Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a dickhead. In fact, I think he is the Terrell Owens of boxing. During his split-decision victory over Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday, Mayweather made it a point to mock De La Hoya as much as possible. It all started when Mayweather entered the ring wearing a sombrero along with a robe and trunks with Mexico’s flag on them (see left) to insult De La Hoya’s Mexican-American heritage on Cinco de Mayo. Mayweather was accompanied by a rapping 50 Cent, who reportedly bet $1 million on Mayweather to win the fight. The jeering continued in the ring, as Mayweather smiled at De La Hoya whenever Oscar appeared to have landed a decent punch.
The fight was rather disappointing in terms of big punches landed. It did not appear that either fighter was injured by any of their opponents punches throughout the entire fight. Both fighters ended the fight without showing any swelling or blood on their faces. This was a fight of missed punches for De La Hoya, and quick feet for Mayweather. One intangible for De La Hoya was the crowd, which was dominantly in his favor, and showed it by breaking out into cheers for Oscar whenever he landed a punch. Mayweather made his punches count, landing 43% of his punches to only 21% for De La Hoya. While Mayweather did not spark many attacks, he was clearly the winner. The decision should have been unanimous for Mayweather, but nonetheless, he still earned the 154 pound World Boxing Council title.
I lucked out by getting to watch the fight with a horde of drunk idiots who knew nothing about boxing, because whenever De La Hoya would go on one of his flurries without actually making any contact with Mayweather, these guys would go crazy cheering for Oscar. One guy even ran around the room cheering at the top of his lungs and taunting the Mayweather fans after the results were announced. He thought that De La Hoya was the new champion, until his father yelled “Mayweather won, you asshole!” (Note: people who mistakenly think they know a lot about sports are douches).
My favorite quotes from Mayweather post-fight were:
- “It was easy work for me”
- “He was rough and tough, but he couldn’t beat the best.”
- “That was one of my easiest fights, actually.”
- “I showed you why I am the best fighter of this era.”
What an asshole.
Update: The fight can be seen in its entirety here. I suggest you watch it ASAP before it is taken down.
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