50 Cent continues to add seasoning to his beef with Floyd Mayweather. In this recent interview with Miranda Johnson of XXL Magazine, Fif talks about how the relationship between him and Mayweather spiraled south. Shout outs to Edward Chaykovsky of BoxingScene.com for transcribing the interview.
“Floyd is one-dimensional,” he said, “The Money Team concept is one-dimensional. We actually started pushing it during the recession. It was cool because his viewership was going up but it’s not actually the right message for me and who I am.
“So I started working with the United Nations and The World Food Program and Feeding America. Providing meals through the SK Energy Shots and that was at the same time because I started realizing that this is not the right concept of what you should present to the public.”“I don’t hate him. I love him, actually,” he said. “Entering the sport of boxing is a reflection of that relationship. He doesn’t make any money away from the sport of boxing. That tells you when he’s done fighting, he’s done period. I just try to encourage him to do things away from the sport…
“It’s pretty tough to digest the concept that we don’t spend money the same. He spends all of his money. He lives a richer lifestyle than we actually live day to day. In the end, it’s not a sustainable lifestyle. I’ll have to help him when it gets too tough. We’ve had conversations about this.”
It seems like the two have a dysfunctional brother-to-brother relationship. They get on each other’s nerves to the point of exhaustion, but at some point will make-up. However, the business aspect could be the wedge to keep them apart for good. In any case, they both look petty and foolish.
50 does have a point when it comes to the potential money Floyd could make outside the ring. All he does is box. You don’t see commercials, ads in magazines, or anything of the sort. Money Mayweather could easily get sponsored by any of the bigger sports apparel companies and rake in more dollars, hell, even international money, that oil money. But with Floyd, there’s a sense of familiarity. He likes how things are and wants to run the show, which also caters to his Jupiter-sized ego. Working with 50 Cent would mean a compromise in most dealings, and we all know Mayweather isn’t here for none of that.
via: Larry Brown Sports
