Mayweather: Don’t believe everything you see on TV
Members of the Nevada Athletic Commission were taught an important lesson about reality television by Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Tuesday morning.
It’s all an act, at least when the world’s most successful boxer is involved.
Mayweather’s appearance at the commission meeting was requested to discuss some troubling scenes from “All Access,” the reality show about Mayweather that served as a promotional vehicle for his fight against Marcos Maidana on Sept. 13 at the MGM Grand Garden.
Calling the show “heavily edited,” Mayweather’s response to just about every question was to not believe everything you see on TV.
The commission seemed particularly interested in two fights shown on the show as taking place in Mayweather’s gym. Mayweather boasts on the show that the fights go on until someone quits, and Mayweather and others are seen exchanging cash as if they were betting on the outcomes.
Most notably, one session between Donovan Cameron and Hasim Rahman Jr. was portrayed as having lasted 31 minutes without interruption. Several times during the scene, cameras are focused on a cellphone timer to drive home the point of how long the round continued.
In testimony to the commission, Mayweather said the fighters took several extended breaks during the sparring sessions and the money was all for the benefit of the cameras.
“It’s all about entertainment,” he said.
A similar answer was given to a question about what happened when Mayweather returned home from the session. On the show, several women are shown rolling and smoking marijuana in Mayweather’s house.
Mayweather claimed the drugs were not real.
The commission didn’t take any disciplinary action against Mayweather.
Through a representative, Mayweather declined comment to reporters as he left the meeting.
That was real.
Contact reporter Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5509.