Floyd Mayweather sentenced to 90 days in jail

[SHOGUN]

Just when you thought Floyd/Pac-Man could finally happen...:rage:

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireSt...ng-plea-deal-vegas-case-15205643#.TvJfLlboaSp

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in a Las Vegas jail after pleading guilty to a reduced battery domestic violence charge and no contest to two harassment charges.

The 34-year-old Mayweather also was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service and pay a $2,500 fine.

The plea deal avoids trial on felony allegations that the undefeated prizefighter hit his ex-girlfriend and threatened two of their children during an argument at her home in September 2010.

Prosecutor Lisa Luzaich told Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa that Mayweather has been in trouble before and hasn't been punished.

"He just continually gets himself into trouble and he is able to get himself out of it as well," she said. "Essentially it is because he is who he is and is able to get away with everything."

"The only thing that's going to get this man's attention is incarceration," the prosecutor said.

Mayweather stood still in a striped olive vest and showed no reaction when the judge imposed the sentence and told him he must report to the Clark County jail on Jan. 6.

Mayweather's lawyer, Karen Winckler, said she may appeal what she called an unusual sentence.

Mayweather would likely serve most of the 90-day sentence, but could serve several weeks less if he gets credit for good behavior, said Officer Bill Cassell, a Las Vegas police spokesman.

Mayweather and his manager, Leonard Ellerbe, declined comment outside the courtroom.

Winckler had argued that the public would benefit more if Mayweather performs 100 hours of community service with children.

The judge said she was swayed by Mayweather's admission that he hit Josie Harris and twisted her arm, and that two of their children, ages 9 and 10 witnessed the attack.

Saragosa noted that police reported Mayweather threatened to kill or make Harris "disappear," and that their 10-year-old son ran from the house and jumped a back gate to fetch security. Mayweather had taken cellphones belonging to Harris and the two boys, she said.

"Punishment is appropriate," Saragosa said. "No matter who you are, you have consequences to your actions when they escalate to this level of violence."

 

[EmpireWF]

It's just 87 days. This won't be the reason Mayweather/Pacman doesn't happen. It's that douchebag Arum.

 

[Houston]

Scum.

 

[nflman2033]

It's just 87 days. This won't be the reason Mayweather/Pacman doesn't happen. It's that douchebag Arum.

yeah exactly, 90 days is nothing really

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

Well thats one way to duck a fight.

 

[BigBucs]

:rofl:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtLZLQ24qXo"]FLoyd Mayweather in JAIL!!!!!!! - YouTube[/ame]

 

[SHOGUN]

Floyd's jail time doesn't kick in until June.

He can still fit in the fight with Quack-man in May, but Arum and Co. are backing off the date saying that Manny won't be ready in time. Shook ones there.

:cmon:

 

[Sharkweather]

Quack, Quack.

 

[Houston]

He's trying to fight before he starts the sentence:yep:

 

[kmanharris]

Mayweather called Manny out on twitter today saying to give the world what they want and fight him on May 5th.

 

[EmpireWF]

Pacquaio said

"I‘ve said this over and over before and I’m saying this again, I want Floyd Mayweather Jr. to be my next opponent and I haven’t changed my choice despite recent developments. ... I am meeting with my promoter, Bob Arum on Tuesday and I will insist that the fight with Mayweather be given the preference (over) the four others in the list [Miguel Cotto, Timothy Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Lamont Peterson] I will fight next."

and

"It’s not really fair for some quarters to blame me if, in the long run, the fight wouldn’t push through. As I have also been saying many times before, I fight for the fans. I want the fans to be happy always."

"Whoever the fans want me to fight, I will face him (in) the ring. I don’t choose (who to) fight. It is my promoter who does because it’s his job. My job is to fight, everybody must realize that."

When this fight doesn't happen, it's Arum. He refuses to work with the Mayweather folks.

Pacman refuses to take control of the situation, too.

 

[nflman2033]

Pacquaio said



and




When this fight doesn't happen, it's Arum. He refuses to work with the Mayweather folks.

Pacman refuses to take control of the situation, too.

yep that is how I see it

 

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http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=An9TNmleP8Jp3rzCyvRr0Po5nYcB?slug=ap-pacquiao-mayweather

MANILA, Philippines (AP)—Manny Pacquiao’s camp says there is no economic sense in setting up a bout with Floyd Mayweather on May 5 after the unbeaten American publicly challenged the Filipino champion via Twitter.

Pacquiao’s financial adviser Michael Koncz told The Associated Press on Thursday that a 45,000-seat boxing arena being built in Las Vegas won’t be finished before the end of May and staging the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight in a smaller venue is “foolish from an economic standpoint.”

Mayweather challenged and taunted Pacquiao to a May 5 bout in a tweet on Tuesday.

“Manny Pacquiao I’m calling you out let’s fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see,” he tweeted.

Mayweather is available for a fight in May at the MGM Grand Garden after a judge agreed last week to postpone his jail sentence for domestic violence until June. Mayweather was sentenced to 87 days in jail, but likely will serve less time.

The MGM Grand seats about 17,000, which could fetch around $20 million in sales, but the larger arena could raise an additional $30 million, Koncz said.

“Why would I tell Manny to fight on the 5th and throw away a percentage of 30 million? That’s crazy,” he said.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has told the Philippines’ GMA television the only reason the fight won’t happen is if there is an “economic problem.”

He said the fight “could happen very, very easily” at the end of May— enough time to build the outdoor arena “the fight so badly needs.”

“I will also guarantee Manny’s purse,” he said. “In other words, Manny doesn’t want to go into the ring and just fight out a percentage.”

He said Mayweather is looking for “outside parties to guarantee his end of the purse.”

“So, until he finds the angel, there is no fight,” Arum said.

In a separate interview with GMA, Pacquiao said that if Mayweather agrees to a “50-50 sharing, there will be no problem.”

“The purse is not the issue right now, the date is,” Koncz said. “But we don’t have a problem splitting it 50-50.”

 

[Sharkweather]

Keep duckin' Pac.

 

[nflman2033]

Keep duckin' Pac.

yeah, this joke is getting old really. I mean fuck the finances its not as if Pacquiao doesn't have enough money.

 

[s@ppisgod]

http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=An9TNmleP8Jp3rzCyvRr0Po5nYcB?slug=ap-pacquiao-mayweather

"Pacquiao’s financial adviser Michael Koncz told The Associated Press on Thursday that a 45,000-seat boxing arena being built in Las Vegas won’t be finished before the end of May and staging the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight in a smaller venue is “foolish from an economic standpoint.”

Isn't it more foolish to duck the fight and not get 1/2 the payout you would from another Marquez fight that no one really wants to see? Or no payout at all if he ducks, then doesn't fight until later on in the year?

The funny thing about this is, if they had their shit together and stopped having terrified vaginas, this could be the perfect fight build. It's pro wrestling 101. Two guys that everyone wants to see face off. One seemingly ducks. A war of words ensues which creates more buzz than the already big "two best going at it" hype. Fight gets signed. Everyone and their mother orders it.

If they don't get this thing together, which I don't think they will, this could single-handedly kill a large portion of the sport's possible fanbase. A fanbase already on a steep decline.

 

[SHOGUN]

http://mma-boxing.si.com/2012/01/18/arum-pacquiaos-next-fight-will-not-be-against-mayweather/

LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao has chosen his next opponent, and it’s not Floyd Mayweather. In an interview at his office Wednesday, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Pacquiao has chosen his next opponent — whom Arum would only divulge was one of the four previously reported candidates, Juan Manuel Marquez, Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto or Lamont Peterson — and plans to make his return to the ring on June 9 at a new outdoor facility off the Strip.

Arum reiterated that the problem with making a May fight with Mayweather was the timing. Mayweather has insisted that the fight take place May 5, tweeting Tuesday that “the date can’t change.” Arum says construction on a 38,000-seat temporary facility cannot be completed until later in the month. On Wednesday, Arum said he met with construction officials as well as officials from the Wynn and Sands Hotel. Arum also visited the construction site, a 40-acre plot jointly owned by the two hotels.

“To be safe, they said they needed until the end of May to get it done,” Arum said. “Economically, it’s a problem that Floyd created. The amount that would be lost by moving it up to May 5th is enormous. The fight is not going to happen on May 5th. We’ll do the fight in November. There is no real magic in doing it in May.”

Arum says he plans to move forward with building the outdoor facility and test it out in Pacquiao’s next fight. Arum added that he and Pacquiao were on the same page as far as Pacquiao’s future.

“He realizes that economically the May 5th date is not smart,” Arum said. “If you postpone it two or three weeks, you can make so much more money. Mayweather told the court he was committed to fight on May 5th. I think they lied and said Pacquiao was ready to fight him. Now they are saying the judge ordered them to fight on May 5? Was the MGM behind this? If the judge says you have to surrender yourself on June 1st, what the f— does it matter to the judge if you fight on May 5th or two weeks later?”

A call and text message to Mayweather’s adviser, Leonard Ellerbe, was not immediately returned.

– Chris Mannix

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