Face it, it’s close to Halloween and the eerily coincidental is something we all seem sensitive to in October. I’m not talking about the conspiritory, just damned creepy and foretelling; maybe it’s the brisk weather or all of the shows about the ghosts who seem to only visit D-List Celebrities. Was it me; or did ESPN’s “Broke” make you think about Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Oh yeah full disclosure for Floyds internet jackals, I’m a “broke muthafucka” but I also play a deep thinker on my blog and Maxboxing.com. I thought the Documentary used Shelly Finkel as Boxing’s “stand in” representative because he is closely associated with Tyson and Holyfield, last generation’s examples of how so much money can go to the weirdest places. Ironically he’s also the guy who negotiated a settlement for Tysons 125 million dollar lawsuit vs. Don King down to 14 million in 3 million dollar “installments”. Floyd Mayweather would probably have no problem saying Finkel is undeserving of even being on the Money Team, unless he’s skilled at drying the champion’s brow after workouts. The Documentary was organized and taut, more of a step by step instructional with antidotal stories that keep the viewer entertained. Each Athlete represented stages of grief, denial and resignation-Floyd would call them all losers, because 43 have tried and…well you know the rest.
And yet, the number one money maker in Boxing, the man who made 85 million dollars last year (see jackals, I know what you’re going to say) is prone to EVERY mistake covered in “how to go broke”…and he’s 35! When he got out of jail and sent out pictures of himself hugging a million dollars cash on a private jet it may have impressed you but the first thing I thought was “ this won’t end well”. Floyd earned about 213 million in his career, roughly half of what Tyson shit away and he’s worth about half of that. Now the “sausage in a suit” he calls a spokesperson may yell at me for speaking on this, but why not?, I mean you do market yourself as “Money” why can’t I look at that documentary and comment on how easy it would be (for anybody) to lose it?. How is Filthy Rich Records not like the Car Washes? How about the entourage who not only need to be clothed and fed but also require weapons and ammunition? Muscle Bound Bodyguards to stand around and giggle when you call your father a faggot can’t be cheap either. Betting was covered, Antoine Walker, Charles Barkley and Allen Iverson combined can’t carry Floyds gambling addiction jockstrap- he’s probably putting a million on Notre Dame (vs. Stanford) to cover this Saturday right NOW.
Fleets of vehicles to keep up with Rappers and God knows who else is clanging around in his head, random Rolls Royce’s for the 24/7 camera’s-all of them depreciating before they hit his garage. “Making it Rain”, a ritual his father called “retarded” ; also to keep up with Rappers who tend to have Vodka Deals and opportunities outside of their chosen field-unlike Floyd. Girlfriends who with a straight face would accept an $11,000 pair of shoes will ultimately end up a creditor in retirement. Baby Mama’s, children from women who he’s been legally involved with in domestic incidents-what happens when he’s 38 and can no longer raid the Golden Boy Promotions Nursery? Family, he’s clearly been good to his mother and his sister’s sound like great people but just how many Mayweathers are there? And if they are so tight who is big enough to say “hey, you need to start socking away .25 cents on the dollar” because you won’t be doing this forever”. Alot of the Athletes were jobbed by financial advisors, a shameful thing because these are supposed to be people who are there to help them navigate the "trauma of sudden wealth". Ask yourself what advisor would allow a client to run around with dufflebags of cash and jewelry? and would you consider this a person you could trust?.
Andre Rison’s aura reminded me of how Floyd would be if such an adversity would hit him, still fronting and almost reveling in the excess that led to his financial collapse. When IRS agents are in your locker-room (Hatton fight) talking about 6.1 million bones something is wrong, something tweeting “money pics” to people who don’t read anything of relevance won’t solve. When you get robbed of 7.1 million dollars of uninsured jewelry it screams that you run in the wrong circles and wolves view you as an imprudent “mark”- ask yourself this, does Jay Z even own that much jewelry? If he was prone to that (in his mid-30’s) would he be part owner of the Brooklyn Nets? When JP Morgan sues you over a bullshit status “whip” and you end up taking out a sucker loan at double digits, something is wrong. Executives at JP Morgan wipe their asses with Mayweathers net worth, and they’ll have no problem suing his ass off ...all on the Government dime (Cus they're the REAL MONEY TEAM) when he can no longer “throw them thangs”. That Documentary was haunted by Mayweather if you ask me; and if this prophecy manifests itself he won’t be the first or last Boxer to endure it. My hope is that he watched it in a room by himself with no flunkies, took notes and watched it again, and willed himself to redirect his obsession away from making the money. But investing and Keeping it.
And then called Magic Johnson.
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