“Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather to Wrestle

February 27, 2008

(Long Island, N.Y.) Undefeated six-time World Boxing Council champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. changed gears Monday and announced his intentions in fighting 430 lbs., 7-feet tall wrestler “Big Show” on March 30th as the main event of WWE’s “WrestleMania XXIV” at Citrus Bowl in Orlando Fl. in a press conference it Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

With a current record of 39-0 peppered with 25 KO’s and the current holder of WBC’s welterweight belt, Floyd Mayweather Jr. sees little challenge ahead of him in the sport of boxing. It was rumored earlier in the year that a possible rematch with Mexico’s boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya sometime in September could take place. Another speculation has Mayweather fighting undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. who is the son of undefeated boxing icon Julio Chavez in a mega fight later this year.

Mayweather’s March 30th debut in pro-wrestling will net the fighter $20 Million in earnings and a chance to prove himself as the versatile athlete he privately perceives himself to be. “It’s entertainment. You have a chance to just be you and do what you want to do, wrestling takes care of business right on the spot, whatever they say they’re going to do, they do it right on the spot. There’s no waiting three, four, five months. Quick results, quick money. Quick big money, too.” said Mayweather.

In a press conference called by WWE Monday night to introduce both fighters ahead of their March 30th battle, Mayweather Jr. electrified the crowd at Staples Center by throwing thick wads of $100, $50 and $20 bills to the hundreds of supporters who gathered to view the spectacle.

Mayweather’s manager Leonard Ellerbee described the move as part of his camps ongoing efforts to make Mayweather a mainstream athlete among American sports fanatics. Last year, Mayweather Jr. was the fourth celebrity booted out in “Dancing with the Stars”. “It crossed him over and took him into the households of many middle-aged Americans and turned him into a mainstream superstar,” Ellerbee said. “Now when Floyd goes into the grocery store, the first thing 65-year-old ladies say is, “You’re Floyd from Dancing With the Stars.”

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4 Responses to ““Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather to Wrestle”

Dennis on March 1st, 2008 4:56 am

Yeah come on man you will break the big show down

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Rey_Mysterio11 on March 1st, 2008 5:01 am

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