FightHype.com

ALL ACCESS EP. 1 - FLOYD MAYWEATHER: "I WILL BE KNOWN AS TBE...I'M MOTIVATED BECAUSE OF MY LEGACY"

By Ben Thompson | April 20, 2014

The first episode of the Emmy-nominated SHOWTIME Sports series ALL ACCESS: MAYWEATHER vs. MAIDANA debuted tonight in the lead-up to the May 3 showdown between WBC welterweight champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather and WBA welterweight champion Marcos Maidana. For those fans awaiting the return of the undefeated pound-for-pound champion and his larger-than-life personality, it did not disappoint. "Is it about the money? Absolutely! Is it about the fame? Absolutely! It's everything wrapped in one. I want to be the best. Not just the best fighter. I want to be the best athlete, period! When I leave, I will be known as TBE, and that's The Best Ever...I'm motivated because my legacy, my family, my will to win. I don't want to let myself down. I don't want to let no one down. I want to let everybody know that Floyd Mayweather is worth it, and even more," Mayweather would comment. Check out what else Floyd Mayweather had to say in episode 1 of All Access: Mayweather vs. Maidana.

FLOYD MAYWEATHER:

Is it about the money? Absolutely! Is it about the fame? Absolutely! It's everything wrapped in one. I want to be the best. Not just the best fighter. I want to be the best athlete, period! When I leave, I will be known as TBE, and that's The Best Ever!

In this All Access, we will sell a lifestyle you have never seen before. We gonna show some shit on this one.

I slept with the baddest bitches. I drove the flyest cars. I've got some of the flyest properties.

Once it gets to this level, we can really choose any guy that we want. Some hit the jackpot, some don't, and that's life. May 3rd, I can't overlook this guy, Marcos Maidana. He's tough. He got the will to win, just like I got the will to win, so this is a tough fight for me.

If it costs $12 million to promote a fight, I'm looking to take that $12 million and turn it into $112 million. As a businessman, I feel like that's my job.

That boy is a tough ass opponent. I'm just mad what he did to Adrien Broner. I'm upset, but I gotta stay focused. Baby Bro wanna make pornos. I'm told him, "There's a difference between the elite level and that regular shit that you been fighting." [Imitates Broner] "Oh no, Big Bro, I got it. I can do everything you can do." My man, I'm training. I'm making you think I'm partying; my black ass training.

You gotta fight your way through this shit.

Adrien Broner got outhustled by Marcos Maidana. You can't take nothing for granted.

Being able to help up-and-coming fighters, that's what it's about. It's all about just giving back.

A lot of young, strong champions out there. Hopefully some day, I can find the next Floyd Mayweather.

I'm motivated because my legacy, my family, my will to win. I don't want to let myself down. I don't want to let no one down. I want to let everybody know that Floyd Mayweather is worth it, and even more.

Since Marcos Maidana beat Adrien Broner, everyone says, "You know what? I think this guy has the remedy to crack the MayVinci Code." Is it possible? Maybe, but I'm still beating guys that's young enough to be my sons.



[ Follow Ben Thompson on Twitter @fighthype ]

MARCH 18, 2024
MARCH 17, 2024
MARCH 14, 2024
MARCH 12, 2024
MARCH 11, 2024
MARCH 07, 2024
MARCH 04, 2024
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
FEBRUARY 08, 2024
FEBRUARY 05, 2024
FEBRUARY 01, 2024
JANUARY 31, 2024
JANUARY 30, 2024
JANUARY 29, 2024
JANUARY 25, 2024
JANUARY 22, 2024
JANUARY 18, 2024
JANUARY 15, 2024
JANUARY 12, 2024
JANUARY 11, 2024
JANUARY 08, 2024
JANUARY 04, 2024
JANUARY 01, 2024