It’s no secret that retired boxing great Floyd Mayweather and four-division world champion Adrien Broner don’t like each other. What started out as a positive mentoring relationship between the two, quickly turned sour after Broner started taking shots at The Money Team, and things haven’t been quite the same since.
This Friday, Broner will be fighting one of Mayweather’s boxers, Ashley Theophane, in DC. Ahead of the fight, Broner was talking trash about Mayweather and TMT at a press conference. In an interview with FightHype.com, Mayweather retaliated and laid into his former protégé.
“Adrien Broner, his nickname is ‘The Problem’. I think he has a lot of problems,” he told FightHype.com. “Adrien Broner was just an alcoholic six months ago. One thing I’m trying to find out about Adrien Broner, is he a boxing promoter, is he a rapper, is he a porn star, or is he a gangster?”
“I think the best name for him is not ‘The Problem’, it’s ‘Snake’,” he continued. “The reason why is because of this, say a snake is hurt and sick. You nurture that snake, you help that snake, you give that snake medicine, and you get that snake back to 100%. As soon as you turn your back, a snake will bite you. Basically, when everyone always went out there and said negative things about Adrien Broner, I still had his back. Always! He called me the other day and I tried to give him some positive advice, and then as soon as I’m not looking or I don’t know what’s going on, what he’d do? He’s gonna bite me in the back.”
When asked what he thought about Broner calling his company “Hateweather Promotions”, Mayweather responded, “He said “Hateweather Promotions”; I’m still trying to find out what AB stands for. Always broke? I mean, that’s what I thought AB stands for.”
It doesn’t look like these two will be patching things up anytime soon, if ever. Are you Team Mayweather or Team Broner? Who do you think will win the fight tomorrow?
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