Driven by the return of his rival Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather wanted to put his name back on the billboards of the most exclusive fights. However, his plans were quickly thwarted when the possible contender, Gervonta Davis, did not respond to the call. After months of suspense, Davis signed an exhibition contract with Jake Paul. There is no certainty if Tank will return for a rematch after the exhibition
And this was when Mayweather gave an unexpected twist to the situation and proposed to face Lamont Roach against his protege, Curmel Moton. However, Roach Jr. seemed to have other plans. A fight with Mayweather himself! The young Moton was quick to react. And shortly afterwards, a war of words broke out on Twitter.
A twist of events
“Come on, Floyd…! Get ready for the fight! We can run it; let’s see how much you have left! “, wrote Roach Jr on his social networks.
But it seems the undefeated former world champion had another idea. Why not match Lamont Roach Jr. against Curmel Moton? “Let’s make this fight happen! @curmelmoton1 is already in; Roach, let’s do it. Even if I have to put up the money,” Mayweather’s Instagram post read.
The beginning of the war on social media
When he realized, Roach Jr. warned Mayweather about how a fight with Curmel Moton might end. “You’re bringing your young bull out too fast and we all know how that would end right now. It’s nothing personal,” he wrote.
Moton’s response, which he took as an affront, was not long in coming, “Let’s do it then; I’ll show the world what’s really going on!”
Lamont Roach Jr. responded respectfully. However, he dismissed the suggestion at the same time. He acknowledged Moton’s progress and respected his work. However, Roach made it clear that he is looking for bigger fights.
The response only irritated Moton, who replied pointedly, “I’m more known than you in boxing; the fight will be successful, and I’m looking for greatness. Nothing stops it, only you”. But this time, Roach Jr. was not willing to let it go. Although he had already shown respect to Moton, he made it clear that he would not hesitate to embarrass him again.
The final blow
After being declared champion, Roach added that not even the support of Floyd Mayweather would guarantee him the fight. He insisted that Moton needed to improve his ranking and look for safer fights before daring to challenge him.
Despite all the back and forth, Roach’s final advice seemed reasonable. Facing an established boxer with more than a decade of experience could be detrimental to Curmel Moton’s young career.
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