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Mayweather: Be smart and use your head
FLOYD MAYWEATHER insists more boxers should follow his lead and use their ring smarts instead of going to war every time they fight.
Unbeaten Mayweather, 36, returns to the ring on May 4 against Robert Guerrero looking for the 44th victory of his glittering career.
But Money openly admits he would not be where he is today if he had allowed himself to be dragged into toe-to-toe wars more often.
He said: “My mindset has always been to be the best. I would rather be known as a smart fighter.
“If you go back and look at my interviews from when I was young, I always said the less you get hit, the longer you are going to be able to stay in the game.
“Going to toe-to-toe just because you can say you did it is not cool to me.
“Sure I have done it in some of my fights, like the Miguel Cotto fight, but there is also a limit. I couldn’t have done that in all of my 43 fights. There is a limit.
“I say to the young fighters that some things just aren’t cool. They think taking a lot of punishment and going toe-to-toe in every fight is cool? That’s not cool.
“Or to be able to say they got locked up. That’s not cool either. I know I have made mistakes but I can wake up every morning and say I have been honest admitting that.”
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And as he prepares to defend the WBC welterweight title against Guerrero at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, it is obvious the support of his team and family kept him focused during his spell behind bars.
The brash American added: “The young fighters should make sure they have a good team around them. People that are going to keep it real with you and can help you make the right decision.
“There are limits to everything you do. Even though I might seem edgier at times, I have limits too.
“I am older now and I understand it better. Things can come to a young, good fighter so fast they can get caught up in a bad situation.
“I am going to continue to mentor the young, up-and-coming fighters. I will try to be the best mentor I can for some of these young fighters.
“For young people I say work hard and dedicate yourself to your life. Be respectful to your parents and go to school because education is important. Never compromise to be the best that you can be.”
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The showdown with Guerrero is the first part of Mayweather’s money-spinning six-fight deal with American TV giant Showtime.
But the Vegas resident insists what you see is exactly what you get him with him — this is no act simply put on for the cameras in the build-up to another big fight.
He said: “The person you meet now is the same person you are going to meet down the road.
“I don’t care what car I am driving or jewellery I am wearing. I stay who I am regardless of what you think I might be or who you think I am.”
And, of course, the fact Mayweather has not been involved in too many tear-ups will allow him to do the one thing he craves the most — enjoy his retirement with all his faculties in place.
Speaking at a basketball tournament in Atlanta, the five-weight world champ added: “I want to be able to get around and be sharp when my career is over.
“I want to be like Rafael Garcia who is here with me today. He’s almost 90, hanging with us, still jogging, driving and wearing sunglasses.
“I want to be like that when I am older. I want to be able to hang out with my grandkids and be the patriarch of my family.”