If there’s one place that Floyd Mayweather, Jr. can call home, it should be Michigan. Hailing from Grand Rapids, Mayweather put the state on the boxing map for years and many Michiganders are proud of his accomplishments inside the ring.
If there’s one place where Floyd Mayweather, Jr. can clearly claim that his fans far outnumber that of his nemesis, Manny Pacquiao, it will be Michigan. The Grand Rapids native enjoys a huge following in the state and Michigan boxing fans have supported him through thick and thin.
And with Bob Arum’s deadline on the proposed Mayweather- Pacquiao megafight hovering on the horizon, many boxing fans and supporters of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. are clinging to the faint hope that their favorite fighter will sign the dotted line on the eleventh hour.
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Michigan boxing fans want Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to 'Man Up'
Friday, July 16, 2010
Detroit Fight Sports Examiner Digest #85
Posted by mitsuru at 6:52 PM
Labels: Boxing, Examiner, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao
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