Floyd Mayweather has once again reiterated that he will not be returning to the ring anytime soon, and says it is time “to let the young guys take over.”
Mayweather retired last September when he beat Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Floyd equalled Rocky Marciano’s record of 49-0 and there were many rumours that Floyd could return in a contest to open up the new 20,000 seater MGM-AEG arena that is due to open in April 2016, to break the record.
Mayweather refuted any claims of a return and told talkSPORT that he was happy to make his fighters under the Mayweather Promotions banner into pay-per-view stars.
Asked if he will ever fight again, Mayweather told talkSPORT: “As of right now I’m not focused on me, I’m focussed on the young fighters under the Mayweather Promotions banner, and trying to help those young fighters to be pay-per-view stars.
“I’m not thinking about who I could fight or who I could come out of retirement for, I just want to get back into the sport in a different way.
“I’ve been fighting my whole life and as a professional I competed at the highest level for 20 years, so it’s time for me to let the young guys take over.
“I will make seven figures a month for the rest of my life. I’ve made some very smart investments and I’m living very comfortably, my children are going to school and will be going to college soon, and that’s what is most important to me right now.
“I’m just blessed way beyond belief.”
– Oun Abbas Hussain / @ouney86
– Managing Editor for Behind the Gloves.
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