[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18305856

US world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr has begun a three-month jail term for domestic violence.

The fighter was sentenced last December after pleading guilty to attacking his ex-girlfriend, Josie Harris.

The judge delayed his jail time to allow him to fight Miguel Cotto on 5 May. He won the fight, for which he reportedly received $32m.

At the time of sentencing, the judge had told the court she was particularly concerned that Mayweather had attacked and threatened Ms Harris while two of their children were present.

Mayweather is widely regarded as one of the world's best boxers, and has won all 43 of his professional fights.

I know nothing about Mayweather or boxing, but this record is dreadful :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather,_Jr.

Domestic violence cases

In 2002, Mayweather was charged with two counts of domestic violence and one count of misdemeanor battery. He received a 6 month suspended sentence, 2 days of house arrest and was ordered to perform 48 hours of community service.

In 2004, he was given a one year suspended jail sentence, ordered to undergo counseling for "impulse control" and pay a $1000 fine or perform 100 hours of community service after being convicted of two counts of misdemeanor battery against two women.

In 2005, Mayweather pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge after kicking a bouncer and received a 90 day suspended jail sentence.

On September 9, 2010, it was reported that Mayweather was being sought by police for questioning after his former girlfriend, Josie Harris, filed a domestic battery report against him. Harris has accused Mayweather of battery in the past, but those charges were later dropped in July 2005 after Harris testified that she had lied and that Mayweather had not, in fact, battered her. Mayweather was taken into custody on September 10, 2010, but was released after posting $3000 bail.

Initially, Mayweather was charged with felony theft stemming from the disappearance of Harris's iPhone, but on September 16, 2010, two felony coercion charges and one felony robbery charge were added to the case, along with one misdemeanor domestic battery charge and three misdemeanor harassment charges.

On December 21, 2011, a judge sentenced Mayweather to serve 90 days in the county jail for battery upon his ex-girlfriend in September 2010. Mayweather reached a deal with prosecutors in which he pled guilty to misdemeanor battery in exchange for prosecutors dropping the felony battery charge.

Mayweather also pled no contest to two counts of misdemeanor harrasment which stemmed from Mayweather threatening to beat his kids. In addition to the sentence of 90 days in the county jail, Mayweather was ordered to complete 100 hours community service, a 12-month domestic violence program, and pay a fine of $2,500.

[Legend killer]

I hope you know that he didn't do it for a the greatest Boxer ever to not leave a mark on his wife's face who he beat with his bare hands is something SPECIAL and makes no sense

INJUSTICE

[Stu]

He pretty much screams scumbag from a great distance.

[King Gizzard]

Off you go Floyd you little tit

[Redway]

Bye bye, bastard.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Legend killer

I hope you know that he didn't do it for a the greatest Boxer ever to not leave a mark on his wife's face who he beat with his bare hands is something SPECIAL and makes no sense

INJUSTICE

what a ridiculous thing to say, and i bet you think Mike Tyson was innocent too?

[Legend killer]

What is ridiculous about it??

This man has 26 ko's since he turned pro using 8 maybe 10 oz gloves yet he couldn't leave a mark on this woman who he is supposed to have beat senseless with his bare hands

Please tell me the sense in that

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Legend killer

What is ridiculous about it??

This man has 26 ko's since he turned pro using 8 maybe 10 oz gloves yet he couldn't leave a mark on this woman who he is supposed to have beat senseless with his bare hands

Please tell me the sense in that

So basically you're saying he didn't hit her hard enough? unbelievable.

[MTVN]

He's pleaded guilty anyway hasn't he

[Tom4784]

He's a **** that doesn't deserve anything he's achieved. I hope that no woman ever goes near him again since those kinds of men never change.

[Shaun]

it's almost as if boxing breeds violence or sumfink :S

[Stu]

... or attracts people already predisposed to it.

[Legend killer]

Originally Posted by lostalex

So basically you're saying he didn't hit her hard enough? unbelievable.

No what i am saying is if with 10 0z gloves he is able to knock out and damage a full grown man's face i think him hitting a woman with his bare hands would leave some sort of mark which strangly with all the media attention he recieves nothing was picked up on this

[Novo]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

He's a **** that doesn't deserve anything he's achieved. I hope that no woman ever goes near him again since those kinds of men never change.

He deserves everything he has achieved in the sport anyone who is committed to their work like he is and has a record like he has against the opponents he has faced deserves everything they achieve.. clearly outside the ring he doesn't deserve much but inside the ring he's a God

[arista]

Originally Posted by Novo

He deserves everything he has achieved in the sport anyone who is committed to their work like he is and has a record like he has against the opponents he has faced deserves everything they achieve.. clearly outside the ring he doesn't deserve much but inside the ring he's a God

Yes Andy
he is a Top Boxer
but outside the ring
matters as well.


Sign Of The Times

[spitfire]

I hope the Yanks do the right thing and take away his Boxing licence.
Absolute scumbag to hit a woman and in front of children!!!!!!

[Z]

What an asshole. Amazing how long he's gone through life before he's finally been sentenced.

[AfroMullet]

Originally Posted by lostalex

what a ridiculous thing to say, and i bet you think Mike Tyson was innocent too?

Tyson was innocent of rape.