FLOYD MAYWEATHER is operating as a mentor for Adrien Broner. Mayweather was famously undefeated and, although Broner has suffered a couple of losses, Floyd still has a lot faith in him.
โI gradually moved up. Because thatโs the way youโre supposed to do. He made a big jump and Iโm going to be honest, [Marcos] Maidanaโs one of the hardest hitting mother******s I ever fought and Adrien Broner can vouch for that. For Adrien Broner to get knocked down by Maidana and hop up and continue to fight,โ Mayweather said, โI just want to tell Adrien Iโm proud of him. Through all the stuff that heโs been through heโs still able to go out there and perform.โ
He also had no gripes withย Bronerโs outspoken behaviour. โI donโt want to be controlled,โ he said. โNo athlete out there should be controlled and told what to say.โ
He advised, โIf youโre the best, you say youโre the best.โ
He expects a good fight from Broner against Adrian Granados in February. โWe will see the best of Adrien Broner. The guy that heโs fighting is not a pushover,โ Floyd said.
Mayweather had some general thoughts on boxing today. โMost of these fighters nowadays, all they do is bitch and complain about the money. โWe want what Mayweather got.โ Well, youโve got to take the same road Mayweather took. I fought 17 times in a year and a half. Thatโs the reason why I fought for the world title and I fought the best guy at the weight,โ he admonished.
He indicated little temptation to return to fray himself. โThen once you get to a certain point, a certain pinnacle, where you accomplish everything that want to accomplish, then youโve got to say what next. Then you want to see everybody around you win and accomplish certain things. Because thereโs nothing else I can really do in the sport no more,โ he said.