(Harry How/Getty Images) Undefeated
knockout specialist Keith "One Time" Thurman ripped into Floyd
Mayweather for considering Karim Mayfield — a fighter who has lost two
out of his past three bouts — as one of his
potential opponents for his last fight in September before he retires.
"As soon as that man nicknamed himself
'Money' it's apparent what his interest is. It's money. Not legacy, not
anything else man. He's all about the money. He wants to throw out a
name like Karim Mayfield man? Like you know what I'm saying? Look at his
record, look what he's done. And you want to say Keith 'One Time'
Thurman isn't ready?"
Thurman's criticism is not without merit. During a press conference before his fight against
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in 2013, Mayweather admitted
his team "handpicks" his opponents, but said he doesn't care just as long as he continues to make millions of dollars while doing so.
"Sometimes they say, 'Well,
Floyd Mayweather's opponents was handpicked.' That's a good thing,"
Mayweather told The Telegraph, among other news outlets. "If they say
these guys were handpicked, they were handpicked to make $40 and $50 and
$60 million, then you know what? Keep handpicking them. If they're
going to keep paying, keep handpicking them."
