Floyd Mayweather Sr. feels his son will be better served by retiring than sticking around for a few more fights against inferior opposition.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has amassed 48 consecutive wins along with eleven world titles in five weight divisions since turning pro in 1996, and each payday has dwarfed the last.
The final touches on his masterpiece of a career were applied on May 2nd against Manny Pacquiao, leaving little room for criticism as to the quality of his opponents over the years.
He has claimed on several occasions that his next appearance on September 12th will be his last, with either Andre Berto or Karim Mayfield as apparently acceptable options; a sheer fall in quality from what we are used to seeing from him.
Floyd Sr was quoted on World Boxing News as saying his son told him he was looking to sign-off against a couple of easy marks -which the names above certainly qualify as- and could possibly take more fights after September.
“Floyd told me he just wants to get a couple of easy fights.”
However, considering his boy’s extensive professional and amateur career, Senior reckons he may as well leave the game if that is the attitude he will carry forward into this late stage of his career.
“My honest opinion, if he feels that way, he should get on out of the game.”
“Anybody’s body, 20 years, anybody’s body gets tired — and it’s been every day of 20 years, and longer, for my son.”
There is an acute possibility that Floyd Jr could let his impossibly high standards drop by competing past what has already been an abnormally long peak. Andre Berto and Karim Mayfield (whilst they would certainly beat me up for fun) are in no way comparable to names like Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Saul Alvarez or any other elite operators that Floyd has dealt with handily over the years.
He has already made the money and cemented his legacy, and while he is more than capable of beating up on below-par foes for a few more years yet, there is always something unpleasant about watching a fighter perform at a level below his best.
That time hasn’t arrived yet for Floyd, but I don’t want to witness it when it does.