Floyd Mayweather News: 'Money' Says Health More Important Than Comeback; Light Middleweight Erislandy Lara Questions Floyd Jr's WBA Title
Retired undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. discusses why he chose to remain in the shelves, despite the fact that he is still receiving a lot of buzz. Meanwhile, light middleweight contender Erislandy Lara questioned why Floyd Jr. still holds the WBA (Super) light middleweight title.
"Money May" announced his retirement from the sport of boxing after winning against former world champion Andre Berto in their fight in September.
He left the sport with an immaculate record of 49-0, with 26 wins by knockout. Floyd Jr.'s monicker has been the living testament to his personality. Often seen brandishing his luxury items such as cars and other material things, Mayweather has lived up to the nickname in more ways than one.
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But in a recent report by Vadim Pushkin of Boxingscene, it apparently is not all about the money for the man who is still being deemed as the sport's pound-for-pound king. According to Mayweather, there is something he considers more important than money.
"The money for me was not the most important thing," Mayweather said in the report. "Right now my ultimate goal is to help other people, to help people in other countries. I left boxing because my health is more important than money."
Mayweather pocketed his biggest career paycheck in May, when he fought eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. For the said fight alone, he took home $300 million.
Meanwhile, 154-pound contender Erislandy Lara is not pleased with how Mayweather continues to hold the WBA (Super) light middleweight title.
Floyd Jr. retained the said belt during his fight against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in September 2013. In a report by Elisinio Castillo of Boxingscene, Mayweather's WBC Welterweight and WBC light middleweight titles have already been vacated.
The report adds that Lara expressed his frustration on the matter by going after boxing and its "politics".
"The politics of boxing are very complicated and I would rather simply focus on staying in the gym, defeating my opponents and forgetting everything else," Lara said.
