In 4 years the man went from nothing to a 100 million payday (Mayweather).
Even if you don't like his personality or his persona or the way he conducts himself, how can you not respect that? It's an incredible feat.
I wouldn't call myself a hater
I certainly dislike the nuthugging.
I dislike the obsession with money
I can appreciate the effectiveness of his mind games on some level, but I don't respect them... If that makes sense
I don't respect the hype train
I don't respect the total lack of respect (martial arts principle)
I actually liked him to start with...
His fans, his hype, his disrespectful persona turned me off him
He's done incredibly well. But until he has some title defences I personally won't regard him as a great.
I recognise his natural charisma
I don't feel a jealousy, green eyed monster whatever
I guess he and some of his fans embody certain characteristics which I identify as root issues of societies problems these days.
And yes, it's impressive what he has achieved.
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