of retirement for, I just want to get back into the sport in a different way."
