Boxing Mad Magazine #10 MAYDAY FOR MAIDANA | Page 8

IM GOING TO GIVE
THE FANS WHAT
THEY WANT TO
SEE’

Boxing’s star attraction Floyd Mayweather has vowed to give fans an
edge-of-the-seat thriller against Marcos Maidana this Saturday night.

be a totally different fight. No gameplan at all. I’m going to be right there.
“I think styles make fights. I’m looking
to win and I’m looking to win very impressively. I’m pretty sure he’s coming
straight ahead and we’ll see how the
fight plays out,” he said.

Mayweather is used to the biggest
nights having been involved in the
highest grossing event of all time when
his bout with Oscar De La Hoya genThe pound-for-pound kingpin faces the erated a stunning $136m in 2007,
before shattering that record last year
rugged Argentine at the MGM Grand
when his battle with Alvarez raked in
in Las Vegas, live and exclusive on
$150m.
BoxNation, with the promise to stand
and engage with the renowned knockout artist when they clash at the iconic The record-breaker has proved that he
is able to handle the biggest of occaboxing coliseum.
sions, a level which will be new to the
iron willed Maidana.
‘Money’ Mayweather has predicted
that this fight will play out different
“I’ve been here before and know what
from his last two bouts, against Robit takes to win a fight of this magniert Guerrero and Canelo Alvarez retude. When the best fight the best, it
spectively, with the superstar looking
to stand in the pocket and make it an takes more than just power. It takes
more than just a great heart. You have
all-action affair.
to dig deep. You have to be mentally
“I may have three fights after this, I’m strong, not just physically strong, to
really not sure. I don’t know what I’m win a fight like this,” said Mayweather.
going to do. But I can promise you
“As of late, Marcos Maidana has been
this: Saturday, I’m going to give you
guys what you want to see,” said May- making a lot of noise. Is he one of the
best in the sport? Yes he is. But I am
weather.
the best. And that’s the difference.
“It’s not going to be the same fight that
“He’s tough, he’s rugged, he’s a
I fought with Canelo; it’s not going to
champion. I respect him as a man, but
be the same fight that I fought with
Robert Guerrero. It’s going to be a to- come Saturday you have to earn my

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“I never go in a game with a game plan. My game plan is to win
and be first,” said Mayweather. “I can’t overlook this guy. He
earned it. Argentina is a great country and you all have a true
champion. He’s a true champion, he’s a warrior, and he got
here somehow, someway. He represents his country real well.
I’m a worldwide figure, but I bleed the red, white and blue first.”
The stardom for one of sport’s most recognised faces comes at
a price, however, with Mayweather not too keen on some of the
trappings that fame presents.
“When I just sit back sometimes in my bed and I turn on the TV
and just look, I think ‘I miss doing that by myself’. I want to go
places by myself; I want do things by myself. You think I always
want to go to the movie theatre and take security?

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