"I think me and Baldomir did better numbers than him and the undefeated fighter Algieri...Last time I checked, it's not called slugging; it's called boxing. I mean, that's what happened in the Marquez fight. You was trying to play tough guy and we see what happened. It's about working smarter, not harder. When he was fighting Brandon Rios, he wasn't slugging. He was boxing...If you're doing it just for the fans, then you can give the money back to the fans if that was the case. You want to please the fans, but you're not just doing it for the fans. You're doing it for yourself also. I mean, if he wanna fight for free, he can. I'm not fighting for free," stated undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, who responded to recent comments made by 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. You don't want to miss what else he had to say. Check it out!
BT: Hey Floyd, I know you don't have much time, but I was calling real quick to see if you heard that Pacquiao responded to your comments from Friday.
FM: What did he say?
BT: Well, he started off saying that you reached a dead end and had nowhere to run and...
FM: [Cutting in] If I'm not mistaken, I think me and Baldomir did better numbers than him and the undefeated fighter Algieri.
BT: Damn. Well he continued, saying that your fights are boring and he wants to make it an entertaining fight, but he doubts you will engage him in a slugfest.
FM: It's so crazy that once he sees that I said I do want the fight to happen and let's make the fight happen, now he wants to say that Mayweather won't stand there and slug with me. Last time I checked, it's not called slugging; it's called boxing. I mean, that's what happend in the Marquez fight. You was trying to play tough guy and we see what happened. It's about working smarter, not harder. When he was fighting Brandon Rios, he wasn't slugging. He was boxing. It's obvious he must know that he's not going to win. He feels that in his heart. Like every other fighter trying to bait me into slugging, that's not going to happen. Even though I know I'm bigger and I'm stronger than him, and I'm smarter than him, we don't believe in taking no punishment. The cool thing about Floyd Mayweather's career is I was able to dish out punishment, not take punishment, make a lot of money, and have all my faculties. That's the cool thing about my career. What's so crazy is they're always talking about Floyd Mayweather fights are boring. I mean, it's an art and last time I checked, I'm an artist and I paint a beautiful picture. A bloody mouth, a bloody nose, cut lip, broken ribs; that's not beautiful on me.
BT: Then he closed it out by saying you can get whatever amount of money that you want because for him, this fight is about making the fans happy and for the good of the sport, so he'd fight you for free.
FM: Listen, I'm truly, truly blessed to be where I'm at and I'm very thankful for the fans. He's talking about the fans this and the fans that. It's obvious the fans must love me more because the pay-per-view numbers are showing who's getting the most love. I mean, of course I'm only human, so every day I come out of my house, I don't always want to take pictures, but I do appreciate the fans because without the fans, we wouldn't be where we're at today. I don't like when people say stuff like, "I'm doing it just for the fans." No, you're doing it for yourself. If you're doing it just for the fans, then you can give the money back to the fans if that was the case. You want to please the fans, but you're not just doing it for the fans. You're doing it for yourself also. I mean, if he wanna fight for free, he can. I'm not fighting for free. Once again, I'm a prize fighter. I fight for a prize, and I'm the A side so I'm always going to get the biggest prize. The thing is this, we need proof of payment. I want to see a copy of his last check.
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