[Cshel86]

While most people dont agree with Floyd's logic, simply because they dont like him...I must admit that most of the things that he's said over the years is beginning to surface, while the rest of it being cemented before our eyes. Vivek Wallace made a great point on the show last night...

One thing Floyd always mentions is his health and making the money that he truly feels he deserves. People say that he made the health comment because he doesn't want to get hurt in the ring against Manny...we all know who those idiots are that believes that.

The most dangerous fight is what happens outside of the ring, which is life itself. That ranges from getting in a car and commuting on a daily basis, getting on a plane, motorcycle, etc. Not knowing what will happen to you next, indeed is the biggest fight of everybody's life.

With that said, Im sure Paul didn't think that the accident would happen, but it did. When I read "paralyzed", I immediately thought, "Damn I hope he's in good financial standings". I knew for a fact that he more than likely going to be out of commission with the lifestyle that made him wealthy.

We all read about boxers and their personal lives, some have bumps and bruises, but are able to financially handle it, while that doesn't apply to the rest. Now that I think about it, this would've Paul's first time headlining a PPV card, am I right? Who knows where he could've gone from that point on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dntknw.gif)

From what I was hearing, he has made some sound investments over the course of his career, and he appears to be in good spirits, so I cant knock it. With all of this in mind, not all fighters have big financial opportunities in the sport, so its best to milk it while it lasts.

[daprofessor]

While most people dont agree with Floyd's logic, simply because they dont like him...I must admit that most of the things that he's said over the years is beginning to surface, while the rest of it being cemented before our eyes. Vivek Wallace made a great point on the show last night...

One thing Floyd always mentions is his health and making the money that he truly feels he deserves. People say that he made the health comment because he doesn't want to get hurt in the ring against Manny...we all know who those idiots are that believes that.

The most dangerous fight is what happens outside of the ring, which is life itself. That ranges from getting in a car and commuting on a daily basis, getting on a plane, motorcycle, etc. Not knowing what will happen to you next, indeed is the biggest fight of everybody's life.

With that said, Im sure Paul didn't think that the accident would happen, but it did. When I read "paralyzed", I immediately thought, "Damn I hope he's in good financial standings". I knew for a fact that he more than likely going to be out of commission with the lifestyle that made him wealthy.

We all read about boxers and their personal lives, some have bumps and bruises, but are able to financially handle it, while that doesn't apply to the rest. Now that I think about it, this would've Paul's first time headlining a PPV card, am I right? Who knows where he could've gone from that point on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dntknw.gif)

From what I was hearing, he has made some sound investments over the course of his career, and he appears to be in good spirits, so I cant knock it. With all of this in mind, not all fighters have big financial opportunities in the sport, so its best to milk it while it lasts.

totally agree with everything said here. in addition to that, it just proves that the approach al haymon has taken to ensure his fighters get paid their rightful share is the best thing for the boxers. paul is set and has made very sound investements. he has a solid team around him headed by al and george peterson. paul himself has said that he could walk away from the sport and be set for life. i just hate to see it happen this way. on a different note...i love his never say die attitude. i watched a video where they played audio from an interview he did with an atlanta news agency. he sounded very positive. in the end he said..."hey, if i can't walk again i'll just get on my boat and go fishing! hakuna matata!" i know he's going to be alright.

[mgrover]

theyve been testing a cure fir paralysis on mice recently and its been working well, maybe one day it will work on humans