"It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today. I have decided to permanently retire from boxing... I am sorry I have to leave the sport at this time, knowing I still have my God-given abilities to succeed and future multi-million dollar paydays ahead, including the one right around the corner. But there comes a time when money doesn't matter. I just can't do it any more. I have a found piece with my decision that I have not felt in a long time."
We have heard this about six times before from Floyd, but, for some reason this one seems a little bit more legit. He hasn't done anything this elaborate before and the fact that it is coming just months before a title fight, not right after a victory (like usual), is somewhat telling.
Even the president of Golden Boy Promotions has already confirmed that the fight has been cancelled and "... will move on. Sometime next week, I will announce a big fight for Oscar. There are different names out there and I will be working diligently to announce in the coming day's Oscar's next fight."
To be completely honest, we could really care less about this "breaking news". In the past few years Floyd has used the sport of boxing as nothing but a personal platform to make as much money as possible (trying not to end up like Holyfield I guess). Now, after making hundreds of millions, he claims that he doesn't care about the money. If he wants to leave the sport, then I say do it, it seems he hasn't really been in it for a while anyway.
His hall of fame career has been great to this point, however the jury is not out on whether or not he fought the best talent on his rise to the top. One or two more high-quality wins would seal the deal on his career.
As of now, if Mayweather never fights again, he may go down as the most talented boxer ever to walk the face of the earth, but will not be considered one of the top 10 greatest fighters in boxing history.
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