When Mayweather was presented with the statistics, that said hed been hit 220 times, he asked: Are you talking about clean shots or low blows? Mayweather then expanded his answer saying, He was the guy who was holding me with one hand and hitting me with the other. He was the guy that was trying to knee me. Absolutely! I thought I was a boxer and he was a WWE wrestler. Thats what I thought. Floyd pointed to a head clash that left him cut above the right eye, and a moment when his arm was twisted in a clinch, then said he was given a harder fight by Miguel Cotto and that both Cotto and Saul Alvarez had hit him harder. It was the toughest wrestling match, Floyd continued. Its totally different. Miguel Cottos tougher. Hes a tougher fighter and he hit harder. Canelo hit harder than him [Maidana]. Hes tough and hes rugged. I could have made this fight absolutely easy but it would have been boring and I didnt want to do that. These fans pay serious money to come out and support the fight so weve got to give them something to see. Focusing his gaze on Maidana, for the Argentines trainer Robert Garcia to translate, he said: Youre a h@ll of a fighter. Youre a very tough competitor. Congratulations on the new baby, shes beautiful. You have a beautiful family and youre a true champion, but next fight dont hit me in the d@ck so much. Maidana, referring to the glove row that kicked-off the day before the bout, sharply shot back: Next time, let me use my gloves. Mayweather said a rematch would see a similar outcome but a different fight, stating that he ignored perfect instructions from his father Floyd Senior to make it interesting for the fans. It was exciting, it was give and take, he said. Hes a very, very rugged guy. If we fought again would it be the same fight? Absolutely not. I can make the fight a lot easier if I want to. Maidana, who was supported by a terrifically vocal contingent, was pleased with his performance if not the outcome. No ones ever attacked him the way I did, he said. No ones landed punches the way I did. Most of the fighters he boxes have so much respect for him but I didnt. I was always going for a fight. Hes a great boxer and a great fighter.
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 13:13:24 +0000
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