Mayweather’s Jail Time Postponed So He Can Fight In May… Supposedly
By William Trillo
I just happened to jump on the internet (www.tmz.com) with enough time to watch a Nevada judge grant a reprieve to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and instead of having to turn himself into Nevada authorities today to serve a 90 day jail sentence, Floyd will now get a 5 month reprieve with the notion that he will be fighting a big money fight in May. The judge also noted that part of his sentence was for domestic violence counseling and on that matter Mayweather would not be let off the hook and would have to perform the Domestic Violence counseling on a weekly basis. “Fight or no fight”, the judge said, “Mr. Mayweather will have to perform that duty with no excuses. If he misses one day he will be subject to his 90 sentence immediately!”
If all goes according to this plan Floyd will turn himself in on June 1 of this year….(cough).
As to that big money fight in May, if any of you think it’s finally going to be Floyd vs. Manny…guess again.
In his request to postpone Mayweather’s sentence his attorney said it was, “…to give Floyd time to train for a massive fight on May 5th against an undetermined opponent at the MGM Grand.”
Undetermined opponent?
Talk about opening the door counselor!
Although most of us would love to believe that means the fight with Pacquiao is right around the corner it would be highly suggested that no one holds their breath.
My guess is Manny will fight someone like Lamont Peterson in May or June and Mayweather will either fight someone like the Berto/Ortiz winner, a “Ghost” or a “Ginger Kid” in May. After that talks will begin that Manny vs. Floyd could possibly happen in November. (Although I doubt it ever will).
That should give Mayweather’s attorney another carrot to dangle in front of the Nevada judge and ask for another postponement of that 90 day sentence until 2013, which will most likely be granted as long as Floyd follows through with his court ordered counseling and stays clear of any trouble.
On the bright side, for Mayweather fans, this could be the start of some consistent activity for Floyd who I am sure would rather fight every 6 months as opposed to spending time in Cell Block C.
On the downside, for those not so keen on Floyd, this will be viewed as another high profile celebrity getting preferential treatment and “bucking” the system.
It’s pretty clear the judge in this case could not care less about boxing, and rightly so. But to postpone this sentence for a so called “Massive fight” is ill-advised and haphazard at best.
First, I personally doubt we will ever see Floyd vs. Manny, there are too many issues, personalities and $$$ going into this thing and negotiations will be a veritable nightmare, no one is going to budge.
Second, considering the “Posse” Floyd rolls with it’s hard to believe he will stay clear of trouble and one way or another the judge will have no choice put to throw him in “The Hoosgow” for a yet to be determined stretch of time.
In fact…if you listen closely you can hear Champagne corks popping in Las Vegas right now as calls are being made to every Strip Club in “Sin City” to reserve a table and a case of “Dom” for Pretty Boy and a party of 10. Floyd’s gonna be makin’ it rain up in here tonight!
http://www.tmz.com/2012/01/06/floyd-mayweather-turns-himself-in-jail/#.TwdLszXWZDQ
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I agree with you i dont think the fight is going to happen. When mayweather was supposed to go to jail for 90 days starting yesterday bob arum came out and said Manny would not wait around for mayweather and he would look to fight on May 5th. So now that the may 5th date is open arum comes out and says that manny suffered a cut in the marquez fight and wouldnt be able to fight until June. Wow the exact time when mayweather is unavaiable. Bob will not let the fight happen because he know Manny will lose period. I agree that if floyd fight the ghost its a terrible fight and will not do well. I hope that doesnt happen. I also think that pac will go after peterson because its an easy win and he coming off a win vs khan. (even though I dont like Khan at all I think he beat peterson and so did victor ortiz) but hey thats how arum works he will sell it as the guy who beat khan and gave ortiz all he could handle when in reality nobody wants to see that fight. Im sick of all this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please im begging for boxing make the fight happen please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Pacquaio does decide to fight a “ginger kid”, there won’t be any demand for him to face Mayweather because that ginger kid is too big, too strong and too quick.
Sorry about being “Anonymous” William. Not on my usual computer.
I just think pushing Canelo into a fight with either right now is ill-advised.
i agree even though canelo is an easy sell because of his fan base. It is not the best move for his career. i like canelo a lot and think because of his age they should still proceed carefully with his career. But canelo vs floyd or canelo vs manny does sound better then floyd vs ghost or manny vs peterson.
the only fight worthy of “JR” is with father time, justice delayed is justice denied.
There are conflicting accounts of who first noted the phrase. According to Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations, it is attributable to William Ewart Gladstone but such attribution was not verifiable.[1] Alternatively, it may be attributable to William Penn, although not in its current form.
The phrase may alternatively be traced to the Magna Carta, clause 40 of which reads, “To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay, right or justice.” The reason one goes to court is to get justice, and “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied”