Floyd Mayweather Spurns the Media and HBO

There’s no denying that Floyd Mayweather is not pleased with the media or the network for which he fights for, HBO. Mayweather, who was in St. Louis this weekend attending Don King’s “Gateway to Greatness” card, could be seen sitting ringside with the Hall of Fame promoter during Devon Alexander’s successful title defense against Andriy Kotelnik. Naturally, HBO cameras spotted the undefeated fighter and when they showed his smiling face on the jumbotron, he received a warm reception from the fans in attendance at the Scottrade Center. Unfortunately for HBO, however, he was not in the mood for talking as HBO commentator Bob Papa revealed that Mayweather turned down their request for an interview.

It wouldn’t be the only time that night that Mayweather spurned an opportunity to speak to the media. Immediately after the fights, as Mayweather was swiftly exiting the arena, Bill Emes of Boxingscene.com ran into him and just happened to have his camera rolling. Mayweather, who either recognized Emes as a member of the media or was simply feeling camera-shy, quickly walked in the opposite direction with his entourage in tow as he remarked, “Nah, no cameras, man. Move back.” A determined Emes would follow briefly before Mayweather, looking extremely irritated, turned around and shouted, “Man, please, I asked you nicely! Move back please!” Of course, Emes complied and Mayweather continued on his way.

It’s understandable that Mayweather may have wanted to avoid answering more questions regarding a fight with Manny Pacquiao, a fight that doesn’t appear to be happening any time soon, but still, when he continues to update his Twitter page with tweets about him and Don King hanging together, as well as images of a $100,000,000 promotional agreement, he’s only bringing the attention upon himself. If he doesn’t want the media or HBO to ask him the questions that everyone is wondering, perhaps he should quit begging for the attention via Twitter.