LOS ANGELES — Floyd Mayweather drew chants. He talked a bit of trash. He pulled a $100 million check out of a designer backpack. And he paraded around the stage repeatedly.
The performance Tuesday on stage at the first stop on the MayMac World Tour at Staples Center was one part “Money Mayweather” and one part “Pretty Boy Floyd.” It was a throwback to the old days, Showtime Sports executive Stephen Espinoza told MMA Fighting.
“Floyd, as he’s gotten older, he’s definitely mellowed,” Espinoza said. “If you look back at De La Hoya-Mayweather, Floyd did a lot of talking, a lot of needling Oscar throughout that press tour.