Hot Breaking News: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before

Welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. retires

Yeah. I think I have heard this one before. Like after each of his last two fights.

“This decision was not an easy one for me to make, as boxing is all I have done since I was a child,” said Mayweather, the son and nephew of three of the sport’s top trainers. “However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and joy to continue in the sport.”

Blah, blah, blahbitty, blah…

“I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight,” Mayweather said. “However, after many sleepless nights and intense soul-searching, I realized I could no longer base my decision on anything but my own personal happiness, which I no longer could find.”

Waaa-waa-waaa-waa…

“I am sorry I have to leave the sport at this time, knowing I still have my God-given abilities to succeed and future multi-million dollar paydays ahead, including the one right around the corner,” Mayweather said. “But there comes a time when money doesn’t matter. I just can’t do it anymore. I have found a peace with my decision that I have not felt in a long time.”

I guess The Big Show just took too much out of him.

I can see Floyd retiring now. Kicking back, relaxing, staying out of the spotlight, living off his winnings…

Yeeeah… maybe not.

AP

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