April 10, 2006
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.: Winner and Loser
He is the winner because he won his highly-hyped up match against Zab Judah. But it appears that is all there is to his being a winner.
With no defeat to blemish his record, having been compared to the likes of Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns, and occupying the no. 1 spot in most pound-for-pound lists, Mayweather was expected to show a hellish combat against an obviously out-of-synch Judah. But Floyd’s antics last Saturday made more heads shaking than nodding in confirmation to his billing as the best boxer worldwide.
Yes, there is still an unblemished record and another championship belt to count in another weight division but there are lots of questions now all boiling down to a doubt whether he is what he appears to be prior to his showdown with Judah.
And to make matters worse, he may be up for disqualification due to his uncle-trainer’s unsportsmanlike conduct during the fight. Judah gave Floyd a low blow and a right to the back of the head. Roger Mayweather, top man in Floyd’s corner jumped into the ring in protest. It took a long while before order was restored and yet this might spell disorder for Pretty Boy Floyd’s victory.
Is there anything the Blackboard can say about this?









