PC: You haven't fought since June and you've kind of flown below the radar since the Barthelemy fight. You even declined an interview with me before the fight. What was up with you before and after your last fight and why have you been so silent?
MB: Let me answer your question by saying after I vacated the belt, I bit the bullet and took two undercard off-TV fights for 20K against whoever they brought to me. One fight got canceled in September 2015 because he was way over weight. I wasn't tripping. Next it was strange that I got offered another off-TV fight again in December 2015. I fought a scrappy undefeated fighter out of Philly and won and never complained, even though my opponent got the same purse as me; a guy who just won a belt the fight before. But I was paid the same as 8-round off-TV fighters that were on the same card. No shade to them, that's great. I did it with no complaint. I smiled and went about my business. Now if that's not sacrificing, what is? I don't regret that or complain about it to this day. Now a couple months later, I talked to Mayweather Promotions and I was asked what I wanted next. I explained that I heard people saying me and Rances [Barthelemy] would be a good fight and I just came off a low payday, so I felt it was normal, like any other championship fighter, to ask for the best payday possible. And also because my mom was fighting cancer and I let him know I need to help her. He agreed that it would be a big fight because he just won my vacant belt. My manger still had me on contract for his 3rd year, but I haven't heard from in months at this time, so I was in communication with Mayweather Promotions. About a month before the Barthelemy fight, my contract with my manager ended. My offer for the fight came after that, which was shocking it was 5 figures! To me, it didn't add up because this was somewhat of a big fight at least and a main event on Spike through PBC with a two-time champ against a one-time champ and in his backyard. The way a lot of things happened during that whole process before that fight was beyond crazy. It's a lot more to it, but Ill leave it at that because if I got shytted on all this time and was being silent, just imagine how much more dirt I'll get unnecessarily thrown on me if I discussed the circumstances surrounding that fight. I think for Floyd to call me ungrateful is unfair because he really doesn't have a valid reason to personally call me that. Top Rank made Floyd millions of dollars and he said he was in a "slave" contract, so that's not ungrateful?
PC: Is there a pending lawsuit against Mayweather Promotions from you, and if so, what are you hoping will come from it?
MB: Floyd and I need to talk face to face, that's what is pending, but no, a lawsuit hasn't been filed, although plenty of attorneys that I know are sick of undisclosed things that's been going on. But no, my call is for Floyd to get with me.
PC: I think we covered all points, but is there anything else you would like to say before I let you go that we missed or didn't cover?
MB: I would like to say this, am I mad at Floyd? No, but I am disappointed at some of the actions the last couple years because we never talked at all, let alone about the things that were just stated. We spoke once a little bit recently, but it ended with him saying that he would get back to me, but he never did. But that was no surprise. I stood back patient wishing on a star hoping things would get back to where it once was, but let me be clear, Floyd has been great since I met him about 14 years ago to both me and my bro, who first moved out here in '03 with just a one-way ticket, 200 bucks, and faith. Floyd took him in like family and I can say a ton of good things regarding Floyd and we still love him to this day for that and it will never change, but that's just how we get down. I just look at a lot of it as "Money" Mayweather and not Floyd. And I'm not saying it's nothing really wrong with "Money" May because we got love for him, but Floyd and "Pretty Boy" was a little bit different. But we have love for him and his family and nothing will top the good deeds he did for me and my bro, and I'm not talking money; I'm talking the fact that our prayers that was sent up got answered and got sent down on earth and landed in Floyd's hands back in the day and in result of that, he took my brother in. It's a whole lot more to the story that maybe we can touch on another time, but I would like to say that I'm open to sit down with Floyd for the first time in a couple years and act like none of this never happened, but remember, I can only speak for me and not him. I look at it like each day we wake up, it's a new day and we can't get the time back behind us, so let's dead the petty shyt. It's lame as hell to throw shots on the net without talking to me. fukk the "sources" and let's move forward. I'm open to speak with anyone else as well. The only thing I did was recite a story on which were facts that took place and in no way, shape, or form am I trying to paint a picture of anyone as a whole; that was just a part of my story and that story. And it wasn't personal, it was real, so whatever you readers thought about anyone before reading this, then keep it that way because that's just my personal story on those incidents. God bless everybody and stay tuned; hopefully I'll also be back soon and at my best ever! I'll keep everyone updated and let you know if Floyd will keep ignoring me and just keep listening to his "sources" or simply talk to me direct so the word-twisting can finally end! I appreciate everybody who have and will send positive vibes my way on this journey.
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