10 Reasons The "Fight Of The Century" Was Anything But
4. No One Really Likes Mayweather
That may be a bit of an exaggeration - yes, Floyd Mayweather has his fans, but in recent years, public sentiment has been squarely against him. He's a spousal abuser and a questionable father next to a man known for his charity work. As a result, few wanted to see him win.
He's cocky to the point of drawing the ire of Laila Ali, daughter of boxing legend Muhammed Ali, after claiming he had done more for the sport of boxing than Ali had. Laila replied that Mayweather was a little boy, and a broken person, adding "I dislike the way that he acts and I dislike the way that he treats people and obviously I'm definitely not down with his beating up on women because that's very cowardly" when speaking to CBS Sports.
Mike Tyson would also speak out against "Money." He went so far as to avoid sitting in a seat assigned to him at a press event that was located in Mayweather's entourage area, and would later call him "a scared little man" who was delusional and nowhere near the greatness of Ali.
"If he was anywhere near that realm of greater than Ali," Tyson stated, "he'd be able to take his kids to school by himself. Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people, greatness is being accepted by the people."