Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez face off during the official weigh-in for their much-anticipated fight Saturday in Las Vegas. Mayweather weighed in at a few pounds over limit...
And they are looking at the scale, right?
Mayweather had no problem striking his best vogue and "no homo" poses with Marquez and promoter slash former boxer Oscar De La Hoya. This was a far cry from his appearance earlier in the week on Chelsea Lately to promote the bout. During the interview, Mayweather made random jokes about watersports, cross-dressing and gay sex. It all started "when Chelsea told Mayweather to get comfy and put one of his legs on the chair," reports Cyd Ziegler at Outsports, who offers this transcript.
MAYWEATHER: If I do that then they gonna think I’m heeey [flip of the wrist]. That ain’t my style.
CHELSEA: I don’ think anybody thinks that about you.
MAYWEATHER:: Oh, OK.
CHELSEA: You talk a lot of trash before you fight somebody, right? You like to really…you didn’t like Oscar de la Hoya at all.
MAYWEATHER: Well, um, you wouldn’t like a man who wears fishnets.
CHELSEA: I don’t like men who wear fishnets, unless they’re gay and they’re out of the closet. Then I can support that.
MAYWEATHER: OK, he hidin’.
Mayweather randomly implied actor Eddie Murphy is gay, too.
MAYWEATHER: Eddie Murphy does some great movies.
CHELSEA: Are you good friends with him?
MAYWEATHER: Not good friends with him. We cool. I see him at the NBA Championship game. I see him every now and then. And we speak. Cool guy.
CHELSEA: But you’re not good friends with him?
MAYWEATHER: Not friends like that. I mean, he made good movies.
CHELSEA: I got the movie part.
MAYWEATHER: Why you gotta say that?
CHELSEA: Nobody thinks you’re sleeping with Eddie Murphy.
MAYWEATHER: OK, gotta stay clear.
Maybe that could explain this blind item that has appeared on a few gossip blogs. Oh and of course there is always this. Or another case of the lady doth protest too much?
Watch the weigh in and, via Outsports, the interview on Chelsea Lately, WHEN YOU JUMP.
good gawd that mayweather is sexy
Posted by: Clever | 18 September 2009 at 23:04
The photos are hot,
I love seeing boxers weigh in.
Haha, you read Panache Repport too? I immediately thought Mayweather was boxer, very weird how he instantly started dissing Eddie Murphy.
Posted by: Shane Moseley | 18 September 2009 at 23:17
What a stunning brother. If only he had weight in wearing a jock strap.. hmm
Posted by: FREELEO | 18 September 2009 at 23:27
I guess Rick Ross' diss record about floyd being on the dl, makes him want to crawl out of his skin.
Posted by: Paul561 | 18 September 2009 at 23:37
What an idiot.
Posted by: Rah | 18 September 2009 at 23:43
Floyd is trying to butch it up ever since he and Fiddy broke up. Sorry girl, we know all about it.
Posted by: Sasha Not So Fierce | 18 September 2009 at 23:48
I guess Rick Ross' diss record about floyd being on the dl makes him want to crawl out of his skin.
Posted by: Paul561 | 18 September 2009 at 23:52
That's an interview of a man with some serious insecurities.
Posted by: Jim | 19 September 2009 at 00:25
On responding to gay rumors about Floyd Mayweather, a person on another website commented that "no gay can fight like that."
Now as BLACK and GAY folks, don't those words look similar to language racists have used against us???
I'm so tired of these scumbags gay baiting.
Posted by: Jamel Smith | 19 September 2009 at 00:49
What's sexy (handsome, hot, etc.) about a homophobe who never misses an opportunity to "diss" gay men or anyone he thinks is gay? I hope he loses.
Posted by: elg | 19 September 2009 at 03:19
wow
why are vertically challenged little macho men so insecure??
i love fm anyway
even when i have to reverse his initials sometimes...
go fm!
Posted by: alicia banks | 19 September 2009 at 04:08
Mayweather is a cool brother. I don't think he gets the credit he deserves. He is dedicated to his craft and is a lot smarter then people think. I met him one time in a barber shop. He has a nice demeanor about himself. And was very laid back. I enjoyed talking to him. Good luck with your upcoming bout. L. LeBlanc LV,NV
Posted by: Leonard A, LeBlanc | 19 September 2009 at 05:10
After seeing him on Chelsea Lately, I could care less about him...what an idiot.
Posted by: The Truth | 19 September 2009 at 09:05
Oh my goodness he's beautiful. Well, when he decides to come out he can call me...lol.
Posted by: ToddyEnglish | 19 September 2009 at 10:31
Is this the same dude who just got his Maybach repossessed for non-payment? And a 16% loan on it? Sorry, maybe he should get a gay accountant to help him out and figure out not all gay men want him or even find him hot!
Where does this fear of sexuality come from?? If you are straight, you can be cool with anyone, that is of course if you are secure with who you are.
Posted by: Luther | 19 September 2009 at 10:49
Oh my GOd he stuttered on the Eddie Murphy question. Watch his eyes too. I bet Eddie was at home thinking that negro just threw me under the bus twice! From what I got from this interview, Eddie & Floyd hooked up, but the sex wasn't all that.
I've ALWAYS thought he was gay. Floyd tries to hard. The over the top machismo.
Posted by: Whatuthink | 19 September 2009 at 11:34
Ugh. I watched his interview with Chelsea on youtube and he seems extremely ignorant. I know 3 year olds who can sound more intelligent.
Posted by: Osiris | 19 September 2009 at 14:09
Mayweather's performance on "Dancing With the Stars" is what first tipped me off on the possibility of him being on the DL. He seemed very uncomfortable with any move that gave him close contact with his female partner. I would imagine sex with him to be punishing (and not in a good way!).
He's a millennial update on Emile Griffith.
Posted by: RaymondKevin | 19 September 2009 at 15:58
The entire thing is hideous at best!
Posted by: MRCHOCOLATE615 | 20 September 2009 at 03:50
Griffith might have killed Benny Paret in the ring because he called him gay in spanish in and outside of the ring. There was a movie called Ring of Fire that showed him reconciling with the son of Mr. Paret. Mr Griffith was assaulted outside of a gay bar in New York and might have suffered some permanent brain damage because of the assault. Comparing Mr Griffith to Mr Mayweather is an insult to Mr Griffith who seems genuinely conflicted about his sexuality
Posted by: robert | 20 September 2009 at 15:09
What a tool!He's about as intelligent as an egg.
Posted by: Juno | 20 September 2009 at 17:30
He's Gay alright he keeps docking fighters that he knows that can beat him..
Posted by: order fioricet | 21 September 2009 at 23:22
I agree that Mayweather tries too hard about the gay rumors. I would just ignore them. I notice too that Mayweather always wear boxer shorts when weighing in. Most if not all boxers wear tight shorts when weighing in, but Mayweather always has on boxer shorts. He apparently does not want anyone to see anything
Posted by: The Champ | 08 October 2009 at 17:16