Triple H comments on Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s eye for showmanship.
It's been said that everything is professional wrestling, and even though boxing prides itself on its legitimacy, showmanship has always played a role in attracting audiences to fights. Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and Floyd Mayweather are three boxers who also mixed it up in the world of WWE because they understood showmanship.
During an appearance on the FLAGRANT podcast with Andrew Schulz, Triple H discussed how Floyd Mayweather's WWE fandom inspired the showmanship in his boxing presentation.
"He was a huge WWE fan growing up. That’s where the whole 'Money' Mayweather thing came from. He had that conversation with me about, ‘I knew 'Pretty Boy Floyd' was only going to get so far. You could make the argument that I was the greatest boxer, but the real argument is what’s the greatest box office? How do you make that? I need to create a character, and I need an avenue in which to sell that character.’ He created the character, and then he went and sold 24/7 to HBO. That was the avenue to sell the character. The genius of what he did is not only make you hate him, but make you believe (he could lose). ‘This guy has an unorthodox style. Floyd is starting to get old.’ He is showing you flaws in his build-up of 24/7. He’s showing you the flaws. Too much family drama going on. He’s not focused, he’s not training right. All this shit."
Triple H also spoke about being the one to get Mayweather ready for his match with Big Show at WrestleMania in 2008. Read those comments here.
Also on the podcast, Triple H gave his thoughts on the internet and why he believes it's not a genuine barometer for what is and isn't working in the wrestling world. Read his comments here.
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