Floyd "Money" Mayweather (40-0 25 KO's) came to Lincoln Theatre on U Street Wednesday,for a press conference to promote his upcoming boxing match against Sugar Shane Mosley (46-5 39 KO's). There were large crowds and various media outlets on hand to watch the two boxers speak about their bout, taking place at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas on May 1.
"I handle my business in the ring. I never duck anyone. I got here by hard work and dedication not HGH and steroids," Mayweather said.
The event was hosted by radio personality Big Tigger. There was a ton of star power at the event. D.C. Councilman Marion Barry, boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya and Paul Williams, a boxer with ties to the District, were among the attendees.
"If I hit him on the chin; he will go down," said Mosley, who hopes to be the first boxer to defeat Mayweather.
Most of the audience favored Mayweather because of his charisma and trash talking. He took plenty of verbal jabs at Mosley.
"When I beat Shane, they gon say ‘he over the hill.' Men lie, women lie, numbers don't," Mayweather said.
Yesterday's press conference was the second of three planned promotional press conferences. During the first press conference Tuesday in Times Square, Mosley and Mayweather got into a shoving match.
The CEO of Mayweather Entertainment, Leonard Ellerbe, a Washington native, said, "Come May 1, this bama don't know what he up against. Shane is going to get what he's been asking for the same way his boss (Oscar De La Hoya) got it."
The intensity and skill of the fighters are the main reasons this match is expected to generate a lot of revenue. Mayweather has generated over $225 million in Pay-Per-View revenues. The last time Mayweather came to D.C. to promote a fight was in 2007 when he fought De La Hoya. The fight was the highest grossing boxing match of all time. A total of $120 million was generated. Mayweather earned $25 million for his victory.
"The event was pure entertainment. It was like a movie trailer," said Matthew Smith, senior sports management major.
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