We sat down and had a long talk, I told him he was rubbing people the wrong way. When you blow your own horn, people want to see you fail.
— Jeff Mayweather
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I think it's very important to do Smiley's show, I'm reaching out to Smiley's people and I want to get Floyd on there.
Actually, he was acting like that because he felt it was the right way to go. He wanted to make a lot of noise.
In boxing, to make a lot of money, you have to win and either be a good guy or a bad guy. I told him, 'You don't have to be the bad guy.' Since then, Floyd has changed, and the best part of that is that people will be able to see he's changed and grown.
Image-wise, Floyd's on the right track now, We had a deal with one clothing company and, of course, we're looking for bigger deals with someone like Puma or adidas.
Top Rank has all the avenues, but we've had our conflicts, Like with something as simple as a fan club, Top Rank said to wait for a while. I said, 'Why wait?' I don't believe in waiting.
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