By Ryan Hiles —
Recently after defeating his last foe Andre Berto in a unanimous decision, Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement. There are two things most people know about Floyd. One of those things is his record in the ring; a perfect 49-0. The other is his record out of the ring, which most ignominiously includes 2 counts of domestic violence stemming from a 2002 incident, and 1 count, more recently, in 2010, when he allegedly struck his girlfriend in front of their children in the early hours of the morning.
As fans, not necessarily of boxing, but of the spirit of sport in general – how are we supposed to reconcile this dichotomy being created in our collective consciousness?