Floyd vs. Manny

Last night, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather Jr. faced Manny 'The Pac-Man' Pacquiao in one of the most anticipated fights of the last two decades, and the former won by unanimous decision at the end of the night. Some would say that the fight came too late, as both fighters were past their prime, but it didn't matter to fight fans, as the fight was billed at a half billion dollars, which Floyd pocketed roughly two hundred million.

I'm not here to talk about who won or who lost, who was the better boxer. I heard speculation that Manny had torn his rotator cuff before the fight and that's why he wasn't coming in as strong as some would have liked. I don't know shit about boxing, and the little I do know comes from a friend of mine who's a huge boxing fanatic. What I do know is that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is an abusive piece of shit and is known to use his fast hands to batter women. So why aren't more people talking about it?

Except for this guy.

Wait, also this person.

And this person.

Damnit, you guys are making me look bad.

Okay, okay, okay, plenty of people know that while he wins most of his fights by decision, he has no problem K.Oing his loved one at home. That Floyd kicks the crap out of women is well known and documented. The big argument here is why are we condoning his actions so he can continue to box in the ring. The answer is incredibly simple, and it also happens to be Floyd's monicker.

Money.

Money Money Money!

A half billion dollars is what the fight cost, not what the fight generated, and no one in the boxing world does anything for free. Between HBO, the MGM Grand, the casinos, the hotels, the restaurants, the airlines, everyone is going to get a little slice of that boxing pie. If you're wondering why Floyd has been charged numerous times for instances of violence against women, and so far has only had do spend sixty days in jail because of it, well, there's your answer. Money talks. But is money the real driving force here?

Let's roll back the tape to February 2014, when Ray Rice was caught on tape knocking his then fiancee out in an elevator, then dragging her back to his room. Jail time? None. Hell, they got married not too long later.

But shucks folks, let's go all the way back to 2007, and bring in Micheal Vick. Now, Micheal has done some shady deals in the past, but battering women didn't seem to pop up. Drug use, theft and the notorious dog fighting scandal came up, but nothing about battering women. I'm not sure if you remember 2007 all that well, but people were pissed, I mean really pissed that Micheal was breeding dogs to fight. People were calling for his head. People on my feed who aren't even interested in sports were up in arms.

A Pack of Blood Thirsty Wiener Dogs (1)

When you compare how people reacted to Floyd and Ray, with a 'That's guy is a piece of shit, why does anyone watch their sports anyways' compared to Micheal's 'That guy fought dogs? INNOCENT PUPPIES BLARGRGRAGR!!!!!!! CUT OFF HIS HEAD!!!!!'
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Spousal abuse doesn't just happen in sports. It happens everywhere. Some abusers are engineers, or lawyers, or doctors. There's plenty of spousal abuse in the entertainment industry. Even women have been known to abuse men in relationships as well. Violence is shitty any which way you cut it, and I'd say that sports and entertainment get a bad rap simply because they're in the spotlight. I'm almost certain that if you were to compare the statistics of sposal abuse between regular jobs and vanity jobs like football players and thespians, you'd find that they're on even ground.

I'm not condoning the actions of Micheal Vick here, what he did was atrocious. It did open up my eyes about how we view the abuse of women. They may be mothers, they may daughters, hell, women might actually be people who walk the planet with hopes, desires, and dreams like the rest of us 'cough'. And we might continue to turn a blind eye towards the abuse of women, in favor of entertainment, money, and the ability to sleep a little bit better at night.

But if you ever fuck with man's best friend, we will cut your sack off and feed it to the goddamn sharks.

Sincerely,

The Illustrious Mr. Charlton

p.s. I had a dog once. It was delicious.

(1) - "Dachshund-puppies" by Alex Khimich - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dachshund-puppies.jpg#/media/File:Dachshund-puppies.jpg