Floyd Mayweather Jr.: 'If I leave the sport it's dead'

November 3, 1:08 AMIndianapolis Fight Sports ExaminerDennis "dSource" Guillermo

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For those who defy, question and doubt Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s self-proclaimed rule of the world of boxing, this is what he has to say:

"If I leave the sport, it's dead."

Just like that. Boxing, which has been around for more than a century, will suffer a tragic death once "Money" cashes out -- again. Or at least that's what he said on Sirius Shade 45 when he was interviewed by rapper and hardcore boxing fan RA The Rugged Man.

Perhaps The Rugged Man couldn't have said it best when he replied, "That's silly. Your ego is too big brother," and also made the statement, "You don't control boxing. You're just one fighter. When you leave the sport still lives on."

Floyd, Floyd, Floyd... When will you ever grow up? You take your ego trip too far man. You're looking more and more like a chip off the old block. I can already imagine it. Twenty years from now, you'll still be talking smack telling every microphone available that you're the greatest, except that you never had the charm and charisma of Ali. Actually you simply remind me more of Floyd Mayweather Sr. He too by the way, says he is the greatest trainer of all time. Unfortunately for Ricky Hatton, at some point, he believed it. And his belief, led to one of the most sensational knockouts of all-time- at his expense. It's almost as sad as those who believe that Mayweather Jr. is now the best pound-for-pound boxer in the game after he defeated the smaller Juan Manuel Marquez. And just as The Rugged Man called it, "that fight was a f**king propaganda stunt to make you (Floyd) look good."

Back to the subject at hand, Floyd is definitely a great fighter. He is also a draw. He is by far the most popular African-American fighter right now and his people are undoubtedly behind him. With that said, he has also retired before. When he left the game, boxing enjoyed some of it's biggest and most exciting fights especially with the truce between it's top promotional companies Golden Boy and Top Rank. So before we get drawn too far, I just wonder, if Floyd really feels he is as good as he says he is, then why is he really avoiding great fighters? I'm starting to really think that he simply does not have the heart and courage to get in the ring with someone he knows that can truly hurt him.

So I guess he'll opt to argue his way out of trouble rather than risk taking on a loss and getting laid out. But on the argument of his undefeated record, it truly is insignificant. Like RA said, "Floyd, if you ain't fight nobody, nobody is going to beat you!" Last time I checked, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is undefeated too and even has more wins than you. So is he greater than you then?

Floyd's signature fight to date would probably be the Corrales fight in 2002. I just don't see a lot of real challenges in his resume for me to consider him as one of the greatest of all time. Mosley fought them all, and so did Cotto. Don't even get me started at how many future Hall of Famers Manny Pacquiao beat up.

Yes, he is a great fighter, and yes he is a star. But how much longer does boxing have to feed fans his shows which are usually underwhelming and flat out boring? If he is boxing's main attraction, well the main attraction is not attractive and can't even sell out arenas against the biggest Mexican fighter on Mexican Independence day weekend. As much as he would like to believe the sport would be dead without him, it might actually be better off being the opposite. With UFC and MMA challenging The Sweet Science as the premier fight sport, boxing needs to put on bigger and more explosive shows that make their audience feel like they got their money's worth, like Pacquiao-Cotto, Mosley-Margarito and Vasquez-Marquez. 

Regardless though, boxing will be alright. Even when Pacquiao retires, boxing will continue growing in the Philippines as it will keep thriving in cities like Philly even after Bernard Hopkins hangs up his mitts. The real question is, what would Floyd Mayweather Jr. be without boxing? 

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