Should Floyd Mayweather be Freed from Prison ?
After only ten day's Mayweather, who originally was facing up to 34 years in prison if convicted, was ready to head back to his Las Vegas mansion and luxurious lifestyle. Mayweather preferred to phrase this as "his body was breaking down and he may never be able to fight again if he is not released".
Now is this just another case of a high level athlete trying to beat the system and use their fame to get out of prison early? Probably. This was at least how the Nevada judge saw it, and consequently denied Mayweather early release in order to serve the rest of his sentence on house arrest. However we also have to ask the question of is it worth it to keep Mayweather in prison and taking away the gift of watching him fight. In a time where boxing is more desperate for an identity than ever due to Manny Pacquiao's stunning defeat to Timothy Bradley, Mayweather remains shackled in a six by ten foot cell, unable save the sport of boxing. This isn't Paris Hilton getting out if prison after three days so she can continue to party folks. Mayweather has a job to do and I can't help to think of possibility of Mayweather not being able fight again under the lights due to his failure to adapt to prison lifestyle. Is this the next letdown for boxing fans, who have had to sit and wonder what could have been such as when Muhammad Ali wasn't banned from boxing for three years due to refusing to fight in the Vietnam War and conversion to Islam?
In the end, is giving the fans what they want, as well as the opportunity to save a sport that has been around since 688 BC more important than throwing the book at Mayweather who for better or for worse, is the only man that can make the sport of boxing shine again once more.
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Aaron Granoff
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