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Video: Brian Kenny and Floyd Mayweather Jr Discuss Ortiz, Pacquiao and More

Floyd Mayweather Jr and Victor Ortiz square off on September 17. (Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images)

Floyd Mayweather Jr and ESPN's Brian Kenny have plenty of history together including some terrific televised arguments, but in their latest conversation, Mayweather sounded as laid back and subdued as he did during yesterday's New York press conference when talking about his fight with Victor Ortiz, drug testing, Manny Pacquiao, why he's back in the ring, and more:

On Pacquiao: "What about him? Hopefully Manny Pacquiao steps up to the plate and takes the test, so me and him can fight. I'm just waiting. ... I'm waiting for the fight to happen, but we take one step at a time. As of right now, we're facing Ortiz. And he's a southpaw, so that could lead to the Pacquiao fight, if it's possible. If the Pacquiao fight happens -- if it do or it don't, Floyd Mayweather is not gonna stop fighting. I'm gonna keep fighting and do what I do best, and that's perform and look well doing it."

Mayweather dodges the defamation lawsuit here, which he probably should all things considered and I certainly can't blame him for not giving Brian Kenny any big statements on that topic. Overall it feels like Kenny is trying to spark some of the old Mayweather vs Kenny eruptions here, but Floyd just isn't taking the bait. Mayweather also mostly avoids talking about his domestic violence case, which again is pretty smart. He says very little about any of it, but says he's not worried right now and is just focused on his career again.

Frankly, I'd have preferred Kenny talk more about the fight with Ortiz, which was pushed to the backburner here.

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Wow. Floyd might have grown up.

by OmarLittle on Jun 29, 2011 4:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Brian Kenny should have nothing to do with boxing. Why the fuck is he asking Floyd about his children?

Good interview otherwise. Nice to see Floyd talking about continuing to fight after Ortiz and really nice to see him drop the “Money” persona for some real talk.

by theninthlayer on Jun 29, 2011 4:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Who the hell was that?

Floyd is reminding me a little of Tyson in Tyson’s post fight interview of the McBride fight. Where he was saying he didn’t have the stomach for boxing anymore and that he was doing it just to take care of his family and all that.

Tiago Splitter > Matt Bonner

by Manuwar on Jun 29, 2011 7:13 PM EDT reply actions  

There is

a growing perception that we are seeing a new Floyd. An older Floyd. hum de dum. A Floyd who looks and sounds 35. Maybe I will put a triple on Victor.

I like your analogy, tho I don’t think Floyd’s quite that far along.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939

by BoxAnne on Jun 29, 2011 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Floyd looks a bit jaded to me. He looks like his mind is elswhere.

by LawrenceP on Jun 30, 2011 2:10 AM EDT reply actions  

This sense of ennui he’s projecting could maybe be “cured” by fight camp, and all the promo doodahday has to be way old for him. But he really comes across changed in these videos at this time.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939

by BoxAnne on Jun 30, 2011 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

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